When I hit the “publish” button in a few moments, this short piece will be our 4922th post, of which I’ve written just over 4400 personally. Roughly three-quarters pertain to some aspect of renewable energy, whether it’s a comment on …
Tag: energy policy
We Need To Make Tough Choices In Some of Life’s Arenas—And Energy Policy Is One of Them
Fifty-one years ago this evening, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and attracted a television viewing audience (73 million) that stood as a record for some time. I was a little boy taking piano lessons, and I recall …
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From Guest Blogger in the UK Hannah Corbett: Green Business Energy Policies
In the modern world, it is becoming more commonplace for businesses to take control of, and responsibility for, the role that they play in energy consumption and their effect on the environment. As such, many businesses now include an environmental …
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From Guest Blogger Monica Gomez: What is the Future of Geothermal Energy in the US?
Geothermal energy is a growing field in the United States and the world. As we look for more sources of clean energy that can be used by consumers at low costs, geothermal energy is becoming a commonsense solution. It is …
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News Flash: Public Education Is Important in Smart Grid Implementation
Apparently, the main reason that the U.K. is doing far better than the U.S. in terms of implementing smart meters is that those clever Brits embarked on a plan to educate the public on the benefits before (rather than after) …
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Energy Policy in the U.S. Is a Broken Process
My mother wrote to me earlier today about the need for immigration reform, noting that any successful political party needs to embrace the notion. At the risk of sounding pessimistic, I responded: I agree, both that a) our immigration processes …
Attitudes on Energy Policy Changing at Glacial Speeds
Last week, Charlie Rose presented this summary of a report which laid out how the melting of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet is “beyond the point of no return,” reminding us of the grim consequences: the slow but significant rise in …
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Optimism / Pessimism on the Future of Renewable Energy
Those who believe that America is caught in a downward spiral have a great deal on which to base those beliefs – principally the nation’s failure to take a moral high ground on several main issues — energy and climate …
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Setting an Energy Policy
As I’ve written here once or twice before, it’s unconscionable that the U.S. doesn’t have an energy policy. What’s the matter with picking a direction and heading that way? Apparently, the Japanese province of Fukushima has done exactly that, prompted, …
Keystone XL Pipeline: No Boon for Job Creation
Summarizing my position on the Keystone XL pipeline, energy policy, and job growth: instead of investing in what “Story of Stuff” founder Annie Leonard (pictured) refers to as the “dinosaur economy” of the 20th Century, I would aggressively phase into what …
