Having done the Year End Review, I’ve been looking a bit at some of the end of year/beginning of year lists lately and thought I’d share some of these. (Sorry to have been off the air for so long, but I had final papers to evaluate, had shopping to do, letters to write, helped out […]
I mentioned my visit to the local British Consulate-General yesterday and some discussions there. I also mentioned the enviable climate and energy politics across the pond in “Oh, to be in England” a while back. The three major parties in the UK have had their differences, but as can be evidenced by the new coalition’s […]
I’ve written about the environmentally catastrophic, greenhouse gas intensive, and, of course, hugely profitable Alberta tar sands a number of times. We don’t seem to shine as bright a spotlight on this boondoggle here as they do in Europe. There is a new report out from a coalition of investor groups based in Europe, the […]
I’ve been irremediably optimistic about renewables for some time. Here are just a few more reasons why: Army to Build Out 500 MW of Solar in the Mojave – I recently pointed out where the world’s solar hotspots are. No surprise to find the Mojave is among them. So, as Reuters reports here, the US […]
Desertec Takes Another Giant Leap – I’ve written a few times about this project, bursting with promise to provide clean energy, build bridges and make the desert bloom, most recently here. The “FT” said today that Desertec has been embraced by several major European financial, utility and industrial concerns. “A dozen companies are today set […]
I want to mark July 4th, Independence Day for Americans, by noting a few good renewable energy stories. There are scores of these stories, all over the world, every week, and I’m just sharing what I think are some of the plums that I’ve been seeing. Renewables are a theme I’ve visited here time and […]