To prove his case against global warming, which Glenn Beck labels a “load of socialist, communist crap,” the right-wing talk-show host announced his war against energy-efficient light bulbs – on the basis that people who believe in energy efficiency and conservation …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: Are Plug-In Hybrids Right For You?
Plug-in hybrid cars have become quite popular among car buyers in the last decade or so, due in large part to extremely high gas prices and concerns over the negative effects that gasoline-powered vehicles have on the environment. That’s why …
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Norfolk Southern: Making a Commitment to Corporate Sustainability
I had the pleasure of speaking with Norfolk Southern’s corporate sustainability officer, Blair Wimbush, just now. One of our interns who documents role models in corporate sustainability had done a nice piece on Norfolk Southern, a large freight railway operating …
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Smart Grid and Electric Vehicles Fit Together Hand In Glove
Here’s a wonderful article that explains how smart grid and the adoption of electric vehicles really depend upon one another. Like so many of the other things we cover here on a daily basis, the question isn’t “Are we going …
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From Guest Blogger Jess: Tips for Natural Tree Care
Trees are a crucial factor in the filtration of our air, and absorb carbon dioxide from the environment, which is a key contributor to air pollution and global warming. Many people are pledging to plant trees to reduce the effects …
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Ford Enters Electric Bike Market
I often caution cleantech entrepreneurs to make sure they confine their business concepts to arenas in which much larger and moneyed competitors will not enter and immediately squash them. An example I often give (or gave) was electric transportation. If …
Siemens Installing Enormous Quantities of Off-shore Wind
Siemens, the German industrial giant, just completed the installation of a platform in the North Sea that will link two large offshore wind farms and transmit the power (ultimately 6.2 gigawatts) to the mainland, powering 500,000 homes with wind energy. …
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Annie Leonard on Mindful Consumption
Here’s a recent article by one of my true heroes, Annie Leonard, on How To Be a More Mindful Consumer. I met Annie after a talk she gave a few years ago, and congratulated her on the incredible work she’s …
Subsidies for Renewable Energy No Longer Needed by 2025
Those who think that federal subsidies for renewable energy are an unacceptable extravagance will be pleased to know that, by 2025, they will no longer be necessary, according to this report by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Of …
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Promoting Renewable Energy Is Like Running the “Ethical Oil” Campaign – Only Without the Lies
Starting in September, I’ll be doing a great deal of work to promote ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) and the industry leader within it, aptly named Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation. Although I’m not at liberty to discuss our strategy in …
