by April Wendling | Feb 24, 2022 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Opinion/Editorial
By Kayla Vittore The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t only affected human life; the global climate also felt the impact of this historic event. There was a 6 to 7 percent decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions last year due to a drastic reduction in travel and...
by April Wendling | Jan 14, 2021 | Corporate Sustainability, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Opinion/Editorial
By Jennifer Coronel Conscious of their environmental impact, consumers have increasingly sought out sustainable alternatives to everyday products and services. According to a global survey by Nielsen, researchers found that 81 percent of consumers expected...
by Tony Mancuso | Aug 31, 2020 | Emerging Technology, Energy Futures, Opinion/Editorial
By Brooke Witkins Science fiction movies have entertained us with plentiful far-fetched predictions about the future. While many of the more eccentric “futuristic” technologies have been left in the past, more realistic energy options have been introduced in recent...
by Tony Mancuso | Aug 31, 2020 | Emerging Technology, Energy Futures, Opinion/Editorial
By Joshua Reed Global society is being held hostage. Humanity continues to spew carbon into the atmosphere because we are told we have no other options. Since the industrial revolution, roughly 375 billion tons of carbon have been emitted into the atmosphere we...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2020 | Energy Futures, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Opinion/Editorial
By Jonah Messinger For two nights in August 2020, rolling blackouts shut off electricity to hundreds of thousands of California residents against the backdrop of a dreaded pandemic, a blistering heatwave, and a horrendous forest fire season that devastated the state....
by Tony Mancuso | Dec 12, 2019 | Climate Change, Energy Futures, Opinion/Editorial
By Charlee Thompson It has finally arrived! The talk of the village for the past month is at last in Sita’s hands. The women in her Nepalese village are excited to receive this “gift” from the United States government — a new electric cookstove,...