One of the most promising, yet also most frustrating, aspects of dealing with climate change is how the noise (the static) of the debate makes it difficult for the majority of people to understand the power of the "No Regrets" strategy opportunity and promise. The concept of a "No Regrets ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in January 2010, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Events
Across the world, people are passing around with great excitement the news that there might be a bug that will create oil. And, not just bio-derived oil, but carbon-negative oil. One little bug, too small for the naked eye to see, and all our problems are solved! Peak Oil? Forget ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in May 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Design, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Pollution (1 comment)
Seeking to promote energy efficiency? Well, here's an approach that can burn some watts in the local dance club... From Grass Fed Films Related Reading:Save $5000 and Do Well By Our Environment in Under an HourSpending, Emissions, and Fruit: Easily Canned!Get Celsias Headlines on Twitter: Celsiastweets keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in April 2009, about Consumerism, Economics, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
To be or not to be? That is a question already surrounding the issue of climate legilslation for action in 2009, even before the Obama Administration takes office. When question, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated the votes are there in the House, but that she wouldn't commit ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel in January 2009, about Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Politics & Government
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 in November 2008, 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 2008, about Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government
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 2008, 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 2008, about Clean Technologies, Computing, Economics, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business, 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 2008, about Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Energy Saving (2 comments)
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 2008, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Media, Weather
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