Solar photovoltaic panels provide electricity for homes, businesses and utility scale grid providers. Ironically though, the hotter they get in direct sunshine, the less effective they are at producing power. So, what if we could harvest the heat, remove it from the panel, and do something useful with it? 'Killing two birds with one stone',... Continue Reading →
Repost: Eating Our Way to Extinction | Official Documentary
Narrated by Kate Winslet, ‘Eating Our Way to Extinction,’ a Cinematic Feature Documentary addresses the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about... Will we be the next species on the path toward extinction? Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeEatingOurWayT... Eating Our Way to Extinction is a cinematic feature documentary, taking audiences on a journey... Continue Reading →
When we thought about Energy Abundance in my last article, today I want to talk a little more about materials and the bioeconomy. What we need is a somewhat tangible plan of where we actually need to and can start to accompany such a transformation. Advances in life science could transform economies and societies and... Continue Reading →
Repost: We need a new plan to build a truly sustainable industrial ecosystem without resources from the earth
Repost: The Climate Dots Need to Be Connected
The cloak of manipulation must be removed. Ecological tipping points are being breached all around us and yet the rhetoric from those who have the power to steer us in a safer direction remains essentially the same. They continue to tell us that we need more and faster Green Growth to solve this challenge DESPITE... Continue Reading →
Repost: What Will Happen If Earth Keeps Getting Warmer? | Avoiding Apocalypse | Spark
The Earth is heating up and this climate change will have cataclysmic consequences for humanity - namely the desertification of agricultural lands and submersion of some of the planet's most populated zones. This episode explores the best scientific solutions to rescue the climate and humanity, including carbon capture, artificial trees, production of Earth-cooling clouds, and... Continue Reading →
From “The Daily” newsletter: One big idea on the news, from the team that brings you “The Daily” podcast. You can sign up for the newsletter here. The idea that America is in decline isn’t new. For decades, academics have warned that partisan gridlock, politicized courts and unfettered lobbying were like dangerous substances — if... Continue Reading →
Repost: The Idea of American Decay
Repost: What Your Bank Really Does With Your Money | Climate Town
STUFF YOU CAN DO 1) GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA and let these banks know you’ve had enough. Write a little note to tell them how you feel. Get creative. But maybe something like: 'Hey guy, I noticed you’re loaning billions of your customers’ dollars to the fossil fuel industry. I don’t like that. And if... Continue Reading →
A mix of high-tech and old-fashioned energy efficiency tactics can deliver carbon-neutral buildings, right now. But the U.S. needs to pick up the pace. Is it too much to ask Americans to take their foot off the gas and reset their thermostats? On March 18, the International Energy Agency released a 10-point plan for reducing... Continue Reading →
Repost: It’s Time for a Net Zero Building Boom
Repost: Solar Panels Plus Farming? Agrivoltaics Explained
Solar panels plus farming? Agrivoltaics explained. Could combining solar panels plus farming be a viable solution to the growing demand for food production and energy demand? Let’s take a closer look at electrifying our crops (not literally electrifying crops) … well, adding solar to our farm land as well as some of the side benefits... Continue Reading →
Jonathan Mabry has lived in Tucson, Arizona, for the last 35 years. The Southwestern city of about 526,000 people has sunny weather for two-thirds of the year and gives residents a sweeping view of the mountains, he said. But for many years, that came at a cost. Mabry, the city’s historic preservation officer from 2007... Continue Reading →
Repost: Why Old Buildings Are the Key to Transforming a City…
The Biden administration's infrastructure push presents a rare chance for U.S. school districts to make their buildings both greener and cheaper to operate. This story about school buildings was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. Before the COVID-19 pandemic made airflow a... Continue Reading →
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