5 posts and columns on Keith Johnson

Solar Updates Marines' Arsenal

in Voices on May 9, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

A company of U.S. Marines recently conducted a remarkable three-week patrol through southern Afghanistan, replacing hundreds of pounds of spare batteries in their packs with roll-up solar panels the size of placemats to power their battle gear.

Solar Updates Marines’ Arsenal

in Voices on May 9, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

A company of U.S. Marines recently conducted a remarkable three-week patrol through southern Afghanistan, replacing hundreds of pounds of spare batteries in their packs with roll-up solar panels the size of placemats to power their battle gear.

Bailing Out of the Chamber: Are Apple and Nike Smart or Shortsighted?

in News on October 14, 2009 at 1:02 pm PT

The Wall Street Journal edit page has leapt to the defense of the Chamber of Commerce, rattled in recent days by the high-profile defections of a few big companies at odds with the Chamber’s stance on climate change. The thrust of today’s editorial, which centers on the recent departures of Apple (from the Chamber) and Nike (from the Chamber’s Board of Directors), boils down to a single premise: “Apple and Nike are putting green political correctness above the long-term interests of their own shareholders.”

Exodus: Apple Leaves Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Spat

in News on October 6, 2009 at 1:00 am PT

And then there were five–defections from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its climate-change policy, that is. Apple today resigned its membership in the Chamber “effective immediately.” That’s a harsher tone than the other departures–three utilities said they’d let their membership lapse at the end of the year, and Nike simply quite the Chamber’s board of directors.

Energy Bill in Limbo? Steven Chu Turns to Facebook.

in News on July 21, 2009 at 11:42 am PT

The Obama administration really, really doesn’t want the fight over health care to steal attention from energy and climate legislation. Energy Secretary Steven Chu just launched a Facebook page to keep climate change front and center.