On May 14th, 2018 by Lee Temple
They say that a single action cannot change the world. We would like to think that “they” are wrong. Who are we? We are just a group of kids who think that we can do what we were told was impossible - change the world. We’re just your ordinary group of high school kids who […]
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On May 14th, 2018 by Lee Temple
More and more these days – and understandably so because of our fast-paced, unpredictable, and threatening times – we are hearing people talk of Mindfulness and Meditation. Sometimes they are used alone in a context and at other times synonymously.
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On April 3rd, 2018 by Lee Temple
The UK broke 13 renewable energy records in 2017, including some especially notable ones. The year 2017 has been the greenest ever in how the UK generates its electricity.
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On April 3rd, 2018 by Lee Temple
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is going after Big Oil and climate change. The actor and former governor of California said in a Politico-sponsored podcast at the SXSW festival in Austin that he is in talks with law firms about possibly suing global oil companies “for knowingly killing people all over the world.”
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On April 3rd, 2018 by Lee Temple
The political fight over global warming has extended to science education in recent years as several states have attempted to weaken or block new teaching standards that included information about climate science. But only in Idaho has the state legislature stripped all mentions of human-caused climate change from statewide science guidelines while leaving the rest […]
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On February 27th, 2018 by Lee Temple
Just after 5:30 a.m. Friday morning, Congress moved to end the blink-and-you-missed-it five-hour government shutdown. The deal sets spending levels for two years, including a massive increase in military spending and a significant boost to domestic programs. It also includes coveted tax breaks for the energy sector.
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On February 27th, 2018 by Lee Temple
Tesla Inc. is planning a major expansion of its solar division at Home Depot Inc., embarking on a critical test of the mainstream appeal of its renewable-energy products. The tech pioneer, best known for its electric cars, is beginning to roll out Tesla-branded selling spaces at 800 of the retailer’s locations, the company confirmed to […]
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On February 27th, 2018 by Lee Temple
From the Director On this frosty winter day the sun is shining in through the large south-facing windows of my passive solar house. Inside it is a toasty 73 degrees , while outside it is only 20 degrees. Yet the heat has been off for hours. The design of this energy efficient home is the kind of simple, […]
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On January 9th, 2018 by Lee Temple
From his perch in Hong Kong, Zhang Baohui worries how leaders in China, the United States and Russia will – or won't – work with each other this year. If the three largest powers can find common ground on basic issues such as trade and fighting terrorism, global security will not be upset, says the director of the Centre for […]
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On January 9th, 2018 by Lee Temple
The leader of Iceland’s Left-Green movement has become the country’s new prime minister at the head of a broad three-party coalition that could restore a measure of political stability after a succession of scandals. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, 41, a popular former education minister who is considered to be Iceland’s most trusted politician, took office on Wednesday […]
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