Perhaps a bit off-topic, but this is something everyone should see. And in fact, it’s an important aspect of the migration to renewable energy, and all the other social goods we seek. Enjoy.
Tag: migration to renewable energy
Cows and Greenhouse Gases
We often forget that CO2 isn’t the only greenhouse gas, and that fossil fuel consumption is not the only contributor to global warming. In fact, even if we’re completely successful in making the migration to renewable energy, we still have …
Talkin’ Sustainability
I was on a two-hour online radio/television show yesterday called “Zo What?” — an absolutely brilliant production of Zo Williams, a man who has more “cool” in his little finger than I do in my entire body, as the pic …
Do We Need an “Apollo-like” Mission To Replace Fossil Fuels with Renewable Energy Resources?
Here’s an article that mirrors my main take on the migration to renewable energy: it’s going to happen very rapidly, whether we have an “Apollo-like” mission to do it or not. Now, there are a few things that government could do …
Tagged with: Apollo-like Mission To Replace Fossil Fuels with Renewable Energy, incentives for energy efficiency solutions, incentives for renewables, Master Limited Partnerships, migration to renewable energy, re-establish our relationship with our power utilities, remove subsidies for fossil fuels, Support cleantech R&D
People Who Favor the Migration to Renewable Energy Have Big Hearts–But Sometimes Impractical Ideas
I’m in close communication with the World Business Academy, a Santa Barbara, CA-based non-profit dedicated to the migration to 100% renewable energy. I urge readers to check out their website and form their own opinions. They often ask me to …
Tagged with: 4th generation nuclear, Amory Lovins, anthropogenic climate change, Bullish on Renewable Energy, catastrophic results of fossil fuel consumption, microgrids built on renewable resources with hydrogen storage, migration to 100% renewable energy, migration to renewable energy, migration to renewable resources will build jobs and strengthen the economy, non-environmental/health benefits to renewables, Renewable Energy Facts and Fantasies, sustainable approach to energy, sustainable energy future
If the Migration To Renewable Energy Is Inexorable, Why Is It Taking So Long?
When someone asks me this question at a party, I normally ask if he wants the three-minute or three-day version; there are dozens of answers, each quite important, and each requiring some time to articulate. One of the most important …
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“Energy Gang” Bullish on Renewables
The Energy Gang, GreenTechMedia’s weekly podcast on the migration to renewable energy, is emceed by my colleague Stephen Lacey, a young man from whom I’ve learned a great deal via our many talks through the years. I like to follow …
Tagged with: big ideas in the energy industry, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Bullish on Renewable Energy, Bullish on Renewables, Energy Gang, Energy Gang GreenTechMedia, fossil fuel industry has lost the long-term race for electricity generation to renewables, Michael Liebreich, migration to renewable energy, rebound in clean energy investment, record $310 billion invested in solar wind storage and energy efficiency, Stephen Lacey, world energy consumption
The Migration To Renewable Energy Is Both Essential and Impossible
I have two main theories that address our transition from fossil-based to renewable energy: 1) The challenge the world faces in phasing out fossil fuels is both absolutely imperative and ….totally impossible. It’s akin to the paradox: what happens when …
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Tagged with: development of off-shore wind, incentive to decarbonize our energy. cost of solar PV and land-based wind, migration to renewable energy, pumping the exhaust from fossil fuel combustion into our skies, transition from fossil-based to renewable energy, what happens when an irresistible force encounters an immovable object
Building Out Our Power Grid Means No More Curtailments for Wind Power
There are many reasons (eleven to be precise) that I believe the migration to renewable energy is happening far faster than most people understand. Thus, the name of my current book project: “Bullish on Renewable Energy – Eleven Reasons Why …
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Bringing Solar PV to Rural India
There are so many ways in which the migration to renewable energy improves people’s lives. I’ve often written about what I consider to be the biggest single bang for the buck in terms of social betterment: bringing rural electrification to …
