I began to write a private email to my colleague Stephan Williams who is helping out with our “Corporate Role Models” blog, when I realized there is really nothing private about it at all. Here are notes on the industries …
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Many Different Industries Should Be Interested in the Clean Energy "Corporate Role Models" Blog
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Renewable Energy, Resource Scarcity, and World Hostility
At a party yesterday, I ran into a top-flight businessman who sells advanced sonar systems to the world’s navies. I happen to know that he spends a huge amount of time in India, and I wanted to ask him about …
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Biofuels — The World Energy Scene Put Into Perspective
Here’s an article on biofuels, the first part of which everyone should read, as it frames the world energy situation very nicely. Yes, we face a situation in which our planet’s energy demand will double in the next 40 years, …
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Biofuel Plant in Nigeria
A reader from Nigeria sent me a business plan on an ethanol plant that would provide a far cleaner way for West Africans to cook their food than their current approach, which is a combination of kerosene and wood gathered …
Biomass Waste-To-Energy Solutions in France
Late last night I was on a Skype call with a friend, a clean energy aficionado based in Central France. He went on at length about some of the projects he’s pursuing, several of which are various types of pyrolysis …
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September's Webinar – Eco-Capitalism
I’d like to invite you to our September webinar, featuring my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. Eleos is a dynamic non-profit, that, through its for-profit subsidiaries, invests in and partners with social entrepreneurs who …
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This Morning's Radio Show: Clean Energy's Good and Bad Ideas
I was a guest on a radio program this morning on socially responsible investing (SRI), hosted by a very amiable local woman, Robin Eschler. The discussion was quite positive and uplifting overall. How could it have been otherwise? Robin is delightful, …
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Should Government Provide Subsidies for Clean Energy?
On my piece about ARPA-E and government funding for the development of new, speculative technology, Larry Lemmert asks: Why should the taxpayer be funding speculative projects? Why should the taxpayer be the first to take a hit when the speculative …
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ARPA-E and Stimulus Money for Cleantech
Here’s a good article in The Atlantic on the ARPA-E, the mechanism the federal government uses for dispensing stimulus money for clean (and not-so-clean) energy projects. It’s based on an interview of veteran Time Magazine writer Michael Grunwald, whose book …
The Notion of Sustainability Transcends Energy Policy
Given the focus of the discussion here, we tend to look at the concept of sustainability through the lens of the ways in which we generate and consume energy. But occasionally, it’s a good idea to look around us at …
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