Here’s an article (with great graphics) that helps us understand the limits to the power of the Trump administration in the outcome of our civilization. Can he slow down the integration of renewables into the grid-mix? Yes, at a certain level. Can he make it easier for oil companies to drill in ocean waters all around the U.S.? Yes, at least temporarily. (more…)
It’s hardly news that the Trump administration is doing its level damnedest to dismantle the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). And it’s easy to guess why, given the president’s chummy relationship with the entrenched energy interests, which have traditionally fought hard against EPA regulations. (more…)
Here’s an interesting note I came across in the newsletter “Energy Matters,” a publication of the American Energy Society, describing the process through which the Trump administration, through the Energy Department, has started withholding money for grants already approved by the agency. (more…)
I wrote a few years ago several white papers, e.g., “25 Tips for Renewable Energy Businesses,” in which I provided tips for cleantech companies, focusing largely on marketing. A point I highlighted a couple of times was the use of social media, in particular, making sure you attempts to create viral content don’t backfire. (more…)
My colleague Jon LeSage writes in his GreenAutoDigest:
TESLA SEEKING JOINT VENTURE PARTNER AND OTHER INTERESTING NEWS FROM CHINA
If you take a look at which global automakers have joint ventures with government-backed Chinese companies, you’ll notice only one missing: Tesla. Even Chinese automaker BYD, the global leader in electric vehicle sales, has a JV partnership with Daimler. (more…)
A skeptic comments on my post re: yesterday’s Climate March in which I mentioned that Pakistan saw temperatures of 122F in April. He mentions that all this hub-bub is not about science, but about “short-lived publicity.”
I wish he were right, but he’s not. (more…)
Climate March 2017 took place in Washington D.C. earlier today, and in over 250 “satellite” venues across the country and around the world. A couple of hundred thousand protesters voiced their outrage at President Trump’s planet-killing energy policies in the U.S. capital alone. (more…)
Social responsibility has become a very central part of businesses. Where most companies used to focus on giving back to the community with charity work, businesses are now realizing just how important it is to start going green. With many environmentalists pointing the finger of blame at corporations, there has never been a better time than now to take accountability and turn your company into an environmentally friendly business. (more…)
This isn’t an original thought, but it’s a good one. It was expressed yesterday by the Governor of Vermont, who said something like, “The only good thing about the Trump presidency is that it has turned tens of millions of Americans (not to mention people all over the world) into political activists. This intense level of participation in government is actually what democracy is all about.” (more…)
China is moving ahead on environment and economic plans for electric vehicles. They already are 2-3x ahead of US sales on units, mostly tilted towards lower cost models but moving upstream also. The genuine action orientation of China has them shuttering 100s of coal power plants, moving Beijing to 100% electric taxis, and growing solar significantly. (more…)
