In response to a friend in South Africa who wanted my opinion on a business plan to bring fuel cells and solar PV to rural Africa, I wrote: Very interesting. Certainly the solar product with batteries makes sense. I think …
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Video: Energy and Ethics
Just got back from the TV studio, shooting a video of “energy and ethics.” Here’s the script I wrote for myself. Delivery-wise, I would give myself a B. I was OK, but I’ve done better. Since most of our energy …
CleanTechies Blog — Renewable Energy
My posts wind up (somehow) on Cleantechies Blog, where David Repka saw my article: In Renewable Energy, Things May Not Be What They Seem and commented: The greatest point of frustration is the lack of certainty and clear, coordinated, cohesive, …
Use of Water in Generating Electricity
Those of us trying to make sense of the validity of renewables versus fossil fuels are forced to deal with many different parameters. For instance, we often talk about the externalities of coal, i.e., the cost factors that are not …
The Tough Realities of Wind and Solar
Frequent commenter Steven Andrews writes: Wind and solar have the best characteristics plus on top of that use no water resources. Why are these systems so under attack by fossil fuel burners? Gandhi said: first they don´t pay attention, then …
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In Renewable Energy, Things May Not Be What They Seem
I subscribe to a great number of free online newsletters that cover cleantech at a fairly broad level, and though I certainly don’t read every word, I do glance through them. If you have a spare minute, I would ask …
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Safety and Resilience: Side Benefits of Renewable Energy
Here’s an article that makes an important but normally overlooked point: renewable energy systems are generally far less susceptible to storms, earthquakes, and other natural (or man-made) disasters than fossil fuel or nuclear plants. This is largely due to the …
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Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
The public relations machine that works so hard to generate doubt about climate change and the extreme weather events it causes must have its hands full at this point. 2012 was a year in which the United States had no …
When It Comes to Energy and Sustainability, Bernie Sanders Calls ‘Em Like He Sees ‘Em
Here’s an article that illustrates Bernie Sanders’ guts and perspicacity when it comes to energy and sustainability. How a politician survives in today’s poisonous atmosphere without being a “yes-man” to the main power structures in Washington is beyond me. (But …
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The Integrity of the Political Process and Why Our Energy Policy Is Rooted in Fossil Fuels
I thought I’d share a conversation with a lady I’ve known for about 30 years, who, each election cycle, does extensive work in researching the issues and the candidates, to bring some level of clarification to (I guess) at least …
