In light of the vitriol and partisan game-playing in Washington that seems to stall decision making, perhaps a bipartisan group can make an impact on the energy discussion? A think-tank established by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, …
“We’ve run into the same political gridlock and inertia that’s held us back for decades. That has to change,” said President Obama in his speech on March 30th, 2011. He seems to have finally turned his attention to energy, but …
In a phone conversation with my mother just now, we talked about this article in today’s New York Times: a pending project whereby 200,000+ power poles in New Jersey will be outfitted with solar panels. Apparently, residents are dismayed about the …
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During a slow period at the Electric Drive Transportation Association conference this afternoon, I walked a couple of miles across town to interview spokespeople for the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) – Senior Attorneys Jay Pendergrass and Lisa Goldman. We talked …
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The World Economic Forum says worldwide investment in green energy rose 30% in 2010. Investment reached $234 billion in 2010, up from $186 billion a year earlier. The WEF states that higher oil prices would most likely increase demand for …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BNLOIQeH68]Here, 2GreenEnergy Report host George Alger interviews me on cold fusion. While I’m as skeptical as the next guy, I see no reason to throw the concept out the window, and dismiss it as impossible.
Here’s a short follow-up to my piece on synthetic fuels the other day, in which I mentioned that I would be driving up to San Jose for another “Craig Shields…At Your Service” session. I spent the day with Dr. David …
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(Continued from an earlier post…) U.S. Venture Capital U.S. Venture Capital investments increased in 2010, too, from $3.5 billion in 2009 to $5.1 billion in 2010 (a 45.7% increase). The number did fall short of the record-breaking $6.1 billion invested …
[The Vector] Clean Energy Trends 2011 Report – Continued Read More »
To the surprise of no one, The Clean Air Act is under siege in the Senate. Fortunately, four amendments attacking our clean air each failed to get the required 60 votes to pass in yesterday’s sessions. But I was a …
Clean Energy Trends 2011, the annual report from Clean Edge, Inc., was recently published. This is the 10th annual report the company has written on green energy, with now a full decade of accumulated information of the industry. The authors, …
