Wind, Water, Solar
Happy New Year, Earthlings. Swim with me a bit.
Solar
Future Boy Conan, Miyazaki’s Hidden Masterpiece
Hayao Miyazaki has mastered the art of cli-fi. And yet so many of his earlier visions remain out of sight and out of mind.
Goodbye Cali, As We Knew You
As the West is consumed by fire, as predicted fo so long, it is time to bow to my past which no longer exists.
Ten (More) Climate Crisis Demands For The Biden (Obama) Administration
Twelve years ago, on the cusp of a new administration, I crafted a list to save the world from climate crisis. Here we go again (again).
I Am Greta’s Clarion Call
A child of climate crisis, Greta Thunberg has become a champion in search of solidarity to reclaim our future. And the new documentary I Am Greta is her statement of purpose.
Nuclear’s Environmental Injustice
It is long past time to defund and disempower the nuclear industry.
Its weaponization of the renewable energy movement has no place among those committed to unplugging the climate crisis that has brought us to brink of annihilation.
COVID19’s Solar Casualties
The skies and air may be cleaner than recent memory. But the coronavirus is still inflicting heavy clean energy casualties during a climate crisis that has yet to be fully addressed.
Berkeley: Rooftop Solar All-In For All Incomes
Solar is only for the rich, goes the usual complaint in defense of a status quo that has led directly to our climate crisis.
That’s a no.
US Residential Solar Market Hits Record High
We’re on the right track to solarization. We just need speed up the pace, brighen up this planet, and save our sorry asses.
Free Energy, Courtesy of Tesla
Matthew Rankin’s surreal, synesthesic short film The Tesla World Light is finally free for all to see. Let us hope Nikola Tesla’s utopian hope for free energy isn’t far behind.
It’s Hard To Be Utopian: Director Matthew Rankin On The Tesla World Light
When I first learned that Matthew Rankin was crafting a surreal short about Nikola Tesla, I knew I soon would be picking his fertile brain about free energy, bird love, and why dystopians are marching to the sixth mass extinction.
GreenBiz Gets My Solar Farming
Another great perk writing for the conscientious Civil Eats? Greens from across the sociocultural spectrum sharing my data.
Solar Farming For Everyone!
One of the great things about writing for Civil Eats is that I get a chance to explore several existential concerns at once. For my second piece, I was lucky enough to analyze and evangelize solarization, decarbonization and an agricultural infrastructure with a future.
Corporate Solar, Wind Winds Up
I dove into the data of corporate solar and wind adoption for The Guardian. Corporations are stepping up their renewable energy investment and infrastructure, and there’s no going back, no matter who wins what election.
Tesla Energy Runs Over Natural Gas
a contract to replace a so-called natural gas nightmare we can see from a space
Cli-Fi: Indian Point Melts Down
An unblinking look at the dramatic debate over nuclear power.
It’s Official: Elon Musk’s Future Industries Converge
It was just a matter of time before Tesla Motors and SolarCity synergized.
Are We Finished With Elon Musk Being Finished
Definitely.
New Orleans Fights For Solar
Louisiana has a choice to make on solar.
Why is U.S. Energy Efficiency Stalling?
Because they’re too comfortable setting their sights too low.
Solar’s Next Boom: Energy Storage
The solar industry has added jobs to the American economy at 10 times the national average.
EnergySage Expands Online Solar Market
Not bad for a renewable energy upstart.
The State of UK Solar
You bet your Union, Jack.
California’s Ambitious Clean Energy Goals
Governor Brown’s goals will create billions and slash millions.
Deutsche Bank: Solar Boom Has No Bust
Sooner than later, it will likely take over electricity markets worldwide.