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Arriving in the park’sparking lot, the stomach turns with that green “H” and racing stripe “hybrid” on the massive Yukon looming over me. Yes, greenwashing is probably too polite a term for plastering Hybrid all over that 20 miles per gallon monstrocity. Greenwashing monstrous vehicles is clearly an industry norm, with Toyota using its street […]

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This diary will be a relative short and sweet one. For once, no links with the supporting evidence and material … Just a very simply outline of how the United States could, without Herculean efforts, eliminate coal-fired electricity from the electrical system by 2030. And, do so while improving the economy. Very simply, 50% of […]

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Tomorrow night, Frontline will broadcast Heat, a result of some 18 months of work …

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Architecture2030 is a tremendous group, with concepts that should be seized and acted upon as part and parcel of moving forward toward an Energy Smart future. Recently, they’ve made a bit of a name for themselves with excellent graphics that call out just how sensible John McCain’s energy policy proposals are for changing the nation […]

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The spin machines work long and hard and fast nowadays. Email boxes around the country are filled with “fact sheets” and other material from campaigns during presidential debates and in the hours afterwards. Among other things, the Obama campaign produced “John McCain’s 26 Lies Tonight“. Lie #16: RENEWABLE ENERGY: McCain claimed to support renewable energies, […]

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In a confused editorial on energy policy, the Los Angeles Times incorrectly creates much equivalency between the two presidential candidates when it comes to energy and global warming policy. While not complimentary to either, this editorial clearly points to how the McCain campaign’s effortst to McBlur the differences in these arenas continues to work, despite […]

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A few days ago, guest poster Jill Richardson brought us exciting news with the question “Can Organics Save Us from Global Warming?” Jill excitedly brought news of a new study from the Rodale Institute entitled REgenerative ORganic Farming: A Solution to Global Warming. After now having taken the time to read this report, it seems […]

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This morning, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (D) and former governor/former senator George Allen (R) acted as surrogates for the Obama and McCain campaigns in an energy forum. From a live-blogging account, it seems clear that the two did a reasonable job as surrogates.: Obama’s policies came out as sensible (even if not aggressive enough) and […]

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When elected into Dennis Hastert’s old seat, Bill Foster raised real hopes that Illinois-14 would have a substantive and positive voice in the nation’s energy discussion. Foster once self-described himself as a “Scientist, Businessman, Democrat” but no longer, he is a “Scientist, Businessman, Independent Solutions”. The self-description isn’t the real problem, it is the policy […]

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A series of unWise energy decisions and projects are moving forward in Virginia. Whether the unWise Power Plant or a high-power transmission line to connect Northern Virginia with polluting out-of-state coal-fired electricity, Dominion Virginia Power is working its turthiness magic in the halls of Richmond to foster a fossil fool future for Virginians that will […]

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