Showing posts with label bernie sanders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bernie sanders. Show all posts

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Solar Power!

Solar Power is gaining traction because it is becoming cheaper than traditional sources of energy. Senator Bernie Sanders announces a plan to subsidize "distributed" solar power (small, at-source energy production). Britain is beginning to subsidize solar power as well. Coal, nuclear, petroleum, they are all subsidized, so why not subsidize power generation that does not cause so many problems for humans and our environment?

MotherJones publishes an article asking, What do we not know about global climate change?

American Legislatures are turning to plans to scrap cap and trade and just please their financial constituents.

Frank Luntz has helped Republicans use the right words to win the political game, now he turns his skills over to environmentalists so that they can re-shape their rhetoric. My guess is that this will be helpful but not as useful as Republicans have made Luntz's skills because Conservatives are usually conformative and Liberals are usually individualists when it comes to their beliefs

The first great idea is selling reusable bags for shopping, the next great idea will be getting consumers to use them. The Guardian reports.

The ipad is built Green, but is it Green if it is just an addition to someone's gadget harem? Grist comments.