By ADC | Published:
January 27, 2010
I read an article just recently that really impressed me. Many articles about renewable energy sources tend to gloss over the downsides of a particular technology and present a very simplified view of the overall environmental merit of the ‘renewable’ energy source. Perhaps simplifying the science behind new technology is the point of science review [...]
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By ADC | Published:
September 14, 2009
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 [...]
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 Opportunity on [...]
By AKB | Published:
August 5, 2009
A NYTimes article from last month discusses the recent talks between China and the USA to see eye to eye on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The heart of the issue is that China will not commit to a specific GHG reduction quota and that the USA will not commit to enough reductions.
Together, China and the [...]
By AKB | Published:
June 6, 2009
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 [...]