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Category Archives: Electricity
Renewable Energy in Germany: Windmills
One of the main stops on my extensive summer trip (September 4th blog) was Germany. I have talked about that throughout September (with the exception of my September 10th blog, when I focused on Dubai). This blog will be the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability
Tagged Angela Merkel, biomass, carbon dioxide, Cars, climate, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commitment, Electricity, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy transition, Fiat, Germany, GHG, greenhouse gases, hydro, manufacture, mineral oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, nuclear power, Power, power consumption, renewables, Solar, target, Toyota, Wind
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Children and Climate Change
Children are our future, and this is especially true with regards to climate change. They are the ones that will bear the brunt of its effects. Fortunately, some of them are well aware of this and taking action: our grandchildren … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability
Tagged adapt, Adaptation, Belgium, Carbon Footprint, children, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, climate concern, concern, Electricity, Energy, energy audit, England, experiment, Fertility, Future, generation, grandchildren, Greta Thunberg, influence, intergenerational, intervention, kids, Kill-A-Watt, kwh, lawsuit, legal, mitigate, Mitigation, Nobel, parents, perception, psychologist, psychology, Randee Zerner, science fair, sue, Teaching, teaching climate, teaching science, UK, UN, United Kingdom, United Nations, USA, youth, Youth Strike for Climate
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Electricity Use: Lighting – Incandescent vs. LED
In this blog, I would like to go through some details about judicious selection of the lighting devices that we use (e.g. incandescent, compact fluorescent, halogen or LED) and when or how much we choose to use our electricity. It … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability, US
Tagged a/c, air conditioning, appliances, carbon emissions, cfl, commercial, compact fluorescent, economic, efficient, electrical power, Electricity, electricity access, electronics, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy efficient, energy star, energy transition, Environment, environmental, EPA, fluorescent, GDP, global energy transition, halogen, heat, home, incandescent, industrial, LED, light, light bulb, lighting, lumens, rebate, residential, sector, transportation, US, use, Voltage, wasted energy, Water, wattage, watts
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