Exxon has announced an agreement with Russia to develop oil fields in the Arctic Ocean in return for giving the Russian Government part ownership of Exxon's oil fields in the U.S. See http://nyti.ms/nzi653 Which raises the question: Who's in charge of U.S. foreign (and energy) policy? http://amplify.com/u/a1c8d5

Germany gets 17% of its energy from renewable sources and has been a net exporter of electricity. Now it is shutting down all of its nuclear plants. How can a large industrial country do such things? 1. It's leader is a physicist. 2. It's consumers use half as much energy as Americans. We can have a green energy future. But only if we start understanding and respecting science, and stop wasting energy. http://amplify.com/u/a1c65n

Demand response is a program that allows the utility to dial down your energy consumption during periods of peak demand. You get paid for participating, the utility protects the grid from failing, and we need fewer peaking plants. Ask your utility how to participate. http://bit.ly/nHGFhw http://amplify.com/u/a1c2jo

The surprising new force cleaning up the plastic industry http://dld.bz/anhQ2 http://amplify.com/u/a1c04m

Are there any leaders in the US who will speak out about climate change? Not likely to be President Obama. He believes the "clean coal" fallacy, approves Arctic Ocean oil drilling, has not mentioned climate change for almost two years, and now endorses a pipeline from tar sands in Canada through environmentally sensitive areas in the US. And he's the pro-environment candidate running for President? http://amplify.com/u/a1byak

Turns out that little earthquake in Virginia last week forced nuclear power plants off line because they list external power. One plant had to rely on just 4 diesel generators when it lost power. See http://onforb.es/q9m52c Is that a big enough margin of safety? http://amplify.com/u/a1bvb0

Jon Huntsman speaks out on climate change: But can he win the Republican nomination? http://bit.ly/q4nAQ3 http://amplify.com/u/a1bqqg

We talk so often about sustainability, green, renewable, etc. What about happiness? If we think about it, doesn't living a sustainable life also make us happier? http://bit.ly/mV6EAG http://amplify.com/u/a1bpc5

GE has developed a new method of enriching uranium using lasers http://t.co/zY7hb65 Some argue they should be prohibited from commercializing the technology because once it's out, unfriendly states like Iran could acquire the technology. Can we really stop scientific discovery and progress by not letting our own scientists develop technologies? http://amplify.com/u/a1bn0g

Scientists have just completed a new floe chart of Antarctica from satellite images that shows how much water will flood into the oceans as the ice melts http://t.co/gofEDQR Did Rick Perry study this scientific research before concluding that climate change predictions are the result of a conspiracy among scientists? http://amplify.com/u/a1blz8