Tag: biofuels

Tourism is an important part of the economy; it creates jobs and brings in outside money to a community. The problem is that by its very nature, tourism can be harsh on the environment as lots of energy and resources …

From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Renewable Energy Advances In The Tourism Industry Read More »

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Here’s one of a few articles I’ve come across recently that reminds me of an important, if unsettling fact: in many cases, environmentalists are their own worst enemies.  The most obvious cases of this may be here in California, one of …

Sometimes Environmentalists Get In Their Own Way Read More »

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I just published a short post on the article: U.S. Air Force Report to Congress Bashes Navy’s Biofuels Program in which I mentioned that I find the people who presume to tell the U.S. Navy how it should be planning to defend our …

Note on Synthetic and Biofuels Read More »

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Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this piece: U.S. Air Force Report to Congress Bashes Navy’s Biofuels Program and notes: Interesting commentary from Robert Rapier on a new report written by a navy captain absolutely savaging the navy’s Green Fleet program …

U.S. Navy's Biofuels Program Remains Controversial Read More »

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Frequent commenter and alternative fuels expert Ben Thorp responds to my piece on electric transportation the other day, noting: Energy efficiency … may be the largest issue if saving fossil fuel or the global environment is a major concern. The …

Energy Efficiency Really IS a Big Deal Read More »

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Thanks to frequent commenter Tim Kingston for sending me these two articles with which I begin the work week here at 2GreenEnergy.  First is a pro-nuke piece – certainly a concept that defies what I’ve come to believe, yet I try to …

Photovoltaics, Biofuels, and Nuclear Energy – Some Food for Thought Read More »

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The people at ACORE, the American Council on Renewable Energy totally “get it.”  Below is a reprint of part of their piece, “Renewable Energy Industry Achievements for 2012.”  In case it’s not obvious, the operative word here is “industry.”  ACORE …

Renewable Energy "Industry" Achievements for 2012 Read More »

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Here’s an article that presents the subject of waste-to-biofuels in a very readable, high-level way.  In the U.S., we’re converting about 3% of our organic waste to some form of useful energy, as compared to 37% in Europe.  Of course, …

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A friend of mine who had made some energy-related suggestions to President Obama just received a very thoughtful and well-written note in response, talking up the “all-of-the-above” strategy.  I respond: That’s great.  From here, I’d like to see some real …

U.S. President Obama's “All-of-the-Above” Energy Strategy Read More »

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I subscribe to a great number of free online newsletters that cover cleantech at a fairly broad level, and though I certainly don’t read every word, I do glance through them.  If you have a spare minute, I would ask …

In Renewable Energy, Things May Not Be What They Seem Read More »

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