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A variety of factors are coalescing to make 2013 a pivotal year in the growth of sustainability. While implementation was once fraught with risk, it's now seen as a way to reduce risk and establish competitive positioning.[read more]
5 Things US Congressional Representatives Need to Hear About the Smart Grid
As the US Congressional representatives head home to their respective districts, some of which defy all logic in terms of that contortionist geography called gerrymandering, it’s a perfect opportunity to attend their town hall meetings to offer advice in support of Smart Grid initiatives. Support a national energy policy...[read more]
NBER: Air Pollution Lowers Labor Productivity
… We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent…. Importantly, this environmental productivity effect suggests that common characterizations of environmental...[read more]
A Year After the BP Oil Spill- a Slow Recovery, Continued Risk Management Challenges
A year ago last week, and for months afterward, we were bombarded with horrible images of potentially catastrophic proportions. The Gulf Coast was under siege from the Deepwater Horizon blowout and resultant spill. Dead or dying waterfowl and sea life haunted our dreams. Tourists scooped up tar balls from Gulf Shores,...[read more]
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Scott Edward Anderson is a consultant, blogger, and media commentator who blogs at The Green Skeptic. More »
Christine Hertzog is a consultant, author, and a professional explainer focused on Smart Grid. More »
Gary Hunt Gary is an Executive-in-Residence at Deloitte Investments with extensive experience in the energy & utility industries. More »
Jesse Jenkins is a graduate student and researcher at MIT with expertise in energy technology, policy, and innovation. More »
Jim Pierobon helps trade associations/NGOs, government agencies and companies communicate about cleaner energy solutions. More »
Geoffrey Styles is Managing Director of GSW Strategy Group, LLC and an award-winning blogger. More »
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“Hydrogen can also be made from fossil fuels. In fact, we are now just starting a research project on a Chemical Looping Reforming reactor with embedded membranes which could lead to affordable hydrogen production with inherent CO2 separation. Chemical Looping Reforming is based on the somewhat more mature Chemical Looping Combustion which economic studies have found capable of producing ...”
“Sally Jewell's comment that these discoveries "will help private, nonprofit and government decision makers at all levels make informed decisions about the responsible development of these resources" assumes responsible development of any new fossil fuel sources is a given.That assumption grows more dubious by the day. ”