Tag: national security

Don Harmon of LiFeBatt, a long-time 2GreenEnergy reader, writes in about my recent video on clean energy: Good interview. We are currently working on a project in the Caribbean Islands for solar and wind generation. The islands are a very …

Island Nations Are a Good Fit for Renewable Energy Read More »

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There are at least two kinds of “EV deniers” (as I call them), i.e., people who doubt that electric vehicles represent an improvement for the environment over gasoline. The first concept is that for the foreseeable future, an increase in …

Are Electric Vehicles Really a Boon to the Environment? Read More »

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Readers may be interested in the conversation Glenn Doty and I are having on electric vehicles, as comments to my piece: Lateral Power, Distributed Generation, and the Third Industrial Revolution. Here’s another question for Glenn (and anyone else who would …

National Security, Environmental Damage, Lung Disease, and Peak Oil Read More »

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Frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: What would really be nice is an infographic comparing the cost of mitigating CO2 with various alternatives… just to put the different alternatives into proper perspective. For instance, how much more does it cost to …

Electric Vehicles and CO2 Emission Abatement Read More »

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Bill Moore, editor of EVWorld.com has written a splendid article on the failure of certain of the early electric vehicle companies, in which he points out: Breaking into the automotive business can be relatively easy; making a success of it …

The U.S. Has a Responsibility At This Point In History Read More »

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I don’t know how excited to get about the podcast contained in this article – mostly because it’s so riddled in military double-speak that it’s practically incomprehensible. But here’s a story that, I believe, communicates that two extremely highly placed …

Senior Pentagon Officials Say National Security Should Be Achieved Through Peaceful Means — At Least That’s What I Think They Said Read More »

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Here’s another episode of the 2GreenEnergy Video Report. Here, host George Alger interviews me on the implications of the US addiction to foreign oil on our national security. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKLgPpzhsM?rel=0&w=480&h=390]

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This is a continuation of The Vector’s coverage of James Woolsey’s position in the imperative to move to renewable energy based on national security concerns. You’ve got both the terrorism and enhancing of the bad guys — What Tom Friedman …

[The Vector] James Woolsey on Renewable Energy and National Security – Part Two Read More »

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James Woolsey was Director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency from February 5, 1993 until January 10, 1995, and stands among the most vocal and credible proponents of renewables, making arguments touching on national security, global climate change, and …

[The Vector] James Woolsey on Renewable Energy and National Security Read More »

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