Well, unless you are a Washington Post reader with its blackout of coverage of Rudy’s sex scandal, Sex on the City truly provides a revealing window on a top Republican Presidential contender. Well, perhaps we should be wondering whether the new scandal that all (except, again, Washington Post readers) should be discussing might be called […]
Entries Tagged as 'alternative energy'
Rudy’s “Carbon on the City”
December 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Rudy’s “Carbon on the City”
Tags: alternative energy · politics · renewable energy
S-CHIPing Energy: Time for Action!
December 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments
The Democratic Party controlled Congress is attacked for inaction. Inaction in the face of Republicans who are not interested in seeing movement forward. Inaction in the face of a President who seems intent on his belief that “negotiation” is a four-letter word. As Nancy Pelosi put it, Democrats want to work with the President, yet […]
Tags: alternative energy · Congress · democrats · Energy · fuel economy · government energy policy · politics
Where’s the fight for renewable power?
November 29th, 2007 · Comments Off on Where’s the fight for renewable power?
Words leaking from behind closed doors about the Energy Bill are, well, to anyone who cares about an Energy Smart future simply foul language. According to the New York Times, Reaching agreement on that timetable is likely to require Congressional leaders to drop provisions like a mandate that electric utilities nationwide generate 15 percent of […]
Tags: alternative energy · electricity · government energy policy · politics · renewable energy
10 Steps to a Low-Carbon Economy?
November 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on 10 Steps to a Low-Carbon Economy?
The Center for American Progress just released its 10-step plan to a Low-Carbon Economy. Based on an early look at the summary pages, great stuff and, well, ho-hum, and well, missing elements. But, looking forward to seeing the full report.
Tags: alternative energy · climate change · emissions · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · fuel economy · government energy policy · politics
Energy Bookshelf: From the President’s Desk
November 17th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Freedom from Oil … This is an agenda, an objective that all Americans should support. (Okay, maybe not some oil company CEOs …) And, this is a good key agenda item for next President, to move past the current occupant of the Oval Office’s identification of our “oil addiction” to actual action to fight the […]
Tags: alternative energy · alternative fuels · automobiles · biofuels · carbon tax · climate change · Energy · energy bookshelf · government energy policy
Renewables get less Federal Support … surprise, surprise
November 16th, 2007 · Comments Off on Renewables get less Federal Support … surprise, surprise
According to the Governmenta Accountability Office, comparing federal electricity subsidies by fuel type shows that renewables such as wind still get only a small share of the overall subsidies awarded to the energy sector. Again, no surprise here.
Tags: alternative energy · electricity
A breezy way to power up your iPod
November 15th, 2007 · Comments Off on A breezy way to power up your iPod
Well, just by the picture, I thought it was a stylish way to cool myself at the old ball game. Instead, Hymini is a way to power up my Blackberry when riding my bike or otherwise off-grid. The Hymini is micro-wind universal charger/adapter for recharging ‘digital gadgets’. The Hymini stores the power collected, which can also be […]
Tags: alternative energy
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 […]
Tags: alternative energy · electricity · renewable energy
Clearly didn’t watch enough Olympics coverage!
October 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Clearly didn’t watch enough Olympics coverage!
The Solar Sailor is a ferry in Sydney harbor that cuts fossil fuel use by about 50% due to its solar paneled wings. The wings track the sun, to produce power, and, if there is enough wind, act like sails. If the weather is bad for their use (storms, nighttime), the winds flatten against the ferry […]
Tags: alternative energy · solar
Energy COOL: New approaches to pumped storage
October 3rd, 2007 · 3 Comments
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. A critical challenge for some renewable power systems […]
Tags: alternative energy · energy storage · renewable energy · wind power