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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→
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
- 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→
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 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
- 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→
July 7, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- ACES, agriculture, biomass, cleanenergyjobs, energyandclimate2009, energycosts, farmers, greenjobs, renewableenergy, windenergy
Today NRDC released, A Clean Energy Economy for Missouri: Analysis of the Rural Economic Development Potential of Renewable Resources, authored by Martin R. Cohen. This forward-looking report highlights the numerous economic and environmental benefits available to all Missourians by...continued→
May 21, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Green Enterprise
, Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- appliances, appliancestandards, consumers, economicstimulus, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, energystar, goldencarrot, manufacturing, retailers, upstream
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...continued→
May 14, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Greening China
, Solving Global Warming
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- ARRA, china, cleanenergy, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, globalwarming, greenjobs, obamaadministration, renewableenergy, waxmanmarkey
Nouriel Roubini, one of the earliest voices to speak out on the shaky economic underpinnings of our financial system and resulting economic crisis in which we now find ourselves entangled, today opined in the New York Times that within the...continued→
April 7, 2009
Posted by Pierre Bull in Moving Beyond Oil
, Solving Global Warming
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, energysecurity, globalwarming, renewableenergy, waxmanmarkey
"A wise [nation] will make more opportunities than [it] finds." Francis Bacon The Waxman-Markey renewable electricity standard (RES) will put us on a path to achieve 25% renewable energy by 2025 in our nationwide electricity supply. It offers an ambitious challenge to guide...continued→