All Features in Issue 20: Energy
Energy is God
From Issue 20
God. The vital force that has inspired and haunted even the most intellectual of our race—thinkers, philosophers, artists, politicians and the homeless. A force that is almost impossible to define, it…
Video: Energy Is…
From Issue 20
What is energy? g-Think grabbed a Flip camera and hit the streets; asking leaders in various energy fields to explain what energy really means, and what it will mean in the future.
Visualized: Energy by the Numbers
From Issue 20
It is sometimes difficult to visualize different units of energy. Izzie Zahorian beautifully transforms energy statistics into bite-sized pieces to create a picture of what energy really means.
Copenhagen Calling
From Issue 20
No matter who you are, you will be affected by the outcome of the COP15 conference. Yet despite the disastrous consequences if we fail to address climate change in December, Hugh still feels hopeful for…
Agents of Change
From Issue 20
Being an agent of change isn’t always easy. Lyle Estill describes what it’s like stabbing a heated spike into the “gelatinous cyclopic eye of the status quo.”
Power to the People
From Issue 20
In the background of the climate bill debate rages the question of clean coal and our growing electricity consumption. Can clean coal save us? Does it even exist? And how can an Awakening Consumer..
Hot, Flat and Crowded: Thoughts…
From Issue 20
The good, the bad and the green in Thomas Friedman’s latest book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why America Needs a Green Revolution.
Keep Smiling
From Issue 20
Imagine a world void of caffeine and nicotine, a world where people are energized—dare we say—naturally. How contagious is human energy, and how should the human battery be charged?
The Radioactive Elephant in the…
From Issue 20
In addition to the renewables we know and love, there is another carbon-free energy source. It's nuclear. But can America get over nuclear’s dirty past? Or will this glowing green technology be shut…
Peak Oil and The Suburbs
From Issue 20
Will peak oil be the death knell of the suburbs? One community considers what steps it may need to take to survive.
All in the Name of Energy
From Issue 20
Milton Kapelus waxes poetic as he contemplates how future generations will think back on our quest for energy.
Energy Soufflé
From Issue 20
Here’s an old American recipe, passed down from one generation to another. Open wide and take a big bite. (But we assume no responsibility for any indigestion that may ensue.)
Winds of Change: Australia’s…
From Issue 20
As Australia works to lower its carbon footprint, Brian Jones explains why wind could be the perfect answer to the low-carbon equation.