Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
It is nearly impossible to conceive of any significant environmental regulation over the past four decades that has not involved the application of the “Chevron deference.” It’s one reason conservatives and others, e.g., the fossil fuel industry, are now rooting for the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to strike down the deference—in the name of the separation of powers set out by the US Constitution.
While solutions exist to mitigate the environmental impact of the hydrogen industry, these will remain out of reach as long as political measures and industrial development do not align with the public interest.
There will be less energy to go around – but there will be more equality and more meaningful ways of living. This future may have less energy – but it will have more of what really matters.
On this episode, Nate is joined by Solar Oven collector and educator Luther Krueger to discuss the ins and outs of solar cooking.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has today ruled that insufficient action to tackle climate change is a violation of human rights.
When it comes to a green future, money isn’t everything. In the case of Indigenous peoples, there also needs to be a variety of support and cultural understanding.
Low-energy is the future, either through choice or physics. We are running out of time to have a say.
Burning all the oil and gas from new discoveries and newly approved projects since 2021 would emit at least 14.1bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (GtCO2), according to Carbon Brief analysis of Global Energy Monitor (GEM) data.
Burning wood pellets (burning trees) for heat and electricity harms people, biodiversity, and ecosystems.
We may not be able to escape the Iron Age, but we have an option to escape the catch-22 that inextricably links steel production with fossil fuels
During one week (Monday to Friday) the news ranged from the growing e-waste crisis, to oil companies’ long-term plans to drill, to green bonds for nuclear power. None of it makes sense, except in a culture that puts consumerism and growth ahead of everything else.
While we may change the kinds of cars we drive, we won’t change our lifestyles to fit a climate-challenged future. Millions upon millions of new zero-emission vehicles will be required and to create them, we’ll need staggering amounts of resources that are still lodged below the earth’s crust.
