Get Energy Smart! NOW!!!

Watching Barack Obama and the appointments since the election has created the foundation for an emotional roller coaster while  been a serious one for those concerned about energy and environmental issues.  When it comes to Obama’s own actions, elation that his first major policy statement/engagement after the election was a strong statement on the need for action [...]

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Anyone who suggests that Global Warming is a straightforward issue is either selling you a bill a goods or doesn’t know what they’re talking about. (They don’t know what they don’t know.) While, it is clear that current, rapid shifts to the atmosphere are drving change that, writ large, will be catastrophic without major [...]

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Yesterday, Barack Obama formally introduced Dr. Steven Chu as the next Secretary of Energy. In his formal statement ( video / transcript), Dr Chu quoted from a study he helped lead, Lighting the Way toward a Sustainable Energy future which was released on 1 August 2008 by the InterAcademy Council.

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Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles.
They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids. And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they are [...]

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Eight months ago, I opened an effort to Vote Energy Smart, not Energy Dumb!
The opportunity is before us to bring focus to [energy and global warming] across campaigns, across the United States, and make Energy/Global Warming a winning issue come November and a higher priority for serious Congressional and Administration action come [...]

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One of the key Energize America principles is to strive to
Make the right choice the easy choice.
Right now, throughout the United States, structural issues of regulation, financing, taxation policy, and otherwise make it difficult for individuals, businesses, communities, and governments (at all levels) to make the right choice when it comes to holistic approaches to [...]

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Earlier this week, I spent some time at EcoBuild. At meetings like this, I always seek to spend time wandering the exhibition hall, never knowing what ‘cool technology’ will be there, what information to learn, what interesting people to meet. These are hours spent valuably, learning and exchanging thoughts. While there was much interesting [...]

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It must be that time of year again. [DIGG this story.]
Just like last year, the Minority on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Commitee (read James Inhofe (R-Exxon)) has just released another “report” somehow proving that the globe isn’t warming or, if that fails, that humanity has nothing to do [...]

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This is material discussing the Energize America conference panel presentations with Governor Bill Richardson on the panel. This is part four of a series written by Jerome A Paris, originally published 15 June 2006.

This is the fourth part of the presentation of Energize America at YearlyKos. Earlier instalments are:
YK - Energize America presentation [...]

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Sometime it is hard to wrap one’s head around an issue. How can anyone be “for” mountain top removal? While I’d disagree, vehemently, economic necessity forcing an ugly choice at least would be a more reasoned starting point. But, as with caroling lumps of coal, there are those in the industry who heart MTR. [...]

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