Blogs

Documentary Film: H2OIL

2-5 barrels of fresh water are used to produce one barrel of oil. Tar sands operations are draining the Peace-Athabasca Delta, which is the collector of more than 1/6 of Canada's fresh watersheds. --H2OIL

Obama Changes Lighting Efficiency Standards

Last year in a Newsweek article, President Obama claimed, “I can’t solve global warming because I f—ing changed the light bulbs in my house.” Looks like he’s changed his mind.

Japan's Yukio Hatoyama and Climate Change

Good news, potentially, for those of us who've been looking to Japan for more leadership in the lead-up to Copenhagen: today's landslide for the Democratic Party of Japan means that Yukio Hatoyama will be the next prime minister.

Smart Strips are REALLY smart!

So, at the end of my gloomy post yesterday (yes, I was a little depressed) I said I'd write about some things we've done here at Chez Terry/Stoler to save energy.

EPA end-arounding the Establishment Clause?

EPA is giving an Energy Star rating to a variety of religious institutions. Could this unconstitutionally favor one religion over another?

Tips for College Students to Keep it Green and Keep Some Cash

Fall is in the air, campuses are once again hubs of activity -- School begins for the 2009 - 2010 year. What can students do to live a greener lifestyle and lessen the financial strain on their budgets?

Hydrokinetic Technologies: Will the U.S. Lose Ocean Energy to Europe?

The earth is the water planet, so it should come as no great surprise that forms of water power have been one of the world’s most popular “renewable” energy sources.

San Francisco, CA

Power America With Ocean Energy

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will hold a high-profile public hearing in San Francisco about the future of offshore oil drilling along America's coastlines.

Ambitious Solar Project to Use Recycled City Wastewater

Four thousand acres of private land in the Mojave desert are slated to become the site of an ambitious new concentrating solar power (CSP) plant: Hualapai Valley Solar (HVS).

Will the Debate Over Energy Policy Sound like Health Care Reform Soon?

As rallies voice opposition to healthcare reform, we have seen the American public driven further and further into polarization. A recently leaked memo from the American Petroleum Institute calls for "Energy Rallies" to be organized in a similar fashion in opposition to the ACES model.