A group of fuel advocates is pushing the Senate to include their Autogas in the tax break provisions of the upcoming Energy Bill expected for natural gas vehicles and infrastructure. Propane Autogas is derived from the refining of natural gas. …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Robert Newman’s "The History of Oil"
If you haven’t seen British comedian Robert Newman’s The History of Oil, I beg you: set aside 45 minutes and check this out. I spend a great deal of my life looking for ways to express the imperative to break our …
John Locke and the Role of Government
Here’s a post on philosophy — relevant to our discussion as it deals with the proper role of government in defining policy and in our lives more generally. It happens to be the birthday of John Locke, 17th Century British …
Michal Lenchner of the San Francisco Examiner
I just got off the phone with Michal Lenchner, whom I had met at the Plug-In 2010 conference for electric vehicles not too long ago. A committed environmentalist, Michal writes a column for the San Francisco Examiner (linked above) that’s …
Power Transmission is a Real Problem for Renewable Energy
I like to post articles on Renewable Energy World, as they have pretty decent traffic among people interested in a wide range of clean energy topics. Today, I commented on Stephen Lacey’s piece Is the Transmission ‘Problem’ Real? in which I …
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[The Vector] Opposing Ethanol
Thirty-six industry and environmental groups signed and sent an urgent letter to the Senate, urging opposition to any amendment in the upcoming Energy Bill that would increase ethanol in gasoline. Some are apparently seeking approval in Congress to increase ethanol …
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From Guest Blogger Richard Marks: Gubmint and How Gubmint Works
This was published last year somewhere. I take no credit for it except to share with you. It’s fun but also leaves an educational lesson. Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of …
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Regarding Renewable Energy, Think for Yourself
From today’s Wall Street Journal: At 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, Steven Kemp had to move his size 14 shoes to avoid tripping toddlers at his pediatrician’s office in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. “It’s kind of awkward, but we’re good friends,” says …
Bifurcation of Resources, Renewable Energy, and the Chickens Coming Home to Roost
I’d be lying if I said I spend more than a few minutes a week with the New York Times, but I do try to keep track of the columnists whose opinions I respect. Last week, next to an op-ed …
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Energy Subsidies and a Level Playing Field
When we talk about a “level playing field” for renewables, we mean that we simply hope for a day in which the incentives to generate energy from fossil fuels are removed and the energy industry and its customers must pay …
