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- Copenhagen may not see any real agreement on greenhouse gases
- That's the conclusion of Britain's lead environmental official. He thinks the barriers to reaching agreement on how to pay for reduction of emissions is too high a hurdle to overcome in less than fifty days. The British Prime Minister already tried scolding fellow heads of state. That got...
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Clean Energy Summit
- This conference just concluded in Las Vegas, home of year-round air conditioning, irrigated golf courses and 24/7 elevator banks. Boy, could that city use some clean energy. Renewable energy execs want to see the U.S. move faster into alternative energy. Gee. Example: the CEO of...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- The geography of alternative energy in America
- There are areas where alternative energy is increasing in use, and there's the rest of the country. Now there's a map to help you see what's where. It's called Transatlas, using Google mapping tools,and it will show you where you can find alternative fuels for your...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Alternative energy and alternatives to alternative energy
- To change,or simnply more of the same without all that pesky government intervention. To have, or to have not. That seems to be the question. There's now a draft of new federal requirement for alternative energy. And there is a proposed push toward biofuels....
- Blog posts 2009-05-08
- Here comes some R and D: nanotech in carville
- Some brave Angelenos will be working on nano-tech for combatting global warming. Yes, right there amid freeways and palpable smog and all the gas-burning cars in Los Angeles, some engineers will be using federal money to find nano-ways to more efficiently capture solar energy. Also, they're looking for...
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- America's lag-time in alternative energy
- I just blogged about San Francisco applying for a permit to build an offshore wave farm to generate electricity. That's but the second step after deciding to try this tech. It's many more steps before anything is actually placed in the Pacific. And this is San Francisco, positioned next...
- Blog posts 2009-03-01
- New U.S. energy triumverate now in power
- This afternoon, hours after President Obama took office, the U.S. Senate confirmed three powerful new players in the American energy scene. The new secretaries of Energy, Interior and Agriculture are now in power. Together they will have considerable range to shape the next four years for alternative energy...
- Blog posts 2009-01-20
- Economic problems forestalling alternative energy growth?
- The folks at EER are tracking the effects of the economic dyspepsia on alternative energy projects around the globe. Their conclusion: some slowdown in 2009, but numerous projects are moving forward outside the U.S. Here the industry awaits details on a federal stimulus plan if it's enacted. ...
- Blog posts 2009-01-15
- Obama's push for alternative energy
- Today President-elect Obama was specific in his call for more spending on energy conservation and on production of alternative, not-fossil-fuel-based, energy. Some items on the Obama wish list for his hoped-for stimulus plan: double alternative energy production in three years, construct a smarter electric grid to reduce waste,...
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- No drama, Obama? Sounds dramatic to me...
- In today's radio address, the President-elect specifically said he intends to add jobs in the greentech sector. Here's the specific passage: "We’ll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels; fuel-efficient cars...
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- What's blowin' in the wind? Alternative energy in China
- A new study of the Chinese wind energy market finds the country's growth will likely continue despite the global economic spasms. EER's report finds China will be #1 in generating electricity from wind by 2011. As much as the once communist state now embraces a brand of capitalism,...
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Wave of the future for alternative energy?
- Courtesy: Pelamis Get out your atlas, see if you can find Agucadoura, Portugal. Just three miles offshore there, these big metallic sea snakes are bobbing in the ever-restless waves of the North Atlantic. And they're generating electricity for over a thousand homes on...
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Alternative energy still powerful, says report
- Don't give up on alternative energy, says EER. They cite three long-term trends that mean a long and successful future for effective producers of electricity and energy not based on fossil fuels: "The globe is still warming, the earth’s fossil fuel resources are still being depleted, and the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Energy at the top of new Presidential agenda?
- Back in Presidential Debate #2 Obama indicated it was going to be alternative energy and an overall energy policy. It seems less than definite any such bill could get through the U.S. Senate if it doesn't please lobbyists for the fossil fuel industry. Here's a nifty...
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Green tech company hits the red, and the panic button
- An ethanol-maker in South Dakota goes for Chapter 11. It's VeraSun, hit by a combo of high clorn prices, and tight credit. Even though corn prices are now only about half of their record $8 per bushel from mid-summer, VeraSun is feeling the pinch and is "re-organizing." ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-02
- Follow the money
- We've all seen trillions of dollars of alleged assets disappear in recent weeks. A few big-time financial firms as well. This is having reverberations across the greentech energy sector. Here's a story on a wind-power project in Michigan that is now waiting for another gust of capital....
- Blog posts 2008-11-01
- Greentech Investing: Not So Fast
- There's an inevitable slowdown in venture capital investing and that's not good news for Silicon Valley nor the Cleantech start-ups. Last quarter VC activity was about one-third of the same quarter last year. While economists claim there's plenty of capital around, the investments being made are more cautious....
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Prices up, consumption down--market economics working for gasoline consumers?
- Yes, American gasoline prices have risen more than 30% in a year. Yes, consumption is now down in the U.S., year to year. Just under 4%. So maybe nobody ever said there was a one-to-one ratio. Bet if gasoline gets to $5 per gallon, consumption will...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.
- And that can only mean more interest and investment in clean tech. The AAA gas price survey topped $4 per gallon for the first time today. Morgan Stanley analysts have already said crude oil futures should hit $150 per barrel by July 4th. And you...
- Blog posts 2008-06-08
- Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?
- I am not sure there is a simple explanation for what's happening with crude oil prices. As with any unprecedented run-up in price on anything from Enron stock to tulip futures, there is always a mix of greed, speculation, widespread fear or eagerness, supply issues, etc. Please note...
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
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