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Some of the best work on the potential to decentralize and democratize America's energy supply is being done by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Minneapolis. Contact these good folks at: www.ilsr.org or at 612-379-3815.
Also, the Rocky Mountain Institute... [read more]
In 2002, Peter Buckner bought an all-electric Toyota Rav4EV for his daily commute across the San Francisco Bay Bridge. To "fill up," he simply plugs the vehicle into a wall socket in his garage, and the batteries are charged overnight.... [read more]
What are we going to be driving a few years from now? GM's in bankruptcy, Chrysler is now run by Fiat, and the future seems bleak for the whole U.S. auto industry. So, who'll be king of America's highways--Toyota, Honda...... [read more]
"You've got to stand for something," sings John Mellencamp, "or you're gonna fall for anything."
Folks in West Virginia's Coal River Valley are no longer falling for the long litany of lies they've gotten from coal-company executives and-bought-off politicians. The corporate... [read more]
Throughout the 1990s, an outfit called the Global Climate Coalition was desperately trying to debunk assertions by most environmental scientists that the pollutants emitted by Big Oil, automakers, utilities, and other major users of fossil fuels were causing Earth's drastic... [read more]
If you want to see the bold future of alternative energy, don't look to the relatively timid plan coming out of the Obama White House--look to the Persian Gulf.
Yes, the oil-soaked monarchies of such Gulf States as Saudi Arabia, Qatar,... [read more]
"Giant shrimp" is said to be an oxymoron, but it's also moronic that we've let shrimp become a giant problem in our world.
Welcome to the costly consequences of a globalized food supply. Shrimp is the most popular seafood in the... [read more]
EARTH DINNER
Are you up for an Earth dinner for the holidays?
No, not eating earth, but folks gathering around a table for a social occasion to celebrate the bounty of our good, green Earth.
Our dinner tells many stories, embodying our personal histories,... [read more]