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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 ‘iPod Cool’. 

This discussion will focus on a public housing project that shows us (US) that public housing can be done right — right by its residents and right in terms of energy use.  Join me after the fold for a discussion of Chicago’s Near North Apartments.

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Governor Bush pledged, if elected President, to “establish mandatory reduction targets for emissions of four main pollutants: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury and carbon dioxide.”  When it came to regulated and controlling pollutants that threaten all American, President Bush has followed a far different path than Governor Bush designed.  This abandonment of pledged leadership has led to a series of lawsuits from state governments seeking CO2 emissions controls under the Clean Air Act.  Now, there is a new tack underway … suing for controls under the Clean Water Act.

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Knowing that there is no future in renewable energy, no profits to be made, two of the largest oil companies in the world have become big players in wind energy.   Shell Oil and BP (is it truly Beyond Petroleum?) are becoming real players in the wind energy field. Shell is in the top five of energy generated and BP plans to install about 1/6th of the total installations planned for the United States in 2007.

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Well, not surprising that a woman will decide to redecorate the House when given a chance. And, well, Nancy has decided green is the color she wants.

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Google Anna Nicole Smith and you get almost 20 million hits.  (Happily, I’ve never looked at one … and don’t intend to.) Google Apollo Alliance Summit and there are 124. Which one matters? And which one does the media think matters?  [Read more →]

We already know that the VentureOne is iPod Cool. For those who come to this discussion, interesting moves forward in energy related technologies and options can be truly iPod Cool.  So, the Naro looks to be iPod Cool as well …

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As reported in Green Car Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency reporting on the new fuel mileage standards enables analysis of where hybrids fall out. Much press reporting has discussed how the hybrids aren’t performing as ‘claimed’, using the new standards as a way to attach hybrids’ gas mileage as falling without examining the relative changes.  As per GCG, while there has been some dropping off in hybrids’ relative improvement compared to a non-hybrid variant, that fall in relative improvement is minor. (With the Honda Civic showing the greatest relative drop, remaining above 40%.) [Read more →]

Okay, we probablly all agree, the VentureOne is iPod cool. But, chances are if you’re hanging out on this web site, defining cool for you (and me) doesn’t come from American Idol or the pages of People magazine, but more fundamentally about thinking and learning about things that have a real potential to change the world that we do and will live in.  Well, so, I for one think that Independent Natural Resources SEADOG(tm) Pump and linking it up with water desalinization so that there is zero-carbon energy and zero-carbon waste water desalinization is Wave Cool.   [Read more →]

A new approach to personal transportation? How often do we hear that promise?  Well, Venture Vehicles might be delivering on the promise. As they put it:  “The VentureOne:  Revolutionary. Radical. Innovative. iPod Cool.”  iPod Cool: Yeah, it really is.  They’re developing a 2-passenger, flex-fuel hybrid vehicle with over 100 mpg capability. And, well, it look simply “iPod Cool” to drive.

 

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