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The massive (MASSIVE) Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is going Green.  in 2008, the show will make history again as the largest carbon-neutral trade event in history … offsetting the carbon emissions of all CES venues, freight, shuttle buses and hotel rooms In addition to directly paying for offsets, the CES is encouraging attendees to offset […]

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India is making the choice to seriously subsidize solar power to kick start its solar industry.  While renewables already account for 7.5 percent of India’s electrical generation capacity (of 127 gigawatts), hopes are that this will expand significantly. As for the subsidy levels, “My ministry will provide financial assistance amounting to 12 rupees (30 cents) […]

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Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies.  Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times.  And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL. One of the first Energy COOLs focused on bike-sharing programs as […]

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Time for an Energy Conversation … An Energy Conversation about the Democratic Party presidential candidates and their approaches to energy and, closely related, global warming. For too long, I’ve owed it to myself to seek to write a discussion of the Democratic field and their energy policies.  The rather absurd challenge: that 100 pages of […]

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Who could’ve thunk it? GHW Bush lies at the core of a driving motivation in my life. The eldest President Bush was facing a reelection battle against Bill Clinton, and so advisers persuaded him to attend the world environmental summit in Rio de Janeiro, possibly the most optiistic moment in recent history.  Before he went, […]

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