The annual Department of Energy “ARPA-E” show (Advanced Research Projects Administration-Energy) ranks among the very best events of the year for us here in the U.S. who are interested in the forward progress of cleantech, and for several reasons: 1) …
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Our Civilization is Making Progress
Over the weekend we learned that all 30 hardliners will lose their seats to reformists in the Iranian government based on elections held late last week. This puts a smile on the face of every decent person on the planet.
The Sustainability Movement Has Huge Levels of Support
Today is the birthday of French novelist Victor Hugo, whose work in the 19th Century presented us with depths of human passion that no one had even imagined possible in his time. He is perhaps equally well known for leaving …
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A Pull-back in Consumerism?
Hello from New Bedford, Massachussets; it really is wonderful to be in such an authentic fishing village. Over breakfast I noticed an article in the Wall Street Journal to the effect that retail sales really were terrible last December, resulting …
Solar PV and the Utility Death Spiral
Not all news in the solar PV world is good, as my colleague Craig Ruark (pictured) notes in this column on Nevada’s energy markets. This whole thing goes back to the notion of the utility death spiral (i.e., people leave …
2GreenEnergy Hits the Road–Yet Once Again
Headed out tonight for New York City; New Bedford, MA (ex-whaling capital of the US — pictured); Syracuse, NY; and Washington, DC. All are exciting appointments, including a kick-off meeting with a new client (New Bedford). I try never …
Environmentalism In World News
Weekday mornings I get up at 6 AM and watch at least part of “Newsroom Tokyo,” a wonderful program distributed through PBS that presents the highlights of goings on, not only in Japan, but around the world. The first thing …
Short Note on Big Oil and Climate Change
This discussion on the culpability of the oil companies in suppressing the truth about climate change is everything I hoped it would be. Check out the comments of Terry and Gina. Holy cats, that’s really brilliant and expressive writing.
MLK’s Vietnam Speech
The other day I had the great pleasure of revisiting the landmark speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam.” If nothing else, it’s a reminder of the fact that our focus here on …
Watch What Happens as the Truth About ExxonMobil and Climate Change Becomes Obvious To Us All
In response to my recent piece “Earth’s Warming Continues to Break Records,” frequent commenter Frank Eggers writes: The deniers may no longer be able to deny the warming, but they can continue to deny that human action is responsible regardless …
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