I’m back on the East Coast for a few days. When I come here I normally stay with my parents (they’re in their mid-late 80s) at their home in Philadelphia — which happens to be an apartment in a very …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Offshore Oil Drilling
2GreenEnergy associate Bruce Allen supports oil drilling off the coast of California as a means of cleaning up the huge amount of crude and methane that are poured into the ocean every day. But of course, this idea is counter-intuitive, …
Renewables and Regulation
My colleagues here at 2GreenEnergy — particularly Bill Paul — are constantly reminding me that the greatest potential for renewable energy lies outside of US borders, and that this is largely due to regulation. So, to stimulate a bit of …
Where Should Funding for Renewables Come From? – Guest Blogger Geoff Nicholson
Guest Blogger Geoff Nicholson writes: I’d like to comment on your recent post about public sector support of renewables. I spent the better part of my aerospace career in R&D. My experience was that private entities couldn’t plan for longer …
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Should Renewables Technology Be Developed in the Public or Private Sector?
Frequent commentor and all-around smart guy Larry Lemmert writes: I whole-heartedly believe (that it’s business that’s causing the rapid migration to renewables) and for that reason, the role of government should be limited to cheerleader on the side-lines, offering only …
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Global Warming
Tomorrow morning, I need to rush home from dropping my daughter off at school to be on a live radio broadcast, in which I’ll be speaking on the imperative to move to clean energy. Also featured on the program is …
Tagged with: global warming
Clarifying One’s Thinking – by Guest Blogger Akallen
In your act of reading this, I can make certain assumptions. You have an interest in what might be broadly characterized as ‘not business as usual’. While possible, it is unlikely that your eyeballs got here through a Bing or …
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Good News in Energy Subsidies
Hey — some good news for a change! Progressive change in energy subsidies. “Ask and ye shall receive,” as my father is fond of saying.
Energy Policy — Where's the Solution?
We see a great deal of social criticism, lambasting us Americans for being fat, lazy super-consumers. In that vein, frequent commenter Dan Conine writes: Most of the electricity people get (including myself) isn’t necessary. Most of the activities we perform …
Renewables and the US Government
In response to my rant on a few recent Supreme Court decisions, frequent commenter Dan Conine writes: “… The government we have is the government we deserve. Though you are correct per se from your point of view, I disagree …
