It’s Independence Day here in the United States—a good time to celebrate the marvels that this country represents, in particular, rule of law, and a meaningful constitution that generally protects the liberties of its individual citizens. The 4th of July is …
A Few Suggestions for the United States on Her Birthday Read More »
The 60-year-old technology is finally making into the mainstream of our daily lives. The city of Boston plans to install solar photovoltaic powered benches that would serve as outdoor charging stations. The first wave will be located in the Boston …
From Guest Blogger Sinan: Solar Benches in Boston Read More »
Keeping leftovers from meals and collecting free plastic bags from supermarkets have been some of the most common ways of saving households money by recycling. The challenge is to make a profit by going green.
Today happens to be my birthday, and I share it with Franz Kafka (pictured here), best known for his short but surreal and deeply disturbing novels of the early 20th Century, in which he so ably points out the absurdity and …
One of Life’s Surreal Elements — An Energy Policy from Hell Read More »
Biomass briquette or white coal is a biofuel made from biomass waste materials with the help of biomass briquetting machine. Nowadays, through this machinery biomass waste converts into new coal which is known as white coal. Biomass briquetting is the …
From Guest Blogger Deepi: How Biomass Waste Became The New Coal Read More »
Two weeks ago, SolarCity joined competitors SunEdison, First Solar and SunPower as the fourth vertically integrated solar company in the United States. In order to achieve this status, they acquired California-based Silevo, a manufacturer of hybrid solar panels combining thin-film …
From 2GreenEnergy Intern Louis de Saint Phalle: SolarCity’s Big Plans for the Future Read More »
Yesterday, I came across skyTran, a rather futuristic idea for mass transportation —a concept designed to relieve urban congestion and reduce the eco-footprint associated with transportation generally. Here’s one of dozens of illustrations they have on the website:
I’ll be in San Francisco next Tuesday and Wednesday for the InterSolar show, primarily to engineer a deal between my client PlexiSun (building integrated solar thermal hot water heating) and a prospective OEM. Of course, while I’m there, I’ll be …
InterSolar Show Hosts Important Developments in the Solar Industry Read More »
It’s a shame that we in the U.S. have only two viable political parties. Sadly, the Independents, the Greens, and so forth tend to attract only small fringes of voters, and this isn’t particularly good for a country trying to …
Note to the U.S. Republican Party on Environmentalism, Climate Change Read More »
Wow, these people who do the “Exxon Hates….” videos sure don’t mince words. Those who recall “Exxon Hates Your Children” will see much of the same style in their current effort, “Exxon Hates America.”
