Jobs, jobs, jobs — this is what people want. Or a “better economy” — so they can make more money and buy more things, maybe even a Tesla or a Twizy. So this is what political campaign after political campaign focuses on. The stupid thing about it, though, is that some of … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Future generations may look back on the agreement that Canada, the United States, and Mexico just signed as a significant milestone, or maybe not. What did they really accomplish? President Obama told reporters,”We have an integrated economy already, the question is under what terms are … [continued]
Bernie Sanders, despite no Big Money backing and essentially no backing from establishment politicians in Democratic leadership positions, gave Hillary Clinton a serious run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. The grassroots support for Bernie across the nation was record-shattering and a shocker for many people in and outside of establishment politics. Naturally, despite … [continued]
Wednesday’s the day for a strong 50% zero-carbon electricity pledge from the “Three Amigos” — US President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. “We find ourselves now at a moment where the alignment in terms of policy goals and focus on clean energy between … [continued]
The Russian government has been seeking buyers for a 19.5% stake in the state-owned oil firm Rosneft OJSC. While this is itself not really unexpected, two prominent sources recently indicated (for the first time) that Russia would prefer a joint deal with China and India. That said, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry … [continued]
OSIsoft, based in San Leandro, California, has been in the software business since 1980 and currently has over 1,000 employees. It makes products for operational intelligence and real-time data infrastructure. Mike Kanellos, Head of Corporate Communications and Technology, answered some questions for CleanTechnica. 1. When you say you have 450+ interfaces, … [continued]
I’m not a political scholar who has been studying the matter for decades at Harvard. (Though, I do like to occasionally play one on TV the internet.) I’m definitely not proclaiming this to be a definitive story on the deep origins of the Republican Party’s current implosion (or explosion, depending on … [continued]
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, has announced it will divest from investments in coal, oil, and gas, following a one-and-a-half year citizen-led campaign. The announcement was made by the City of Stockholm on Tuesday, declaring that Stockholm would withdraw investments in coal, oil, and gas companies, equating to approximately 30 … [continued]
Not working to stop global warming is one of the most disgraceful, horrible things a policymaker can do. It demonstrates a complete lack of morals — unless the policymaker is simply ignorant, but that is very barely a legitimate excuse these days, given that the opinions of thousands of climate scientists are … [continued]
On May 7, 2016, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud announced the most comprehensive change in Saudi ministries in decades and a revamped 9 GW by 2023 clean energy target laid out by deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the “Saudi Arabia Vision 2030” policy paper. After the Kingdom’s complete … [continued]
