I had lunch yesterday with a young attorney (more details on him soon) who will be researching and writing on the legal aspects of renewable energy for our readers at 2GreenEnergy. I view this as a fantastic opportunity, since there …
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Exploring the Legal Aspects of Renewable Energy
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Achieving Energy Efficiency Requires Both a Carrot and a Stick
I had an interesting discussion with energy program engineer Pierre Delforge from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) when I was up at the Green Grid conference the other day. It even started off well, when I asked Pierre if he …
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China, Coal-Fired Power Plants, and Ecological Disaster
Here’s an article by Peter Lehner, Executive Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), who writes on the levels of air pollution in Beijing, which last week reached a level of 755–on a scale of 0 to 500 (the scale …
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A Career in Clean Energy? Here’s Some Advice
Each week I receive several emails requesting my advice on career paths within the clean energy space. I thought I’d take a few minutes and jot down a few of the ideas that I normally try to express in response. …
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Meeting with the Environmental Law Institute
I’m headed back East on Monday for meetings in Washington DC and NYC this week; I’ll try to write from the road. Among my stops is the Environmental Law Institute, where spokesperson Jay Predergrass has generously agreed to let me …
About Johanna Wald, Contributor to “Renewable Energy Facts and Fantasies” – NRDC
Johanna Wald contributed to the book’s chapter on litigation – using the court system to force public and private entities to conform to laws that are in place to protect the people and the planet we call home. There are …
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Advocating Against Environmental Criminality
I have to say that I’m quite happy to be part of the Renewable Energy World blog. They’re in their 11th year, and their community is quite large — the site’s subscriber base numbers in the hundreds of thousands and …
The Natural Resource Defense Council
In my mind, one of the most important chapters in my upcoming book on renewable energy is what I refer to as the Watchdog. There is so much pressure brought to bear on public policy by the big oil and …
