Since the crisis is other than on their shift and the public has yet to bang on the doors yelling for something to be done, our policy makers go on with politics as usual with but a few misgivings…
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Also posted in advocacy, climate, denial, energy, journalism, policy, politics, rhetoric
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Tagged cartoon, coal, denial, policy
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“Strong enough to put people back to work, lift people out of poverty, and begin to secure our climate.”
By jcwinnie
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Also posted in climate, communities, culture, development, diversity, economics, education, employment, framework, hope, housing, human rights, organizations, parenting, patterns, policy, politics, poverty, recovery, shelter, world
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Tagged advocacy, climate, employment, poverty
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RTFP (Read The Fine Print) Mitigation of anthropogenic emissions “will take an investment of about $350 billion a year (for five to 10 years).” Still, seems like a bargain, eh?
By jcwinnie
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Tagged advocacy, climate, danger, denial, disasters
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Reduce the power demands of a building and you reduce the amount of coal burned. A further way to really make a difference is to design buildings so that they produce clean energy.
By jcwinnie
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Also posted in advocacy, architecture, climate, disasters, energy, environment, forecast, illumination, monitor, patterns, recycle, standards, thermodynamics, world
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Tagged coal, conferences, cooling, electric power, forestry, recycle, solar power
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annual emissions from a typical coal plant include 10,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, the major cause of acid rain; 10,200 tons of nitrogen oxide, a major contributor to smog; 500 tons of small particles, which cause lung damage and other respiratory problems; 225 pounds of arsenic; 114 pounds of lead; and many other toxic heavy metals, including 170 pounds of mercury, which can cause birth defects, brain damage and other ailments.
By jcwinnie
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Tagged climate, coal, disasters, policy, politics, reading, safety, toxin
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Bend over and kiss your SUV, goodbye, America
By jcwinnie
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Also posted in addiction, advocacy, cinema, climate, disasters, economics, energy, environment, individuals, leadership, literature, monitor, policy, politics, thermodynamics, war, world
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Tagged addiciton, advocacy, cinema, climate, coal, disasters, economics, energy, environment, geothermal power, individuals, leadership, literature, monitor, NASA, petroleum, policy, politics, reading, renewable energy, scarcity, solar power, thermodynamics, war, world
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Steve Heckeroth is “preaching to the choir”, yet his sun to wheels paradigm makes sense. Flex-fuel, plug-in hybrids are a transition to transportation with even less emissions.
By jcwinnie
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Also posted in advocacy, design, development, energy, environment, history, manufacturing, patterns, policy, politics, transportation
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Tagged advocacy, design, development, electric power, energy, environment, history, manufacturing, patterns, policy, politics, reading, renewable energy, solar power, transportation, wind power
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Just another blog ranting about Bodman appointing a pusher to develop programs to cure our oil dependency. Nothing to see here! Move along.
By jcwinnie
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Tagged abuse, advocacy, climate, coal, commerce, conservation, critique, disasters, energy, environment, forecast, literature, movement, patterns, reading, world
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Some offshore wind turbine projects in Europe with integration into EU infrastructures exemplifies how utility companies can combine energy storage with renewable energy technology.
By jcwinnie
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Also posted in analysis, energy, environment, waste
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Tagged analysis, energy, energy storage, environment, nuclear power, reading, traction battery, waste
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Two funny Buddhist stories: The first one is from Joel Makower, a writer for World Changing, “The Dalai Lama and the Rivers of Tibet”. As I mentioned, my wife, Randy, is curating a show in which more than 75 artists from around the world are creating artworks that depict the Dalai Lama, his values, and [...]
