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Solar will save us
USA Today busted out with a summary of the solar industry that shines the light of optimism for us all. Some choice quotes that make me hopeful: The outlook for solar, though, is getting much brighter....
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Congressional Democrats throw the sun under the bus
I have naught but curse words for the Democrats running Congress. In an age when every grassroots gear is turning towards finding ways to produce energy cheaply, without pollution, and without...
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Who’ll stop the rain? Not me.
Not now that I know how to generate electricity from rain drops. Well, not me. But us. People. French people. Fine, a French scientist named Jean-Jacques Chaillout. Seems he’s figured out how to...
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Democratic chorus sings “Here Comes the Sun”, but Republicans off-key
Yesterday, Congress decided that as long as the oil companies are making a gazillion dollars in profits these days, they don’t really need tax payer support. So, legislators said, let’s get rid of the...
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The Managed World: Tidal power in the UK
There is no place on earth, no matter how remote, untouched by humans. We are mighty: we can trawl the deep, explore the South Pole, and fish every single island in the South Pacific. But as every...
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Don’t Bushes need the sun to grow? Why does Bush hate the sun?
Despite the enormous flow of money into new solar projects (the free market, trying to work), this has been a rotten 12 months for solar energy. Last year California Sen. Dianne Feinstein led the...
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The Managed World: Can you run a power line through a state park if it’s...
There is no place on earth, no matter how remote, untouched by humans. We are mighty: we can trawl the deep, explore the South Pole, and fish every single island in the South Pacific. But as every...
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Cow poop power!
Yes folks, the good people of Ontario have worked out a way to tap the energy in that terror of the global warming scene, the noble cow. The Stantons of Ontario are third generation farmers. In the...
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Why nearshore oil drilling is bad: a handy guide
A long time ago, Frog sent me this poll showing that otherwise environmentally-conscious Americans favor nearshore drilling when gas prices are high. Her conclusions were “1. I hate MSNBC and numbers...
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Solar power AND wilderness protection for San Diego
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a new power line through the desert – and I think it is a great decision. No, my brain hasn’t been eaten by development zombies…but allow...
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