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Bringing New Clean Energy Technologies to Life in the Big Apple

March 10, 2010

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
buildincodes, buildings, cleanenergy, energyandclimate, greentech, newyorkcity, urbangreen

New York City Council Passes Legislation to Provide a Smoother Pathway for the Development of Clean Energy and Building Performance Technologies [Below is an excerpt from oral Testimony I gave before the New York City Council Committee on Technology and...continued

DOE Shows Serious Commitment Toward Creating an Energy Efficient Information Technology Infrastructure

January 6, 2010

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise

Tags:
ARRA, datacenter, DOE, energyefficiency, hightech, ICT, IT, secretarychu

Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu announced  today that the DOE has leveraged almost $70 million in private investment from $47 Million in ARRA program funding to improve the energy efficiency in information technology and communications ("ICT") sectors.  I see...continued

NRDC's Renewables for America Interactive Flashmap Gets an Update

January 5, 2010

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
biofuels, biogas, cleanenergy, CSP, geothermal, map, renewableenergy, solar, states, wind

Our interactive Flashmap got updated yesterday with new information on: Geothermal (utility-scale power plant) facilities currently operating Solar -- including concentrated ("CSP") and large-scale Photovoltaic and/or Thin-Film "utility-scale" >20 MW -- facilities both planned and currently operating Advanced Biofuel...continued

Say It More So, Joe!

December 15, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ARRA, copenhagen, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, renewables

Today Vice President Joe Biden released a memo to the President—Progress Report: The Transformation to a Clean Energy Economy—just in time before he departs for the UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen to show the U.S. and his Administration are serious...continued

Clean Energy Promises Abundant Opportunities for Job Growth and Farm Revenues in Arkansas — the 'Natural' State

November 19, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
arkansas, bioenergy, biofuels, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, energyimports, renewable, windenergy

(From the new Arkansas Clean Energy Report, Figure 1: Mean wind density at 100 meters) ". . . Arkansas has the opportunity to build a strong long-term economy on the solid foundation of its bountiful renewable resources." Today we...continued

Geothermal Gets Big Boost from DOE via ARRA

November 2, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ARRA, DOE, EERE, geothermal, grants, renewables, secretarychu

Perhaps befitting its name by remaining "beneath the radar" from clean energy development coverage by the press, geothermal energy got a major boost of support by the Department of Energy (DOE) in a major announcement last week by Secretary Chu...continued

Getting a Glimpse of Your Future Home

October 22, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
cleanenergy, DOE, energyefficiency, greenjobs, netmetering, netzero, solar, solardecathlon

Have you ever been to one of the big auto shows in Detroit, Chicago, L.A., or New York?  What's the most fascinating thing you remember from those shows?  I hope you were thinking about the future concept cars, of...continued

Is Efficiency’s Low Hanging Fruit Too Sour for Florida’s Public Service Commission?

October 19, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
energyefficiency, florida, utilities

I think the Florida PSC's Mission Statement is a good one: To facilitate the efficient provision of safe and reliable utility services at fair prices. Unfortunately, the Staff of the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) brazenly showed neglect for this...continued

A Really Bad Idea: Drill Offshore and Use Revenues for Solar in Florida

October 8, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
coralreefs, energyandclimate2009, florida, oceanacidification, offshoredrilling, oil, RPS, solar, tourism

A surprise headline from NY Times Green Inc. Blog earlier this week: "Florida Solar Group Backs Offshore Drilling" Say what?  In a release last week, the Florida branch of the Solar Energy Industries Association [FL SEIA] announced its support for...continued

Indiana Primed to Be a Renewable Energy Hub For America

October 7, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
agriculture, biofuels, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, farmers, greenjobs, heartland, indiana, kerry-boxer, renewableenergy, RPS

Today, NRDC released the report, "A Clean Energy Economy for Indiana: Analysis of the Rural Economic Development Potential of Renewable Resources".  The report shows that Indiana is poised for a major clean energy job creation boom, which would be...continued

At the Confluence of Water Use and Energy Production

September 30, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
concentratingsolar, csp, desert, energyandclimate2009, nuclear, nytimes, solarenergy, Southwest

On my commute on the NYC subway this morning (which by the way I discovered is decreasing in carbon intensity), I came across this New York Times story, "Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water" by Todd Woody...continued

Watch a "major league" wind turbine installation

August 24, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
DOE, greentech, NREL, renewableenergy, windenergy

Our friends over at the Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) posted this 90-second video taken last week on a "major league"-sized wind tubine installation in Colorado.  This wind turgine, which represents a new breed of large-scale wind power, will be able to...continued

FW: (Get Energy Smart! NOW!!!) - Barack’s Grandma Goes Solar

August 20, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
Africa, greentech, obama, solar, technologytransfer

Originally posted on Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! As part of a 20-day "how to" workshop on solar power, Kenyan students installed solar panels the Senator Barack Obama School in Kogel, Kenay, and on Mama Sarah's home. Mama Sarah as in...continued

Potential Bio-Energy Resources Are Plentiful in Florida - Let's Develop Them Right

August 11, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
biofuels, biomass, energyandclimate2009, energysecurity, markettransformation, renewableenergy, RFS

I recently presented at the 2009 Florida Farm to Fuel® Summit (airing on the Florida Channel this Thu, Aug 13 at 8 AM) with the message that bio-energy development - including biofuels and biomass,  which is potentially very abundant...continued

CEO of General Electric to Congress: U.S. Global Competitiveness Requires More Investment in Renewable Electricity

July 17, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
energyandclimate2009, GE, globalcompetitiveness, greenjobs, renewableenergy, RES, waxmanmarkey, windenergy

The President and CEO of General Electric, John Krenicki, made a stern set of remarks yesterday before the Senate Energy and Public Works Committee on the need for a clear and strong Renewable Energy Standard in the Climate & Energy...continued

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Pierre Bull
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Air & Energy, New York City
I advocate for clean energy and energy efficiency in states and utilities throughout the Eastern...
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