Embrace a Clean Energy Future

Embrace Clean Energy

In Obama’s address to the nation last night regarding the Gulf Oil Spill he stated:

We cannot consign our children to this future.  The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now.  Now is the … continue reading

Dear U.S. Citizens: If not Energy, then what?

You probably know by now that I’m a big fan of Thomas Friedman.  And his post yesterday in the NY Times titled, “Failure is not an option” is too good not to share.  The article is about the opportunity for the U.S. to take the lead on Energy Technology, but right now we are playing … continue reading

I’ve solved Climate Change!

I’ve done it. I’ve solved Climate Change. Well, not really, but unlike the world’s bureaucrats that really didn’t accomplish much in Copenhagen, I have an idea on what the solution is.

Copenhagen was about a bunch of politicians getting together so it looked like they were doing something to slow Climate Change (to be … continue reading

What you need to know about the Climate Change debate

Smokestack external force

If you’ve been reading Mapawatt Blog for awhile now you may have noticed that we don’t discuss Climate Change  all too often.  Our goal is to give solid advice for the causes of energy and water conservation, clean energy production, energy efficiency, and sustainable living.  We do this because we … continue reading

Green Hawks – Saving America

Green Hawk

Thomas Friedman’s NY Times column on Wed. regarding those who don’t believe in a clean energy future was one of his best I’ve seen in awhile.  If you want America to be a leader in the 21st century, you need to read it.  That means if you don’t read it you are probably … continue reading

Thomas Friedman: the voice of (needed) sustainable policy

Green Jobs, not just a slogan

Why won’t more politicians and Americans listen to Thomas Friedman?  It’s not like the guy is some wacko living in the backwoods of Montana.  He’s a foreign policy expert and world traveler.  He wrote Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How … continue reading

Sustainable Energy: Without the hot air

Simple is effective

In the past two months, I’ve had two people recommend the book Sustainable Energy: Without the hot air by David MacKay to me.  I visited the website on the first recommendation, but was initially turned away by the design ( I know, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover … continue reading

Clean Energy: Saving our Soldiers

Chapter 14 of Thomas Friedman’s new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded is titled “Outgreening al-Qaeda”. If there is any one chapter in the whole book that demonstrates how clean energy fits into the big Sustainable picture, this is that chapter. Mr. Friedman states in one of the first paragraphs:

One … continue reading