Category Archives: Opinion

We have a pro-climate president. Then why is it so quiet on the climate front?

This administration seems strongly in favor of doing something to stem the tide of climate change. Why is nothing happening? Continue reading

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50th Earth Day – A Message from Energy Priorities

I started Energy Priorities on the 34th Earth Day in 2004 as the first blog for businesses who want to be more informed and responsible energy users. It’s been a fun 16 years. I’ve stopped writing about the category, and instead help individual companies communicate the value of their sustainable cleantech innovations through energy marketing […] Continue reading

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Greenbuild 2019 Editor’s Picks #Greenbuild19

What sessions should you attend at Greenbuild 2019 in Atlanta? Here are my 8 picks out of the 96 sessions and 4 keynotes, and why I picked them. Continue reading

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Earth Day 2018: Countdown

639 more days. That’s how long it will be until Inauguration Day 2021, as of this writing. See an up-to-the-minute POTUS Turnover Countdown Clock. Continue reading

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Nathan Kipnis on the AIA 2030 Commitment

The Building Science Podcast buzzes with enthusiasm for healthy, sustainable buildings that respect the human factor and save energy. The Building Science Podcast is a production of Positive Energy, a residentially focused engineering firm in Austin. https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/175346/57610511 This is one long-form podcast I watch for in my feed so I can set aside time (typically […] Continue reading

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Climate Silence – Why Aren’t There More Votes?

Climate One from KQED brings interesting and well produced conversations about energy, economy, and the environment to our earbuds. https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/93415/56915808 Climate One is a project of The Commonwealth Club of California, produced in association with NPR affiliate station KQED Public Radio in San Francisco. Thanks to podcasting, we can enjoy the show everywhere. The sample […] Continue reading

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Pruitt’s Transparency Problem (and It’s Not His EPA Ethics Scandals)

The hosts of the Trump On Earth podcast dig into the Republican administration’s changes to environmental policy and how they affect you. https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/131479/54416957 If you find it hard to keep up with all the news of the changes happening with environmental policy, slip into your soundproof phone booth and check out this podcast. Trump On […] Continue reading

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Will Corporations Save Us From Climate Change?

It’s pretty clear that the federal government is now out of the business of leading the way on climate change. Can America’s CEO’s fill this leadership vacuum? https://app.stitcher.com/splayer/f/86381/51840623 The Republican administration has been rolling back policies, such as the Clean Power Plan, that were created to address climate change. Dean Scott, senior climate change and […] Continue reading

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What’s in a Word? Ask Environment Writer Robert Macfarlane

Language adapts to extreme change. How is English normalizing the effects of global warming? Will terms like hundred-year flood become poetically nostalgic? //html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5953107/height/360/width/640/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/ “Anthropocene,” popularized just this decade, is already a familiar term. Culture leads language, but language can lead culture. For example we may wonder if global climate disruptions are being worsened by the […] Continue reading

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2017 Energy Priorities: Repositioning for a Retropolicy Term

(OPINION) Our thirteenth year of publication doesn’t look lucky. But luck is for the ill-prepared. Continue reading

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