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Harry Fuller is a media veteran, having spent decades in TV news in the San Francisco Bay Area. As GeneralManager of KPIX-TV CBS he founded one of the nation's first TV station websites in early 1995. He was News Direcor at TechTV when it was founded in 1998. ...- more about Harry Fuller »
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- There's still VC juice out there for greentech firms
- A Washington State solar power company just got over three million dollars in additional funding. Earlier Infinia had investments from both Vinod Khosla and Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. That's another little tech company based in Washington State. Infinia uses parabolic dishes to focus...
- Tags: Solar Energy, Infinia Website, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Midwest tech firm now wind driven
- Other World Computing OWC is in McHenry County, Illinois, and now their power comes from the wind. OWC claims the title of "first 100 percent on-site wind powered technology manufacturer/distributor in the U.S." It's using Vestas-made wind turbines for all its daily electricity needs. ...
- Tags: Turbine, Other World Computing, Other World Computing HQ, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Tracking the sun for more efficiency
- Two solar energy companies are partnering to provide a system that not only captures solar energy but tracks the path of the sun to maximize efficiency. Array Technologies Inc., which makes innovative solar tracking systems, announces that its DuraTrack HZ™ solar tracker has been selected for Suntech’s Reliathon Utility...
- Tags: Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Are we acting like silly fuels?
- There is a steady flow of news these days about the drawbacks of our energy "system." The bad news seems to flow like...greenhouse gas, or even coal ash during a downpour. America's natural gas reserves are increasing as more and more deposits are found. The catch: fracking...
- Tags: Coal Ash, Telecom & Utilities, Wiki, Online Communications, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Windmills stir up opposition
- In many parts of the U.S. you can't simply put up a windmill to generate electricity for your own use. Grandpa may have used one to pump water out on the farm, but now it's NIMBY time. After all, one of them might topple over and kill the...
- Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Fossil fuel battle: who'll reign over America's energy future
- Forget renewable energy, apparently the battle for supremacy in your energy future is between Big Coal and Natural Gas. Be aware, the math indicates coal has more Senate votes that natural gas. The energy bill that passed the House earlier this year does not taste good to the...
- Tags: Coal, U.S. Senate, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- The next oil crisis: is your state immune or addicted?
- The NRDC has come out with a provocative ranking of American states. They say it's based on how independent or addicted the state's residents are to petroleum-dependent transportation. And which states are most or least vulnerable to the next oil price shock. The NRDC's ten most oil-vulnerable...
- Tags: Mississippi, NRDC, Transportation, Regulations, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Head 'em up. Move 'em out. Keep those clunkers rollin'
- Let's spend more money, says Congress. They may not see their way to helping Americans get universal health care, but auto care? Big support in Congress for auto care. The House just approved another $2 billion for the "cash for clunkers" program, that started out with half that,...
- Tags: Car, Renewable Energy, U.S. Congress, Telecom & Utilities, Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Lean and green? Which corp leads EPA's green practics list?
- Kimberly-Clark. Here's a look at the EPA's top nine list. The rankings are done based on renewable energy use and conservation. Doesn't measure whether they get leather from Brazilian cattle or recycled paper shipped in from China. I'm glad to see one of my favorite beer...
- Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Does "oil" have a negative spin?
- I just finished reading a lengthy press release from the Southeast Energy Alliance SEA. It makes a strong argument for "offshore energy development" along North Carolina's Atlantic coastline. 6700 jobs! Over $550-million in state revenue! "Tremendous opportunity to boost North Carolina's economy." It is true...
- Tags: North Carolina, Southeast Energy Alliance, Public Relations, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Is $400 billion a lot of money?
- One U.S. Senator says we spend that much every year importing petroleum from our friends in Saudi, Nigeria, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Venezuela. I use the term "friend" advisedly. They are in fact pushers for the American addiction former President George W. Bush called out so pointedly. ...
- Tags: Car, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- $20/gallon gasoline: heaven or hell?
- Gasoline prices rank with beer prices and taxes as economic issues nearly every American reacts to. Now one writer has engineered a book designed to play to everybody's gasoline paranoia. Nobody we know controls the price of gasoline, but we are sure somebody can or does or should....
- Tags: China, NPR, Gasoline, Christopher Steiner, Globalization, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Management, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Ubiquity has its attractions
- The European Union is working to get a ubiquitous cell phone charger. That would liminate constant throw-away chargers every time the customer gets the latest model phone. The phone makers have apparently agreed to move toward a standard re-charger that would work on all new cell phones. ...
- Tags: Phone, Ubiquity, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Sunwize on wise use of solar
- Were near the longest period of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. So in honor of the pending solstice, I spoke with a man who's mission is to spread the harvesting of solar energy. David Kaltsas, SunWize Executive Vice President, explained how his firm is helping spread residential use...
- Tags: Solar Energy, Tax Credit, Solar System, David Kaltsas, U.S. Sunwize, Personal Finance, Taxes, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- Is there a green fossil fuel?
- The natural gas interests are interested in the being the first choice fuel in the American future. A report just issued from the Potential Gas Committee sure makes natural gas look like the best potential fuel for generating electricity in coming decades. The U.S. is actually adding to...
- Tags: Coal, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Natural Gas Interest, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Oops, seems we're trashing our own seacoast, still
- The U.S. Geological Survey could be accused of piling on. Just as NOAA was warnign us of climatic and climactic disasters in our future, USGS reminds us we're destroying life in the Gulf of Mexico. Isn't there a greentech solution to trapping all that fertlizier washing off the...
- Tags: Gulf Of Mexico, Nutrient, USGS, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- With summer imminent, gas prices climbing
- Average American gasoline prices are up about 17 cents in two weeks. But still lag nearly $1.40 per gallon behind last year's record climb in the U.S. Higher gas prices make hybrid cars, alternative fuel, solar power and all manner of greentech look just a little more attractive...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-14
- The Energy Scene Right Now
- We're using less petroleum than a year ago, but it does not seem to be deliberate conservation. The International Energy agency says we're down about 3% from our 2008 consumption rate, but are slowly creeping upward. Meanwhile, in Washington there's a party divide over oil and nuclear energy....
- Tags: Bottom Line, Government, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Google trumps fossil fuel industry?
- Google is searching for more than websites. They're searching for the holy grail of energy as well. Financially competitive alternative energy. Now their energy chief claims they are close. Here's the original interview with Google's energy guy. He told Reuters the federal government...
- Tags: Fossil Fuel, Google Inc., Harry Fuller, Telecom & Utilities
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Green boom busted?
- The global outlook for clean tech energy investment is gloomy. A report by the International Energy Agency IEA finds that investing in alternative energy is slumping. The IEA expects green energy investment to fall below the 2007 level, far off of last year's record topping $80-billion US. ...
- Tags: International Energy Agency, Renewable Energy, Clean Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
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