Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that the trillionth dollar has been invested in clean energy since its records began Bloomberg New Energy Finance has recorded the $1,000,000,000,000 of investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart energy technologies since its records started in 2004. The milestone was passed as negotiators and world leaders gathered in Continue reading →
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Energy and politics mix in a variety of ways, and this item is a good example of what I’ve wanted to write about for a while. Earlier this month, these two high profile energy players – The Climate Group and Google (News – Alert).org – made an equally high profile announcement that speaks volumes about how Continue reading →
I had never really wondered what Mars would look like if it had heavy industry. When I set foot in western China’s Gansu Province in 2005, I knew. The terrain outside Lanzhou, Gansu’s capital and one of the most polluted cities in China, seems other-worldly. Bizarre stone shapes line the road as far as the Continue reading →
Ethernet inventor turned cleantech venture capitalist Bob Metcalfe has always been one to peer into the future and make aggressive predictions. It turns out he was right about a lot to do with the Internet, including Metcalfe’s Law, which essentially says the value of a network goes up in proportion to the number of users. Continue reading →
As a follow-up to last week’s greenhouse gas reduction initiative, the Paterson administration has unveiled its draft energy plan. As summarized in the news release, here are the objectives and strategies identified. The draft Plan is built around five overarching strategies that will help the State meet multiple public policy objectives. The strategies are to: Continue reading →
We can’t afford as a nation to be stupid about paying for health care anymore. alizard, 6 May 2007 Thus, was the concluding sentence of a post over two years ago advocating the need to solve (or at least ameliorate) health care costs to create space for tackling energy problems. ALizard was responding to my Continue reading →
Judy Miiller of Mitchell wants to do right by the environment. It’s not that simple. Her daughter, Trisha, is buying her first place in Sioux Falls and needs all her appliances, which account for almost 65 percent of all electricity used in the home. In a tumultuous economy, on a budget, it’s not easy to Continue reading →
