Sustainable Energy

First conclusion of a series that began after Earth Day and includes Fossil Fuels and a Walk on the Moon, Drill Baby Drill or Drill Baby Oops, Magnitude, Part 1, One Month After, The Chernobyl of Fossil Fuel?, and Magnitude, Part 2. ) As I wrote on Earth Day, "In 100 years our descendants will [...]

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Fossil Fuels and a Walk on the Moon

by L J Furman on May 3, 2010

The unfolding disaster at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, which promises to be an environmental catastrophe, (click here) the recent disasters at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia, and the Kingston, Tennessee fly ash retention pond demonstrate that fossil fuels are dirty and dangerous.  Safety and environmental protection [...]

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HOW WE WILL READ IN 100 YEARS

by L J Furman on July 27, 2009

Google asked "How will we read in 100 years?"Here's what I think.If we reinvent our economy to run on solar, geothermal, and kinetic energy, we will get our news and technical information electronically. We will still read classics on paper and mount on our walls images of loved ones and special places. If we don't [...]

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Stretching the Conventional Wisdom

by L J Furman on May 28, 2009

At a Panel on Jumpstarting the Green Economy, at the Sustainable Business Incubator, May 21, 2009, it boils down to Wind, Solar, Geothermal, and Negawatts vs. Coal, Oil, and Nuclear; to Sustainable Business or Bernie Madoff and the Mafia.

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Statement at Marlboro Green Awareness

by L J Furman on December 9, 2008

I ran for school board earlier this year on a solar energy platform. I'd like to thank the Manalapan Republicans and the Marlboro Republicans for holding this event.

I'd like to talk about Nuclear Power and Coal and then Solar and Wind.

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HOW TO SAVE $120 TO $200 BILLION A YEAR

by L J Furman on October 28, 2008

End the war in Iraq.Build a sustainable energy infrastructure.

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