I try to speak with my friend whom I quoted here on energy policy at least once a month, to try my best to keep up with his incredible insights about the world of the 21st Century. He’s aware of my …
Environmental Justice Is Just One of Many Different Maladies Read More »
A young reader hopes to replace wind turbines with an alternate source of energy. He writes: these generators are not very large to supply electricity to an ordinary home. Now the other power source: an electric motor.
A reader just asked me this: Doesn’t all our energy come from the sun? Fossil fuels are old sunlight, and anything else we burn is new sunlight. We have to burn this one way or the other, and that creates …
Here’s some advice to those writing about renewable energy, or anything else: communicate your ideas clearly. On average, I get perhaps a dozen requests every week for one thing or another, and occasionally I’m left wondering what we’re talking about. …
Writing About Renewable Energy Requires Lucid Prose Read More »
I try to follow the financial news surrounding Tesla Motors, which isn’t particularly positive right now. For a couple of reasons, the success or failure of Tesla is a big deal in the world at the moment. First of all, …
Anytime you take two hot topics, like green technology and automobiles, Americans are going to take note. We love our cars, regardless of their environmental impact—and probably always will. Thankfully, the automobile is finally beginning to evolve. It’s becoming more …
From Guest Blogger Curt Robbins: On the Green Horizon — Toyota Mirai vs. Chevy Bolt Read More »
Over the years, I have helped well over 100 students, from 4th grade to graduate school, with their papers on renewable energy or sustainability more generally. I enjoy the living heck out of, and I’ve gotten some of the most …
The whole world is trying to reduce energy consumption and save the planet, and Croatia is no exception. All countries within the EU must use renewable sources for 20% of their energy use by 2020, whilst also increasing their energy …
A colleague just sent me this: “The story should not be how falling oil prices will impact the shift to clean energy, it should be how the shift to clean energy is impacting the oil price.” – Michael Liebreich, chairman of …
Why Are Oil Prices Falling? Putin? Something Else? Read More »
If you like self-styled people who don’t ask permission to do what they think is right, you have to live in awe of the state of Vermont. The presence of Bernie Sanders in the U.S. senate (pictured) is proof enough, …
