I always feel sorry for the people who live in swing states in presidential elections, as they are bombarded with messages around the clock for periods of several months leading up to November. Of course, we all take the brunt …
Category: Renewables – Politics
The Story of Stuff
Thanks so much to Marc Vendetti for recommending the website The Story of Stuff. That is truly brilliant stuff. I hope everyone will do as he suggests, take 20 minutes, and check it out.
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The Political Affiliation of Conservation
I was talking with a friend the other day who asked me about the political affiliation of conservationists. After all, Theodore Roosevelt, the father of modern conservationalism, served as president as a Republican, and there is no doubt that even …
California's Proposition 23 Will Kill Clean Air, Clean Energy and Green Jobs
I love some of the metaphors I hear in my travels. And here’s an apt one, presented this morning by Mike Eckhard, president of ACORE (American Council on Renewable Energy, who hosts the Renewable Energy Finance Forums): Proposition 23 is …
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Does Blogging on Renewables Change People's Minds?
I was listening to an interview with Pulitzer-winning columnist Nicholas Kristof just now, probably best known for his coverage of Darfur. In the discussion, he said that when he was first given a column, he thought he could change people’s minds, …
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To What Degree Do Vested Interests Determine Our Energy Future?
This fellow at CleanTechies replies in our discussion on the power of vested interests in determining our energy future: Craig, surely there’s no doubt that you are right to a great degree. There are vested interests that stand to lose …
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Midterm Elections and Discussion of a Federal Renewable Portfolio Standard
Here’s a question for you now that mid-term elections are here. Do you have what it takes for a career as a political speechwriter? Here’s a one-question quiz that will help you find an answer. Suppose I were running for …
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Leaders Grandstanding On New Greenhouse-gas Regulations
Gosh, it irks me to have our leaders take advantage on our ignorance – but I guess that what they do for a living. Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the EPA, said recently that the agency will “issue guidance soon …
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EPA’s Recent Announcement – A Clue to Where the US Is Going in Renewables?
My colleague Steve Estes writes about the EPA’s recent announcement: This is why the market is starting to get active again…. The EPA will proceed regardless, hopefully causing all of the folks against this to accept the alternative (which is …
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Renewable Energy Job Creation — Apparently a Hot Topic Politically
When I started to think about this, I Googled “renewable energy job creation,” I noticed that the first item offered me was an article from Fox News, that, predictably, ridiculed the idea that significant numbers of new jobs could come …
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