Gone are the days when people would think you were a hippie for doing your recycling. Nowadays more and more people are switching on to the importance of reducing waste and living more sustainably. Academic institutions are embracing the green …
From Guest Blogger Tristan Anwyn: Which College Campuses Are Really Into Green? Read More »
As I mentioned in a recent article, what we normally call “biomass,” while it’s technically renewable energy, is nowhere near an ideal energy source; most of it is really just deforestation, the cutting and incineration of wood for cooking, lighting, …
Just a short post to say that I’m attending the 25th Annual Live Oak Music Festival this weekend. Incredible people, and, of course, music that is just amazing. Robert Earl Keen particularly rocked the place last night, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed …
Speculation: Environmentalism and Live Acoustic Music Have Common Demographics Read More »
As Jon Wellinghoff steps down from his position as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) we read various articles summing up his accomplishments. In my estimation, Wellinghoff will be best remembered for establishing “dynamic pricing,” aligning consumer and …
I had a pleasant surprise yesterday, when an old friend from my wife’s horse-breeding business (in fact, the very first person who ever bought a horse from us) unexpectedly contacted me on 2GreenEnergy. He’s an affluent Jamaican who was looking …
Looking for a Renewable Energy Solution on Jamaica Read More »
This article on fracking reminded me that I haven’t written too much on the subject. For the record, my position is that fracking carries with it serious ecological consequences that we’re sweeping under the rug, and that natural gas does …
Clean Energy Investment Opportunities Becoming More Attractive By the Day Read More »
In response to my rhetorical question at the conclusion of my recent post on climate change: “(Given that we appear incapable of going after the problem itself), are we going to put dikes around the 217,490 miles of the planet’s coast …
Denmark is held up as one of the great success stories when it comes to wind power – and it is. Half of Denmark’s electricity consumption will be generated by wind power in just seven years time. But Denmark has other …
It’s hard to know what to make of this week’s unanimous Senate vote, confirming Ernie Moniz as the new U.S. Energy Secretary, replacing the outgoing Steven Chu. If you’re a fan of a sustainable energy policy, it’s certainly not a …
Ernie Moniz To Lead the U.S. Department of Energy Read More »
Alternative energy is big. It’s an important field of study and it’s a great way to help us lower our carbon footprint. Why, exactly, is this important? Currently, we are starting to run out of a lot of our natural …
From Guest Blogger Jake Fisher: 5 Biggest Breakthroughs in Alternative Energy Read More »
