From SolarPowerWorld: A bill committing electricity providers to deliver 100% clean power to Oregon customers by 2040 passed both the House and Senate of the Oregon State Legislative Assembly on Saturday. If the policy is signed into law by Gov. …
Category: Renewables – Business
Oregon: 100% Clean Power By 2040
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In the U.S., Renewable Energy Making Slow Progress
People sometimes ask why the transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources is taking so long. Well, here’s a good example: Last month the governor of Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott, signed a law banning state investments in businesses that cut their ties …
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There’s No Law That Says You Can’t Do It, But Why?
It’s amazing that both the homeowner and the architect thought that a design, built as it is around stubbing toes, was a solid idea. This is the advice I give people who want to build energy generation systems centered around …
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Transitioning from Oil
From Bloomberg: Increasing pressure on major oil companies has forced many to make promises to reduce the extraction of their main fossil fuel. They also warn that the result may not be a reduction in global emissions.
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It’s Not Theoretically Impossible, But That’s Not Enough
The photo here illustratrates something I see all the time in cleantech business plans. When I’m asked what I think, I respond with things like: Sure you can do it. Yes, it will generate some electricity. No, it’s not physically …
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Trump and Facebook
From Facebook: Last month, the Oversight Board upheld Facebook’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts following his praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol on January 6. But in doing so, the board criticized …
California’s Doing Just Fine, Thanks
Someone sent me this meme featuring California Governor Gavin Newsom with the note: He truly is bonkers. Everything he touches winds up in misery. Well, maybe not everything. There is the budget surplus of $75.7 billion. The state is rolling …
CleanTech: Nothing Succeeds Like Success
This fellow asks a very good question. When indeed? First, let’s realize that America is the only nation that has trouble assimilating this idea. We are also a culture that worships money, and in this case, that may turn out …
Former Treasury Secretary: Administration’s Proposals “Extremely Important”
Janet Yellen says the administration’s proposals “are extremely important and necessary to invest in our economy so that we can be competitive.” It’s so refreshing to see this happening. The entire rest of the world understands that building out infrastructure …
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Saying Goodbye To Trickle Down Economics
From The Guardian: Cut taxes on the rich. Unleash a wave of entrepreneurship. Growth will pick up and more jobs will be created. Everybody benefits. That, in essence, is trickle down – a theory of economics that Joe Biden wants to …
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