I had an experience yesterday at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in San Francisco that I thought I’d share. Right before lunch, I took the opportunity to pose a question to the panel on the stage, prefaced with this announcement: …
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The Ever-Accelerating Migration to Renewable Energy
English poet Alexander Pope was born this day in 1688, who left us with this: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. That’s something to think about in …
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U.S. Federal Government’s Approach to Energy: Disappointing
Here’s a press release issued by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), expressing its disappointment with the U.S. EPA’s backing down on various aspects of our direction vis-à-vis clean energy. Not coincidentally, I’m facing a certain level of disappointment …
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Expensive Energy Solutions Aren’t Really Solutions At All
The energy industry is about cost-effectiveness; I think we all know that. That’s why we’re generating electricity from coal: it’s deadly, but it’s cheap. Where is this all going? I’m not sure, but I do know this: Replacements for fossil …
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American Council on Renewable Energy Blends Passion with a Zen-like Demeanor
A few months ago I interviewed Dennis McGinn, the current president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) for my third book (“Renewable Energy – Following the Money”) that I hope to have available shortly. I’ve also met his …
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American Council on Renewable Energy Hosts Great Conference on Alt-Fuel Transportation
I just got back from another wonderful conference hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) – this one in San Diego, called the Transportation and National Defense Forum. I skipped the first day, which focused on the military, …
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2GreenEnergy to Attend the National Renewable Energy Policy Forum
I’m headed back East this morning for a series of meetings in Washington DC and Philadelphia, starting with the American Council on Renewable Energy’s (ACORE) National Renewable Energy Policy Forum on Capitol Hill. While the value of listening to politicians …
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Choosing the Proper Tone for the Energy Policy Debate
I sometimes look back on things I’ve written about the malice of the special interests that pervade the energy industry and think, “Man, that’s harsh. Maybe meeting this greed and evil with aggression of my own is fueling the fire. Maybe, as …
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I Come To Thank Chu, But Not To Praise Him
Here’s yesterday’s press release from ACORE (American Council on Renewable Energy) regarding the resignation of Dr. Steven Chu from his post as U.S. Secretary of Energy. Note that it differs from the article I wrote on the subject, in that …
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Misinformation Campaigns on Renewable Energy, Climate Change
A reader writes in: Hi, Craig – I’ve been reading your blog for a while now. Thanks for what you’re doing. Also enjoyed your book, “Is Renewable Really Doable?” My question is this: how to counter the alarmist articles out …
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