ENERGY | ENERGY STORAGE (DISTRIBUTED) RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 #77 AN ENABLING TECHNOLOGY—COST AND SAVINGS ARE EMBEDDED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY There is an energy transition under way, one as radical as the adoption of caol, oil, and gas at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Most would describe the transformation as the shift away... Continue Reading →
competitiveness…
Evolution favors winners. During our evolution people who successfully contended for food, shelter, mates, and other advantages produced more descendants than others. Competitiveness was thus strengthened and became an intrinsic trait of our species. We reinforce this quality today by further rewarding those who successfully compete with money, respect, and fame. Highly skilled athletes, business tycoons, war... Continue Reading →
our world will be very different than it is today…
Imagination There are two ways we learn about the world beyond ourselves. Sensation, which tells us what is happening to or right around ourselves, is far stronger than intellectual perception, which tells us what is happening beyond ourselves. What we see and feel is stronger than what we learn secondhand from outside sources. The more... Continue Reading →
in-stream hydro…
Energy | IN-STREAM HYDRO RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 #48 4 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $202.5 BILLION NET COST $568.4 BILLION NET SAVINGS Kinetic energy is energy in motion. The world’s waterways brim with it, as gravity draws water across watersheds, through rivulets and creeks, down larger tributaries, and into rivers flowing seaward. For millennia we... Continue Reading →
Time’s up: 3 reasons why gradualism won’t save us Reason 1: The idea of a “safe upper limit” to warming is a myth For years, policymakers considered 2° C of warming over pre-industrial levels the point at which “dangerous” climate change would begin. TLDR: what this really meant was, ‘this is when we think it’ll get... Continue Reading →
3 reasons why gradualism won’t save us
climate victory gardens from green america…
Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time. Carbon dioxide levels have risen above 400ppm and there is an urgent call to sequester carbon and bring that number down to the pre-industrial level of 350ppm. Yet, it often seems like there isn’t much that can be done on an individual level to stop it. Sure,... Continue Reading →
UN Chief on Climate Change…
In a landmark speech today (10 Sep) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Climate change is the defining issue of our time – and we are at a defining moment,” adding that “if we do not change course by 2020, we risk missing the point where we can avoid runaway climate change, with disastrous consequences... Continue Reading →
how do we think…
Evolution found a system of thinking for us that largely circumvents the need for logic. Our everyday thinking most often bypasses logic and depends to a large extent on referring back to what we know, on the way our knowledge is organized in memory, and how such knowledge is evoked. I observe this in myself.... Continue Reading →
Energy | METHANE DIGESTERS RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 (LARGE) #30 8.4 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $201.4 BILLION NET COST $148.8 BILLION NET SAVINGS RANKING AND RESULTS BY 2050 (SMALL) #64 1.9 GIGATONS REDUCED CO2 $15.5 BILLION NET COST $13.9 BILLION NET SAVINGS The same year Thomas Jefferson penned the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Italian physicist... Continue Reading →
methane digesters…
two book reviews — Unprecedented Crime
“Criminal justice can contribute to addressing the climate crisis. A significant share of greenhouse gas emissions is associated with conduct amounting to violations of existing criminal law. Targeting climate change by enforcing criminal law can be extremely efficient. It can be done on the basis of existing laws, through existing institutions and with minimal additional... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 