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...continued→
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...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
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→
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...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Solving Global Warming
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→
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...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Greening China , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
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→
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...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Solving Global Warming
What U.S. state comes to mind when you hear the words "renewable energy"? I'm guessing your immediate thought was California and possibly Texas. This Wednesday (a.k.a Earth Day!), as part of his Clean Energy for America campaign, President Obama will...continued→
Posted by Pierre Bull in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
"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→
