Category: Renewables – Politics

Yesterday’s interview with my friend Wally Rippel that I conducted for the book I’m preparing on renewable energy is a moment in time I’ll never forget. I know I’ve commented on Wally numerous times here, and so I’ll try not …

A Talk with Wally Rippel — Is There Hope for Our Civilization? Read More »

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As I have often written, cleaning up government is integral to success in the migration to renewables.  Big Energy routinely spends millions of dollars influencing legislation that will protect itself from the incursion of new technologies that will disrupt their …

Cleaning Up Government – An Easy Task? Read More »

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In this post (the blog’s 100th, btw) I offer a video that I put together on the politics of renewables.  I hope you enjoy it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V9vAu4oqI0&w=425&h=344]

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I just came back from a walk around the ranch, disappointed at the condition of the 12 acres of pasture that had been so difficult and expensive to prepare when we expanded my wife’s horse breeding business a few years …

Man and the Natural Order Read More »

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As I’ve noted in numerous posts, it is clear to me that the political aspects of renewable energy are far more important than the science in actually making this happen. I just had a phone conversation with a friend in …

The Politics of Oil and Renewables Read More »

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Frequent contributor Sonny Carri wrote a long and eloquent comment about the coal industry, which I summarize here: Let’s work to get them on board, not be an adversary. Change requires coming together, not schism. Very thoughtful stuff as always, …

Renewables Vs. Coal – Can't We All Just Get Along? Read More »

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I intend to make only a minimum of remarks about the ethics of environmental stewardship, for fear of preaching to the choir, as well as offering opinion on a site otherwise devoted to fact. Yet occasionally, experiences call upon me …

Environmental Stewardship, Art, and Beauty Read More »

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As I’m sure many readers have observed, I am normally cynical about the honesty of government. Even on Washington’s best day, I’d far rather see things happening in the private sector than in the public sector. Yet I have to …

Renewable Energy and the Obama Administration Read More »

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I was fortunate enough to have been invited to the Los Angeles premier screening of the movie “Crude” by filmmaker Joe Berlinger (pictured at left with Miss California) last night in Hollywood. It was a great honor being part of …

Crude – The Movie Read More »

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Since we at 2GreenEnergy are about to begin interviewing a number of eminent climatologists re: global warming, let me go on record and predict what I believe we will find. I believe there is no way to be certain what …

Global Warming – James Woolsey Read More »

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