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It always feels good to get back in the saddle, so to speak, plying one’s original trade. I spent a few hours yesterday with 2GreenEnergy client Dr. David Doty, CEO of Windfuels, and 2GE Associate Terry Ribb, talking about naming, …

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I spent a few happy hours walking around the wind power show here in Anaheim yesterday, put on by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Whenever I go to the major wind and solar trade shows, I’m struck with a …

Lots of Diversity at the American Wind Energy Association Show Read More »

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On April 7th, General Electric (GE) announced it was purchasing PrimeStar Solar Inc., a thin-film solar panel manufacturer based in Colorado. GE also announced that it would build the nation’s largest solar panel manufacturing plant. The thin-film products developed by PrimeStar …

[The Vector] Clean Energy News from Around the Country: GE Goes Solar Read More »

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continued from earlier… Success Stories Take a look at the story of Denmark, highlighted in the report. In the late 1980s, Denmark decided it needed to reduce dependency on oil and address climate change concerns. It focused on wind and …

[The Vector] Progress Report on Renewable Energy Released from the IEA — Continued Read More »

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As more people become concerned about the depletion of non-sustainable energy sources such as fossil fuels, there are concerns about using these sources of energy for the long-term and throughout the course of the day as we currently do non-sustainable …

From Guest Blogger Brenda Coxe: Green Energy in a Computer-based World Read More »

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Following up on my report in The Vector on the OgilvyEarth report, “Mainstream Green: Moving Sustainability from Niche to Normal”, I found one section deserving of focus on its own. In the study, the authors examined green behaviors of the general U.S. …

[The Vector] WHY ARE THE CHINESE GREEN BEHAVIORS LIGHT-YEARS AHEAD? Read More »

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released its “Clean Energy Progress Report.”  The IEA is an autonomous agency established in November 1974 with the mandate to promote energy security amongst its member countries through collective response to physical disruptions …

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I try to follow some of the international news scene on renewables, as well as what’s happening (or not happening) here, domestically. The common thread to most of this is that a great deal of the rest of the world …

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In light of the vitriol and partisan game-playing in Washington that seems to stall decision making, perhaps a bipartisan group can make an impact on the energy discussion? A think-tank established by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, …

[The Vector] Renewable Energy News from Washington: Bipartisan Policy Center and New Energy Project Read More »

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“We’ve run into the same political gridlock and inertia that’s held us back for decades. That has to change,” said President Obama in his speech on March 30th, 2011.  He seems to have finally turned his attention to energy, but …

[The Vector] Energy Policy and Obama Read More »

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