After my stand-alone talk at the International Trade Forum last Friday, I was asked to participate in a panel on the future of the energy industry, where the moderator peppered us with excellent questions on the promises and challenges associated …
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Dealing with the Externalities of Our Major Industries
A reader commented on my post In Choosing Among Various Approaches to Energy, Politics Is a Very Big Deal that I support political action involving an ideological/moral campaign to prevent the eating of red meat. I suppose that would be a decent …
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An Energy Policy Should Contemplate Externalities
MarcoPolo writes: …Worse still, attempts to include all sorts of dubious “externalities ” looks like a desperate attempt to cover up old lies and maintain old myths. It may preach well to the already converted, but increases mistrust among the …
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“Externalities” of Fossil Fuels
Externalities are the costs associated with a certain transaction that are not captured in the transaction itself, but are passed along unaccounted for (“externalized”) onto other parties who are often unaware of what’s hitting them, or, at best, unable to …
Estimating the Externalities of Fossil Fuels Isn’t an Easy Job
I sympathize with those tasked with putting a precise dollar figure on the externalities of fossil fuels. Sure we know there are costs to society in terms of lung damage and long-term environmental damage, but what are they? The story …
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Discussion on Renewable Energy, Externalities, Sustainability, Etc.
Here’s a conversation I’m having with a friend that readers may find interesting: Craig: I said something that I regret in our talk on the phone yesterday. In particular, I said that “clean coal doesn’t exist.” As a broad fact, …
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A Sustainable Energy Policy Looks at Externalities
I just sat down over lunch with a printed publication to which I subscribe called the “Green Money Journal.” Fantastic stuff. I loved the lead article, “From Growth Capitalism to Sustainable Capitalism,” by Joe Keefe, President and CEO of Pax …
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How Big Are the Externalities of Fossil Fuels?
In reference to my post on the lifecycle analysis (LCA) of wind turbines, Peter Leach writes: The LCA of fossil fuel (or nuclear) powered electricity production presumably shows a good return in terms of direct power out vs. power consumed. …
Considering the Externalities of Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy Is the Bargain of the Century
As readers may have noticed, I’ve begun promoting the launch of my second book, Is Renewable Really Doable? (available March 15th) using the 32-page report “Insights into LCOE – The Levelized Cost of Energy” as a give-away. In response to …
Oil Carries a Few Externalities, Like Death and Dismemberment
I received the normal pushback on my recent piece praising electric transportation. In response, I make two broad points: 1) We are most definitely headed in the direction of clean energy, electric transportation (including small, urban commuter vehicles, e-bikes, mass …
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