A life-long friend sent me this piece on off-grid charging with solar PV, from the online section of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the main newspaper where I’m from. In fact, the guy featured in the article lives in Glenside, walking distance …
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Jobs in Renewable Energy Will Eventually Have Real Meaning
A colleague in the run-of-river hydro business sent me this piece earlier today, on the ascension of green energy jobs in general. Worldwide, 5.7 million people worked in the clean energy industry in 2012, about 10% of whom were Americans …
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From Guest Blogger Paula Sheamus: Clean Energy Revolution
In recent years, the world has been desperately calling for a change in the way we use nature to make our lives better, feed, work, travel and generate energy. A lot of people took up the idea of green living, …
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From Guest Blogger Andre: A Beautiful New Way to Live Off Grid
Concern for the future of the planet is growing. Being a member of the world population amidst an ever teetering global economy and the seemingly infinite growth and effective weight of climate destruction can create an unparalleled pressure and fear …
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From Guest Blogger Alia Anderson: How Technology Can Help Save the Environment
Like many of us I’ve usually questioned regarding technology that may facilitate the surroundings. My motivation could be a conviction that science can sooner or later facilitate undo the environmental issues caused by act. What follows could be a tiny …
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Climate Change and Our Regard for Science
Earlier today, I was driving to a lunch meeting with a potential investor in our clean energy investment opportunities, and I had the good fortune to find a lecture by Buddhist philosopher Alan Watts on the radio. The talk brought …
Environmental and Social Justice Will Be Hard To Achieve in a Sick, Sadistic World
Though I don’t normally cover the news on extreme sports, I do need to mention that NBC took Olympic gold last night in the Extreme Cruelty event, ascending to the top of the podium for their talk on camera with men’s …
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Sardinia’s New 1 MW Wind Farm
I’m planning to make yet another addition to my list of renewable energy investment opportunities: the development of a smallish wind farm in Sardinia. Apparently, power from wind turbines that are rated under 60 KW is greeted with a huge …
Shortages in Energy, Water, and Food Likely To Cause Hostility
Santa Barbara is lucky enough to have one of the 13 Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums. Yesterday I checked out several dozen original documents that happened to interest me, including the first page of one of the world’s most beloved pieces …
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The Man Who Photographs Wind Turbines
I was milling around Wall-Space, a hip new art gallery in Santa Barbara’s “Funk Zone” yesterday, looking at some really cool photography, when the clerk, an amazingly articulate and self-possessed young lady, asked me about my interests. No sooner had …
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