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Category Archives: Solar
Romney Visits Solyndra
What’s worse, a private equity firm that invests millions of dollars for sophisticated private investors in a company that ultimately fails, or a government program that allocates tax payer dollars along with investors who are also major campaign donors to … Continue reading
America’s Energy and Economic Policies Go Hand in Hand
Using History as a Portal to Our Future Over two centuries of America’s formal existence provides much perspective from which to view today’s world. The picture below just hints at a few of these. Looking at the left portion of … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Nuclear Power, Policy, Politics, Solar, Technology, Wind
Tagged ANWR, Energy security, Keystone XL, NASA, oil shale, renewable energy
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9/11 in Numbers (Part III): How Have Things Changed?
Since 9/11, the government and most individuals are in weaker financial health, government has aggressively expanded, and the United States appears to be in a weaker position as a global superpower. That said, the United States still remains unmatched militarily, and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, China, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Solar, Taxes, Technology, Wind
Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CDs, China, CO2, Defense budget, Facebook, Gasoline prices, global warming, Greenhouse gases, Nuclear Energy, Oil and Gas, Population, Russia, September 11, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Wind Energy
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9/11 in Numbers (Part II): Climate and Energy
Since 9/11, climate data appears mixed, while energy consumption in the United States has undergone a notable amount of change. Climate Measures of climate change present a mixed picture for the United States. While the average global monthly concentration of carbon dioxide … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Energy Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Solar, Wind
Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CO2, Gasoline prices, global warming, Greenhouse gases, Nuclear Energy, Oil and Gas, September 11, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Wind Energy
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Solyndra: Another One Bites the Dust
After receiving a $535 million loan from the federal government, and about $1 billion in venture capital financing, California-based manufacturer Solyndra suspended manufacturing operations today, and laid off 1,100 employees. It also announced its plans to file for bankruptcy protection. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, California, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Policy, Politics, Solar, Taxes, Technology
Tagged CIGS, Evergreen Solar, Solar power, Solar PV, Solyndra
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Thirty Chernobyls: Why Space Weather Matters
Last month, Popular Science published an article suggesting more ways civilization could end in a vicious maelstrom of chaos and mass starvation. The scenario goes something like this:
Americans Have More Pragmatic Views on Energy Policy Than Their Leaders Do
One frustration that I have always had with both the Republican and Democratic energy policies is that neither solves America’s energy problems. On the one hand, the Democratic strategy would result in the nation’s economic collapse in twenty years or … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Policy, Politics, Solar, Wind
Tagged Democrats, Energy Policy, Republicans
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Falling for the Lipstick and Missing the Pig: Obama’s Energy Policy
Well, it turns out that I failed to read the fine print yesterday before I published an article praising Obama’s new energy policy. I read the President’s speech and agreed with many of the proposals he recommended, but I also … Continue reading
A Surefire Sign the Right Has Ceded the Clean Energy Debate to the Left
I’m sorry, but this recent post from a dilettante at the Huffington Post really got my blood boiling. Unfortunately, conservatives are partially responsible for allowing this to happen. What did they allow to happen? Well, by reflexively opposing finding ways … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Nuclear Power, Policy, Politics, Solar, Wind
Tagged Biofuels, Carbon capture and storage, Coal, Krystal Ball, Levelized cost of electricity, Nuclear power, Solar, Solar PV, Solar thermal, The Huffington Post, Wind
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Tortoises Trounce Solar Thermal!
Normally, I reserve this blog for more serious topics where there is an intersection among clean energy, national security, and politics. Oh wait, this post covers all three! Only, it’s not so serious. The New York Times published a story … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Defense, Energy Security, Humor, Politics, Solar
Tagged California, Caligula, Clean energy, Desert tortoise, Energy security, M1A1, National Training Center, Solar thermal, Tanks
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Reflections of a Rational Republican 