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The climate speech he should have given

By Eric Krasnauskas | July 10, 2013

Climate protest poster

At the end of June, President Obama gave his first major address on climate change to the nation. While many environmentalists jumped for joy, I found myself singularly unimpressed — the speech lacked any real sense of urgency, and it was mired in the same plodding, informative language that convinces few people of the seriousness of the problem, much less compels them to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: Barack Obama, clean energy, Hurricane Sandy, national security

Republican renaissance through climate change

By Eric Krasnauskas | May 8, 2013

The Republicans are a party in crisis. Having lost the election, they're now wracked with internal strife and prospects for a turnaround in the near term appear dim. The primary reasons for this decline are demographic: their values, platform, and policies are now dangerously out of sync with the mainstream, and diverging further every year. Exploring this divergence could fill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate, Politics Tagged With: Chris Christie, national security, Republican Party

What Obama’s energy speech means for women

By Lindsay Curren | April 7, 2011

Obama on a bike

President Obama delivered his speech on energy last week at Georgetown University, calling on young people to take an active role in the energy conversation. People have become more aware about how they should conserve energy and astutely choose energy suppliers that offer cheaper and more efficient supply. Awareness will continue to be important. On one hand, this is great. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, energy policy, national security, peak oil

Aviation steps up for Japanese relief efforts

By Staff Reports | March 16, 2011

Navy helicopter

The devastating 9.0 earthquake last week in Japan and the resultant tsunami had an immediate effect on all aviation operations to, from, and in Japan. Departing flights were halted, incoming flights re-routed, and a number of domestic Japanese airports were damaged, notably the regional airport in Sendai, near the epicenter. Shutting off outgoing and incoming air traffic at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transportation Tagged With: apocalypse, communication, emergency preparedness, Japan crisis, national security, pollution

Plenty of oil if price is no object

By Lindsay Curren | November 17, 2010

The get rich days of light swet crude are over. But if we're not careful, we're all going back to a hard scrabble life, and not in Beverly Hills. Image: Gary W. Tooze

Last week we reported how the International Energy Agency's 2010 World Energy Outlook said that world oil production peaked in 2006. Yesterday, guest columnist Tom Whipple, editor of ASPO-USA's Peak Oil Review, drilled down a little further into that report to show that if you really parse its contents, you see that while the IEA says the world peaked in 2006, they're also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: ASPO, clean energy, clean energy hawks, conservation, energy policy, national security, oil spill, peak oil, relocalization

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