At the risk of stating the obvious, there have been huge mistakes made in governments’ promotion of renewables. But who should be surprised by that? Just because clean energy is a good thing doesn’t mean that there won’t be bad …
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From Guest Blogger Don Harmon on: “Renewable Energy: Bubble, Scam or Both?”
Those of you writing books or blogs about Renewable Energy – take note of this recent article in the N.Y. Times: Very sad what our country has evolved into. The “Renewable Energy: Bubble, Scam or Both?” Is spot on. Everyone …
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Energy Storage, Pumped Hydro, and Synthetic Fuels
Here is a magnificent piece on energy storage: a perfect blend of the basic science and economics. It’s a very readable explanation of how and why storage will be required to integrate significant amounts of renewables on the grid. Today, …
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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy Today’s Topic: Reducing Waste Plastic
A two-fer! Questions: How long does it take for some plastic bottles to break down in landfills? How many plastic bags are used worldwide every year? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: Most plastics are derived from petroleum and …
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Like a Hot Potato — How I’m Dropping Idea for Title to Book on Renewable Energy
My thanks to all who provided an opinion on my (admittedly pessimistic) title for my new book. In all my years of market research, I’ve never seen anything like the near complete unanimity of viewpoint that came back in that …
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Looking for Sharp Clean Energy Volunteers and Interns
Whether your strengths and interests lie in technology, or in the economic and political issues that sit at the core of the migration to renewable energy, if you’re in a position to volunteer your time to research and write clean …
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Renewable Energy’s Competitors Face Tough Times As Well
Sure, clean energy is under fire in our current political and economic environment. But here’s a post I wrote on Renewable Energy World, in which I point out that its competitors are facing some tough times as well.
Please Provide Your Ideas on a Revised Title for My New Book
I have decided that I need a last-minute course correction on the title for my next book, due out in early January. I had tentatively decided on the title “RENEWABLE AND DOABLE – Our Transition to a Clean Energy Economy …
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Are Sustainability Advocates Happy People?
In the course of a given day, the typical human has approximately 60,000 independent thoughts – some in our waking hours, others in our dreams. This seems like re-enforcement of the idea that we make our own heaven (or hell) …
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Why There Is Hope for a Sustainable Future
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJYGg9VjiI&w=420&h=315] Here’s a short video in which I discuss how a sustainable future for our civilization could come about. To the degree to which people a) understand the issues, and b) care about them, I believe there is hope.
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