Two Supporters of Solar Energy in Tennessee: The Sierra Club and …..Tea Party Republicans?
2GreenEnergy supporter Steve Levy has his own website, focusing on solar energy in Tennessee. Like me, he’s both happy and somewhat mystified to see Tea Party Republicans joining together with the Sierra Club, an unlikely combination if there ever were one, to call for an increase in the amount of solar power we put on our grid.
He also reprints terrific infographics, like this one, showing that net-metering programs exist in 44 of the 50 states here in the US. Nice going, Steve.
I’m glad to hear all the buzz about Elon Musk’s 
I’ll be 75 years old in 2030, so it’s likely that I’ll still be around to validate what I’m about to say: the idea, expressed in this article, that 
I’m a minor donor to a few good causes. The college at which I toiled (and partied) as an undergraduate, Trinity in Hartford, CT, is a good example. I hope they appreciate my constancy, but they won’t be naming a gymnasium or a library, or even a foosball table, after me.
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this piece on 
There are many different ways that the future of energy provisioning can go in radical and exciting new directions. One, as I often mention, is our standard utility model, but given a major shake-up so as to integrate an ever-greater percentage of renewables into the grid-mix. Another possible course, however, is microgrids, where whole sections of our world, say individual communities or military bases, go off the grid entirely, and fend for themselves. 
White isn’t the only color for brides these days.
A dear friend wrote me just now, apparently a bit depressed about all the green-washing, all the public ignorance and apathy surrounding sustainability, and all the complexities in determining which projects truly are more eco-friendly than others.
Here’s a question for you: When you listen to the debates in English Parliament, and hear how people with opposing viewpoints heckle and interrupt one another, doesn’t your skin crawl? Mine does. These people have such incredible manners on most occasions, but not in public speaking. How is that possible?
An old friend from high school has invited me to be a guest on his radio show which takes a conservative perspective on the topics of the day. I’ll be on for an hour to talk to him and entertain callers’ questions about my views on renewable energy, electric transportation, and sustainability more generally. When he called to schedule the interview, he promised that the talk wouldn’t be combative, i.e., he won’t call me a communist, a bleeding heart, etc.
