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The Energy Collective
http://theenergycollective.com/
The Energy Collective is a collaborative blog on renewable energy, energy policy, climate science, and the electricity grid.
- Added on: Oct 20th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Mark Lazen
- Listed in: Energy Science
- Tags: transportation nuclear power peak oil energy policy smart grid de-carbonization
Recent Posts
In search of the perfect (Coke) bottle
Since joining The Coca-Cola Co. in 1997, Scott Vitters has gone to work most days with one question on his mind: “How do we get to our vision of a 100% renewable, 100% recyclable bottle?” It’s......
Three Gallons Per Mile
Often when I am flying, I think about the amount of fuel that the airplane is burning. Then when I am off the plane, I usually forget about it. I have heard mixed opinions on the overall efficiency of......
Bureaucracy trips up renewable energy projects
The San Francisco Chronicle has an article on red tape holding up renewable energy projects in California - Bureaucracy trips up renewable energy projects.California's renewable power boom is off to a......
The costs (and benefits) of climate change policy -- without all the hoopla
If you are tired of all of the nonsense about the recent climate nonsense (SuperFreakonomics, Climategate) and want to read something reasonable about climate change economics, try the last CBO Econ......
Unrealistic Goals
A couple of stories over the long weekend highlighted growing disconnects between major elements of energy and environmental policy and what is actually possible in the real world. The first concerns ......
A problem with ethanol mandates (as if there\'s only one problem)
Sometimes the only way to show how bad a policy is, is to have the market show you (from the NYTimes): Two years ago, Congress ordered the nation’s gasoline refiners to do something that is turni......
