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ENERGIZE AMERICA via a Stimulus Package

January 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Energize America has joined 29 other organizations in writing to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to call on them to ensure that the stimulus package doesn’t put tax increases on America’s unborn, but to make smart investments in longer-term, sustained economic prosperity by moving our nation towards a clean energy economy that provides employment opportunities […]

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Tags: Congress · electricity · Energize America · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · financial policy · Global Warming · government energy policy · politics

Today’s MLK? the voice of Van Jones

January 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

The world has changed. The sole face, the sole name that seems to compete with Mickey Mouse or Ronald McDonald or a Pokemon figure for instant awareness among children seems to be Martin Luther King.  The world does change. And, it can change for the better. I have a dream … Thus, my young children […]

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Tags: business practice · climate change · Clinton Climate Initiative · eco-friendly · Energize America · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · green

Energizing America: The E2 Solution Path — The energy speech for the next President …

January 7th, 2008 · 8 Comments

As any who come to these pages are already aware, my passion is clear … helping my/your family, my/your community, my/your nation, my/our world find a path toward a prosperous and sustainable energy future. A path that will help us (US) navigate the dangerous seas of the Perfect Storm combination of Peak Oil and Global Warming. […]

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Tags: Energize America · Energy · politics

Candidates Outbidding each other on Global Warming?

January 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

For too long, the debates and reporters questions on the news shows have simply ignored the pressing realities of Global Warming and Peak Oil and other energy/environmental issues. (Thus, What are they waiting for?) Amid all the problems of yesterday’s Republican and Democratic debates, one must give Charlie Gibson for at least raising the issue with […]

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Tags: democrats · Energy · Global Warming · politics

Greening the Electronics Show: How green is Green?

January 6th, 2008 · Comments Off on Greening the Electronics Show: How green is Green?

The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA)  is making hay with its decision to green the annual electronics show in Las Vegas.  With 140,000 attendees, the show’s direct impact is at least 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions … without counting the CO2 from 140,000 travelers.  Nor, the shipping of the show materials and other supplies for […]

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Tags: business practice · Energy · greenwashing

Energy and the D Presidential Candidates

January 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Energy and the D Presidential Candidates

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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Tags: Energy · environmental · fuel economy · Global Warming · pollution

An Oily Christmas Gift, courtesy of the American taxpayer

December 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off on An Oily Christmas Gift, courtesy of the American taxpayer

Snuck in amid the sounds of Santa and Christmas bells, the Bush Administration has granted a $10 billion gift for the oil company stockings.  

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Tags: Congress · Energy · politics

Polling our way to a better future?

December 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on Polling our way to a better future?

One of the signs of a changing weltaunschauung when it comes to Global Warming is the ever growing advertising and marketing agency focus on ‘green’ issues.  And, with this, ever more polling about consumer attitudes, providing information about what the “average Joe” thinks about ecology, energy, green, etc issues.  And, some of this is turning […]

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Tags: electricity · Energy

While we were distracted …

December 15th, 2007 · Comments Off on While we were distracted …

Bait and switch … To an extent, many energy activists feel like they’ve been distracted with a shiny object (the “Energy Independence Security Act”) while dirty dealing has been going on behind our backs.

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Tags: agriculture · alternative energy · alternative fuels · Energy · government energy policy · politics

Power Line: Questions to Ask Before Construction

December 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Today is the last day for placing questions and comments before the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC)  (comments) about two major issues from Dominion Virginia Power. Wise County coal-fired power plant (application, 14 page pdf) PUE-2007-0066 A 500 kV transmission line to bring coal electricity to Northern Virginia from Ohio (application, 29 page pdf)  PUE-2007-00033 Green […]

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Tags: conservation · electricity · emissions · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · politics · virginia