It’s hard to know what to make of this week’s unanimous Senate vote, confirming Ernie Moniz as the new U.S. Energy Secretary, replacing the outgoing Steven Chu. If you’re a fan of a sustainable energy policy, it’s certainly not a…
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Infographics in the Energy Space Can Drive Social Media Frenzies
I want to thank the many people who have helped 2GreenEnergy along the way in our attempts to popularize the site. Though we have a great deal further to go, we’ve come a long way, and I’m grateful for all…
Tagged with: crude oil, energy infographics, fossil fuel waste, oil companies, oil companies spills, tar sands
Posted in Fossil Fuels
Posted in Fossil Fuels
Incentives for Wind Energy Coming Back Again
I’m not sure how people in the wind industry react to news like this concerning the Production Tax Credit (PTC); I guess it’s hard to look a gift horse in the mouth. Personally, I find the continuing flip-flopping of incentives…
An Enemy of a Working Energy Policy: Bad Ideas
I spend a fair amount of time writing about how the vested interests in energy (e.g., the oil companies), keep bad ideas in place (e.g., extracting and burning petroleum), at the expense of good ideas (e.g., renewables). But there is,…
Tagged with: coal-fired power plants, concentration of CO2 in surface waters, concrete manufacturing facilities, Dr. David Doty, energy policy, extracting and burning petroleum, oil companies, point-sources of carbon dioxide, renewables, Sea Fuels, synthesizing fuel from the CO2 in ocean water, synthetic fuels, U.S. Navy, vested interests in energy, working energy policy
Posted in synthetic fuel
Posted in synthetic fuel
American Council on Renewable Energy Hosts Great Conference on Alt-Fuel Transportation
I just got back from another wonderful conference hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) – this one in San Diego, called the Transportation and National Defense Forum. I skipped the first day, which focused on the military,…
Tagged with: 66 Billion Dollar Mistake, Acore, American Council on Renewable Energy, biofuels feedstock, California’s “cap and trade” program, chemical fertilizers, cost of water to irrigate, Dan Sperling, Dennis McGinn, ecological disaster, environment, erosion of topsoil, low-carbon fuel standards, oil companies, petroleum becoming more carbonized, progressive thinking in sustainability, San Joaquin Valley, sustainability, Transportation and National Defense Forum, two billion cars, University of California at Davis
Posted in Electric Vehicles
Posted in Electric Vehicles
Robert Newman’s “A History of Oil”
It’s been at least a year since I recommended this fabulous combination of education and entertainment, in which British comedian/historian Robert Newman presents “A History of Oil. Please do yourself a favor and check it out. Then do us ALL…
Tagged with: fossil fuels, History of Oil, oil companies, peak oil, Robert Newman
Posted in Fossil Fuels
Posted in Fossil Fuels
Biofuels: What’s Really Driving Food Prices?
Anyone who pays even casual attention to the biofuels industry has come across the “food versus fuel” argument, i.e., that the rise in biofuels comes at the expense of the world fuel supply. But as shown in this article: “What’s…
We Love The Oil Companies!
Seeing as it’s Valentine’s Day, I would certainly be remiss if I failed to pass along this extremely well-done video, showering the oil companies with love for all the wonderful things they’ve done for us.
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