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  Economics of clean energy

  Question for Mr. Lovins:

  If the economics of distributed renewable energy so handidly beat those of centralized fossil fuels, then how should we best go about informing the marketplace of this to drive change?

  In other words, if government is hopeless, irrelevant, or both, then by what other mechanism do we create more rational and efficient energy and transportation markets?

  If we keep working company by company, as consultants or campaigners, then I fear we will not make the scale of change necessary, on the timeline necessary, to avert disastrous climate change.  Please tell me that there is some non-governmental strategy that I'm missing.
  On A conversation with energy guru Amory Lovins posted 2 years, 3 months ago 11 Responses

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  Push them off the air

  Skeptics are given an opportunity to express themselves in mainstream media (MSM) because the MSM has been beaten up for decades as being too liberal.  Their reaction to this criticism is to provide "balance" of skeptic vs. mainstream scientist.  Any reporter covering the issue knows that they're misrepresenting the scientific understanding of climate change, but they feel pressured by conservative media activists to present the issue in this way.

  I think the only way to restore real "balance" to news coverage of climate change (i.e. debating solutions, not the science) is to pressure the MSM to report science accurately.  Pressure the advertisers that run ads during Glenn Beck's show.  Jam the phone lines of CNN executives.  Take notes from the recent downfall of Imus as a road map on how to get trash off the airwaves.On Vote! posted 2 years, 6 months ago 96 Responses

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  The marriage to coal runs deep

  Check out this article on the CEO of Peabody Coal - http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_19/b40330 ...On Motivation aside, the ad's still true posted 2 years, 6 months ago 7 Responses

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  Kudos and a resource

  Kudos to you Nathan for pushing Brown to tackle the tough issues around climate change in your community.  Here's a good resource for you in these endeavors - http://www.newrules.org/de/pioneers.html.

  EvanOn Some students don't want to go carbon neutral posted 2 years, 6 months ago 36 Responses

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  It's already happening in MS

  Last week's Mississippi Renewal Forum in Biloxi <http://www.mississippirenewal.com> was exactly the kind of "if only they would redevelop differently" event that enviros on Grist and other places have been pining about.

  Around 100 architects, planners, and designers organized by The Congress for a New Urbanism worked with local elected officials and architects to design livable, walkable, sustainable cities.  The draft designs are incredible and are absolutely worthy of praise by the environmental community.  It should be held up as model for Louisiana and other disaster-affected communities.

  I have not found any coverage of this on Grist and this seems like the perfect place for it.
  On What New Orleans could look like the second time around posted 4 years ago 5 Responses