Wednesday morning as I was getting ready to conclude my participation in the Renewable Energy Finance Forum, I had a thought I wanted to share. It had been two-days of nitty-gritty financial talk — extremely precise language of tax lawyers …
Energy Policy — Looking for the Broad Side of the Barn Read More »
My wife and I watched a wonderful documentary called “HOME” last night, in which actress Glenn Close narrates a truly spectacular piece on the history of life on our mother planet. I’ve linked to the YouTube version, but I recommend …
Documentary "HOME" Tells the Story of Life on Earth Read More »
Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood sent me this gem on sustainability from a beautifully wise and youthful 76-year-old oceanographer Sylvia Earle that I heartily recommend. Audio is here. Thanks, Cameron. That’s an incredible insight into our responsibilities as human beings vis-a-vis planning …
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In response to my piece on the electric vehicle adoption curve, in which I suggested that EVs represented more than a “niche” market, frequent commenter and senior physicist Glenn Doty wrote: Most of those multi-car households have one SUV or …
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“Stephen Lacey” is a familiar name to many readers here. Stephen is one of the most impressive young people I’ve ever met. Fresh from a journalism major in college, he learned more about the clean energy industry in a few months …
Clean Energy and Fossil Fuels: A Polarizing Issue Read More »
A reader asked for my opinion on this article in RealClearScience, a well-written and innocuous primer on renewable energy. The premise: “keep pushing, but push smarter” is hard to argue with. I’m reminded of people who caution “Be careful!” when …
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: Have you ever heard the term “clear and present danger”? … When the danger rises to an indisputable level that affects the wellbeing of everyone, we will become united and save the planet. Larry: I’ve …
Do Threats to Our Natural Environment Pose a Clear and Present Danger? Read More »
The PBS special “Electric Nation” is a reasonably fair-minded and certainly non-hysterical treatment of the various modes of how we in the U.S. generate electricity. Personally, had I written the show, I would have been quite a bit more hysterical, …
A reader sent me this article in Scientific American that suggests the possibility that wind turbines contribute to global warming and requested my response. It seems to me that the first commenter nailed it: “the article also seems to forget warmist …
The more I learn about aeroponics (growing fruit and vegetables in a mist of air, water, and minerals), the more I like. Of course, when you look at a piece of plastic with an electrical cord attached to it, you …
