As I noted in today’s Writer’s Almanac by Garrison Keillor, it’s the birthday of the biologist E. O. Wilson, who reminds us: “Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
Category: Renewables – Politics
Aiming at Fairness
I have a great deal of respect for PBS, but in many ways they’re no better than CBS’s 60 Minutes – whose every story is about one thing: convincing us of something. Pick an item – normally an emotionally explosive …
So Long, Coach Wooden
I’d be remiss if I didn’t note with sadness the passing of John Wooden. Coach Wooden will stand forever as a personification of strength of character and integrity, and his examples will never be forgotten. When I sat down to …
Tagged with: John Wooden
The Gulf Oil Spill and Its Impact on Renewables
Many of my friends have asked my opinion on the likely impact of the Gulf oil spill on the trajectory for renewable energy. And although one might think that I’d be in a reasonably good position to answer a question …
US Government — Why So Conspicuously Absent in Renewables?
Many of us have noted with some frustration that the US government has been conspicuously inactive in laying out a migration path to renewable energy. Some have noted that the lack of a federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS) or national …
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Energy — As Politically Sensitive in the UK As It Is in the US
I can’t say that I make a serious attempt to follow the politics of Great Britain — even as they apply to the energy sector — but I do check out BusinessGreen periodically. It’s really a wonderful source of information. …
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Power Utilities and the Democratic Process
I’m aware that the vast majority of those reading this do not live in the state of California, USA – and thus have no reason to want to understand “Proposition 16” as it exists on our June ballot. Why then …
Global Climate Change and Apathy – Crisis Fatigue?
When I was back East earlier in the week, I had the opportunity to speak with Bill Paul on a great number of interesting topics related to our renewable energy field. I happened to mention that the public attitude that …
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Don't Look for a Level Playing Field for Renewables Before Radical Campaign Finance Reform
I try to be judicious in my blogging about the politics associated with renewables, mindful that taking sides can alienate certain people. But guest blogger Cameron Atwood brings up something in response to my piece on Campaign Finance Reform that …
Personal Politics and Renewable Energy
Curt writes: … Though I have my political opinions, which (thankfully) have evolved over the years – I’m more interested in not knowing the political opinions of people as it can create tension in progressing together towards a common cause …
