Author Archives: AKB

Climate Change Hoax? Hardly.

By AKB | Published: March 3, 2010
“I, for one, genuinely wish that the climate crisis were an illusion.” – Al Gore. Me too buddy. I wish that I could wake up tomorrow and the facts were different. I wish climate change was a lie. Unfortunately, it’s not. “The overwhelming consensus on global warming remains unchanged.” “Companies whose business plans are dependent [...]
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How the GOP goes green

By AKB | Published: March 1, 2010
“We are more dependent on foreign oil today than after 9/11. That is political malpractice, and every member of Congress is responsible” says Lindsey Graham (Republican Senator, South Carolina) in a recent NYTimes article: How the GOP goes green. “We can’t be a nation that always tries and fails,” Graham concludes. “We have to eventually [...]
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Who Killed the Electric Car?

By AKB | Published: September 24, 2009
You know when you see a really good movie and you get all pumped up about it and can’t stop telling people about it? You say stuff like “No, seriously- you need to watch this” and “It’s really interesting.” I’m not going to do that. I try not to recommend things too often, but this [...]
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Carbon Cycle

By AKB | Published: September 23, 2009
This article is about carbon and how it moves around our planet. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and the basic building block for all life. Carbon atoms are everywhere – the stone we walk on, the CO2 our bodies produce and release into the air, the backbone of polymers, and [...]
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US Energy Policy: Good Is Not Good Enough

By AKB | Published: August 10, 2009
Here are a few articles related to the current legislation in the US Senate right now: A Real Bill for the Climate: Here’s a quick one that explains the situation in congress right now with the current energy bill and why it should be more of a climate bill than an energy bill. A Missed [...]
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