From former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich: Trump’s first official campaign rally will be in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19, the day known as Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S. Tulsa is the site of a …
Category: Renewables – Business
Coal: Following the Money
Those wishing to understand the truth about transitions in the energy sector would be well advised to look past the public discourse on the subject, and examine where the money is going. This, of course, is just another way of …
Recognizing the Difference Between a Press Release and a News Report
Here’s an article praising Vistra Energy, the parent company of TXU Energy, a retail electricity provider serving residential and business customers in deregulated regions of Texas since 2002. To my amusement, it boldly announces, “Vistra has transformed its electricity generation …
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Greenpeace at British Petroleum HQ
This is illustrative of why the transition to renewable energy is such a slog: Oil companies speak with forked tongue. They lead people of conscience to believe they’re on board with renewable energy, while they’re re-assuring their investors that they’re …
California Doesn’t Stand Alone in Environmental Defense
Of the 100+ rollbacks in environmental regulations under the Trump administration, its official replacement of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks is probably the most egregious.
Brilliant Analysis of Renewable Energy Penetration
Here’s a fabulous article that analyzes four semi-distinct phases of renewable energy adoption, each of which is a function of the plummeting costs of solar and wind, each of which comes about for a different reason.
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Understanding U.S. Corporatocracy
Here’s a pictorial depiction of the state of the swamp that is the United States federal government. In each case, the person tasked with protecting a given function such that it serves the people is someone who spent his/her career …
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Congrats to the UK for its Stellar Performance in Lowering Carbon Intensity
The United Kingdom just hit 74 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour. For comparison, here in the U.S., we run around 450, according to our Energy Information Administration. Most countries around the globe are making sincere and committed efforts in the …
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Recalling the Early Days of Business Consulting
I think longingly about the days before I retired from my career as a marketing consultant, which were punctuated by numerous trips to great business centers abroad: Berlin, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Geneva, Zurich, Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and the spot featured …
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EU Ambassador to the US: Europe Has the Will and the Way To Achieve the Green Transition
The European Union is a complicated place in terms of climate change mitigation and other environmental issues, largely because it contains countries like Poland that are heavily dependent on coal. Having said that, there is some really good news from …
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