ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 31 August 2011 The term “perfect storm” is overused now, but it is the perfect metaphor for the violent relationship between people and the environment today. We are experiencing a convergence of factors that are putting us at great risk. For example: Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent...
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25 August 2011 | Sonoma, CA | Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway’s Accelerating Sustainable Performance Summit (Download PDF Slideshow Here) Please contact [email protected] for the powerpoint slides. PRESS San Rafael Patch “Huffman Hopes to See Electric Vehicles In The Winner’s Circle “ (by Derek Wilson) 28 August 2011 Triple Pundit “Hunter Lovins on Green Vehicles: Sustainability is High Performance” (by Steve Puma) 2 September 2011 GreenBiz “Hunter Lovins Revs...
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Let's Make Waves for SpongeBob SquarePants
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 17 August 2011 The recent squall over SpongeBob SquarePants and his book about global climate change appears to have died down now. That’s a pity....
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The Solar Soldier is No Fad
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 8 August 2011 We in the United States are very familiar with energy wars. Our long-time national energy strategy, as former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart points...
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In 2012, Vote for Courage
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 15 May 2011 A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for. – William G.T. Shedd Here is a trick question: Now that the 2012 election campaign has begun, should you vote Republican or Democrat? The correct answer: Neither of the above. In this election, maybe...
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Big Oil's Political Ploy
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post & Think Progress 13 May 2011 ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post 13 May 2011 Whatever else we might say about Big Oil in the United States, we have to give the industry credit for one thing: It has mastered the art of scamming us with a perfectly straight face. The scam...
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Defending the Atmosphere, Part 2
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post & Think Progress 5 May 2011 In response to a lawsuit that argues greenhouse gas emissions are a “public nuisance”, three of Congress’s most active opponents of responsible climate policy filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court last February. Rep. Fred Upton, Rep. Ed Whitfield and Sen. James Inhofe told...
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Defending the Atmosphere, Part 1
ALSO POSTED BY: Huffington Post & Think Progress 4 May 2011 Last February, three Republican leaders in Congress filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that when it comes to global climate change, judges and Justices should mind their own business. The courts are about to get a different message. Starting on May 4,...
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Sucking it up …
Dunno how much longer I can do this…. Nashville’s in my taillights, but at this rate it’s not clear that I’ll make Colorado. Our little Embraer jet’s slamming through the sorts of clouds that eat airplanes. Somewhere over Oklahoma. Can only imagine the violence below. This is the sort of day that makes one wonder...
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Seizing the Smart Energy Opportunity
GreenBiz.com 18 April 2011 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][GreenBiz Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of excerpts from “Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change,” by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd...