About 2% of all natural gas produced in the U.S. leaks into the atmosphere before reaching the end customer – about 600 billion cubic feet each year, or the annual gas consumption in Virginia. This, of course, is one of …
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Disentangling Natural Gas from Renewable Energy
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Solar Power and AI will Enable the First Self-Piloted Crossing of The Atlantic, But What Exactly Is the Point?
When Lincoln was shot in 1865, it took two weeks before the people in London and Paris learned what had happened. When Krakatoa erupted just 18 years later, people all over the world knew about it within minutes. The difference, …
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“America, We’re Looking at You with Our Jaws on the Floor” — Great Article from a Nobel Laureate
Here’s a short piece in Newsweek from José Ramos-Horta, former President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He begins: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany recently said, “the world is looking at us as a leader in COVID-19.” She …
Hawai‘i Phases Out Coal
The Hawai‘i State Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the Public Utilities Commission from extending or renewing any contracts to generate energy from coal and phase out the use of coal in Hawai‘i by the end of 2022. Despite …
If You’re Going To Invest, Think First
An online braggadocio writes, Those that (sic) have followed my investment recommendations over the years, know that I have long been a fan of silver. I have also made it clear that there would be a point at which silver …
Real Estate Investments on Shaky Ground
“Stabilized” office buildings? What does that mean? It’s guaranteed not to take a hit in value when a huge percentage of the while collar work force never returns to physical offices? I want something that makes more sense, like shopping …
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Politics and Clean Energy
A reader opines: politics in general have no place in the green energy space. A few thoughts: Politics can’t help but come into this, at least in the U.S. Here, energy is a business, and there is a significant interaction …
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Expelling Foreign Students: Can We Get Any Dumber?
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind student visas from those whose courses are going to be held entirely online have most Americans shaking their heads, in shame and bewilderment Part of this is simple decency. “We are being looked at …
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Boycotting Goya Foods
From: Goya Foods’ Wikipedia page: On July 9, 2020, following a White House roundtable with Hispanic business and political leaders from across the nation, Goya Foods CEO Robert Unanue said the country was “blessed” to have Donald Trump as president. In response, Twitter users including Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and …
Insurance Giants Dropping Support for Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
From this piece in InsuranceBusinessMag.com: Subsidiaries of both Talanx and Munich Re were named on Trans Mountain’s certificate of insurance – they are among 11 companies offering $508 million of liability insurance for the 12-month period up to August 31, …
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