I remember with a proud smile how exuberant my little daughter was about the 2008 presidential election. It did my heart good to see the 13-year-old I loved so engaged in our democratic process; she had “Yes We Can” posters …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and the Keystone XL Pipeline
I wrote last week that I had no idea why Lisa Jackson would resign her position as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, other than simply running out of strength from a 24/7 bombardment from certain business interests that …
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Renewable Energy "Industry" Achievements for 2012
The people at ACORE, the American Council on Renewable Energy totally “get it.” Below is a reprint of part of their piece, “Renewable Energy Industry Achievements for 2012.” In case it’s not obvious, the operative word here is “industry.” ACORE …
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision "Citizens United" Is Not Long For This World
OK, it was only #22 out of the top 25 victories in 2012 for progressive legislation, but at least it made the list. IMO, it’s the single most important, what its author dubs: “Challenging Citizens United.” Peter Dreier is professor …
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An Effective Energy Policy Requires Consistency
In response to my post in which I bemoan the lack of consistency in our energy policy (and thus the uncertainty facing potential investors in renewable energy), Gary Tulie, frequent commenter from the UK, writes: Why can’t the USA and the …
Political Correctness Trumps Energy Policy
Frequent commenter and 2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this article from POWER Magazine called Political Correctness Trumps Energy Policy, pointing out the lack of fairness and common sense in the way the city of San Francisco provides its citizens electrical power. Thanks …
Migration To Smart-Grid Requires New Thinking
EPRI, the Electric Power Resource Institute, is a non-profit organization that functions to perform research and provide assistance in the development of advanced systems in generation, delivery and use of electricity. I’m sure there was a time a few decades …
Building Energy Policy on Facts, Not Dollars
Here’s a well-written article that contains a great deal of truth. Many environmentalists take knee-jerk positions, often rooted in an incomplete and self-serving view of the relevant science, and these positions can ultimately do more harm to the environment than …
Tagged with: Citizens United, coal-fired power plants, corporatocracy, energy subsidies, environment, environmentalists, genetically modified food, Glenn Doty, global climate change, global warming, GMOs, mega-corporations, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, Monsanto, nuclear energy, shale gas, solar energy, solar power, U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United”, Wind Energy, wind power, Windfuels
Generating a Renewable Australia
Australia has terrific solar and wind resources, and, if this report is to be believed, expects to exploit them to the max over the coming years. One has to like the title: “The Critical Decade: Generating a Renewable Australia,” as …
U.S. President Obama's “All-of-the-Above” Energy Strategy
A friend of mine who had made some energy-related suggestions to President Obama just received a very thoughtful and well-written note in response, talking up the “all-of-the-above” strategy. I respond: That’s great. From here, I’d like to see some real …
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