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On Congratulations to TEC Special Contributor and Member Bill Tucker

Bill - The WSJ has started picking up other bloggers like Lou Grinzo on their environmental blog site... so I think you're in the clear. Don't hold back with us.

On Cap as the next stimulus

The Energy Collective spoke to Lord Stern at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. When we asked what lessons the U.S. should learn from the European experience of cap-and-trade, he responded, "set clear goals and stick to them."  Thanks, Gernot, for this terrific insight about an issue that all-too-often is being confused with an energy tax.

On Quick hitting video telling the truth about "clean coal"

Did carbon capture and storage researched remain out of the stimulus package?  As you may know, TEC attended the WFES summit in Abu Dhabi last month, and CCS was a huge topic there.

On Nuclear Power in Tiny Package Versus Nuclear is Huge

Robert, thanks for the heads up.  Please put in a good word for us over here.

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We welcome all opinions from our loyal and occasional readers!!  Put your thoughts in our karma jar and we'll love you forever!

On If green jobs create air pollution are they still green?

Excellent and essential question, John.  Again the issue arises: which is the national priority?  energy independence or ameliorating climate change?

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Fixed, thanks, Rod for the catch.

On Copyright Incident on TEC

Pete, copyright may very well be doomed, and the chances of catching a lifeboat about as good as getting on one if you were "steerage" in 1912.  Copyright made sense when it was easier to monetize content.  Increasingly  bloggers, like our friend Tom Raftery who brought this issue to our attention, are "monetizing" their content not on copyrighted material which is freely available on the internet anyway, but from a higher level or analysis for specific clients (speaking engagements, consulting, etc.) that is proprietary and not easily accessed, or which is co-branded with the same client/producer.

On Sheikh it up, baby!

Great post, Marc.  Here's one flaw with the approach, though.  As you point out, the sheiks' goals and their perhaps unique ability to meet them quickly are without dispute, giving them an opportunity to lead the world to a solution for climate change. Their commitment to MASDAR in the face of the global financial crisis and the drop in their own oil revenues was uniformly apparent in Abu Dhabi.  But as a Westerner and one who believes as all of us do at SMT that global collaboration and a swift sharing of ideas are necessary to achieve widespread innovation, then I think, based on the still limited access of broadband in the Arab world (see http://www.startuparabia.com/2008/06/challenges-to-web-20-in-the-arab-world) and the sheik's still-present reluctance to be transparent in their dealings with the press, they will need to come even further in their embrace of new ways of doing things.

On President Obama’s call to action on energy and climate: “Each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.”

The Energy Collective has been in Abu Dhabi this week at the World Future Energy Summit... which immediately incorporated this speech into its presentation to delegates.  Tony Blair mirrored Obama's speech a few minutes ago (and received three ovations each time he mentioned Obama's name) by calling on greater global cooperation, and at the same time, trimmed expectations for what Obama will be able to accomplish.  "Don't ask Obama about what he can't deliver, let us help him deliver what he can." 

On The View from Abu Dhabi

Arno, sorry to miss you here.  Our impression mirrors yours: the speakers are quite senior and very involved... but I'm surprised not to see a better representation of media and esp. bloggers (although you and TEC blogger Marc Gunther are here.)

On Abu Dhabi’s amazing clean energy bet

Mark.... like the old hack saw, "Blank Country: Land of Contrasts" we're finding that paradox you're describing is apt.  Great to see you here and looking forward to more reporting like this.  FYI, in spite of some connections hassles, we're live-blogging at the moment (community associate Evan Cook has honors.)