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On Rockwell Tells Lamar Alexander - You Can Store Used Fuel Almost Anywhere
Hello, Teed. Welcome to The Energy Collective... tell everyone in Berkeley they're invited, too.On Waxman-Markey: What Will It Accomplish? Join Us in Conversation
By the way, for our global membership, there is no separate international dial-in (sorry but we're doing this one on the cheap.) Please use this: 00-1-404-920-6440 for overseas.On The San Francisco Federal Building
Charles, we're flattered by the attention and the sobriquet, but you do raise an interesting point, one that parallels Marc Gunther's post today about Wal-Mart... is using sustainable materials (which is a lot of what green building is about) the same as energy-efficient?On Chinese climate expert Pan Jiahua sets the record straight: Rep. James Sensenbrenner has behaved “improperly and unethically” to “frighten the American public and halt U.S. progress on solving the problem of global warming”
The Energy Collective recently heard Congressman Sensenbrenner speak about his China trip, and he focused mainly on what he said was Chinese insistence on (low-cost) access to any intellectual property rights for cleantech innovation, in exchange for deployment, which would, obviously, hinder any Western investment in that country. Leaving aside whether this statement was exaggerated, as the CAP reporters claim about his other concerns, or not, U.S. and Chinese cooperation will be key to acheiving progress at Copenhagen as the authors point out here. But equally important will be acheiving a broader political acceptance of the key features of Waxman-Markety when it goes to the Senate, and not just a more-or-less party split.On European Future Energy Forum - great show, poor turnout?
I agree with your assessment Tom. We attended the Abu Dhabi conference in January, and while the speakers were amazing, we found the attendance a bit light, particularly from the "engaged" media. Perhaps the organizers need a bit more of a social campaign to reach their (attainable) goal of being the "Davos" of energy.On European Future Energy Forum - opening session
Bianca! Renewable Energy! It really is the seventies.Green Monk Tom Raftery will be blogging llive for TheEnergyCollective for the next three days from Bilabo
On I'm an idiot
Wrong! no idiot thou, John. Thanks for making a great conversation.