In his State of the Union address last night, President Bush stressed the importance of renewable energy and clean, alternative fuels. So why am I still so skeptical?
On this weeks Lazy Environmentalist, Josh interviews the following participants in the Eco Festival:
Colorado's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) based in Golden, is the home of the nation's only large-scale pilot plant for the production of ethanol from biomass. Engineers and scientists at NREL lead the way in research on renewable energy technologies, from photovoltaics (solar cells) to wind to renewable fuels. NREL received a surge of media attention early this year when 32 staff positions were eliminated and then hastily reinstated just in time for President Bush's visit to NREL in February. All of this followed the president's State of the Union address in which he announced that "America is addicted to oil" and pledged a 22 percent increase in investments into clean energy. NREL's Andy Aden told LIME about the promises and limitations of cellulosic ethanol.
Super Bowl ads represent some of America's most notable characteristics: creativity, innovation, and uber-consumerism. This year I spotted a new trend. The automotive industry seems to have stepped up its
Interests: Anything with an ING:
dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading,
watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming,
surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing,
driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting,
loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke/
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure/
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their
own battles and didn't give up/
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY/
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run/
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.