From Guest Blogger Jake Fisher: Seven Myths About the Electric Car Phenomenon
The second that electric cars started showing up on dealer lots, people took to the Internet and started sharing different stories and myths about the electric car. While some of these myths may be a little more grounded in truth than others, it’s clear that a great deal of hyperbole and (indeed) even some hysteria have surrounded this mode of transportation. Subsequently, it’s way past time to debunk a few of these myths. (more…)
Small world. I’m a member of a tiny, local club: The Savvy Investors of Santa Barbara. We have no more than 20 people at our monthly meetings, and take turns doing talks on our areas of expertise. What are the odds that next week’s speaker would also be in sustainable energy policy?
Here’s a comment on a post I just read from a fellow named Grant Schreiber that struck me, as it addresses my oft-made point about the issues of population growth and sustainability. He writes:
Although the news may be filled with headlines about solar energy, solar incentives, and the benefits of going solar, many homeowners still have lots of questions about solar power, how it works, and the cost of its installation. Solar is an ideal way to power your home. Once you understand how this form of energy works and how it can save you money while providing reliable electricity, you’ll want to make the switch to solar energy. In addition, solar is a clean energy that is as good for your home as it is for the environment. 
One of the most prominent arguments against solar power is the fact the sunlight is used to generate power and can be thwarted with clouds or nightfall. Although sunlight is indeed one of the most powerful of methods for this kind of technology, it isn’t as mandatory as some would like you to believe. It’s not the Sun that generates the power for solar cells to collect, but it’s the intensity of the light itself. 
Love or hate the way they do their internet business, Google is definitely into their renewable energy. Over the years I have read some interesting articles about their investment in and installation of energy efficiency or renewable energy technology, and not just the common stuff. Here is an article about them 
The electric vehicle market has been growing at a pretty high rate in the past couple of years, which has encouraged more and more car makers to start developing cars that are powered by electricity. Today, almost all major manufacturers offer hybrid and electric vehicles, but there are still a few companies that are yet to launch an alternative fuel vehicle. One of them is Kia, South Korea’s second-largest car maker, next to Hyundai. Kia has been making some pretty fuel-efficient cars, but they have all been conventional vehicles, powered by gasoline. Now, they are planning to join the green vehicle game, with an electric car that they plan to introduce to the market in 2014. 
Here’s some bad news: the 
Readers in Nebraska or Kazakhstan may not understand what I’m about to present, but those of us who live near oceans have noticed that there is a new device for owners of tennis ball-fetching dogs to use on the beach (pictured here). Even little old ladies can nonchalantly hurl the ball a couple dozen yards with the flick of an arthritic wrist. The device is a simple piece of plastic, the idea for which, of course, was right under our noses all the time; we just happened not to see it. 
