Frequent commenter MarcoPolo placed a three-part note on my pieces on the Low Carbon Investment conference and this one on Amory Lovins, which I summarize as follows: 1) Amory Lovins isn’t really credible. 2) The study from Yale University suggesting …
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What To Make Of This? "Credit Suisse Projects ~85% Of US Energy Demand Growth Coming From Renewables Through 2025"
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Addressing Climate Change–Even Though We May Avoid the Full Brunt
A reader reports: Finished “Renewable Energy—Following the Money” last night. Good read, though I didn’t find it quite as compelling as the first two. I only marked about six pages to come back to again later. I found the interview …
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Amory Lovins and His 40 Year Energy Plan
Whenever I encounter someone who believes that a huge penetration of variable energy resources (mainly solar and wind) can only come with the advent of cost-effective energy storage, I always recommend this presentation from energy innovator Amory Lovins. I’ve seen …
Public Opinion on Climate Change
Here’s a piece of research from Yale University that corroborates my gut instinct: Americans are increasingly aware of and concerned about climate change. But here’s something a bit scary that also rings true to me: Americans’ opinions on many matters …
Divestment
One of the most important reasons to believe in a sustainable future is the approach that young people are taking vis-à-vis the environment. Those looking for a bit of insight into this should check out this video sponsored by 350.org, …
A Diverting Moment on Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S., a time we Americans remember those who fought for our country. But because it’s a celebration, it has the unfortunate effect of glorifying war, rather than causing us to do what we …
Unfounded Attacks on Wind Energy
The folks who argue that wind energy is a bad thing have a very tough challenge, considering all the fossil fuels being replaced and all the jobs (50,000 in the U.S. in 2013) that the industry provides. Somehow, however, none …
From Guest Blogger Casey Carter: Climate Change–How a Warming World is a Threat to our Agriculture
Every now and then we being reminded of how our world temperature levels are rising and how, if not checked, will gradually lead to our demise. Scientists, environmentalists and law makers have made policies to try and curb the effects …
The Bleak Future for the Power Utilities
MarcoPolo, a politically conservative reader from Australia, writes: Solar power will continue to grow in importance as part of every developed nation’s energy dynamic. With growing popularity, it will provide problems for the older distribution power utilities, that must not …
Understanding Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
We read constantly about the subsidies for fossil fuels, but we note how hard it is to pinpoint exactly how large they are. For one, what exactly should be counted and what should be excluded? No one doubts that we …
