- 100% Renewable Mfg Facility...Sweet!
Submitted by larryf13 on Thu, 07/21/2016 - 12:59pmThe energy it takes to make MARS® (which initially created MILKY WAY) bars,WHISKAS® cat food, EXTRA® gum and UNCLE BEN’S® rice in the U.K. is now provided by a new wind farm in Moy, Scotland.
- Definition of Decarbonization
Submitted by larryf13 on Thu, 07/21/2016 - 11:04am(Webster’s) Definition Of Decarbonize: transitive verb : to remove carbon from. OK now we know what it is...but..Who is actually doing anything about it?...Certainly not the investment community.
- Renewables Set To Dominate...Hopefully
Submitted by larryf13 on Thu, 06/30/2016 - 11:04amThere is little doubt that renewables are here to stay. There is simply no other way of preventing our environment from heating to a point where life for future generations will be very different in a most significant negative way.
- Downturn In Renewable Investments for EU?
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 11:09amHistorically, Europe has been leading the charge in wind and solar for many years. However, since 2011 they have reduced their clean energy investments "considerably"..... What's going on with this?
- COP21 Agreement...Good or Bad
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 12/15/2015 - 11:25amIn what supporters are calling a "historic achievement", 196 nations attending the COP21 climate meetings outside Paris voted to adopt an agreement
- Climate Change & Salmon
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 1:54pmClimate Change and Salmon
- Where Is Bill Gates Spending His Clean Energy Innovation $$$
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 08/11/2015 - 12:47pmClimate change divestment groups have been relentless in pressuring The Gates Foundation to divest their oil & gas holdings. However, Bill Gates stands firm in his position that he will not divest. He does plan to double to $2 billion dollars in research on renewable energy.
- $140 Billion in Efforts to Cut Carbon Emissions
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 07/28/2015 - 12:25pmThis week a senior White House officials hosted 13 of the largest U.S. companies representing $1.3 trillion in revenue, who have pledged to support the Obama Administration launch of the American Business Act Climate Pledge.
- Campaign Contributions from Oil, Gas and Coal Companies
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 07/21/2015 - 12:07pmPrompt bold action will be required by our next president to meet the internationally agreed goal of 2 degrees Celsius. Â Additionally, we need to keep a high percentage of fossil fuels underground. This is a huge task for the incoming president considering all of the other critical agenda items that will face the new president.
- Bill Gates Speaks on Divestment
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 06/30/2015 - 2:09pm
- Why Bank of America Is Not Funding Coal Extraction
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 1:26pmCarbon Dioxide... It is a colorless odorless gas that we hardly ever think about as we go about our daily lives. We simply take it for granted that levels of this chemical compound, along with many others stay in-balance in the atmosphere. Unfortunately, recently the CO2 level elevated to 404 parts per million (ppm), another atmospheric number we don�t think about.
- Our Environment and Fossil Fuel Divestment
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 11:44am - Divestment Of Endowment Funds At Colleges
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 11:39amThe number of cities reporting on their efforts to tackle global warming has risen 70 percent to 533 around the world since the adoption of the Paris climate change agreement in 2015, the group collecting the data said. The cities-which provide annual information on their planet-warming emissions, the climate hazards they face, renewable energy targets, risks to their water supply and other environmental aspects-now represent 621 million citizens globally, CDP said on Thursday.
- It's Nice Having Neighbors Who Care...
Submitted by larryf13 on Tue, 04/28/2015 - 12:33pmHaving a next door neighbor that enjoys similar hobbies or sporting events is really a nice thing. It's enjoyable to finish mowing the lawn on Saturday afternoon and then chilling out with your neighbor over a beer and discussing super bowl potentials. Somehow it just makes life more fun. But...