Don Corrigan, newspaper editor, author and college professor, taught us something new at the Missouri Progressive Action Group meeting on Saturday. In addition to
Category: Energy
Al Gore’s good news (for a change) on climate and renewable energy
Eight years ago. Al Gore released “An Inconvenient Truth,” the book and documentary film that laid out the scientific consensus connecting the burning of
Give her a break. It’s not easy to run for office in coal country
As a supporter of environmental protection, I think that, in the macro sense, we can place strict environmental regulations on our energy companies and
Spanish island is about to be fully powered by solar and wind
Big ideas sometimes start small, and that’s exactly what’s happening on El Hierro, the smallest and southernmost of the Canary Islands. El Hierro, with
The old GOP folks at home: Light-bulb wars
After Mitt Romney’s humiliating defeat in 2012, many pundits explicitly or implicitly agreed with bloger Ted Frier who wrote that the GOP had deteriorated
Why corporations blackmail government–because they can
If Boeing wants to build the 777X jetliner in the state of Missouri, the state will have to shell out $1.7 trillion, and St.
Time to reconsider daylight saving time?
After “falling back” an hour over the past weekend, we’re all blearily adjusting to the time shift imposed on us by the end of
Vermont leads by example on environmental issues
In a recent e-newsletter, Senator Bernie Sanders shared a video about a little town in Vermont called Swanton. Swanton has recently made an important
Obama loves fracking
A friend of mine recently hosted a home screening of the documentary Gasland 2 by Josh Fox. The film exposes the environmental and health dangers of
President Obama [re]installs solar panels on White House roof
While political power struggles are on temporary hold during the 2013 Congressional summer recess, there’s a new source of power at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.