Controversy is brewing over how many green jobs have been created so far—and at what cost
The Climate Post: As Markets Dive, Clean Energy Stocks Hit by “Triple Whammy”
Renewables companies are struggling with producing too much for the demand, problems with government debt, and broader risk aversion among investors
The Climate Post: China Aims to Become Solar Powerhouse With New Subsidies
Many richer countries, meanwhile, have cut back solar subsidies—and more cuts may be on the way
The Climate Post: The World has Passed Peak Oil, says Top Economist
In other news, renewables hit bottlenecks, feed-in tariffs for clean energy get choked by austerity measures, and the “Battle of the Buildings” begins
The Climate Post: The Clean and Dirty of Obama’s Energy Plan
In other news, a Koch Industries-funded project finds that global warming is in fact real, and environmentalist George Monbiot still stands up for nuclear
Resilience links: Waste water, water storage, and cooperatives
Water storage could help during droughts and floods, and ….
“The U.S. political culture has become not just dysfunctional but deeply corrupt.”
—Economist Paul Krugman on the possibility that George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the rich may get renewed
Read: “Resilience and the incredible power of slow change”
a blog post by marketing guru Seth Godin
“The human body has built-in redundancies: two eyes, two kidneys, two lungs. It is good to incorporate that model into everything we create.”
—Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of “The Black Swan”
Read: “Is the global economy a Ponzi scheme?”
We’re using up the planet, “we’re targeting our own children and grandchildren.” Yep—it’s a Ponzi scheme
