An impor­tant key to renew­able energy is to start with con­ser­va­tion, which does not nec­es­sar­ily mean doing less, but doing it much more effi­ciently. I think the fear of hav­ing to “do with less” is what keeps some peo­ple from embrac­ing alter­na­tives. Iron­i­cally, in one hun­dred years, his­tory may look back at today’s petro­chem­i­cal grid […]

Posted on February 11th, 2012 by Sky
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One acci­dent. 11 miss­ing (now pre­sumed dead). More crit­i­cally injured. 600 square miles and grow­ing. 210,000 gal­lons a day. Four state coast­lines. Crab, oys­ters, shrimp and other fish­eries at risk. Thou­sands fac­ing eco­nomic ruin. Hun­dreds of species threat­ened. How will the accoun­tants tally all that as part of the true cost of oil extrac­tion? References […]

Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Sky
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