Category: Renewables – Politics

A reader comments on my recent report on China and renewable energy: I enjoyed the article, but keep in mind that any of these lines can been taken out of context and used against you. I assume that you have …

Clean Energy Advocates Make Both Friends and Enemies Read More »

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Here’s a bit of good news that I’d like to pass along.  I’ve often written that the U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission will some day be remembered as the single most ruinous event in the …

The Single Most Disastrous Event in the 235 Years of Our Republic — And What We The People Are Doing About It Read More »

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On Sundays I like to take a hike of 6 or 7 miles, sometimes including a stop-off at the Ballard Inn, where I sit on the porch and read the Sunday paper. Relaxing there yesterday afternoon with a glass of …

Garry Trudeau’s “Doonesbury” on Global Climate Change Read More »

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Here’s an excerpt of frequent contributor John Robbins’ recent comment on my piece about crises and the abandonment of science. Sorry to sound like a broken record, but a huge part of our problem is simple ‘resistance to change’.  The …

States’ Rights as they Affect Energy Policy Read More »

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Here’s another in our ongoing series of reports elucidating the challenges we face in our efforts to migrate from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This one’s based on a survey of 200 respondents, in which we contrast the behavior of …

China’s Investing Big in Renewables – But Why? Read More »

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Wednesday, I was lucky enough to attend a conference presented by the Institute for Integrated Economic Research, a non-profit research organization focused on developing an unbiased view of global economic processes.  I’ll be interviewing one of its key people and …

Civilization Faces Many Crises, So Let’s Abandon Science Read More »

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Holy smokes, things are getting ugly around here. Here’s the beginning of Matthew Vadum’s recent article, “Registering the Poor to Vote is Un-American” Why are left-wing activist groups so keen on registering the poor to vote? Because they know the …

Do People Find Mean-Spirited Political Rhetoric Appealing? Read More »

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When I met Stephen Lacey at Renewable Energy World a few years ago, I recall one of the first things he told me about his organization. “We advocate for renewables and against nothing,” he explained. I clarified, “So you don’t …

Stephen Lacey at ClimateProgress.Org – Making a Statement Read More »

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What an annoying time it is to be alive. I keep telling myself to join the millions of others who simply refuse to listen to the news. But no, I had to check out this video this morning in which …

Presidential Hopefuls Dispute Climate Change Read More »

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Although China may be a recent arrival in the “Big Power Club,”  it is a very old, and WISE culture. They have developed their nation to this point on the profound understanding that the average voter in the western world is …

From Guest-Blogger Roy Hopkins: Notes on China and Energy Policy Read More »

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