Comparing Off-Shore Wind and Nuclear Energy
Those keeping track of the Atlantic Wind Connection and its dreams to build out 60 gigawatts of off-shore wind in the shallow waters off the mid-Atlantic coast will want to check out this article. The analysis suggests that the cost per kilowatt-hour will be approximately twice that of nuclear, yet I find this hard to believe, given recent events that include outrageous budget overruns on nuclear projects, and ever-growing public outcry over operational safety and waste-disposal issues.
I’m reminded of a breakfast meeting I had with an eco-journalist a couple of months ago. He’s a proponent of nuclear, and, as most of them do, he points out that today we have 4th or 5th generation nuclear. But, he quips, “We also have 4th or 5th generation anti-nuclear protesters, as well.”
Yesterday I finished Gore’s new book THE FUTURE: 6 DRIVERS OF GLOBAL CHANGE. Overall a good read. But Gore pushes mostly centralized political policies and corporation-led mostly high-tech changes to reach his proposed solutions to so many interrelated problems. He correctly cites global rising energy usage and wants more energy efficiency and renewables, but says nothing about substantially reducing overall energy use, including how to start a global trend to lower the rates of energy usage growth.
I hope everyone is enjoying this day on which we thank our mothers for being the wonderful and kind people they are, and express our gratitude for the numerous sacrifices they made on our behalf.
Here’s a video on 
I thought readers might appreciate this collection of 
It’s been only two years since FERC (The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) announced that it would allow DR (demand response) to be treated the same as any other dispatchable power source. But in those two years, a great deal of work has gone into implementation, and, according to this 
I learned recently that long-time 2GreenEnergy Associate Bill Paul has been doing some truly excellent work in an area of tremendous importance: calling attention to crimes against the environment. Not only is his work of great value, it’s easy to absorb; he produces short videos that, IMO, have huge impact and “punch.” I hope you’ll check them out. Here’s the first of what I hope to be a great number of posts on the subject:
In our wide-ranging discussion of our civilization’s sustainability, I normally sidestep the issue of religion. Yes, I occasionally write something opposing some of our nation’s elected lawmakers, ostensibly our most capable thinkers, who build their 
There were some very thought-provoking presentations at the quarterly 
When I was in kindergarten (in 1960), I made a fine friend in the person of Glenn Koach. As we grew close through our years as young boys together, I could see that Glenn was “not just anyone;” he was smart, athletic, always impeccably dressed, and extremely self-assured. Here we are 50+ years later, and Glenn runs a 
