Here’s another installment on the tech sector from my colleague Fritz Maffry. – ed Amazon expounds upon their intentions with electric and autonomous transportation
Category: Renewables – Business
Fraudulent Claims in Renewable Energy
For those who like to debunk fraudulent claims in renewable energy, here’s a thing of real beauty. It’s a device that uses solar energy to boil (thus purify) 5000 liters of water per day.
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Fostering the Transition To Clean Energy
According to a report recently published by the nonprofit think tank International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): • On a worldwide basis, coal, oil and gas get more than $370 billion per year in support. • This compares with roughly $100 billion for renewables.
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Renewables: Happening Because of Cost, Environmental Factors
Discussions that assert that a certain thing (e.g., the migration from fossil fuels) is “possible” or “impossible” are interesting, but news that a certain thing is actually happening are even better, in that they are based on fact, rather than speculation. …
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Africa Looks at its Energy Future
Here’s an article that provides a fairly comprehensive look at Africa as an energy hub of oil and gas production. Strangely, it doesn’t contain a single mention of renewables. Why is that strange? Simply because of:
John Paul Stevens, Citizens United, and Foreign Money in U.S. Elections
We’ve discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision “Citizens United” a great deal here, but it’s hard to overstate the damage this landmark case has already had on our law-making processes and the overall quality of any democracy to which …
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Ohio State Legislature Buddies Up with Coal, People Rightfully Unhappy
There are those who think that our civilization will find a way to progress beyond the wanton destruction of our environment, and others who say that we’re doomed, i.e., that we’re past the point of no return. I happen to …
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Coal Vanishing in the Developed World, Not So in Asia
The “war on coal” was not so much a confrontation as it was the result of the inexorable economic pressure placed on energy markets. Strange though it may sound, the demise of coal has very little to do with environmental and …
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CleanTech Investment: Why The Time is Now
Here’s an article in Forbes that chronicles an interview with Amy Francetic, Founder and Managing Director of Energize Ventures (pictured), one of the preeminent venture capital firms focusing on clean energy and other eco-supportive industries.
Norway Takes Lead on Climate
Here’s a quick discussion with a reader surrounding this article: Norway refuses to drill for billions of barrels of oil in Arctic, leaving ‘whole industry surprised and disappointed. Craig: Great to see them leading the charge.
