Apparently, the nomination of Ron Binz to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is causing a great deal more controversy than I thought it would. SmartGridNews reports running across everything from praise, all the way to charges that Binz …
Nominee To Run the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Labeled a "Radical" Read More »
Here’s an author who believes that the U.S., with its appalling failure to establish an energy policy, is squandering its energy resources — and he’s 100% correct. A good example he raises is natural gas (not that I favor his approach). If …
Here’s an article from my colleague Jesse Berst, who, introducing the piece, writes: “Like many of you, I find it distinctly embarrassing that the United States is the only developed country without a national energy policy. That’s why I was pleased …
Yes, America Has No Energy Policy — But Is That An Accident? Read More »
I like to take my own advice on the use of social media and spend some time blogging on other sites related to clean energy. To that end, I just commented on an article that presented an ostensible breakthrough in …
Breakthrough in Carbon Capture and Sequestration? Read More »
Maybe I’m the only member of an aging population who grimaces when young people today show that they don’t really understand the metaphors that had meaning in the 20th Century. Here are two: An “elephant in the room” and an …
Coal-fired Power Plants And the Metaphors We Use To Describe Them Read More »
Of all the articles I read on the subject of energy and sustainability, I can’t think of any I more eagerly anticipate than those of Michael T. Klare. Like the one linked above, they’re not generally good news; they tend …
Michael T. Klare on Energy Policy and Sustainability Read More »
Though I’m obviously not a fan of Big Oil, I try to stay somewhat conversant with the issues that these behemoth entities face, and so I read a number of articles like this one on Chevron’s commitment to harvesting the …
I don’t know what percentage of our readers here are on the Sierra Club’s email lists, but let me tell you something: they write really well. I get something at least a few times a week, and I’m always impressed …
The Sierra Club, Fracking, and Really Good Writing Read More »
Here’s a good article on the Keystone XL pipeline – undoubtedly an ecological disaster of unprecedented scale– the equivalent of adding 51 coal-fired power plants, or adding 37 million more cars onto our roads. The only reason for approving the …
Here’s a good article on the history of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Why has the goal of preventing the exhaust from the burning of fossil fuels from entering the atmosphere been so elusive? Not to give anything away, but …
