'Energy Transition' Archive

Astronauts Begin To Drink Recycled Water

May 20th, 2009 / Energy Transition, Newswire, Science / Comments

According to NASA, the astronauts on the International Space Station are now beginning to drink water purified from their own urine, sweat, and exhalations. While it's been possible for ...
Energy Lies, Damn Lies

Energy Lies, Damn Lies

May 19th, 2009 / Energy Transition / Comments

It used to be that the most rancorous online debate was reserved for questions about religion, especially how and what to ...

Conspiracies and Climate Change

February 5th, 2009 / Critical Thought, Energy Transition, Newswire / Comments

I received an email taking me to task for comparing the 9/11 truthers with climate change deniers. The correspondent claimed that while climate science was solid, the 9/11 truthers might ...

Irrationality About Diapers in the UK

October 20th, 2008 / Energy Transition, Newswire, Psychology / Comments

Proving once again that irrationality and science cover-ups are not the exclusive province of the religious right, the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has "instructed ...

Zaproot is Cheeky Green Fun

October 2nd, 2008 / Energy Transition, Humor, Newswire, Television / Comments

I always admire people who don't just talk about their principles, but put them into practice. With the Energy Transition, consciousness raising is nearly as important as personal commitment. After ...
Nimby Ninnies

Nimby Ninnies

August 17th, 2008 / Energy Transition, Psychology, Stupid Things / Comments

An article on CNN describes the "plight" of a man who doesn't like wind turbines: He hates the sight and he hates ...
Plastic Bag Makers Try To Block Progress

Plastic Bag Makers Try To Block Progress

August 2nd, 2008 / Energy Transition / Comments

Plastic bag manufacturers have mounted a particularly galling advertising campaign to stop California from implementing its new $0.25 per bag tax on disposable grocery ...

Chakib Khelil Extends Double-Talk on Oil Prices

July 6th, 2008 / Energy Transition, Newswire / Comments

It's hard to fathom OPEC president Chakib Khelil's (previous article) duplicitous and outrageous statements about the oil markets. On the one hand, OPEC is a cartel benefiting from prices ...
Methane Belch May Pose Extinction Threat

Methane Belch May Pose Extinction Threat

May 31st, 2008 / Energy Transition / Comments

PHOTO: Methane Hydrate or so-called flammable ice, which exists under intense pressure in seabeds. The timing of the moronic "Carbon Belch Day" and Newt Gingrich's ...

Carbon Belch Day: When Morons Attack

May 28th, 2008 / Energy Transition, Newswire, Psychology, Stupid Things / Comments

Carbon Belch Day: When Morons Attack Conservative grassroots group Grassfire.org wants people to waste as much energy as possible on June 12 by "hosting a barbecue, going ...
Green Consumer Product Site Launched

Green Consumer Product Site Launched

May 12th, 2008 / Energy Transition / Comments

A new eco-conscious/Fair Trade oriented consumer info site has just been launched-called Green Scene USA. It currently represents 12 U.S. cities, (including Santa ...

RMI Car of the Future on NOVA

April 22nd, 2008 / Energy Transition, Newswire, Television / Comments

I received this email from the Rocky Mountain Institute today for Earth Day. Since oil dependency finances corrupt theocracies and is at the root of both global warming and ...
Pay No Attention to the Price of Oil…

Pay No Attention to the Price of Oil…

March 10th, 2008 / Energy Transition / Comments

...or to the man behind the curtain. Or the energy monster under our bed. Today, OPEC president Chakib Khelil warned that oil prices would stay ...

Saudis Preparing For When the Oil Runs Out

December 22nd, 2007 / Energy Transition, Newswire / Comments

Saudi Arabia plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund that is expected to dwarf Abu Dhabi’s $900bn and become the largest in the world. The new fund will be a formidable ...
Gore’s Mansion Goes Green

Gore’s Mansion Goes Green

December 15th, 2007 / Energy Transition / Comments

Bush vs. Gore: The Denialist-in-Chief wasted eight years. Meanwhile, Al Gore did something. Now he's done even more: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Al Gore, who was criticized for high ...

How Much Greenhouse Gases Do California’s Swine Produce?

December 12th, 2007 / Energy Transition, Newswire / Comments

A question we often find ourselves asking is just how much raising swine in the great state of California contributes to global warming. Now, with help from the data released ...