Thin Film Solar Speaks Truth To (Nuclear) Power (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Right back at you, Breakthrough Energy Coalition: a US thin film solar company pushes back against the notion that only nuclear energy can save the world.
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It Ain’t Easy, Being Green! (A COP21 Debate)
This weekend, I rode out with friends to a COP21 side event that had been set up in an air and space museum at Le Bourget. The security here was more intense than usual. We were asked for our passports and business cards before being allowed entry. Eventually, we managed … [continued]
French Minister Wants To Create $7500 Electric Car “For The People”
Originally published on Gas2. Amongst all the hoopla in Paris this week as the COP21 conference on climate change revs up, Madame Ségolène Royal, the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, announced that she wants to create “an electric car for the people.” What does that mean? According … [continued]
How The World Can Go 100% Renewable By 2050 – And Save Money
Originally published on RenewEconomy. On the eve of the Paris climate conference, a new analysis from Stanford University has laid out a roadmap for 139 countries to power their economies with solar, wind, and hydro energy by 2050. The idea of net zero emissions, or a decarbonised economy, is being … [continued]
An Interview With GTAI’s Thomas Grigoleit
Originally published on the ECOreport I finally met Thomas Grigoleit last week. The Director of Energy and Environmental Technology for Germany’s economic development agency (Germany Trade and Invest) peddled up to the restaurant where we were waiting. He had left the office for the day and, folding his suit into a rucksack, set off … [continued]
The Digitalizing Of Germany’s Economy
Originally published on the ECOreport One of the European leaders of “Mission Innovation” announced the launch of a €230 million energy project yesterday. Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, unveiled SINTEG (Schaufenster intelligente Energie/ Shop window for intelligent energy) a key ingredient of the digitalizing of Germany’s economy. … [continued]
World Mayors Call For Fossil Fuel Divestment At COP21
A group of mayors from around the world have published a letter calling on other mayors and cities to follow suit in divesting from fossil fuel investments. The group of 12 mayors from five different countries issued its letter last week, calling on other cities around the world to divest … [continued]
Dispelling Charge Anxiety With The Nissan LEAF (Photos)
Just before leasing a Nissan LEAF, a news item presented to me as credible from a TV news station stirred me up. I wanted to say, “Think of who sponsors such stories!” It is not community sponsored, that’s for sure. The report said that there are not enough EV chargers in my … [continued]
Nissan Receives High Marks For Its Sustainability Efforts
COP21 is pushing for action on climate change for the future, and a key part of doing that is recognizing companies that are doing impactful work today. This not only rewards companies already taking action, but sets them up as models for others to look at as they formulate climate action … [continued]
When The Mountains Started Exploding — “Time To Choose” In Coal Country (VIDEO)
“Boone County, in its day, it was breathtaking.” For anyone who has walked the Appalachians, driven them, or biked the heights of the mountains, the Appalachian Trail, with hundreds of hidden waterfalls, is breathtaking — where the mountains haven’t exploded, that is. Nothing compares. Some days it feels like one … [continued]
