Think about those moments almost giddy with excitement about something and the excitement dissipates as you look even just a little bit closer at the item. You know, like those “you have won the Nigerian lottery” emails. Recently, I had one of those moments on a work trip. Stopped to stretch my legs along I-64, […]
Entries Tagged as 'Energy'
Standing Ovation w/One-Hand Clapping: EV charger at Virginia rest stop edition
September 17th, 2019 · 2 Comments
Tags: Dominion Energy · dominion virginia power · electric vehicles · Electrification · Energy · PHEV
Dominion Virginia Energy’s Electrifying Bus Announcement: Thoughts on this potentially game changing move
September 3rd, 2019 · Comments Off on Dominion Virginia Energy’s Electrifying Bus Announcement: Thoughts on this potentially game changing move
Last Friday, Dominion Virginia Energy announced a major electric school bus (EV Bus) program: to replace 100% of the diesel school buses (roughly 13,000), in its service area, by 2030 with EV Buses. This is a potentially game changing initiative that could rapidly drive down EV Bus prices and open the door for rapid moves […]
Tags: bus · Dominion Energy · dominion virginia power · Electric Buses · electric vehicles · electricity · Energy · green schools · PHEV · schools · virginia
Climate Hawk announces in Iowa Senate race
August 26th, 2019 · Comments Off on Climate Hawk announces in Iowa Senate race
A “Climate hawk is [someone] … who work[s] for aggressive steps regarding climate change and clean energy.” Such as, Jay Inslee is a climate Hawk. A Climate Hawk is also a way to describe someone who comes to understanding climate change implications and the necessity for action through a national security lens. A Climate Hawk understands that […]
Tags: 2020 Elections · catastrophic climate change · climate change · climate crisis · climate hawk · Climate Hawks · Energy · Iowa
Vive La France: Good news from across the pond (not just #FIFAWWC)
June 26th, 2019 · Comments Off on Vive La France: Good news from across the pond (not just #FIFAWWC)
France has decided to accelerate, significantly, its offshore wind program for a very simple reason: offshore wind will provide reliable, low-cost, clean electrons to power the French economy. Just announced, a new offshore wind project that will deliver electricity to the French grid for 44 Euros per megawatt hour (mWh) (e.g., under $US50 per mWh […]
Tags: Energy · Offshore wind · renewable energy · wind power
Double Whammy: (Not) Positive Climate Feedback Cycle Driving Increased Energy Use?
June 12th, 2019 · Comments Off on Double Whammy: (Not) Positive Climate Feedback Cycle Driving Increased Energy Use?
In 2018, the world energy system saw an unusual “double whammy”: an increase in both heating and cooling degree days. Potentially a sign of increased climate disruption, with greater extremes possible (even amid generalized warming of the global system), this ‘double whammy’ helped drive a major increase in energy use and carbon emissions globally. This […]
Tags: Energy
Senator Warren’s Climate & Military plan release: a swing w/some hits and many misses
May 17th, 2019 · 3 Comments
Wednesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren released her concept of how she would leverage the Department of Defense (and introduced legislation) as part of a larger effort to address the climate crisis if elected President. Entitled Our Military Can Help Lead the Fight Against Climate Change, this ‘plan’ is a troubling mix of accurate problem definition, reasonable […]
Tags: 2020 Presidential Election · Energy
Bitcoin will (NOT) fry the planet
May 7th, 2019 · 2 Comments
Sadly, there are far too many “OH SH-T” moments for those paying even the slightest attention to climate chaos (and related environmental issues/crises). One came for even that “slightest attention” crowd as a peer-review article about Bitcoin’s gluttonous electricity habits made a splash leading to global headlines like “Bitcoin Predicted To Be The Nail In […]
Tags: Energy
Are you an “Angry Clean Energy Guy” (or Gal) Too?
April 23rd, 2019 · Comments Off on Are you an “Angry Clean Energy Guy” (or Gal) Too?
Looking around the world, there is much to be frustrated and angry with. “If only …” could start a million sentences about possibilities for change to the better. The climate and clean energy space is replete with such ‘missed opportunity’ frustration space. Assaad Razzouk‘s new podcast “The Angry Clean Energy Guy” (website) gives voice to […]
Tags: climate change · Energy
“More energy, less carbon”
February 14th, 2019 · Comments Off on “More energy, less carbon”
BP’s Valentine Day gift to the energy geek world: the release of BP’s Energy Outlook and Chief Economist Spencer Dale’s discussion of key issues and implications of its work. As previously written, BP’s chief economist, Spencer Dale, is perhaps one of those for who the old EF Hutton ad applies: when Spencer Dale speaks, people should listen. […]
Tags: Energy
Going, Going, GONE: the disappearing rationale for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
January 29th, 2019 · Comments Off on Going, Going, GONE: the disappearing rationale for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is supposedly designed to bring fracked natural gas to theoretical markets in Virginia and North Carolina. This environmentally devastating project (from cutting swaths through pristine forests to worsening climate pollution) is, at its core, designed to boost its owners profitability (Dominion Energy (48%), Duke Energy (47%), and Southern Company (5%)) […]
Tags: Energy