Clean Energy Digest

A lot of emphasis is typically placed on the development and deployment of clean energy technology. The numbers of projects in the works are staggering. And while small-scale localized projects can help to make a difference, the major shifts in clean energy impact will occur when we can take clean supply sources to the masses. [...]

Of all the areas where I’ve seen progress on clean energy over the past three months, automobiles are definitely a stand out performer. Perhaps autos are the most logical entry point to a new clean energy economy. We see cars everyday. Almost all of us drive cars on a daily places. And cars are the [...]

The Candidate Mike Huckabee is a former three-term Governor of Arkansas who ended his last term as Governor in January of 2007. Governor Huckabee is also the author of several books including From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 Stops to Restoring America’s Greatness. Most recently he has established himself as the front runner for the [...]

Now that the psychological barrier has been broken this is a commodity that can go nowhere but up. Here are some reasons why I think that is true. * The price of oil is affected by more than just demand for energy. We can’t control geopolitical issues and things like assassinations in Pakistan and the [...]

The FutureGen Alliance selected Matoon, Illinois as their site for their near-zero-emission coal fired power plant. The FutureGen Alliance is a partnership of public and private organizations that seeks to develop clean energy technologies based on coal. The site selection for their experimental plant was seen as a major step forward for the project, which [...]

President Bush has signed the recently passed energy bill into law. So what does this mean for you and me? There are two key provisions in the law that may affect you: Increasing the supply of alternative fuel sources by setting a mandatory Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requiring fuel producers to use at least 36 [...]

The U.S. Senate passed a long awaited energy bill this week that will surely fall short of many people’s expectations with respect to clean energy. On the positive side there are new federal mandates for auto efficiency. The new CAFE standards are likely to result in cleaner technologies for automobiles and increased investment into biofuels. [...]

If you take a look at the the news you still find quite a bit of news that heralds the opposition of clean power projects. Some of the concerns are legitimate. Others are simply not in my backyard (nimby) rants. Here are some that I’ve seen recently. Taking Aim At Indian Point – The Governor [...]

The Candidate Ron Paul is a veteran Congressman and doctor from Lake Jackson, TX. Congressman Paul served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the late 1970s until he relinquished his House seat in 1984. He returned to Congress in 1997 and currently serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill today that includes significant provisions for standards on clean energy. The bill easily attained the number of votes required to pass in the house. The bill now moves to the Senate where we expect that it will take some work for this to be passed on [...]