There are many (many) serious problems around the globe. And there are real opportunities to be had from taking on those challenges in smart ways.

Sadly, too much attention is given to those who deceive about the challenges and distort the implications of the options before us.

It truly...

The global economy's life-blood (even if it has been on life support) truly doesn't flow through bankers' desks or Wall Street, but is pumped from the ground and into our chemical plants, manufacturing processes, and transportation. We should, as a global society, be working to "keep the grease in...

If you've missed it, the Republican members of the Senate and Environmental Public Works Committee failed to show up to work today.

As part of the Republican theatrical obstructionism to moving forward with the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, the Republican senators are staging a...

With the last moments of competition, with the last event, the German team of Decathletes surged forward to seize the lead, seize the victory of the fourth Solar Decathlon, topping second-place Illinois (The Gable House) by fewer than 11 points out of 1000 possible (908.27 to 897.3).

The...

One Senator has chosen to pay attention to The Solar Decathlon on the Mall and issue a challenge. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has issued A Challenge to Universities. He opened with a strong statement of praise and support for The Solar Decathlon.

Every two years at this...

Being an EcoGeek is becoming ever more fashionable. And, increasingly, there are events where EcoGeek's can gather in style.

Every two years, for two weeks, a village appears on the National Mall providing a window on possibilities for a sustainable future powered by the sun.

What is the most important meeting to pay attention to? Perhaps it is Barack Obama's townhall ... or perhaps not.

There are a lot of valuable and exciting conferences out there.

It is an understatement to say that the energy and environmental domains are "hot" and that you could...

A rough rule of thumb is that energy efficiency requires investment upfront (investment isn't only cash, but also thinking) for lower costs into the future. Thus, energy efficiency is a central arena where thinking "cost to buy" often conflicts with more sensible thinking about "cost to own" (CtB v...

T. Boone Pickens has been spending millions (actually, tens of millions) to promote The Pickens' Plan, which, while captivating to many, is a fundamentally flawed concept that could help nail the coffin shut on America's future rather than, as he promotes, set the stage for something better. There...

Perhaps due to the very concept that a conservative Republican would embrace wind power and well aware of his $10s of millions in advertising resources, too many leading Democratic Party politicians have seemingly embraced T Boone Pickens and have given him extensive private access to private Democratic events.

Now,...

Senator James Inhofe (R-Exxon) misused the power of his chairmanship and is now misusing his Ranking Minority status on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee to expend taxpayer resources on distorting, misleading, and outright deceiving when it comes to scientific issues, most notably in relation to questions of...

From the industry global-warming denial mouthpiece Competitive Enterprise Institute to CBS News to Faux News (with a guest ranting by James Inhofe (R-Exxon calling for a criminal investigation), the Global Warming denial "news of the day" is about supposed suppression of a "report" 'proving' that...

Yes, letters to the editor matter. And, yes, they merit fact-checking. And, yes, that fact-checking should actually be well-done.

Having had letters to the editor published in The Washington Post, my experience with the fact-checking process left me impressed ... and exhausted. Every point was...

The Congressional Budget Office has come out with an evaluation of climate change legislation that pegs the cost at just $175 per household, per year. This is being trumpeted by legislation supporters as great news.

I've got news for you.

The CBO is wrong, potentially seriously wrong.

On the path toward a prosperous, climate-friendly future, efficiency (along with conservation) should be #1, #2, and #3 on the table. Those struggling to delay action to turn the tides on Global Warming's rising seas come from many angles and bring to the table many truthiness-laden arguments.

The...

This is one of those cases where it's entirely possible to be semantically correct and leave a misleading impression.

Dow Jones put up a story, and the Associate Press cribbed from the reporting, suggesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had some serious heartburn with the...

Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating ... exciting ... even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL.

With ever-more...

When it comes to discussion of climate change, there are too many prepared to come to the table intent on deceiving and confusing rather than engaging honestly. There are those who never tire of returning to the same old, disproved, shallow story lines time after time. They are ready to...

Alarms should be going off whenever George Will sets his pen to paper with words "climate change" or "global warming" anywhere near the subject line. In today's Climate Change's Dim Bulbs, Will launches deceptive broadsides at compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL), using "facts" to pander truthiness and confuse the...

The United States has a bright, classy, and dedicated First Family. Virtually every day brings another example of how we might actually have the real "Best and Brightest" living at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue.

This evening, I took care of the heirloom tomato seedlings emerging on the windowsill...