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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 […]

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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.

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Monday’s Washington Post business section has an excellent set of articles examining local green businesses.   They provide a window on those pursuing green productivity for, it seems, ethical/moral issues first (and financial as corollary) as per Honest Tea and those who started entirely with financial reasons (with any environmental/ethical/moral issues secondary, a corollary) as per Marriott (article […]

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PV panels at ten percent of today’s cost?  Wow.   That would equate to, roughly, a 30 percent reduction of solar installation costs if this can happen.   A grandmother’s flyer creates a large market demand, cutting costs by over 15 percent. And, a city’s financing scheme offers people who would not otherwise have been […]

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Making the Daily Kos recommended list, right now, is Shplik’s discussion Small and scalable renewable power: A New Deal Solution.  Shplik is absolutely right: we need a smart financing path to enable explosive growth in distributed (preferably renewable) energy production as part of the path toward an Energy Smart future. What is exciting is that […]

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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 […]

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Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles. They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids. And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they […]

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We face a perfect storm when it comes to Global Warming and energy issues. There are solution paths that can help us navigate these dangerous seas, yet often the technology seems to be the least of our challenges. On October 30th, the Brookings Institution Hamilton Project had a forum entitled:  A Climate of Change: Economic Approaches to […]

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Peak Oil. Gas Prices. Global Warming. There are real problems and real threats with terrifying implications that merit response. Yet, threat and crisis creates opportunity. We have, before us/US, an opportunity for transformation. For responding to threat and handling crisis to create something better, to turn to a better path. And, well, the question becomes […]

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Representative John Dingell (D-auto industry?) has put out his thoughts re a potential carbon tax and is asking for comments.  Dingell stated that Because of the complexity and importance of the issue, this is the right time to open up a public discourse on a carbon emissions fee bill. Representative Dingell has, well, been far […]

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