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Category Archives: Energy
Finding Character
So now that I’ve settled on the classic “journey” structure (for the moment), I’m turning my attention to characters. Who’s going to populate this book of mine? And who’s going to keep readers turning pages? I’ve got folks who could … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Clean Revolution, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Publishing, Writing
Tagged Anthropocene, character, george church, literature, plot, scene, science, stephen colbert, structure
Welcome to the Anthropocene
I LIVE IN A SUPERFUND site. So do you, no matter where you live. Despite environmental laws older than I am and the migration of U.S. heavy industry overseas, the toxic impacts of modern human life touch every inch of … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Anthropocene, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Global Warming
Tagged age of man, Anthropocene, books, climate change, environment, fossil fuel, global warming, Holocene, literature, superfund
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Can the U.S. build a clean, green economic machine?
Can cleaner sources of energy not only power our economy but also drive a recovery from the Great Recession? That’s the question confronted by policymakers across the U.S.—and by debaters in the Intelligence Squared series hosted March 8 by New York … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Clean Revolution, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Environment, Global Warming
Tagged alternative energy, china, clean energy, economy, green jobs, jobs, schwarzenegger, steven chu
The Problem of Scale
It’s the essential challenge of our attempt to wean ourselves from old, reliable fossil fuels for energy: From the dust-blown steppes of Inner Mongolia to the waters off Shanghai, China installed more wind turbines in the first half of 2010 … Continue reading
Can the world handle 2 billion cars?
Maybe, maybe not. But we’re certainly going to find out. The blossoming love affair between middle class Chinese and cars means we can expect hundreds of millions more of the infernal combustion machines in coming years. But a world of … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Revolution, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Global Warming
What to do about coal ash?
Here’s a little video I did two years after the “Christmas coal ash spill” in Tennessee. The long and the short of it is we still don’t know what to do with all the ash leftover after our coal burning. … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Revolution, Electricity, Energy, Environment
The Clean Revolution
I continue to work at a snail’s pace on my book (more literally my book proposal) on the slow-creeping tide of change in our energy supplies. I’m not just talking the current fad for wind farms and solar panels on … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Clean Revolution, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Environment, Global Warming
Tagged biello, climate change, electricity, energy, environment, revolution
