Author: Brian

 This one’s a new one to me: The Victorians were so obsessed with emerald dye (made from arsenic) that they…

If I thought there were a chance that a relative or friend of RBG would read this, then I’d stop…

Last year the San Jose Mercury News published an op-ed I wrote about California wildfires, then republished by Green Foothills…

My usual timeliness here, but I want to highlight this part of the Democratic Party platform:To reach net-zero emissions as…

  It’s not helpful that Republican leaders have now added to the repertoire that “social media criticism of Republicans = cancel…

Glen Canyon Dam Tapped for Emergency Water Releases to Meet California Power Demands (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)https://t.co/BsrRZIfUN6— Energy News Digest…

Interesting report by think tank Ember on state of energy transition, comparing the first half of 2020 to 2019 and…

Peeking out of my hutch momentarily (maybe longer) to highlight Michael Tobis’ piece at RealClimate, taking apart Michael Shellenberger’s twelve…

From Electrek:As part of Germany’s new increased electric-vehicle incentive package, the country will require gas stations to offer EV charging.…

I’ve been wearing this mask since the end of April. Every day I’ve been out, I’ve been complimented about it.…