When you think of climate change what do you think of? Do you think about how it will affect you personally? Or how it may affect others? Do you worry about hurricanes? Tornados? Flooding? Sea level rise? Storm surge? Fires? Drought? Mud slides? Heat waves? Travel delays? Economic impact? Refugees? War? All of our lives are most likely are going…
There are some small obscure items that fly way under the public’s radar that can have an enormous impact on individuals and society. One of those is a regulation called NSR. That stands for New Source Review and falls under the Clean Air Act. This regulation for coal fired power plants controls the definition of what constitutes general maintenance and…
Here is another example of how our youth are standing up and advocating for their own future. There are several lawsuits that may seem problematic and far fetched at first but are gaining traction in court. Each one continues to move forward step by step. At their core, they are based on the constitutional right of children to have a…
The following article is kind of long and detailed about how a plant that will be producing state of the art silicon wafers for solar photovoltaic cells and create 1000 workers in upstate New York is now going to built overseas due to financing guarantees from the Department of Energy falling through. And while that in itself is sad and disappointing,…
I’ve had a few people get in touch to see if I am OK since I hadn’t sent anything since December. Well, I’m fine but just took some time off from blogging. But in that time I’ve been stockpiling material. I’d like to start out the year reminding you about what is happening to our Earth, just in case you think…
Following is an informative article about the status of lithium production and how its supply is critical to the growth of the EV market. Here are the critical passages… “In the last two years, lithium production has not been enough to meet demand. As a result, lithium stockpiles have diminished,” said James Frith, an energy storage analyst at Bloomberg…
It’s hard to find things to be positive and excited about these days. The assault on so many of the values to which we hold dear from what feels like every direction can feel overwhelming. Listening to the daily barrage of news is almost overwhelming. Two items occurred this past week that are especially distressing to me. One is the…
My articles have continuously reported to you the dramatic development of electric vehicles and predicted that their adaptation will be much more rapid than is being predicted by the mainstream media and prognosticators. I’ll repeat my belief: By 2030 all mass marketed light duty vehicles in the US will be either fully electric or drive 80% of the time on electricity. It…
Investment firms that manage TRILLIONS of dollars are well aware of how climate change challenges the financial risk of their investments. Even if our federal government says they are pro business, their actions to address climate change in any way and alleviate the enormous economic cost to business as the climate warms up, is contrary to this reality. They are totally…
With a warming planet raising sea levels at unprecedented levels, costal communities are already trying to cope with their property being inundated with water. “It’s not clear where relocated communities should go to remain safe, said Steven Bingler, president of Concordia, an urban planning group. He’s working with Louisiana officials on moving people off Isle de Jean Charles,…