Many thanks to my fine friend and colleague Terry Ribb for sending me this marvelous video on blogging. The piece presents the thoughts of Dr. Tyler Cowen, a university professor whose field is economics, rather than clean energy, but …
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Migration from Fossil Fuels Carries Numerous Benefits
One of the great many side benefits of a migration away from fossil fuels is that, when it’s complete, we can greatly reduce the rate at which we’re putting energy workers in harm’s way, e.g., exposing coal miners to black …
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Carbon Tax to Mitigate Climate Change – Fascinating Debate
I believe everyone should see the five-minute-long video embedded in this article, in which conservative Republicans of various stripes debate the concept of a revenue-neutral carbon tax as a tool to take a proactive step to mitigate climate change. As …
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Tensions Develop as Environmental Concerns Build
According to this note in the Writer’s Almanac, yesterday was the 101st anniversary of the opening of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” a ballet so new in its day that it caused a literal riot in the theater in which …
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California Energy Summit, Fabulous As Always, Speaks to Challenges in Demand Response
I had the pleasure of attending Infocast’s annual California Energy Summit this week, and I wish to enter a few posts for readers who may be interested in the subject. Here’s the first of several: As always, there were a …
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From Guest Blogger Chris: Top Five Myths of Summer Energy Efficiency
Summertime is fast approaching. In order to keep a cool environment in the wake of the summer heat, majority of people turn their air conditioning units and fans on without thinking twice. This way, they rack up huge energy bills …
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Career Paths in Renewable Energy in the U.S. – Patience Required
A recent graduate from James Madison University in the central part of Virginia (the gorgeous Shenandoah Valley, pictured here) wanted my advice on U.S.-based career paths available to a young man in renewable energy. I was happy to spend about …
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Contributed by Fiona: Is Renewable Energy Finally About to Boom?
After what seems like decades of scientific evidence and expert advice all pointing us in the direction of sustainable fuel, the past few months and years have really shown a turnaround in the ways that we in the UK source …
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Lots of “Oomph” Behind Environmental and Social Justice
Yesterday was the 211th birthday of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the man who reminded us, “”Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.” That’s certainly the case for those of us trying to get to the truth as …
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Fossil Fuels Are Going Away, And Most of the World Knows It
During the seven-mile hike I took yesterday with a friend to the top of Gaviota Peak (pictured) and back, we talked a great deal about the stock market, as my companion is very worried that we could be facing a …
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