Here’s a quick video on the virtues of hemp, an extremely inexpensive and versatile industrial product that grows quickly in many regions around the world.
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Cap and Trade — Complication and Bureaucracy That Won’t Help Clean Up the Environment
When 2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this note on California’s “cap and trade” program earlier today, I’m sure he knew how I’d react: It’s simply a new way for smart, rich people and their lawyers to make even more …
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Americans Favor a Progressive Energy Policy, But There Are Roadblocks
The election season in the U.S. heightens our awareness of government, and saddens us that our leaders cannot or will not act according to the will of the people they serve. The vast majority of Americans favor a progressive energy …
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Powerful Forces Are Both Pushing and Pulling Renewable Energy
People often ask me to tell them what’s happening in the energy world in an abbreviated form. That’s not particularly easy, as there are many forces at work right now that are pushing in two different directions at the same …
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Doty Windfuels' Breakthrough in Synthetic Fuels Provides Breath-taking Promise, Fist-clenching Frustration
Well, my trip to see Doty Scientific was certainly worth the drive. After dozens of conversations and meetings with Dr. Doty and his team at venues all over North America, I finally got a plant tour, and had the opportunity to …
Tagged with: ARPA-E, Carbon Footprint, carbon footprint associated with transportation, cutting-edge physics, Doty Scientific, Dr. F. David Doty, lobbyists, NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance, off-peak wind energy, synthesizing high-grade diesel, synthesizing high-octane gasoline, synthesizing jet fuel, Windfuels
Clean Energy Under Attack
As I’m sure you’re aware, clean energy is under attack from the traditional energy industry; the oil and coal companies are spending a fortune on their PR firms and lobbyists to discredit the competition, i.e., renewable energy. And unfortunately, this …
Tagged with: Acore, alternative energy, American Council on Renewable Energy, clean energy, clean energy under attack, coal companies, Department of Energy, DoE, energy industry, energy myth-busters, EnergyFactCheck.org, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fossil fuels, lobbyists, oil companies, public relations firms, Renewable Energy
Is It Pointless to Care About Energy Policy?
Here’s a wonderful video presentation of Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire,’ the clever reminder that problems in the world are nothing new, and really nothing to get too concerned over. I infer that this philosophy must be quite …
US Policy on Clean Energy – The Road Not Taken?
A friend from the UK asked for my take on a new Swiss movie on Jimmy Carter’s efforts to reduce the United States’ dependence on oil at the end of the 1970s. He points out, “I am sure it will …
Obama in Copenhagen
With the Copenhagen summit occupying so much attention on the international stage, I may as well weigh in with my own viewpoint. In brief: Obama’s commitment to a 17 percent emissions cut from 2005 levels by 2020 is virtually meaningless …
2GreenEnergy on the Energy Industry
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3VOT_Guoc&w=425&h=344] Here’s a quick video on the energy industry vs. renewables. I used Windows Movie Maker; I really like this platform; it’s certainly easier than shooting a video — for me at least. Hope you enjoy.
