A friend sent me this piece on Solar City and Honda, asking if I’d seen it. Yes, I did. But “why Honda?” is a good question, I would think. They DO have a battery EV – “The Fit EV,” but …
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Electric Vehicles in New York City
The mayor of New York City wants to install 10,000 EV charging stations. Yikes. I hate to sound unsupportive, but the last thing I want on that island is a car – of any type. When I have meetings in …
Roadmap to a Hydrogen Economy
A friend of mine sent me an invitation to a webinar called the “Roadmap to a Hydrogen Economy and Review of Alternative Energy Technologies.” I hope he doesn’t regard my response as indelicate or ungracious: Thanks! I’ll try to check …
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How Much Renewable Energy Does the World Really Need?
Here’s an article whose author is attempting to show that the goal of 100% renewables is closer than we think. At the risk of stating the obvious, I jotted down a few notes I wish to share: • We’re a very …
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Sources
Here’s a report on the amount of CO2 associated with various power sources. It’s not uncommon for the nuclear industry to seize upon reports like this, and say, “Ya see? We’re clean energy too.” Of course, that’s true, and I wouldn’t have …
Brown Goes Green
I often mention FedEx and how impressed I am with some of their more progressive efforts in corporate sustainability. I should also mention that their rival, UPS, is working hard in the same direction. As noted here, “Brown” is currently …
Energy Efficiency Really IS a Big Deal
Frequent commenter and alternative fuels expert Ben Thorp responds to my piece on electric transportation the other day, noting: Energy efficiency … may be the largest issue if saving fossil fuel or the global environment is a major concern. The …
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Notes on an Ideal Civilization
Last night, a friend of mine sent me a considerable laundry list of things he thinks everyone, certainly all U.S. citizens, are entitled to as basic human rights. I don’t know. I see providing all this stuff gratis to a …
Arctic Sea Ice Collapse
Here’s an article called “Scientists Confirm: Arctic Sea Ice ‘Collapse’ at Our Door – Warming planet and new evidence portend future of ice-free Arctic. It’s quite worthwhile, but, perhaps because I come across several reports on the subject in the course …
Sustainable Energy: Our Civilization's Current Status
Here’s a very good, objective and realistic treatment of our planet’s attempts at sustainable energy, from the combined perspectives of technology, economics, and politics. Here, in one document, readers will get “the whole nine yards” as to how difficult this …
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