A reader just asked me this: Doesn’t all our energy come from the sun? Fossil fuels are old sunlight, and anything else we burn is new sunlight. We have to burn this one way or the other, and that creates emissions. Is there any way around this?
Fortunately, there are a number of factors that make what you’ve written above incorrect. (more…)
Here’s some advice to those writing about renewable energy, or anything else: communicate your ideas clearly. On average, I get perhaps a dozen requests every week for one thing or another, and occasionally I’m left wondering what we’re talking about. This morning, as an example:
Respected Sir. I am a student of mechanical engineering (final year) and I want to introduce society to green energy. The aims of your company have been introduced in the university I am studying in. It will be my honor to have your support and proper affiliation to your company. Awaiting for your positive response.
I’m flattered that his university has introduced him to 2GreenEnergy, but I have no idea what he wants.
I try to follow the financial news surrounding Tesla Motors, which isn’t particularly positive right now. For a couple of reasons, the success or failure of Tesla is a big deal in the world at the moment.
First of all, we all want to know: can a new entity emerge from outside the auto manufacturing world and build/sell cars successfully? (more…)
Anytime you take two hot topics, like green technology and automobiles, Americans are going to take note. We love our cars, regardless of their environmental impact—and probably always will. Thankfully, the automobile is finally beginning to evolve. It’s becoming more sustainable, cleaner, and certainly more efficient. It’s even beginning to cost significantly less to fuel and maintain.
For progressive-minded individuals who want to have their car and drive it, too, it’s an exciting time. (more…)
Over the years, I have helped well over 100 students, from 4th grade to graduate school, with their papers on renewable energy or sustainability more generally. I enjoy the living heck out of, and I’ve gotten some of the most heartwarming thank-you notes anyone could possibly imagine. Here’s what I got this morning (though I wasn’t of much help): (more…)
The whole world is trying to reduce energy consumption and save the planet, and Croatia is no exception. All countries within the EU must use renewable sources for 20% of their energy use by 2020, whilst also increasing their energy efficiency by 20%. New power plants are powered by wind, or sun, and in Croatia, as in other European countries, reliance on fossil fuels is diminishing and people are being encouraged to buy energy-saving appliances. (more…)
A colleague just sent me this: “The story should not be how falling oil prices will impact the shift to clean energy, it should be how the shift to clean energy is impacting the oil price.” – Michael Liebreich, chairman of the advisory board at Bloomberg New Energy Finance
I wish this were true, but it isn’t. (more…)
If you like self-styled people who don’t ask permission to do what they think is right, you have to live in awe of the state of Vermont. The presence of Bernie Sanders in the U.S. senate (pictured) is proof enough, but each week something else incredible happens up there.
Goddard College in Plainfield (see pic of the “Clockhouse” below) just became the third in the state to complete its divestment from fossil fuel company investments. (more…)
In response to this surreal discussion begun by Rupert Murdoch, a dear friend writes: The world will be better when he isn’t influencing it.
That’s certainly true in the main, but now he’s so senile that he’s made a laughing stock of himself. In all, I think this is very good for the world to see, i.e., what unvarnished hatred and bigotry really look like.
It’s not unlike the presence of the true anti-environmental idiots in the U.S. Congress, e.g., Jim Inhofe, who, by virtue of the asinine things that pour out of their mouths, do their causes far more harm than good.
Do you ever find yourself getting angry with a certain aspect of your life, only to realize that you’re behaving like a three-year-old?
That’s what happens to me, albeit briefly, virtually every time I post something. (more…)
