Why would business go on an energy diet now, after decades of apparently fruitless conservation-chatter?
Well, markets are starting to speak, and cost savings and profits are on the line.
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) notes the difficulties faced by business in converting to conservation, but with energy prices rising and greater public interest in reduced [...]
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As some who has moved my fair share of times, I consider myself a pseudo-move expert. Each time I find myself looking around at what I can get rid of, to save myself from moving it and then finding a spot for it the new place. However, I have been lugging a few [...]
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At the recent summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, the member countries signed an agreement to reduce carbon emissions, and an increased use of nuclear power in these countries was cited as a key step toward accomplishing this goal. Vietnam and Thailand are two countries that have already started steps to build nuclear [...]
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Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these [...]
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For those who haven’t yet seen it, Forbes.com has compiled an excellent special report on its website about the blossoming solar energy market.
Forbes introduces this special section this way:
“Over the next 25 years solar is expected to be the fastest-growing alternative source of electric energy. With clean power in great demand, and fresh capital coming [...]
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I read something very interesting this week – Texas recently surpassed California as the top wind energy producing state in the country. Texas, often mocked by liberals as a state full of stereotypical oil men with 10-gallon hats and six shooters, intent on destroying the environment in their relentless pursuit of black gold. And it [...]
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So writes Michael Gerson, former chief speechwriter and senior policy advisor to President Bush, in a terrific Washington Post column today.
Gerson notes a parallel between successful efforts to reduce smog levels in Los Angeles and today’s efforts to address climate change. In Los Angeles new technologies have played an essential role in cutting smog, [...]
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Robert Samuelson is a smart guy. I enjoy reading his columns because they’re straightforward – he’s a “just the facts, ma’am” kind of writer. I don’t always agree with him, but his columns make me think. I like that.
Samuelson rightly suggests his colleagues should take the same approach. See his latest [...]
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Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these [...]
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Recently Newsweek poll did a poll to see how America viewed solutions to the Global Warming problem. One question particularly caught my eye and racked my brain.
“Which Party Do You Trust More To Handle Global Warming?”
Democrat 52%
Republian 21%
Source: Conducted 8/1 by Princeton Survey Research Assoc.; surveyed 1,002 adults; [...]
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This morning I joined St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash – both Florida Republicans – at a press conference highlighting a new Environmental Defense/Mason-Dixon survey showing overwhelming GOP support in the state for Gov. Charlie Crist’s recent carbon-cutting proposals. You can see a re-broadcast of the press conference here.
The [...]
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Tucker Eskew, a Terra Rossa contributor and former deputy assistant to President George W. Bush, will join leading Floridians in Tampa this morning at 10 a.m. to announce the results of a dramatic new statewide poll regarding recent actions taken by Gov. Charlie Crist on climate change.
To view the live Webcast at 10 a.m. today, [...]
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There was an amusing article in the Times of London over the weekend: “Walking to the Shops Damages Planet More Than Going By Car.“ Here’s a selection:
“Walking does more than driving to cause global warming, a leading environmentalist has calculated.
Food production is now so energy-intensive that more carbon is emitted providing a person with [...]
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Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these [...]
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