I’m a big fan of renewable energy in all its forms, but, as I’ve often commented, efficiency is really the low-hanging fruit in terms of reducing the environmental footprint associated with energy. In the U.S. alone, the efficiency technologies we’ve …
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Speaking with Dr. Raj Pachauri, Energy and Environmental Legend
I’m delighted to announce that I’m going to be interviewing Dr. Raj Pachauri during his upcoming trip to the U.S., in preparation for my next book, Renewable Energy — Following the Money. For those who may be unfamiliar with Dr. Pachauri, …
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Some Environmental Policies Backfire
If you’re looking for yet another example of how greedy pigs have worked around a well-meaning attempt to protect the environment, you’re in luck. I believe that government can, and in fact, must help in driving environmental reform, but it’s …
Changing the World for the Better
As legendary environmentalist Paul Hawken points out in the lecture to which I referred here, there are now over 200,000 groups on the planet devoted to causes within the umbrella of sustainability and humanitarianism. So, when we contemplate the challenges …
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Lockheed Martin Sails Into Wave Energy
Here’s what Lockheed Martin and its technology partner Ocean Power Technologies are doing in wave energy. I’ve seen similar concepts, and I’ve always been skeptical. Will this generate electricity? Of course. Will it do so cost-effectively? I’m not sure.
Windstream — Affordable Micro-Wind At Last
Here is our webinar for July, in which I interviewed Dan Bates, CEO of WindStream, a company with an exciting advancement in micro-wind. I begin by taking a step back from wind power, and micro-wind in particular, and noting that …
Harvard University’s Report on the True Costs of Burning Coal
Here’s a piece to which I’ve referred a few times: Harvard’s report suggesting the cost of externalities of burning coal in the U.S. is roughly half a trillion dollars annually. Of course, these are the easily quantifiable cost items, like …
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Portable Solar Energy Generation
I serve as a “mentor” to the presenters at the Clean Business Investment Summit. First up this morning was a portable solar PV/battery product, a concept that has merit in certain specific market segments. Principally I think of disaster relief, …
Attitudes Towards Car Ownership Have Changed, Will Change Further
It’s the 109th anniversary of the first sale made by the Ford Motor Company: a Model A. From that moment, the concept of automobile ownership grew steadily and rapidly in importance in the American psyche; in fact, it expanded to …
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More Discussion with Robert Rapier on Climate Change
I just had a very interesting phone conversation with Robert Rapier, one of the world’s most senior observers of the energy industry. We discussed the piece I wrote the other day called Energy, the Environment and Climate Change, which I …
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