Right-Wing Libertarians Attack Bike Sharing

Reason TV correspondent Kennedy enjoying a ride on Capital Bikeshare.

Right-wing libertarian think tanks like Reason choose to go after the little guys getting a small piece of the government pie while ignoring the government-subsidized big players like the fossil fuel industry. This makes sense considering the climate change-denying, oil-rich Koch Family Foundation partly funds Reason. 

Now Reason TV and washed up former MTV VJ Kennedy are bullying bike sharing, in this case the wildly successful Capital Bikeshare program in the Washington, D.C. area. A recent video report makes a mockery of the Capital Bikeshare program as a wasteful subsidy for rich educated white kids.

'Avengers' Delivers Powerful Clean Energy Message

The Tesseract. Image credit: Marvel

Unemployment. Austerity. War. Terrorism. Climate Change. The world needs superheroes now more than ever. Along comes Marvel's "The Avengers" to rave reviews and boffo box office. In tough times, movie audiences crave escapist entertainment and larger than life superheroes, which could help explain why "The Avengers" set a box office record for the biggest opening weekend ever in North America, tied for the fastest film to reach $1 billion and is currently the third highest grossing film of all time with a worldwide haul of nearly $1.4 billion.

That's a lot of people that are absorbing the film's clean energy message -- the sustainable energy source called the Tesseract. There have been different reactions to the film's renewable energy message -- some positive, some critical.

Guest Post: 5 Tips for Burning More Responsibly

This article was contributed by Reid from High’s Chimney Service, a local Maryland chimney service company that knows a few things about burning wood.

Whether it’s snuggling up to a cozy fireplace or a gathering around a spirited bonfire, open flame has an allure that has persisted for millennia. However, we must acknowledge that whenever something is burned – and this goes for wood – there will problematic emissions and environmental impacts. The most concerning emission in wood smoke is airborne fine particulate matter (basically, soot). Some other areas of concern include deforestation, carbon monoxide, forest fires, CO2, and carcinogens.