In this fifth installment of our on-going series of interviews with some of the leading thinkers and scientists on the subject of energy, we interview Martin Hoffert. Facing and solving the multiple issues concerning energy is the single most pressing problem that we face as a species. There is a lot of media coverage about […]
It is important to realize that the way we power our vehicles today is based on the legacy of energy discoveries of the 1800s. Oil was first taken out of the ground in Pennsylvania in the 1860s. When the automobile industry came into being some four decades later, petroleum was the first candidate for the […]
In this fourth installment of our on-going series of interviews with some of the leading thinkers and scientists on the subject of energy, we interview William H. Calvin, PhD. Facing and solving the multiple issues concerning energy is the single most pressing problem that we face as a species. There is a lot of media […]
We have all heard the phrase “Life Imitates Artâ€. It points to the fact that artists are often in that space between imagination and the current society in which they live. While most members of society are busy doing, working, acquiring and toeing the line of social norms, artists are often detached from such behavior. […]
Two weeks ago we started this feature of interviews with leading scientists and thinkers on the subject of energy. The first interview was with Dennis M. Bushnell, Chief Scientist, NASA, Langley Research Center. This is the second of what will be an ongoing series of interviews in the weeks ahead. Regular readers of this blog […]
This column begins a new feature for this blog. Every week, for the near future, I plan to have an interview with a well respected scientist or thinker on the subject of energy. Regular readers of this blog know that I believe that facing and solving the multiple issues concerning energy is the single most […]
We are all more aware of global warming than we were years ago. As a country we passed through the tipping point of awareness in the last year. We have a better understanding of what it is that we each do to contribute to global warming, and a number of us have taken action to […]
The New York Times is my favorite newspaper. Amidst all the media that I consume, it holds a disproportionately influential place in my life. It is a pleasure to read. In fact a number of columns I have written for this blog have been reflections on an article that I read in the Times. So […]
Last week I wrote about an incredible energy conference hosted by the Foundation for the Future. As one of a select few invited to observe and participate in the conference, I had the incredible experience to listen to and meet with 15 of the top thinkers and scientists in the world today on the subject […]
About a month ago, I wrote a post entitled ‘Water’. In it I suggested that water would become an increasingly precious resource in the southwestern U.S. and that disputes would occur between states and other regulatory entities over rights to the water of the Colorado River. It was therefore no surprise to see a huge […]