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In films about climate change, the medium is the wrong message

By Allan Stromfeldt Christensen | July 7, 2015

climate films

If you'd like, I'm what you'd call an ex-(aspiring) filmmaker, an early vanguard of what promises to be, in one way or another, an eventual mass exodus from the film and television industries. I won't go into my reasoning behind film and television's future demise here, but suffice to say, if left to its own devices, the future of film and television is in the hands of peak oil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate, Films Tagged With: fossil fuel replacement, Hollywood, renewable energy

Hopium for the masses, renewable energy edition

By Guy McPherson | November 4, 2013

fuel cell car

As Derrick Jensen points out, this "culture as a whole and most of its members are insane." For my part, I continue to be surprised at the number of people who believe in infinite growth on a finite planet. I continue to be amazed at the number of people who believe a politician cares about them, and that their favorite politician will act in their best interests. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Economy Tagged With: Derek Jensen, fuel cells, hydrogen economy, Jeremy Rifkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, renewable energy, technology

Will Sandy bring more clean tech to the U.S.?

By Staff Reports | December 7, 2012

solar panels

After a lashing from Superstorm Sandy and a lot of political scrutiny during the election process, the U.S. might like to look at its environmental policies. The world’s largest economy is not leading the way in terms of taking environmental responsibility. At the recent Rio+20 summit it committed itself to very few new national targets, and amended some previous targets to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Hurricane Sandy, renewable energy

Weekly Wisdom: EF Schumacher on non-violent economics

By Staff Reports | July 11, 2012

EF Schumacher

Modern economics does not distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable materials, as its very method is to equalize and quantify everything by means of a money price. Thus, taking various alternative fuels, like coal, oil, wood, or water-power: the only difference between them recognized by modern economics is relative cost per equivalent unit. The cheapest is automatically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Weekly Wisdom Tagged With: Buddhism, economics, EF Schumacher, fossil fuels, renewable energy

Saudis still planning more nukes. Do they know something we don’t?

By Erik Curren | June 9, 2011

Bahrian diplomats arrive in Riyadh

Despite the plans of major electricity users around the world to pull away from nuclear power after Fukushima, Saudi Arabia has announced that it's planning to start building power reactors at a breakneck pace. Why? "To reduce its reliance on polluting fossil fuels," according to Al Arabiya (via my friend Steve Knox). Peak oil is a state secret As the people who pump many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Fukushima, Matt Simmons, net energy, nuclear power, nuclear waste, renewable energy, Saudi Arabia

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