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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

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

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

Show-Me the Potential for Clean Energy and Jobs in Missouri

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

Outclassing the Energy Hogs

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

Heralded economist sheds light on a second inconvenient truth for America and what we ought to do about it

May 14, 2009

Posted by Pierre Bull in Greening China , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
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

Repowering our nation’s energy future: The Waxman-Markey Renewable Energy Standard

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

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