General Motors has, for awhile now, been touting a great motto – “From gas-friendly to gas-free”. Ever since I saw it I thought it was just a motto – nothing the company actually followed through on. But now, GM is closing four plants that produce SUVs and are also thinking about selling off the Hummer [...]
Go Rockefellers! Rockefellers Stand Up Against Exxon!
So it looks like the Rockefellers made the news! 73 of the 78 living adult descendants of the Rockefeller family are standing up against Exxon! You will love to read this article yourself, so make sure to click on the link in the title, but here are some key points I loved! “The proposal, which [...]
The Carbon Tax Debate…Continued
From ES&T;What would happen if policy makers in the U.S. suddenly approved a tax on CO2? Would electric utilities instantaneously switch to more efficient power plants with lower CO2 emissions? Would consumers immediately become more careful of their electricity use? According to the article in Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T;), the answer is “YES”. A [...]
