Friday afternoon I attended the holiday luncheon of the Maverick Angels, an investor club local to me here in Southern California. I really like these people; they’re sharp, articulate, and they move swiftly when they like what they see. In …
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According to the Writer’s Almanac, last Saturday was: …the birthday of nonfiction author Bill Bryson who published in 2010, “Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society,” a collection of articles and essays celebrating the Royal Society‘s 350th …
As we frequently discuss, the real low-hanging fruit when it comes to greenhouse gas reduction lies more in energy efficiency than it does in renewables. Efficiency invokes largely proven and inexpensive technologies, and holds the promise of putting many millions …
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I just participated in a real-time webinar, a live broadcast from the COP-18 meetings in Doha, Qatar. Here are my notes: • In the past few years, over 30,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published on global climate change, only 24 …
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Each week I look forward to receiving the “EV Insider” from EVWorld.com’s Bill Moore. If you’re not already a subscriber, you may want to consider becoming one, as that status will provide you access to each edition as it’s published. …
Here’s a well-written article that contains a great deal of truth. Many environmentalists take knee-jerk positions, often rooted in an incomplete and self-serving view of the relevant science, and these positions can ultimately do more harm to the environment than …
Here’s a report on the Conference of Parties (COP) meetings that, this week and next, take on the challenges of bringing the nations of the world together to deal with climate change. The report, called “Global Warming Threat: Permafrost Thawing …
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Australia has terrific solar and wind resources, and, if this report is to be believed, expects to exploit them to the max over the coming years. One has to like the title: “The Critical Decade: Generating a Renewable Australia,” as …
When I interviewed Robin Murphy, spokesperson from the World Resource Institute for my first book, “Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies” I recall how impressed I was at the organization and their work. Here’s an article they wrote on the …
A friend of mine who had made some energy-related suggestions to President Obama just received a very thoughtful and well-written note in response, talking up the “all-of-the-above” strategy. I respond: That’s great. From here, I’d like to see some real …
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