My team and I are working hard to develop a series of infographics that introduce relative newcomers to the subject of energy — and renewables in particular. I had fun with the first one, which looked at the history of …
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2GreenEnergy financial guru Bill Paul has a natural gift for looking at the macro issues affecting renewables. Here’s a high-level summary of his thinking on clean energy vis-à-vis shale gas, in which he summarizes: There’s a distinct possibility that Wall …
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It’s hard to find too many people who approve of the job that U.S. President Obama is doing. The right wing thinks he’s essentially a socialist who’s done a terrible job with the economy, that he’s pushing for bigger, more …
Here’s a story of a German Village that produces over three times as much energy as it needs. And I bet fathers (like me) are STILL telling their kids, “Mach das Licht aus!” (Turn off the light.)
Here’s an article that describes a collaboration between GM and BMW on fuel cell vehicles. Wow, that’s remarkable. Just when I had started to trust the car companies based on the sincerity of Nissan/Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn and his people who …
While I’m waiting for delivery of my second book (“Is Renewable Really Doable? – Exploring Clean Energy’s Opportunities and Tough Realities”), I wanted to run a couple of ideas for my third book by you. Concept #1: “Renewable Energy – …
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This article is submitted with the hope that it will set the tone for a series of others that will follow by covering the origins of the petroleum industry in the United States. The main objective of these pieces is …
From Guest Blogger Iannick Gagnon — Oil: The First Shock (1859-1865) Read More »
Predictably, the international climate talks in Durban, South Africa yielded little if any real progress, but some truly wonderful rhetoric. In his article Australia Wants Clean Energy Cheap Rather Than Dirty Energy Expensive, Alex Trembath quotes this piece in the Canberra …
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I just had a lovely meeting with Karen Palmer, a local environmentalist who wanted my advice on a board game for children called “Let’s Save Our Earth.” The game is won by correctly answering questions about ecology, sustainability, and the …
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Those who have taken my recommendation and start every morning with Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac know that four years ago today, on Arthur C. Clarke’s 90th birthday, he: … recorded a video in which he says goodbye to his friends …
