A friend sent me this story about his local (Philadelphia) region: “Offshore Wind Farm Rejected in New Jersey.” Rightfully, he’s dismayed. The analysis here shows how flawed our whole approach is to providing energy to businesses and consumers. The whole …
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From Guest Blogger Conor MacGuire: A Beginner’s Guide to Renewable Energy
A beginner can get bamboozled by the amount of data available on renewable energy technologies. Renewables basically utilize energy sources that will never run out. They are mostly derived from the sun either indirectly or directly. Keep reading to find out more.
Cool Map Illustrates Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants
I know many of you share my concerns about the vast damage being inflicted to human health and the environment by coal-fired power plants. You’ll be happy to learn that, at least, in the U.S., this lethal and archaic form …
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Advocacy for Electric Transportation Has Different Faces
A fellow EV-advocate argues that electric transportation is beneficial to the environment in the U.S. right this minute, based on the EPA’s calculator, according to which he believes that switching to an EV has “lowered his CO2 footprint by four …
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The Venture Capital Community Could Benefit from Better Judgment Re: The Enormous Demographic of Eco-Conscious Young People
Is it just me, or has the quality of judgment of the venture capital community experienced major slippage lately? Obviously there are the extremely visible failures like Fisker Automotive and Solyndra (yes, both were also backed with public dollars). But …
Breakthrough Concepts in Clean Energy
As I’ve mentioned, I receive several new clean energy business concepts per week, mostly rooted in proven technology. The scientific mechanisms behind solar, wind, biomass, hydrokinetics and geothermal are all very well-established, and have been for a great period of …
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From Guest Blogger Heather Roberts: Green Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks
After we’ve spent an entire winter at home, it is finally time to open the windows, letting the fresh spring air in. Its time to chase away the cobwebs and bring out the best of our home. The following tips …
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Electric Utilities Impeding Distributed Generation
A colleague sent me this piece on the roadblocks that the utilities are throwing up to impede distributed generation. He notes, “Everyone will decide where they come down on these issues, but the utility industry is now using a monopoly position …
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From Guest Blogger Mary Ann: Sustainable Travel
Never at any other time in history has it been this easy to travel half-way around the world at a moment’s notice. In the early 2010s, flying to some of the greatest and most beautiful cities and regions in the …
From Guest Blogger Mary Ann: Steps Towards an Environmentally Responsible Australia
Like many other developed countries around the world, Australia have been committed to pulling out all the stops when it comes to the preservation of the environment. On a recent trip to the land down under, I was particularly impressed …
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