Those keeping track of the law suit against Chevron in response to the damages it caused in Ecuador will be interested in this recent article in Rolling Stone magazine. The bottom line is that it’s extremely unlikely that I’ll still …
Resolution in the Chevron-Ecuador Case Doesn’t Appear To Be Right Around the Corner Read More »
British philosopher John Locke was born on this day in 1632. Locke is best known today for his beliefs in private property and natural rights, as well as for his theory that the purpose of government is to protect those …
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One of our cleantech investors here at 2GreenEnergy has expressed a great deal of interest in playing a key role in our wind energy project that will implement CAES. When I heard that news earlier this morning, I responded: Good. …
The contribution to the U.S. grid mix from renewable energy last month was 7.3%–not counting hydro-electric dams, which accounted for an additional 7.0%. At this point, I guess it’s fair to say that clean energy in the U.S. is not …
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The past decade has seen an energy revolution. Everything is becoming more and more efficient, appliances included. That means they take less of your energy bill and are friendly to the environment. But do the savings behind this new efficiency …
Those who had given up hope that corruption in the U.S. Congress could be eradicated might want to rethink their positions. Check out Mayday, and dig this: Our first Mayday reform candidate, Ruben Gallego, declared victory last night in Arizona’s …
According to the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of the philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (pictured), born in Stuttgart, Germany (1770). He started out studying Christianity, and he was particularly interested in how Christianity is a religion based on opposites: …
The theme of my new book project (working title is “Bullish on Renewable Energy – Eleven Reasons Why Clean Energy Investors Can’t Lose”) is that the economic factors that are making clean energy cheap are heading forward at a rate …
My third book (Renewable Energy—Following the Money) featured an interview with Rajendra Pachauri (pictured), the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The fond respect I had maintained for Dr. Pachauri for the many years before I met him at …
Here’s a post that won’t take much work; I just copied and pasted it from a laughable press release a reader sent me. ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 29 (UPI) — Five trains in operation at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., are running …
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