Here’s a good article in The Atlantic on the ARPA-E, the mechanism the federal government uses for dispensing stimulus money for clean (and not-so-clean) energy projects. It’s based on an interview of veteran Time Magazine writer Michael Grunwald, whose book …
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What To Do About Climate Change – And When To Do It
Senior energy analyst and frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: Farmers are getting hit by the drought and heat wave. Wealthy southern landowners are getting hit by increased tropical storm activity… and everyone has to spend more to keep the air …
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Doty Windfuels' Breakthrough in Synthetic Fuels Provides Breath-taking Promise, Fist-clenching Frustration
Well, my trip to see Doty Scientific was certainly worth the drive. After dozens of conversations and meetings with Dr. Doty and his team at venues all over North America, I finally got a plant tour, and had the opportunity to …
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Renewables — What Are the Economic Realities?
In response to my white paper on The Tough Realities of Marketing and Sales, a reader points out a few of the economic realities that, in his mind, supersede the points I make in the report. In particular, he notes …
More on ARPA-E's Funding of Clean Energy – from Guest Mike Brace
Here is guest blogger Mike Brace’s letter to his representative Geoff Davis (R-KY) on the Obama Administration’s choice of projects that received funding in this round under ARPA-E. You’ll notice that he shares the many of the same sentiments that …
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A Disappointing List of Alternative Energy Projects
I must say that I’m disappointed in this list of clean energy projects that the Obama Administration is funding with its stimulus money under ARPA-E. I use the word disappointed, a considerable understatement, insofar as I promised some of my …
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