Question: In the United States in 2012, what percentage of the power that came on to the grid was renewable? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance: Renewable energy has a long way to go if it is to …
Tag: sustainability
From Guest-Blogger Amy Nielson: Tips for Choosing an Eco-friendly Insurance Company
Insurance companies have been on board with the green revolution for a number of years now, and not only is it easier than ever to get major discounts for already owning an eco-friendly home or car, you can also use …
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Telling the OTEC Story
One of the highlights of my trip back east this week will be a visit to my client OTECorporation, a company with a huge head-start in ocean thermal energy conversion. “OTEC,” as it’s normally abbreviated, is one of the renewable …
Tagged with: clean energy, dependence on fossil fuels, electrical energy, environmental sustainability, food shortages, global climate change, global warming, mechanical energy, national security, ocean acidification, ocean thermal energy conversion, OTEC, OTECorporation, Renewable Energy, renewable energy technologies, solar energy, successive evaporation and condensation of a working fluid, sustainability, water shortages
(Most of) The World Cares Deeply About China's Declining Air Quality
Those of us who listen to Al Jezeera can’t help notice that the deplorable quality of the air in China is a really big deal, not only to the Chinese, but to people all around the globe. In addition to …
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From Guest Blogger Kathryn Alexander: The Next Wave in Sustainable Business Practices
The move to alternative energy is a crucial one! The news that we will surpass 4 degrees in global temperature is dire news. How do you feel with a 4 degree temperature, that’s 102 degrees? Life cannot sustain that. We …
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Bringing Concentrated Solar Power to Africa
Here’s an article that suggests that concentrated solar power (aka solar thermal) may be on its way to greatness in Africa, and discusses the path by which CSP can achieve that stature. In terms of renewables generally, the author points …
Tagged with: centralized generation, concentrated solar power, CSP, distributed generation, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, fossil fuels, Kenya, microgrids, Nigeria, power generation monopolies, renewable energy in Africa, renewables, solar energy, South Africa, sustainability, sustainable energy policy, Wind Energy
Sustainability Conference – The Financial Implications of Going Green
I write this from the beautiful campus of UCLA, specifically, the Anderson School of Management, where I’m a few minutes early for a conference called: Sustainability Conference – The Financial Implications of Going Green. After all, this really IS the …
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Sometimes Sustainability Doesn’t Require Sacrifice
I write often about the “tough realities” of renewable energy, and sustainability more generally. A good example is coal-fired power plants, and the fact that we can generate base-load electricity at 3 or 4 cents a kilowatt-hour with coal, unquestionably …
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Some Concepts are Demographic Non-Starters
Because of my association with clean energy, it appears my email has found its way onto distribution lists associated with progress causes. I received a note recently on ending gun violence in my home town, Santa Ynez, California, which culminated …
Don Harmon's Eco-Friendly House
Longtime 2GreenEnergy supporter Don Harmon wants to live in an eco-friendly house of his own design, and, according to this article, it seems that he’s making great progress in that direction. Go, Don!
