Okay, let’s make the obvious explicit here: There’s no way CleanTechnica is going to support Donald Trump/Drumpf for president. He is apparently one of the remaining, extremely fringe, genuine global warming deniers out there, and he has been hating on wind power for years. There are other reasons to oppose his … [continued]
Closing out this series of “link bombs,” here are other cleantech/green news items that don’t fit into the solar energy, wind energy, electric vehicle, and bicycling categories: Climate Change Related Leo DiCaprio Wins Oscar for Best Climate Activist! Leonardo DiCaprio’s Huge Carbon Footprint Leo DiCaprio Talks Climate Change Syria’s Drought Has Likely Been Its Worst … [continued]
The top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination have repeatedly indicated extreme anti-environmental policy preferences, demonstrating to an unprecedented degree lack of concern for the tremendous health costs of pollution. (Note: A study led by the former — now deceased — head of the Harvard Medical School found that the health … [continued]
Bernie Sanders gave a long speech in Amherst, Massachusetts, last night. Below are key climate and energy statements he made there, which you can watch if you jump to this spot in the YouTube video. My comments are in brackets after each quote. “I am a member of the Senate Committee … [continued]
CleanTechnica‘s top adviser recently reached out to potentially discuss what CleanTechnica‘s position on endorsing a candidate would be. We both felt it was better at this stage to postpone any such endorsement, and I think writers on our team would have some big differences of opinion on who to endorse. So, this … [continued]
Back in August, I shared a chart CleanTechnica posted from ThinkProgress regarding the climate-related plans Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Martin O’Malley. The issues mentioned concern the country’s (and the planet’s, as well) ecological well-being. In the same commentary, Scott Cooney predicted that, “Making this public now, early in the primaries, is a necessary step, and I think it … [continued]
In case you missed the Democratic presidential candidates debating in the US last night, here’s a quick rundown on what they said about climate change. Note that four of the five brought up the subject before any climate questions were asked! (Jim Webb, former Virginia Senator, was the exception.) Suzanne … [continued]
Originally published on DailyKos. By VL Baker Bernie Sanders has made a media splash since his campaign began, and Kalev Leetaru not only writes about it at Forbes but also has the charts which detail how even the major media outlets are starting to FeelTheBern: The timeline above shows the percentage of all … [continued]
Originally published on Red, Green, and Blue. Stephen Colbert is feeling the Bern. First, watch Colbert’s intro – which includes a hilarious montage of mainstream media talking heads being totally confused at Bernie Sanders’ success (“How can this be?”) And here’s a quick excerpt – we’ll post the full interview … [continued]
Want some more solar energy, wind energy, wave energy, and other green news on his lazy Sunday? Here you go: What is Disruptive Technology? Disruptive technology is a term that’s been tossed about in the past few years to describe apps, gadgets, innovations, and processes that change how we do things. … [continued]
