Our Changing Climate

“We are the first generation to grow up learning about [climate change], and we’re also the last generation who really get the opportunity to tackle it.” – Finn Harries Climate change is not a foreign concept. In fact, I would be willing to bet that we have all heard the dramatic lectures on this topic […]

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The Tesla Powerwall

Elon Musk has a plan to power the United States with solar alone.  In the video above, you’ll see that it won’t require as many panels and/or batteries as you might think.  A few nights ago, 04/30/2015, he pitched the idea of not only a better battery but also a better future.  

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Go Green in 2015

2014 was the warmest year on record.  Globally, of course.  You may be seeing single digits in the Midwest and thinking, “Warmest what? That’s crazy talk!”  Well, despite how it may seem sometimes, the Midwest is not the world. The world is hot. And in Stockholm, Sweden, near the end of the warmest year on record, […]

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It’s Okay to Be Smart about Climate Science

Above is one of It’s Okay To Be Smart‘s many science videos.  Created, hosted, and written by Joe Hanson — a PhD-wielding biologist and science writer based in Austin, TX — this PBS Digital Studios series uses humor and easy-to-follow animation to explain things like “The Physics Of Space Battles” and “Where Do Birds Go In Winter?” and…”Goats!”  Check out […]

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Fracking 101

The above video (cleanly and interestingly animated) explains the dirty, dangerous process of fracking and why natural gas should just be left in the ground. Edward James Olmos narrates with his usual quiet authority, and though he doesn’t say so, I’m sure he’d agree with me that we all need to tell the frackers of the world […]

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