Clean Energy Jobs Now and in the Future – Job Numbers and Human Welfare Going Up as We Work To Reduce Emissions
According to ClimateNexus, there were about 3,155,933 "clean energy" jobs in the US in 2018: (To increase the size of the text in the images, hit Ctrl and + as many times as you need, then to get it back to normal size hit Ctrl and -.) These numbers match up with the...
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Stop Using Oil – A Spreadsheet
Recently, a bunch of oil blew up in Saudia Arabia, so suddenly US shale oil producers are all: OK let's ramp up production, more oil and natural gas! How about an alternative to that option, since: Nearly half of U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions are from petroleum...
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Understanding Your Carbon Footprint
Consider this: @AssaadRazzouk An American's fridge uses 458 kw/h per year. That's 7 times more electricity than the average Ethiopian uses in total in one year 3 times a Nigerian or Kenyan 1 times a Pakistani a or a Bangladeshi 57% of an Indian or Indonesian 27% of an...
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Visions of the Climate Economy: An Incredible Illustration of the Benefits of a Low-Carbon Future
The New Climate Economy's report: "Unlocking the Inclusive Growth Story of the 21st Century: Accelerating Climate Action in Urgent Times" is one of those reports that I'm reading from cover to cover, with lots of highlighting and written-in thoughts and ideas. So many...
read moreMoms and Dads Carbondale Meetups
The first meetup is Friday, September 13, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. at Turley Park in Carbondale, Illinois. We are in charge of buying things for our family, of making sure we can provide for them, and making sure that they get the education they need. We want to do what’s...
read moreMoms and Dads Carbondale Meetups
The first meetup is Friday, September 13, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. at Turley Park in Carbondale, Illinois. We are in charge of buying things for our family, of making sure we can provide for them, and making sure that they get the education they need. We want to do what’s...
read moreCLimate Economy Action Network – CLEAN
CLEAN exists to serve as the online meeting place to accomplish all the business and lifestyle changes that are required for humanity to slow down and cope with climate change. We (as in all of us concerned about climate change) need one place where we can coordinate...
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Key Takeaways, Presentations, Videos from June 12 2019 Event in Carbondale
Fifteen presenters helped to set the stage for community resilience in southern Illinois. One senior executive from St. Louis said: This is the best networking I've ever had. Panel discussions provided ideas and perspectives on energy, economic...
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Innovation Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois
The Innovation Section, with keynote and panelists, will wrap up the day's events at The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Business, Jobs and Communities. The cultivation of southern Illinois' rich natural resources and waste streams are...
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Economic Diversification Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois
Economic development and diversification is a key component of community resilience. Consider this excerpt from L Hunter Lovins et al's "A Finer Future": The key may be to start not with the nation but at a more local level. Imagine what might be called the Just City....
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Energy Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois
Here are some details about the energy panelists and topic areas at the upcoming June 12 event in Carbondale: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities. Our energy panel is going to help us look at our current...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Conference and Workshop Coming to Carbondale June 12-13: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois – Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 8, 2019 Contact: Amy McMorrow Hunter, 618 713 2896, amy@shopcarbondale.com Conference and Workshop Coming to Carbondale June 12-13: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities Education...
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Biochar – Expanding Our Economic Choices
Biochar is an example of flipping our traditional way of thinking on its head. There are so many crazy things that humans do in mindless ways that result in damages to the environment. All we have to do is think differently. We have a choice before us now,...
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The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois
Clean Energy Event Assets: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois - Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities - June 12, 2019 Click here for Keynote and Panelist Bios and Topics. Keynote: Seth Feaster, Data Analyst and Researcher, Institute for Energy...
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Moral Imagination, Strategic Foresight and Backcasting for Sustainable Futures
The Climate Economy requires a way of thinking that includes the future in every strategic decision. We do this all the time in our daily lives without thinking too much about it. We help our kids with their homework so they can be more likely to succeed in the...
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Shop Local – Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur
Since it's Labor Day, we're going to talk about how the shop local movement is not just about shopping; it's about people doing jobs that are rewarding, useful, entrepreneurial, and less impactful on the environment, while contributing to community growth and...
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EcoTourism
With summer upon us, you may be looking for vacation ideas. Not to rain on your parade, but your vacation is probably not going to be great for the environment. Most mass-market tourism, the way we often practice it nowadays with no-holds-barred travel, accommodation,...
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Blockchain for Carbon Credits in the Climate Economy
Well there's a mouthful! It might sound like a foreign language to you, but probably in less than a decade it will be the source in billions of dollars of economic activity. We gave a brief introduction to "blockchain for energy" in a previous post; if you're to...
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Climate SWOT
Here's a skill we're going to need more of in the future: Climate SWOT. What's SWOT? It's a tool for competitive analysis. It's a business analysis where you consider: Strengths / Weaknesses / Opportunities / Threats - Read more on Investopedia. What's Climate SWOT?...
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Biochar: Resurrection
Biochar is something you make out of dead organic stuff (e.g., wood waste), by bringing it back to life with a new purpose. Biochar has been around for a long time. It's been found in ancient forests, responsible for maintaining the health and productive capacity of...
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Clean Energy Jobs Now and in the Future – Job Numbers and Human Welfare Going Up as We Work To Reduce Emissions
Stop Using Oil – A Spreadsheet
Key Takeaways, Presentations, Videos from June 12 2019 Event in Carbondale
Innovation Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois
Economic Diversification Panel – June 12 2019 – Carbondale, Illinois