This is not a post on gun control, but rather on U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech on the subject. His comments serve as a startling reminder of where the United States is with respect to the reform of gun-related legislation…
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New Jersey Installing Solar Photovoltaics Atop 175,000 Power Poles
In response to my rant on New Jersey’s decision to put tiny installations of solar photovoltaics atop 175,000 power poles, at a cost of $200 million, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: The LCOE (levelized cost of energy) gets really…
Tagged with: corruption, Glenn Doty, LCOE, levelized cost of energy, New Jersey, solar photovoltaics
Posted in Photovoltaics
Posted in Photovoltaics
Sustainable Transportation and Intercity High-Speed Rail
In response to my recent piece on mass transit, frequent contributor and very bright fellow Tim Kingston writes: I fully support mass transit within an urban area — subways, etc. What I don’t support is intercity public transportation like the…
Tagged with: Amtrak, California high speed rail, corruption, intercity public transportation, John Steinbeck, mass transit, Tim Kingston
Posted in Sustainability
Posted in Sustainability
Corruption and the Decline of Our Civilization
A friend of a friend has come across a major piece of corruption, and is unsure what to do about it. He’s thinking of publishing an expose’, but he’s older, in failing health, and doesn’t want the stress. I hope he doesn’t regard my…
Clean Energy Radio Supports "Move To Amend"
I know I harbor a great deal of pessimism/cynicism about the corruption that has engulfed our political process. But I have to say the Move To Amend people have really kicked some major butt, to use a not-too-scholarly term, in…
The Migration From Fossil Fuels
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: It makes sense to replace some things before they quit working. Computers, light bulbs, water heaters and power plants of all kinds come to mind. At what point should a newer technology replace a functioning…
Tagged with: air pollution, amortize the cost of the new technology, clean coal, corruption, Ed Rendell, Energy conservation, energy efficiency, environmental degradation, environmentally responsible, Larry Lemmert, migration from fossil fuels, oil companies, Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City
Posted in Fossil Fuels
Posted in Fossil Fuels
Powerful Forces Are Both Pushing and Pulling Renewable Energy
People often ask me to tell them what’s happening in the energy world in an abbreviated form. That’s not particularly easy, as there are many forces at work right now that are pushing in two different directions at the same…
Tagged with: clean energy, corruption, lobbyists, migration to renewables, Renewable Energy
Posted in Renewables - Business
Posted in Renewables - Business
“No More Solyndras” Act Passes the US House of Representatives
Here’s the main reason I couldn’t get within a million miles of an elected position in the US: I wouldn’t vote for the political grandstanding represented by legislation like the “No More Solyndras” Act. I wouldn’t be a part of…
Tagged with: clean energy, corruption, Fred Upton, No More Solyndras, solar energy, solar power, Solyndra
Posted in Renewables - Politics
Posted in Renewables - Politics
Should Government Provide Subsidies for Clean Energy?
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…
Tagged with: ARPA-E, campaign contributions from oil companies, clean energy, cleantech, corruption, energy efficiency, government subsidies, lung damage coal, national security issues and oil, oil companies, public sector, Renewable Energy, renewables, subsidies, subsidies for oil companies, taxpayer funding speculative projects, technological leadership, technologies, U.S. falling behind
Posted in Renewables - Politics
Posted in Renewables - Politics
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