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March 10, 2010
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
January 6, 2010
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
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- 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→
January 5, 2010
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
December 15, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
November 19, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
November 2, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
October 22, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
October 19, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
October 8, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Reviving the World's Oceans
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
October 7, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
September 30, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
August 24, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
August 20, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Living Sustainably
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→
August 11, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- 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→
July 17, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
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- 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→