Given the focus of the discussion here, we tend to look at the concept of sustainability through the lens of the ways in which we generate and consume energy. But occasionally, it’s a good idea to look around us at …
The Notion of Sustainability Transcends Energy Policy Read More »
A young man from India writes in response to my recent piece in which I talk about two classes of bad ideas in clean energy — those that are theoretically impossible and those that are possible but seem to hold …
"Theoretically Impossible" Is Only One Class of Bad Ideas in Clean Energy Read More »
2GreenEnergy reader Rebecca asks: When you’re approached by budding inventors or experienced ones, how do you manage to filter out those who are true and honest from those who are a sham? Good question. It’s not something that can be …
Here’s an article that does a good job discussing voter suppression – to be sure, off-topic for a clean energy blog by a long shot. I bring it up only because it ends with words that resonate with me: “It’s …
Clean Energy Actually DOES Lie In Our Future — It's Only a Question of Time Read More »
It’s the birthday of journalist and activist Jonathan Kozol, a teacher in Boston, who wrote largely on his experiences with school segregation and institutionalized racism. I had an extremely progressive English teacher my junior year in high school who guided …
By the time I’ve driven my rental car off the Avis lot in any particular city, I’ve usually found a radio station that I think will speak to me. During the day, it’s normally the local NPR affiliate, but after …
Renewable Energy Crusaders Are "Knights in Armor Bent on Chivalry" Read More »
I’m so glad I took advantage of today’s opportunity to interview Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel Prize winning climate scientist and chairman of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). At several points in the conversation, I was reminded of my discussions …
Speaking with Dr. Rajendra Pachauri on Climate Change and Renewable Energy Read More »
I often write short, high-level pieces summarizing the pros and cons of the oil economy vs. a transition to renewables, and I like to refer readers to others’ work when I come across articles that I think will resonate. Linked …
At Stake in the 2012 Elections: U.S. Energy Policy Read More »
Here’s a podcast in which Toronto Star writer Tyler Hamilton talks about some of his picks for clean energy start-ups. He and I agree univocally on a number of issues, like the imperative to move away from fossil fuels, and …
Those of us who maintain optimism for a future than includes sustainable practices in energy generation place a great deal of hope in “distributed generation” – the concept in which the model of buying electricity from huge utilities becomes increasingly …
Distributed Generation Holds Promise, Faces Challenges Read More »
