youtube video We must have change, from the global to the personal. In terms of the personal, ask yourself: do you need the wrapping? And, perhaps if enough of us were to act on this then the personal might be global. keep reading
Written by A. Siegel last month, about Consumerism
For ever so long, the energy and environmental community have been working to communicate the dishonesty, truthiness and deceptiveness of John McCain's claims when it comes to renewable energy and global warming. Sadly, the McBlurring McSame McCain has worked all too well. The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in October, about Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Politics
Architecture2030 is a tremendous group, with concepts that should be seized and acted upon as part and parcel of moving forward toward an Energy Smart future. Recently, they've made a bit of a name for themselves with excellent graphics that call out just how sensible John McCain's energy ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in October, about Nuclear, Politics (1 comment)
We have all become armored against advertising and the claims of "save $26" (or more) on a CFL package are hard to believe. In addition, in our culture, we focus on the cost to buy (CTB) rather than the cost to own (CTO). Thus, in a weird perversion of Benjamin ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in October, about Clean Technologies, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving
At the Corporate ECOforum, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave a talk that looks well worth hearing. Schmidt began his talk with a Google Earth heavy discussion "of rising temperatures and government policies that are either speeding up or slowing down climate change." There's a total failure of political leadership ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in September, about Clean Technologies, Computing, Economics, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry, Solar
Carbon offsets are something that trouble me, with the analogy to medieval indulgences clearly seeming relevant for at least some who embrace them. On the other hand, Energy's Three Rs make much sense to me: Reduce energy use (through efficiency and conservation) Use Renewable Power as much as possible ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in September, about Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Energy Saving (4 comments)
Beneath her warm and endearing facade, one could suspect that Sarah "Pit Bull with Lipstick" Palin is outraged at the audacity of anything to threaten the favored sport of Todd "My Guy" Palin. "My Guy" has won the "grueling 2,000-mile Tesoro Iron Dog [Pit Bull with Lipstick?] snowmobile race ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in September, about Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Politics (1 comment)
In the past, I asked what I saw as a stinging question: Whose "environment" is Environmental Defense defending? When it came to the Lieberman-Warner Coal-Subsidy Act, Environmental Defense and I were clearly on far different sides: ED wanting something in legislation, now, no matter how inadequate it might be, while ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in September, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Media, Weather
America has developed a 99-cent shopping obsession that has turned Benjamin Franklin's axiom "a penny saved is a penny earned" on its head. A price of $100 gives us pause, but a price of $99.99 seems like a bargain. Combined with easy access to revolving credit and our ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in August, about Architecture, Clean Technologies, Design, Economics, Energy Saving
Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL. This is a somewhat different path ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in July, about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Environment & Wildlife, Philosophy & Religion
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