I have a good feeling that U.S. President Obama will axe the Keystone XL Pipeline. My reasoning has nothing to do with the noise that environmentalists are making, though I’m not discounting that effect altogether. I’m thinking that none of …
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Here’s news of a current study that suggests that, if it ignores climate change pressures, the fossil fuel industry will suffer a level of public relations so damaging that it will have a crippling financial effect. From your lips to …
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Here’s a reasoned, lively but civil debate on the pros and cons of natural gas fracking. The guy (pro) generally does a very good job, though I agree more with the woman – particularly that gas, while better than coal, …
Here’s a good discussion on the level of certainty (95%) that the scientific community has on the existence of anthropogenic climate change. Even the chief scientist at the Cato Institute (whose spokesperson I interviewed for “Renewable Energy – Following the …
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According to this article in the New York Times, the nuclear industry is complaining that the energy industry is “rigged against them,” insofar as the price paid to the sources that generate electricity varies on an hour-to-hour basis, and nuclear …
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Does the world pay attention when little ol’ Craig Shields says that the power utilities are in trouble, due to distributed generation and microgrids? Hardly. But when the best minds at Citibank (see article linked above) say essentially the same …
Our planet faces huge challenges, mostly created by individuals who are profoundly disturbed in terms of their so-called “moral compasses.” Here’s a story about those who slaughter elephants and rhinoceros who kill their victims – and any humans who happen to …
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One of the email lists I am on is an organization’s called “Operation Free,” a group of former military personnel who believe that eliminating our use of oil is paramount for our national security. In a missive I received from …
From Guest Blogger Brian McGowan: Migrating to Renewable Energy and Getting Off Oil Read More »
The world’s poorest countries are investing more in LED lighting, energy storage, and other off-grid electricity technologies, according to a report by Larry West. In cities across the United States, LED lighting like LED wall packs or LED bollards help …
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Here’s an article that speaks to the challenge of creating a viable infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles. The problem at its core is a Catch 22: EVs will not become popular without such an infrastructure, but the return …
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