Veteran’s Day, Sacrifice, and Climate Change

Veteran’s Day is about sacrifice – the ultimate sacrifice in many cases – but it raises a question each of us must ask: how much are we willing to sacrifice? Climate change is a major factor behind many of the world’s current conflicts, according to the CIA, and other threats are growing eve

The Philosophy On How Pollution Is Affecting The Earth

Human Emissions Have Gone Up 25% Since Last 1998 El Niño We’ve always heard pollution is affecting the earth, but what exactly does this mean for our generation and the next to come? Most people get the basic argument of climate change – that the earth is warming because of increasing concentra

The Industrial and Commercial Boiler Revolution

One of the most important fuel shifts across the world is taking place largely hidden in hospitals, schools and other industries – the massive change among industrial and commercial boilers and the fuel they burn. These huge devices supply power – often fueled by oil – to health centers, schoo

The Mystery Behind California Fuel Prices

Because of regulations and unique blending requirements specified by stringent laws, California is one of the most expensive places in the world to produce fuel. That’s why, despite oil prices falling around the world, fuel at the pump in California shows little sign of getting cheaper. According

The European Climate Change Diesel Fiasco

The European Union has poured billions of dollars of taxpayer funds over the last half decade in an effort to build cleaner-burning diesel cars and truck engines to fend off climate change. A report this week suggests not only has that money been wasted, but the efforts to find the right diesel fuel

The Driverless Revolution and Fuel Savings

If major automakers like Ford and BMW are to be believed, the driverless car and truck revolution is less than a decade away. In addition to radically re-shifting the fleet industry, driverless transport is likely to spark a revolution in fuel savings unlike any breakthrough of the last few decades.

Leonardo DiCaprio's “Before the Flood” Documentary

Just in time for Election Day, superstar Leonardo DiCaprio is making his National Geographic climate change documentary, “Before the Flood,” available for free. (You can see the whole thing below or here.) The next president is going to have to deal with climate change and the myriad of new regu

From Sewage To Fuel

To put it delicately, you may be the source of the next revolution in fuel from sewage to fuel. The Los Angeles Times reports that Japan is tapping the nation’s sewage lines to make hydrogen from biogas. Spurred on by a $12 million investment by both government and private car companies like Mitsu