This proposal involves a simple synergy of government incentives and distributed energy storage applications. But first, I’d like to briefly discuss some of the issues that this solution addresses. The Issues Climate Change Humans are releasing too much CO2 and …
From Guest Blogger Stephan Williams: Integrated EV/Distributed Energy Proposal Read More »
When possible, I like to take public transportation rather than drive, since it lowers my carbon footprint, and allows me to work en route. Also, all things equal, I like to support Amtrak, as my fare helps bring this system …
Government Subsidized Public Transportation Is Fine If Administered with Common Sense Read More »
After Wednesday night’s debate, I became one of literally millions wishing to give U.S. President Barack Obama advice, and, for that reason, I certainly do not believe that what I’m about to write has any particular importance. Having said that, …
On my piece about ARPA-E and government funding for the development of new, speculative technology, Larry Lemmert asks: Why should the taxpayer be funding speculative projects? Why should the taxpayer be the first to take a hit when the speculative …
Should Government Provide Subsidies for Clean Energy? Read More »
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: Is government intervention the way to change the hearts and minds of the consumers of energy? Look at prohibition of alcohol. See the NYT article that was published today. This is a case study that …
If you were tasked with crafting the worst possible energy policy, what would you do? Well, you’d say, “OK, I’m going to reward bad behavior, and penalize good behavior,” right? Then you’d send enormous sums of tax-payers’ money to the …
My posts at 2GreenEnergy somehow wind up on CleanTechies Blog where an entirely new set of readers post comments. Here’s a cogent response from a certain David Dunn to my piece “Why Are Investors Bearish on Clean Energy?” Investment in alternative …
The other day, a friend referred to the $70 billion provided annually to the fossil fuel industries as a “mosquito bite,” i.e., a negligible bit in the scheme of things. That is certainly one way of looking at it. But …
I often think about how the energy industry’s financial analysts view the fundamentals that apply to market valuations. Just now, I was reading some of the discussion at SeekingAlpha.com on ExxonMobil that attempts to get to the underlying buy/sell recommendations, …
Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy Sources – Some Business Considerations Read More »
In the news on the electric vehicle front is Terry McAuliffe, prolific political campaign fund-raiser and close friend of Bill Clinton. On Tuesday, McAuliffe will announce to world leaders at the Clinton Global Initiative a commitment to invest $1 billion …
Should We Subsidize Building Cheap Little Cars that No One Wants? Read More »
