From this piece in the New York Times: The Earthshot Prize, an independent charity that was recently broken off from William and Catherine’s Royal Foundation, awards 1 million British pounds, or about $1.2 million, to each of five winners, one …
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Vehicle To Grid
I hope readers will check out 2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie’s insightful comments at the bottom of our intern Kevin Kuttumkal’s post Additional Electric Vehicles Can Reduce California’s “Duck Curve.”
Dealing a Blow To Clean Transportation Won’t Be a Piece of Cake
From my colleague Jon LeSage’s Green Auto Market: The Trump administration’s proposal to cap federal fuel economy rules at 35 mpg, instead of the original level around 50 mpg by 2025, has set off opposition from state governors and other leading stakeholders.
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Holland Is So Cool….
As suggested in this short video, The Netherlands is really kicking butt in the world, in terms of nearly everything that matters. Perhaps the U.S. could take some direction from people who are getting it right.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: Time To Say Goodbye
My colleague Jon LeSage offers this wonderful edition of his Green Auto Digest, summing up the progress that has been made in clean transportation in 2016, and speculating as to what we may expect to see in the coming year. …
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Eco-conscious People Should Explore Housing, Transportation, Food
At the conclusion of the terrific conference I attended on Friday produced by “Climate One” at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, the host asked the panel, “Where are you personally trying to make a difference in your carbon footprint?” …
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Breakthrough Ideas In Clean Energy Are Very Rare
At the rate of about a dozen a week, I’m approached with ideas in clean energy/transportation. Here’s a rough breakdown of my perception of the concepts I’ve received over the last three years: 2%: Crackpots. An attempt to raise money …
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Santa Barbara Celebrates Earth Day
This afternoon I plan to take my daughter and a few of her friends down to the magnificent celebration of Earth Day that the city of Santa Barbara puts together each year. The show grows in scope each year; last …
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Model for Clean Transportation – Santa Monica
I want my book on renewables to feature a few chapters on the public sector – what our government at various levels is doing to promote clean transportation and energy. To knock out the piece on municipalities, this morning I’m …
