Max Gladwell

We can all find common ground on issues surrounding global warming, even if the points we agree on have little to do with climate change. In Part 1, we made a key distinction about the how and why of debating climate change. We argued there’s only one way to win, and that’s to persuade as [...]

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Al Gore gives a speech on clean energy, describing the moral imperative to free ourselves from dependence on fossil fuels. Vice President Al Gore’s speech today set a goal to power the country on 100 percent zero-carbon electricity within 10 years. This comes on the heels of his endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama, which [...]

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Without a serious shift in government policy and regulation, our individual efforts could be for naught. Plus, we call for a ban on any statement that starts with “If everyone…” The cliché takes many forms. We’re lead to believe that small changes add up to big impacts. Green media is full of impressive facts and [...]

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Matthew Simmons is an investment banker and author specializing in oil services and world markets. His 2005 predictions have largely come true. What else does he know? We read Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy in 2005 when it was published. It’s not exactly a page turner, but [...]

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European telecom provider Orange offers a motion-driven cell phone recharger. While you’re dancing energy is powering the nightclub, you can also be recharging your cell phone. Actually, the new kinetic cell-phone recharger from Orange is intended more for outdoor music festivals. From AdRants: “The Orange Dance Charge is the result of months of research into [...]

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