Category Archives: Human Behavior

Who Killed the Electric Car?

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 film [...]

Also posted in Electricity, Energy, Video | Tagged | Comments closed

What’s a Locavore to do?

To start off with, I will define the term “locavore”. A locavore is intent on purchasing only (or as much as possible) locally produced food believing that minimizing food-miles (the distance food has to travel to your table) will in turn reduce energy consumption and save the planet. This belief has caught on in eco-conscious [...]

Also posted in Agriculture, Energy, Food, Food miles, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, NYTimes | Comments closed

What’s the trouble with oil? (5/5)

In this final post on crude oil I’ll discuss why there’s so much controversy over oil. In short, using fossil fuels like crude has negative effects on the environment, economy, and therefore everyone.
The organic material that is found in crude oil sometimes contain sulfur atoms which if combusted turns into SO2 and then into H2SO4, [...]

Also posted in Climate Change, Energy, Oil & Crude | Tagged , , , , | Comments closed

The switch to digital television

I only made it about 3 paragraphs into this NYTimes article about the switch to digital television when I thought of a quick article to write for this blog.
Okay, so I hope you know the gist of this whole story. The US government decided to end analogue television signals on June 12, 2009 to free [...]

Also posted in NYTimes | Tagged , , | Comments closed

The Psychology of Climate Change

“Let’s start with the fact that climate change is anthropogenic. More or less, people have agreed on that. That means it’s caused by human behavior. That’s not to say that engineering solutions aren’t important. But if it’s caused by human behavior, then the solution probably also lies in changing human behavior.” Elke Weber
An informative NYTimes [...]

Also posted in Climate Change, NYTimes | Tagged , , | Comments closed