Tag: renewables

A colleague in Germany sent me this article in yesterday’s New York Times called, “Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy Among Themselves” and noted that she thought I’d find it interesting. Yes, this is VERY interesting.  In particular, it’s a …

Microgrids in Brooklyn Read More »

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A reader offers this suggestion:  (There is a) study which indicated that slamming opposing points of view is less effective than strongly supporting one’s own point of view. On this matter, I tend to go both ways, so to speak.  …

Persuasive Communications on Sustainability Read More »

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Frequent commenter MarcoPolo took some level of umbrage with my post in which I mentioned that the largest public university in the U.S. had divested itself from fossil fuels.  His main point: damaging the oil companies’ profits would send the economy …

Making Tough Choices Re: Fossil Fuels Read More »

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A reader asks re: my post on the good news in renewables:  Lots of recent progress with solar but what about that setback in your California backyard that involved a fire in the big tower of power? What went wrong …

The Migration to Renewable Energy Isn’t All Smooth Sailing Read More »

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It is true that humankind may be the beneficiary of a radical new approach to energy that will come along and save us from the vast environmental damage that our use of fossil fuels is wreaking upon our planet.  

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In 2015 the human race is at the peak of technological advancement, with some form of clever device or product making its way into pretty much all aspects of our day-to-day lives. On the most part these are to provide us …

From Guest Blogger "Sustainafreak": The Most Innovative New Advances in Green Technologies Read More »

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A friend of mine just sent me the content below.  As you amuse yourself with it, ponder the assertion: “It’s impossible for renewables to rise to the scale necessary to handle the world’s energy needs,” and think about how often …

Can Renewable Energy Scale Up To Power the Entire Planet? Read More »

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The UK Government has just backed £315 million worth of renewable energy projects and earlier this year it was announced that the UK is on track to hit our green targets. So it’s evident that providing a sustainable energy source …

From Guest Blogger Pano: Wind Farms for Renewable Energy: Is It Worth Investing in for the UK? Read More »

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I expressed in a recent post how certain areas of the U.S., including Hawaii, can migrate to renewable energy very rapidly.  The operative word there is “can” (expressing the possibility), as distinguished from “will” (expressing the future as it is …

U.S. Government Expands Subsidies to the Fossil Fuel Industry, Throwing Cold Water on the Migration to Renewable Energy Read More »

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There are a few things – just a few — that make living in the 21st Century a pleasant experience, and they all seem to revolve around technology.  We’re living longer and healthier lives, and those of us fortunate enough …

The Most Important Arenas for Innovation Lie in Renewables and Energy Efficiency Read More »

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