Many readers have correctly noted that 2GreenEnergy has taken on a more political tone as the years have gone by. The reason is summed up in my most recent book: Bullish on Renewable Energy, and in this article in Forbes.
Tag: electric transportation
Renewable Energy Has Won the Battle, But Not the War
Tagged with: Bullish on Renewable Energy, electric transportation, Energy Secretary Rick Perry subsidize coal, environmental regulation, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), market economics, public lands for the oil and gas industry, renewable energy has won the battle associated with low-carbon energy
World’s Largest Oil Fields and U.S. Involvement in International Hostility: A Coincidence?
According to the American Energy Society, below is a list of the five “most important” oil fields in the world. Notice anything about them? Hint: look at geographic location.
Electric Transportation Is Racing Your Way
From Green Auto Market: California may ban fossil-fuel vehicles: California may join up with China, the UK, France, and Norway in banning fossil-fuel powered vehicles. Mary Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board, told Bloomberg Friday that Gov. Jerry Brown is interested in exploring …
Nuclear Energy and Renewables Need To Cooperate. Isn’t That Obvious?
As noted yesterday, some of these pro-nuke people have a very dim view of renewables; some of the more extreme among them accuse the entire renewable energy enterprise of being a corrupt/criminal attempt to suck down government subsidies, while knowing …
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Solar, Wind, and the Future of Human Civilization
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: The solar and wind industries are both heavily dependent of government and consumer subsidies. When those subsidies are modified or withdrawn the industries suffer massive constrictions. Solar and wind employment is a little like a gold …
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It Will Soon Be Time To Say So Long–And Thank You–To the Internal Combustion Engine
Here’s an article in The Economist that pays the homage that is due to the internal combustion engine, which, since it came on the scene 124 years ago, has systematically changed virtually every aspect of human life on this planet. …
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Royal Dutch Shell Sees Electric Transportation Coming, Won’t Be Caught Flatfooted
As we’ve noted a few times over the years here, Royal Dutch Shell seems to be by far the most progressive of the world’s major oil companies. Here’s an article discussing Shell’s CEO Ben van Beurden (who recently traded in …
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Public and Private Sectors Working Together To Encourage Electric Transportation
Here’s an article that suggests the forces of pure market economics are all that are necessary to replace gas and diesel powered cars and trucks with electric vehicles. Of course, this is the thesis of most of what I’ve written …
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The Oil Companies Aren’t Going Down Easily, But….
A reader notes on a recent post about electric transportation: We can think all day, as long as we keep in mind that Oil cartels are not quite ready to surrender a $multi-trillion industry.
Welcome to the Exponential Age
Below is a cool thing I got from a friend. Note the remarks on electric transportation, renewable energy, and the desalination of water. The basic thrust of all this is exactly what we’ve been saying at 2GE since its inception:
