I’d like to call readers’ attention to this discussion of the validity of electric transportation. In fact, the discussion began earlier in this piece on bashing electric vehicles. There are a lot of interesting ideas here that challenge the …
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From Guest Blogger Jim Stack: Electricity Used to Make Gas
Did you know that is takes electricity and water to make oil into gasoline ? This is part of the refining process. The following facts are from a great article that Peder Norby did on oil refining. He walks the talk …
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From Guest Blogger Jim Stack: Hawaii — Land of Oil or Renewables
Hawaii has been known as a land of paradise. They have a great climate and can grow anything anyplace. But did you know Hawaii runs most of paradise on oil-generated electricity? Of course, all of the oil is imported too. …
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There’s “Truth” in Clean Energy — But Is That Enough?
It’s the birthday of Mark Twain, who said, “Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain’t so.” I’m afraid he’s nailed something here. There is a great deal of truth in …
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Electric Vehicles: Confronting the Tough Realities
Glenn Doty is an extremely senior scientist who studies the macro-world of energy, and doesn’t like what he sees regarding electric transportation. He writes: While I have tremendous respect for you and the work that you are doing, I have …
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Incredible Renewable Energy Opportunities in China
A friend from China writes: A pleasure speaking with you on Skype. I believe that with your connections we should be able to develop cleantech companies in China and more renewable energy projects in this part of the world. The …
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How to Increase the Energy Efficiency of Existing Structures – and WHY
Noted environmentalist and energy expert Bruce Severance will join me for December’s webinar: How to Increase the Energy Efficiency of Existing Structures – and WHY. Now, if that title carries with it a certain feeling of mystery, that’s not an …
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Good Ideas in Sustainability Need to Contemplate the Laws of Nature
Are you one of the many Americans jacked out of shape by this country’s supposed “slide into socialism?” If so, there may be far better places to look for evidence of this trend than whatever differences may divide present-day Democrats …
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Americans Are Patriotic, But Sadly Misled Regarding Energy
A reader from the U.K., Derek Deighton, writes: I’m sorry, am I missing something? Does it matter what America thinks and does? Assuming no doomsday, America is not going to be more than at best an equal partner in a …
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The Externalities of Oil Include War
We’ve all seen comparisons of the virtues of electric vehicles to their internal combustion counterparts, and noticed that they seem to exclude the many different externalities of oil: lung disease, environmental damage, national security, etc. Most people believe that we …
