Category: Renewables – Politics

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Building Energy Policy on Facts, Not Dollars Read More »

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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 …

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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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Needless to say, all of us here in the U.S. are glad that the 2012 election is behind us and that we no longer have to deal with the incredible level of rancor and lies that were embodied in the …

Renewable Energy — A Fad? Read More »

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The enemies of renewable energy are having a field day all over the world.  Here’s an article about clean energy in the UK, and how it’s getting pounded with the same hammer that it is over here, i.e.,  uncertainty: removal …

Clean Energy on Both Sides of the Atlantic: Uncertain Read More »

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In response to a friend in South Africa who wanted my opinion on a business plan to bring fuel cells and solar PV to rural Africa, I wrote: Very interesting.  Certainly the solar product with batteries makes sense. I think …

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I was lucky enough to see Hal Holbrook deliver his one-man show “Mark Twain Tonight!” on Saturday evening.  Holbrook’s opening night was in 1954 (the year before I was born) since which there have been over 2000 performances.   Let’s …

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The election season in the U.S. heightens our awareness of government, and saddens us that our leaders cannot or will not act according to the will of the people they serve.  The vast majority of Americans favor a progressive energy …

Americans Favor a Progressive Energy Policy, But There Are Roadblocks Read More »

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