It’s the 52nd anniversary of the publication of Catch-22, Joseph Heller’s brilliantly satirical anti-war novel. The story revolves around a bomber pilot who tries to get himself dismissed from World War II by virtue of insanity, but encounters a regulation …
We’d Like Our Leaders To Bring Us a Sane Energy Policy — But There’s a Catch Read More »
There are plenty of benefits offered by electric cars, alongside a number of challenges that they still face. Here are some of the main ones. Tiny Running Costs Once you’ve got the upfront cost of purchasing the car out of …
From UK Guest Blogger “Search” — Electric Cars Are The Future! Or Are They? Read More »
Writing for a website I helped to create, EmpowerTheOcean, Emma Websdale notes, “This week’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, published by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), includes data showing that greenhouse gas emissions are on an upward and accelerating trend.” She …
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Here’s a general article on electric transportation in the U.S. — strangely in “SeekingAlpha” — a blog site associated with the minute details that drive stock prices. I thought I’d present it here because of the cool maps that show …
Fast-Charging Stations Are Strategic To the Success of Electric Transportation Read More »
Here are five mini-reports on companies that have recently received funding for the development of advanced energy storage technologies. That’s good news. I’m reminded of the presentation that ARPA-E deputy director Dr. Cheryl Martin gave at CleanTechLA earlier this week, …
Wondering about the validity of synthetic fuels? I’m talking about liquid hydrocarbon fuels created from hydrogen (from electrolyzed water) plus carbon (from point sources of CO2 ) plus excess energy from off-peak wind (or off-peak anything else). I know you’ll …
UK journalist Emma Websdale notes on my piece on Canada’s use of renewables: “Thanks for sharing this Craig, I had no idea that Canada was so ‘emissions friendly!’” Thanks for writing, Emma. It’s ironic. Canada has renewable resources coming out …
Canada’s Use of Renewables Belies Underlying Eco-Devastation Read More »
I’m flattered that a favorite high school English teacher of mine likes my books; in fact, Mr. Perrott (as I call him to this day) is currently working on “Is Renewable Really Doable?”
Here’s 2GreenEnergy Associate and transportation visionary Dan Sturges giving a talk on the future of mobility. He’s most certainly right about a lot of things: • Our current transportation paradigm (the car) has been with us for over 100 years, and …
Energy efficiency in light bulbs has a range of 5 – 90 percent depending what technology is used. The average building uses 15% of its energy on lights, leading many private companies to make the conversion to efficient technology on …
From Guest Blogger Shawn Tougas: Converting Streetlights to LED Read More »
