It Keeps Getting Cheaper To Install Solar Panels In The U.S. | ThinkProgress: The cost of solar is dropping and the install capacity is quietly on the rise. Prices are down to $.30 to $.90 per watt. Plus the market is starting to be healthier. China is no longer allowed to dump their (artificially cheap) over capacity on the US and EU. Even the White House is jumping onto sun power. Very cool. ‘via Blog…
Why the World Bank Is Taking On Climate Change – NationalJournal.com: “www.KEP2.com” Caral Davenport of the National Journal spoke with Rachel Kyte, the World Bank’s vice president of sustainable development, about the economic impact of climate change. The world bank is taking some rather aggressive action. (Also watch the debate on global warming that follows. Hmmm?.) Some of us would argue, that if you don’t want governments to take more active roles in sustainability, then we…
Holding back the ocean (via The Cost of Energy) The inevitability of sea level rise (emphasis added): Small numbers can imply big things. Global sea level rose by a little less than 0.2 metres during the 20th century – mainly in response to the 0.8 °C of warming humans have caused through greenhouse…
The Costco Connection – July 2013 – Page 47: Really cool about Chia. We knew about the tea and the drinks, but who knew about all the other uses of Chia. Substitute for eggs. Even tells a little history. Short article is jam-packed as is the little Chia seed. ‘via Blog this’
US energy use dropped in 2012 as renewables, natural gas rose | Ars Technica: Yes, the US has backed off a little with energy use during the recession, especially. That would be a good thing if not for the emissions from China and India. This is an AMAZING chart of the energy in and the energy out within the USofA. This has been an interesting chart to watch over the years. ~95.1 Quads That is…
The Keeling Curve | How Much CO2 Can The Oceans Take Up?: “Recent estimates have calculated that 26 percent of all the carbon released as CO2 from fossil fuel burning, cement manufacture, and land-use changes over the decade 2002–2011 was absorbed by the oceans. (About 28 percent went to plants and roughly 46 percent to the atmosphere.) During this time, the average annual total release of was 9.3 billion tons of carbon per year, thus…
