Niccolò Machiavelli was born on this day in 1469, a man best remembered for his work called “The Prince,” a set of suggestions for heads of state that can be summarized as follows, according to the Writer’s Almanac: (Machiavelli) wrote …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Clean Energy Good Guys
Question: Tom Steyer, who made his fortune in finance, has pledged to spend “any amount” of his net worth to battle the forces behind dirty energy and to pressure the U.S. Congress to address climate change. What, in fact, is …
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Fossil Fuels: We Need To Cut the Cord
Frequent commenter and senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: The goal should be to direct money in a way that it generates the greatest bang-for-the-buck, and the direction of money should not be limited in any way by the type of …
Government Subsidies for Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy
In response to my piece: Government Subsidies for the Energy Industry in the U.S., senior energy analyst Glenn Doty makes these points which I’ve greatly abbreviated; I encourage readers to click on the link and read the whole enchilada.
Politics and Environmentalist Values
A reader comments: As a conservative environmentalist, I find the looney-right to be far less dangerous to public acceptance and support for positive environmental action than the environmental left. The left entwines leftist ideology with environmental issues. As a result, …
Cuba Needs To Model Itself After the U.S. Corrupt Democracy
Here’s something you may have seen going around. I have to admit that it is, in fact, funny as hell, though it would be funnier if it didn’t go over the head of 90% of Americans. WASHINGTON—As part of the White …
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A Concept that Could Change the World Is Opposed By…..Nobody?
It’s not every day that we come across a political/economic concept that appeals to the Tea Party, the Progressives/Environmentalists, and everyone in between. Yet, as reported in RenewableEnergyWorld, that’s exactly the phenomenon we’re seeing surrounding the Property Assessed Clean Energy, …
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Sierra Club Takes on Chevron: One of Thousands of Local Battles
It’s a good bet that many 2GreenEnergy readers receive several emails daily from groups supporting causes that could be called “progressive,” at least insofar as the environment is concerned. Perhaps the most boisterous of these is the Sierra Club, with …
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Tagged with: Chevron’s buying elections in Northern California, Mayday electing leaders who refuse to accept huge campaign contributions from special interests, MoveToAmend, profit at the expense of the welfare of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, progressive groups environment, Saving American Democracy, Sierra Club Takes on Chevron, U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision in 2010
Paradoxical Attempt to Use Big Money to Steer the U.S. Government Leaders Towards Environmentalism
Billionaire Tom Steyer is known for spending significant pieces of his net worth on environmental issues, especially climate change mitigation. Here is a video and article that summarize his plan to defeat climate change deniers who are running for office …
Thomas Hobbes, Political Philosophy, and the Role of Government in Our Lives
It’s the 527th birthday of Thomas Hobbes, an Englishman widely considered the father of modern political philosophy. Hobbes certainly was no idealist; in fact, he’s best known for his belief that the core of human life is so centered around …
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