Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
(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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
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...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Health and the Environment , Solving Global Warming
Whether it's the idea of growing one's own food in the midst of the current economic downturn or the gaining popularity of buying 'green' and 'local' - urban gardens and green roofs, particular those planted on rooftops in dense urban...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
They are the literal workhorses of the internet - the IT ("Information Technology") enterprise server - requiring ever larger amounts of electricity to provide us with the webpages, video viewing, song downloads, internet searches, email storage, online shopping, and yes,...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
The Problem Once an inefficient "energy hog" appliance is purchased and plugged into the wall, it's already too late. The said appliance will likely run for ten or more years becoming even less efficient (as nearly all mechanical systems do...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
2.8 million percent is how much more energy efficient computing technology (in terms of watt consumed per calculation/second) has become since 1976. Compare that to the 40 percent gain in overall miles per gallon (mpg) efficiency for the U.S. automobile...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
In the world of energy and climate policy we often talk about subjects on a gargantuan scale: big power plants, trillions of Btu's, global emissions, billions of dollars, etc. Earlier this year I blogged on the topic of distributed renewable...
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Dear [Florida] Senator, On behalf of the NRDC and its 1.2 million members and e-activists, we urge you to support an ambitious renewable portfolio standard (RPS) of 20% by 2020 as policy tool to create jobs, increase Florida's energy independence,...
