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Will Renewable Energy survive political compromising?

November 9th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Thanksgiving is almost here.  Mukasey is now Attorney General.  Forces are still in Iraq.  And … the Democratic Party base looks to the Hill and wonders: what is going on?  The leadership, it seems, wants to ensure that there is movement, somewhere, prior to the holidays. With $100 oil staring us in the face, a […]

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Tags: alternative energy · electricity · renewable energy

Energy COOL: Top Building products

November 9th, 2007 · Comments Off on Energy COOL: Top Building products

When people speak of the need for an energy version of the Manhattan Project, for the Apollo Project for Energy, the analogy is far from perfect. What is often missed, when conceiving this, is the client issue (who buys the nuclear weapons or the lunar landing module, eg, not your average homeowner) and the question […]

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Tags: conservation · eco-friendly · energy efficiency · Uncategorized

Truthiness to truth … a matter of a few words?

November 9th, 2007 · Comments Off on Truthiness to truth … a matter of a few words?

Truthiness too often reigns in reporting and editorializing re energy issues. Sometimes it is simply energy illiteracy, a lack of knowledge. Sometimes it is failing to understand some complexity or fundamental factors at play. Sometimes, clearly, and likely often, it is malicious and malelovent, seeking to mislead, confuse, and sway with false information.  And, well, […]

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Tags: climate change · Global Warming · journalism