…continued from an earlier article … What is the history of support for nuclear energy, and why? Professor Parenti reminds us that the a great wave of interest hit after the Arab Oil embargo of 1973, with its subsequent fear …
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[The Vector] Nuclear Madness
While many in the world are rejecting, stalling or abandoning nuclear power, what about the U.S.? Why should the U.S. consider abandoning nuclear? What are a number of experts saying about the nuclear industry in the U.S., and its future? …
NREL’s New Portal Summarizes Opportunities for Collaboration in Cleantech
I wish I had a dollar for every time a cleantech inventor or would-be entrepreneur has asked me about the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), and how to engage with them to develop and commercialize technology. Up until recently, I …
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[The Vector] Natural Gas Transition to Renewables – Another Corporate View
John Rowe, CEO at the Exelon Corporation, gave a presentation this spring at the American Enterprise Institute called “Energy Policy: Above All, Do No Harm”. Exelon is one of the largest electric and gas utility companies in the U.S, and …
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Natural Gas Prices Present Interesting Challenges for Renewable Energy
It’s clear that the abundant supply of (and thus low price of) natural gas presents challenges for the renewable energy industry, just as the artificially low price of gasoline generated by subsidies for the oil companies creates a challenge for …
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Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities
Click “CONTACT” for more information. Category Electric Vehicles Wind Biomass Solar Sustainable Business Products Sustainable Agriculture Solar Thermal Synthetic fuels Summary 1. Clever design on high-quality light-duty pick-up trucks, to be built in US; MSRP under $25,000. Click for Video …
[The Vector] Green Jobs: Energy Industry Survey 2011
The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), which is an association of more than 14,000 members, recently issued a survey to its members regarding Green Jobs. The Center for American Progress indicated in a March 2010 report that by 2020, clean …
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Investor Uncertainty Causes Slowness in Moving to Renewables
A reader from Colorado writes in: I have argued for a number of years that the fundamental problem with the conversion is the large amount of capital that everyone has to invest, and with considerable uncertainty. Some examples: For a …
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[The Vector] NREL: Consumer Attitudes About Renewable Energy: Trends and Regional Differences
In April 2011 report, a new report was released by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). It takes a look at American awareness, attitudes, knowledge and usage of renewable energy and the study further breaks down these views regionally. Some surprising …
Island Green, Bringing Electric Transportation to Bermuda
I spent most of the day with a couple of my partners from our recently minted Bermuda corporation “Island Green.” This is a start-up dedicated to bringing electric transportation to the tony island nation — then to the Caribbean and …
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