Feb 22, 2009 – Mark Landler, writing in The New York Times, remarks on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visit to China. Declaring that “we hope you won’t make the same mistakes we made,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton invited China to join the United States in an ambitious effort to curb greenhouse [...]
Jan 27, 2009 – It is a busy day in The New York Times today for energy news. John M. Broder has an article titled, “Geography Is Dividing Democrats Over Energy.” Oops. Isn’t it the Republicans that are going to oppose new initiatives on the energy front? It seems sparks are flying amongst the [...]
Jan 23, 2009 – J. Wayne Leonard, the CEO of the electric company Entergy, discusses renewable energy and carbon emissions in an op-ed piece in The New York Times. He explains how a national “renewable portfolio standard” using solar and wind power may be at cross purposes with attempting to reduce carbon emissions quickly because [...]
Dec 14, 2008 – ExxonMobil [NYSE: XOM] continues with its ads talking about the future of energy in the USA and the world while it continues in its capacity as the largest oil and natural gas company. One ad in this series headlines: “the challenge: securing a reliable energy supply” [Just quoting; they didn't use [...]
Rentech, Inc. [AMEX: RTK] develops technology and projects that transforms underutilized hydrocarbon resources such as coal into valuable alternative fuels and clean chemicals while providing clean energy solutions to meet our growing energy needs. If you want to take the tour there is a catch: it is open to shareholders. That shouldn’t be too much [...]
Dec 4, 2008 – Barack Obama’s nuclear program won’t be clear until after his inauguration according to Newsweek’s Daren Briscoe in the December 1 issue. Why not? During the campaign he spoke of cutting carbon emissions by 80% by mid-century by using natural gas, clean coal technology, renewable energy and nuclear energy that is produced [...]
Nov 20, 2008 – Yesterday I received a stock pick in the mail for EnviroResolutions, Inc. [OTC.BB: ENVI.PK]. That is almost the same as the alleged quote from Joseph P. Kennedy, the father of JFK, RFK and Ted Kennedy, that “When even shoeshine boys are giving you stock tips, it’s time to sell.” Luckily, I [...]
Forbes Magazine’s newest issue [November 24, 2008; don’t let the date fool you; all magazines predate their issues so even two weeks later when it is still on the newsstand you will think it is fresh] is a special one on Energy & Genius. If you don’t have a subscription, check it out online or [...]
Julie Zimmerman et al., Yale University researchers, report [Environ. Sci. Technol.] that the use of CFLs may increase atmospheric emission of mercury in certain geographic regions. A CFL may release 5 mg of mercury if disposed incorrectly or broken. Of course, mercury is also released from the burning of coal used to produce electricity to [...]
On an ongoing basis we will profile companies active in the green energy / alternative energy / energy conservation fields. There are many companies with “solar” and “wind” in their names so that we will know that they are active in this field. However, some old line, large companies actually have much larger activities in [...]
94% of Americans support solar energy development mongabay.com June 11, 2008 94 percent of Americans say it’s important for the U.S. to develop and use solar energy, according to a new poll that found support for solar power runs across the political spectrum. The SCHOTT Solar BarometerTM survey, conducted by the independent polling firm, Kelton [...]
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