Those of you who have been following my messages know that I am exceptionally more optimistic about how quickly the auto market will transition from ICEs (internal combustion engines) to electric. I have said for a long time that conventional wisdom is way to conservative. I am not sure what criteria that is being used but I have a different…
In several previous posts I have pointed out the financial risk that climate change poses to the world economy. Increasingly the world is waking up to how climate change will affect corporate stability and by extension, capital markets. Insurance companies are on the front line of this issue. And as I pointed out, so is the government flood insurance program…
There’s not much I can say that will add to the following article. I am posting it here in its entirety since I know that most of you don’t actually click through to read the underlying articles on which I base my posts. For the skeptics and so called experts that have been grossly underestimating the growth of renewable energy…
As I was sitting on my back deck this morning drinking my coffee, relaxing and listening to the symphony of chirping birds I heard the growl of airplanes flying by overhead. Not an unusual sound for any of us almost anywhere in the world. And faintly in the background, I could hear the sound of traffic on the highway that…
Here’s another article in this series of blogs that will show that conventional wisdom is outdated and just simply, wrong. The pace of change in the energy “environment” is gaining more and more momentum… Solar Power Will Kill Coal Faster Than You Think Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s outlook shows renewables will be cheaper almost everywhere in just a few…
Solar technology is moving ahead so much faster than most people comprehend. It is gaining scale and the price is dropping. Unfortunately, we are ceding leadership in this arena to the Chinese. Sad. The rest of the world will leave us in the dust if we’re not careful. Watch this one minute video. You’ll be amazed. This…
In 1969, as part of the musical Hair, the Fifth Dimension recorded this song. Enjoy the music as you read more about the solar revolution that is coming… Support for clean energy driven by economics — report Maxine Joselow, E&E News reporter Thursday, June 15, 2017 Demand for clean energy is no longer a political issue — it’s an economic…
First of all, a happy Father’s Day to you all. I am so incredibly fortunate to have such a wonderful family all of which live close. It is worthwhile today to take a minute out and be thankful for all the blessings we enjoy and, especially here in the United States, the freedom we have to express ourselves and stand…
The good news is that over the last decade, going back to the Bush Administration, legislation backed by funding for environmental work has produced dramatically positive results for U.S. air quality. According to the first of three following articles: “Toxic air releases are down by half over the last 10 years…. Reported toxic air releases were down 56 percent As…
The first 100 days of the new Administration are not even over and yet we have already seen success in efforts to RESIST efforts and actions taken by Trump. The travel ban hasn’t happened and the ACA is still the law of the land. While a new Supreme Court Justice is on the court, it took a nuclear option to do…