That sound you didn’t hear when that bike flew by at 170 mph was an electric engine. E-bikes have been popping up on streets for years, but they’re coming to a track near you. They’ll compete against gas bikes, inspire …
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From Guest Blogger Amy: How Safe is Your Car for the Environment?
The truth of the matter is, all cars pollute. It doesn’t matter if they run on petroleum or diesel. Even hybrid and electric cars have been accused of contributing to pollution, at least indirectly. So how do you balance the …
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From Guest Blogger Alia: Bad Effects of Climate Change in the World
The repercussions about climate change are pretty diverse and prove out to be very much damaging to millions of people dwelling at different parts of this planet especially to the people based in developing nations. Most of the climate changes …
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Americans Are Changing Course on Environmental Issues
I was on a conference call this morning on which I told the audience that the American electorate is becoming far more focused on environmental issues than they were just a few short months ago. Based on what I read …
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An Enemy of a Working Energy Policy: Bad Ideas
I spend a fair amount of time writing about how the vested interests in energy (e.g., the oil companies), keep bad ideas in place (e.g., extracting and burning petroleum), at the expense of good ideas (e.g., renewables). But there is, …
Tagged with: coal-fired power plants, concentration of CO2 in surface waters, concrete manufacturing facilities, Dr. David Doty, energy policy, extracting and burning petroleum, oil companies, point-sources of carbon dioxide, renewables, Sea Fuels, synthesizing fuel from the CO2 in ocean water, synthetic fuels, U.S. Navy, vested interests in energy, working energy policy
Job Creation in Renewable Energy
Based on its title, I have to say that my initial impression of the article linked below wasn’t too favorable. Calling something “The Truth About Solar Energy,” or “The Truth About ….(anything)” is a bit off-putting. Yes, I’d rather have …
Renewable Energy Is a Subject of Passion — Perhaps Too Much
Occasionally I go off by myself for a “happy hour” drink at a local upscale restaurant/bar — a place that’s almost always good for an interesting conversation with the people sitting next to me. Last evening was no exception: I …
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Tagged with: burning oil, clean coal, fossil fues, I’m Not an Expert but, Renewable Energy, Socrates, wind turbines
A Young Person's Work with Algae as Biofuel
A friend asked my opinion on this high school kid’s experimentation with algae as biofuel. Friend: Hmmm. Craig: Well, this IS exactly what algae researchers are doing… And it DOES have promise, IMO. Friend: It certainly would give us a …
Exploring the Legal Aspects of Renewable Energy
I had lunch yesterday with a young attorney (more details on him soon) who will be researching and writing on the legal aspects of renewable energy for our readers at 2GreenEnergy. I view this as a fantastic opportunity, since there …
Tagged with: adoption of clean energy, build out of our electrical grid, eminent domain law, Environmental Law Institute, fossil fuels, high-voltage DC power transmission, legal aspects of renewable energy, level playing field for renewable energy, Master Limited Partnerships, MLPs, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, oil and gas exploration, phasing out fossil fuels, renewable energy carbon taxes, renewable energy credits, renewable energy incentives, renewable energy subsidies, standardizing the process of permitting installing and grid-tying solar PV, U.S. Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” ruling, using litigation to protect our natural environment
Solar and Wind Electrifying Parts of Asia and Africa for the First Time
I predict the next half-century will see a great number of reports like this one on islands of renewable energy that are generated and consumed off-grid. This article explains how a region of India has built a large microgrid for …
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