I’ve been preparing for my upcoming interview with Bob Pollin, Economics Professor at UMass Amherst, as the basis for my next book – this one on Clean Energy Job Creation. Here’s a list of questions I hope to cover. Please …
Interview with Bob Pollin for My Book on Clean Energy Job Creation Read More »
The US government’s stimulus package will double the country’s renewable energy capacity by 2012 (from 28.8 GW from renewable energy in 2008 to 57.6 GW) , according to a White House progress report launched by Vice President Joe Biden towards …
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It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Hermann Scheer, a man who will always be remembered for his incredible vision — and effectiveness — with respect to the deployment of renewables. Through his tireless work over 30 …
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Traipsing around the Solar Power International show just now, I was struck by the overwhelming scale of the event itself. I was one of a swarm of people – tens of thousands of them from countries all over the world …
A guy called me yesterday hoping to meet me at the Solar Power International show and ask me about the industry. I really don’t mind creating appointments to meet people; I have several lined up, as this is a major …
Lots of Renewable Energy Industry Expertise at Solar Power International Read More »
In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power capacity from renewable sources such as wind and solar than conventional sources like coal, gas and nuclear, according to reports by the United …
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Maybe it just comes with the territory, but I run across a couple of people per week who rattle off calculations that suggest that renewable energy makes no sense in terms of its basic physics and mathematics. The website http://renewable.50webs.com/ …
