US Carbon Emissions Lowest since 1994

America’s carbon dioxide emissions last year fell to their lowest levels since 1994, according to a new report. Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 13% in the past five years, because of new energy-saving technologies and a doubling in the take-up of renewable energy. The reduction in climate pollution brings America more than halfway towards Barack…

Romney: Fossilized Ideas in a Climate of Change

Mass appeal wins votes, not the truth. Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, professed a surprisingly different set of core values compared with those of the Romney who would be President. As governor, Romney aggressively supported the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and championed renewable energy. He also worked to close aging coal-fire power plants, and readily…

China, Renewable Energy, and Their Case for Environmental Funding

 China is really big. We know, we’ve seen the pictures. At more than 1.3 billion inhabitants and counting, the People’s Republic of China represents almost 1/5th of Earth’s total population. China’s population and advanced industries continue to grow at an alarming rate, creating a unique set of environmental issues. Their national landscape reveals challenges endemic…

Earth Hour 2012

Tomorrow is Earth Hour which started in 2007 in Australia and has blown up worldwide in the past several years.  Where it doesn’t seem to have as large an impact is in the U.S.  If it is just a matter of promotion then please talk to your employees, friends, neighbors, and social media contacts.  Let…