I received this email from the White House this morning with a link to the document titled, “Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future.” If you haven’t watched Obama’s speech on energy futures at Georgetown University yesterday, make sure to watch it as well.
Before you go to the voting booth this year, make sure you do a little research on the candidates and understand where they stand on reducing our dependence on petroleum. If asked, all candidates will answer, “I support reducing our nation’s dependence on oil.” However, you need to look at a more granular level to [...]
An open letter to Erich Marx, Director of Marketing and Media for Nissan Motors Dear Mr. Marx, I would like to offer a suggestion for a new marketing program to help promote the upcoming Nissan Leaf electric vehicle this winter. For each Nissan Leaf sold, offer to donate a percentage of the purchase price to [...]
As the toxic slur of oil and dispersants drift ashore across the American Gulf Coast, I wonder if this will be enough to make us change our ways? Over the past hundred years, we’ve accomplished a lot. We made the internal combustion engine the mainstream choice for transportation. We’ve built roads and super-highways that link [...]
When thinking of ways to help kick our petroleum addiction, it’s hard not to be thinking of the Middle East and their grip on the World’s energy supply. Sheiks pump oil, we pay for it, sheiks get rich and powerful. Some sheiks use the funds to bolster Taliban-ese societies that oppress their people and help [...]
