Here’s a post I put up on Renewable Energy World that addresses the key issues associated with a responsible analysis of the costs associated with the migration to renewables. It’s essentially a response to another author’s post which was, I …
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American Voters Have No Appetite for Sacrifice — But What About Prosperity?
Neil Auerbach is Managing Partner of Hudson Clean Energy Partners, a group with over $1 billion under management. He made a number of points in his presentation at the American Council on Renewable Energy conference in Washington this afternoon that …
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Report from the American Council on Renewable Energy Meetings in Washington DC
Here’s an excerpt from a keynote address, delivered by self-described “conservative Republican” US representative Bob Inglis from South Carolina: The definition of “sustainability” is “profitability.” He’s got a good point there; things don’t happen if they’re not profitable. It would …
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Focusing on Trucks at the French-American EV Technology Conference
75% of the total fuel consumption on our roads comes from commercial vehicles, and therefore an increase of a few miles per gallon in large trucks has a massive effect on reducing the environmental impact of moving our stuff around. …
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Cool Ideas from the French-American EV Technology Conference
At the French-American EV Technology Conference in Long Beach, CA this morning, I had an opportunity to learn about many things that I really had no idea would be on the agenda. One of the subjects was tires, as presented …
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French-American EV Technology Conference: Tres Bon
The French-American Electric Vehicle Technology Forum I attended this morning in Long Beach, CA was absolutely delightful. The event focused on bringing together EV business interests that might foster the development of electric transportation in France – but let me …
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[The Vector] Biofuel Bounces Back
In the US, the biofuel industry is undergoing something of a revival. Mothballed plants are reopening. Across the globe biofuel industry leaders are extremely bullish about their ability to bring down operating costs, to generate fuels from sources that don’t compete …
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By Guest Blogger Steven Cortez: Environmental Degradation: Negative Impacts of Energy Efficiency
Since the 1970s when environmental concerns first hit the political front, we have made great attempts to encourage sustainable development. These attempts include things such as recycling, carpooling, using energy efficient lights and purchasing products which do not emit harmful …
Stephan Schwartz, Enlightened Leaders, and the Battle Facing Our World
I’ve been lucky enough to have been referred to one of the most enlightened writers on the planet, Stephan A. Schwartz, who has generously accepted my request to let me interview him for my next book. I invite readers to …
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ACORE Renewable Energy Conferences Are Good, But This One Offers To Tell Us What We Already Know
If I had another reason to be in Washington DC this week, I’d find a way to piggyback my participation at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) conference: Renewable Energy – National Policy Forum. But though I generally find …
