Here’s a long and quite scholarly article a reader sent me from the Heritage Foundation, an ultra-conservative think-tank whose principal spokesperson appears to be Rush Limbaugh. (I’m not sure that’s a good choice if they wish to be taken seriously …
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Here’s a lecture by Ozzie Zehner, whose popular book “Green Illusions” is making the rounds. Indeed, there is a great deal of truth here. In particular, we’re seduced by the sexiness of renewable energy, and in some cases make extremely …
On my post on the costs of nuclear energy, frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: Nuclear may go away for the next 50 years or so, not because of renewables beating them on price but because gas from fracking has become …
Here’s an article about Germany, and the incredible work they’ve done to replace their fossil fuel-based energy consumption with renewables. There, the clean energy movement, Energiewende, (“energy transformation”) estimates that at least 80 percent, perhaps 100%, of Germany’s electricity will …
Rick Maltese is a bright, thoughtful guy, and makes some very solid statements on behalf of nuclear energy. He writes: Statistically safety for nuclear power in the US does better than renewables, mind you it is only marginally. You may …
When asked what 2GreenEnergy is, I normally talk about what we’re doing to forward the cause of clean energy, but I quickly add that we’re about sustainability more generally. I want to ensure that we play a role in any …
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In response to a friend in South Africa who wanted my opinion on a business plan to bring fuel cells and solar PV to rural Africa, I wrote: Very interesting. Certainly the solar product with batteries makes sense. I think …
I just got off a Skype session with Teddy Bamford, a hip and super-bright student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Teddy wanted my opinion on investing in clean energy, based on his belief that the Obama administration …
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It goes without saying that the renewable energy industry here in the U.S. drew a collective sigh of relief when President Obama was re-elected on Tuesday. For reasons I’ve mentioned dozens of times, I remain extremely dubious that we’ll see any real …
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When I was a marketing consultant to the Fortune-sized IT and industrial giants, I was proud to count Switzerland-based ABB on my client list. Having said that, the company was founded in the 19th Century, and had a reputation as a stodgy, …
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