Readers often talk about thorium and its potential to become the feedstock for the next generation of nuclear fission reactors. I have high hopes for thorium; there is a whole chapter in my most recent book (Bullish on Renewable Energy) …
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Elon Musk and Tesla Energy
I’m a huge fan of Elon Musk. Anyone who bets against him on his “Tesla Energy” venture (batteries for distributed energy storage) or any of his other businesses is taking a huge risk, given his track record. But for the …
From a Guest Blogger: Tips for Making your Office more Environmentally Friendly
The office is an environment that uses a lot of energy, and that produces a lot of waste, in the form of things like paper and endless coffee cups after all those long meetings. Therefore most offices could really benefit …
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Remembering the Lessons of Horace Mann
Here’s a blurb from the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of Horace Mann, born in Franklin, Massachusetts (1796). He was the first great American advocate of public education. He believed that, in a democratic society, education should be free and …
As Long As The World of Politics Remains Machiavellian, It’s Foolish To Hope for Government Support of a Sustainable Energy Policy
Niccolò Machiavelli was born on this day in 1469, a man best remembered for his work called “The Prince,” a set of suggestions for heads of state that can be summarized as follows, according to the Writer’s Almanac: (Machiavelli) wrote …
Fuel What Matters–From Guest Blogger "DudeFromMars" (I love that name. -ed)
Why should you Fuel What Matters? The U.S. is very dependent on fossil fuels and this could hurt the economy in the long run. Investing in alternative energy sources can secure the future of our economy and our nation as …
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From a 50,000-Foot Level: What’s Happening with Renewable Energy in the United States? – Part 2 of 2
Continued from yesterday…. Energy Storage and the Advent of Electric Transportation. The only real issue with solar and wind is variability, i.e., the fact that the sun doesn’t shine at night, and the wind doesn’t blow in a given place all …
Tagged with: coal heavy metals, coal radioactive isotopes, Falling Cost of Renewable Energy, Get rid of coal plants now, Jim Inhofe (R-OK), migration away from the use of fossil fuels and towards clean energy, Oil Companies and Corruption, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, power utilities, Renewable Energy in the United States, Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, senior decision-makers on the environment, The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future, U.S. Congress virtually owned by the oil companies, worst polluters in the grid mix
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Clean Energy Good Guys
Question: Tom Steyer, who made his fortune in finance, has pledged to spend “any amount” of his net worth to battle the forces behind dirty energy and to pressure the U.S. Congress to address climate change. What, in fact, is …
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From a 50,000-Foot Level: What’s Happening with Renewable Energy in the United States? – Part 1 of 2
Note: Here is a short essay that I wrote for another publication whose editor rejected it on the basis that it contained “controversial statements.” Ya know….I never thought of that….I suppose he’s correct! I laughed out loud when I read …
Tagged with: coal heavy metals, coal radioactive isotopes, Falling Cost of Renewable Energy, Get rid of coal plants now, Jim Inhofe (R-OK), migration away from the use of fossil fuels and towards clean energy, Oil Companies and Corruption, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, power utilities, Renewable Energy in the United States, Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, senior decision-makers on the environment, The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future, U.S. Congress virtually owned by the oil companies, worst polluters in the grid mix
Different Perspectives on Renewable Energy
On my post on the Sierra Club and Chevron, a long-time reader who happens to be a biofuels expert writes: I do not want to read political opinion so I and others will unsubscribe. I respond: I’ll be quite sorry …
