A few readers have objected to my post suggesting that Chevron’s sponsoring the PBS NewsHour could warp the objectivity of the coverage of the energy industry. Most of these responses point out that I have no proof that Chevron’s presence …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels and a True Market Economy
Frequent commentor Dan Conine writes: … Make the actual cost of everything available at the point of purchase, rather than burying costs through incentives and subsidies. People buy gas to go to jobs to buy cars because they think it …
Clean Energy: We Sure Are Good At Talking About It
There are a few weapons in my arsenel as an advocate for renewables, and one of them is a fairly comprehensive calendar of events. I use it primarily to schedule travel, trying, as I have all my adult life, to …
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A Thought on Energy Subsidies
If there is a central theme to the Renewable Energy Finance Forums generally, it’s pragmatism. You can listen to every word from the presenters — as well as from each the other participants as they network on breaks between the …
It's OK to Advocate for Renewables — and Against Its Enemies
I sometimes glance back through my old posts here, to try to see 2GreenEnergy as I would if I were doing so through the eyes of the typical reader who had come across us Googling “renewable energy” or some such. …
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Energy Subsidies
Frequent commentor Alex C. writes: We need to get government OUT of control or manipulation over energy. The only role of government is to protect citizens from excessive pollution (excluding the CO2 global warming farce). Let the private sector invest …
Big Oil and Clean Energy: Are We At an Impasse?
The theme for my next book is essentially a take-off on the last one — “facts and fantasies,” exploring the “tough realities” of the migration to renewable energy. I want to understand the nitty-gritty of the pragmatic issues that stand in …
Fossil Fuels: Let's Not Lose Sight of Dangers
Readers here know that I generally refrain from taking cheap shots at the oil and gas industry. I try to keep in mind that, whether we like it or not, fossil fuels make up the vast majority of the world’s …
Oil – Supply and Demand
In response to my piece on society’s migration to electric vehicles, Dan Conine writes: There needs to be a build-down of the sprawl simultaneously with the build-out of charging stations. Once they meet, the fringe will still have gas and …
Replacing Fossil Fuels — by Guest Blogger Frank Eggers
Introduction Although this paper has been written primarily to deal with energy concerns in the United States of America, much of the information will be useful for other countries also. Regardless of whether we are concerned about global warming, we …
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