Simply making the statement that we have to commitment to 100% renewable energy in 20 years is not enough, we also need to create the mechanisms and … [Read more...]
The Solutions Project 50 States Plan
Somehow I seemed to have missed this, having read Jacobson and Delucchi's original paper on 100% renewables in 30 years when it was first published in … [Read more...]
Commit The US To 100% Renewables in 20 Years
As the primary campaigns get rolling across the States and all of our presidential hopefuls get on the campaign trail I am curious who if any will … [Read more...]
MLP Parity For Renewable Energy Finance
Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, are an investment vehicle / structure that provide all of the tax benefits of a partnership with the fundraising … [Read more...]
Can A Carbon Tax Work Without Hurting The Economy
Placing a price on carbon and then taxing it is probably the best and most effective way to incentivize individuals and businesses to move away from … [Read more...]
Obama’s Executive Order To Cut Govt Greenhouse Gas
Just about a week ago Obama pledged to issue an executive order to cut US government greenhouses gases by 40% by 2025. “As part of his commitment to … [Read more...]
NYC With 100 Feet Sea Level Rise
Courtesy of Jeffery Linn a self professed urbanist, planner, designer and my favorite title from his LinkedIn account, Speculative Geographer, who has … [Read more...]
State By State Residential Electricity Costs
For reference purposes, as more is written here in regards to the relative costs and benefits of renewable energy it's a good idea that we have a … [Read more...]
Rockefeller Fund Divorces Itself From Fossil Fuels
A welcome announcement that should hopefully be followed by many others to come, The Rockefeller family, which built its wealth on oil, is divesting … [Read more...]
Larson: America’s Energy Security Trust Fund Acts
John Larson's Energy Security Trust Fund Acts, which I'm lumping into two, the first was submitted in 2007 and then a follow up in 2009, and was … [Read more...]