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Global Clean Energy Investment $243 billion; US Drops to 3rd
Once the top dog in clean energy, the United States dropped to third place in terms of investment, falling further from the top spot it held in 2008, with only $34 billion in private clean energy investments. China continues to lead, according to...
Cities, Climate Change and the Global Water Crisis | Audio
Last week for World Water Day (March 22nd, 2011), I participated in an exclusive webinar about how global cities are dealing with the challenge of managing their most essential resource. Listen to the audio at Sustainable Cities Collective (...
3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum
The Mid-Atlantic Cleantech Investment Forum has become the premier showcase for clean- and greentech companies and investors in the region. A collaboration between the Cleantech Alliance Mid-Atlantic (of which I am co-founder) and Blank Rome's...
Is that a Banana in Your Pocket or Are You Radioactive?
"Banana Equivalent Dose" was a concept new to me when it came to my attention via that font of much wisdom and arcana, Paul Kedrosky, who got it from William Gibson's Twitter stream (@GreatDismal). According to its Wikipedia entry, "banana...
Daughter Interviews Her Nuclear Engineer Father About Fukushima Daiichi Disaster in Japan
BWR Mark I Containment Cutaway Evelyn Mervine is a self-described "geologist, writer, traveler, and aspiring polyglot." She is currently a 5th-year PhD student in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program and is also the...
Will Japan Disaster Set Back US Nuclear Program? Green Skeptic on FOX Business
This morning I talked with Stuart Varney of Fox Business about the future of nuclear power in America and the environmental impact of the crisis in Japan. Here is the video: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com and a link to the...
Exelon's John Rowe on Energy Policy: Above All, Do No Harm
Exelon CEO John Rowe addressed the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, yesterday outlining an economic approach to energy policy for the 112th Congress. Rowe has always been forward-thinking on the issue of a price for carbon and...
First Solar: Great Expectations in the Sun
I've lived through the best of times and the worst of times with First Solar (FSLR). Readers of The Green Skeptic know I've been long FSLR for so long. I'm not giving up now. The company reports 4th quarter and full-year earnings after the close...
Canadians More Likely than Americans to Believe in Climate Change?
More Canadians than Americans believe climate change is real, according to two surveys of public opinion on climate change commissioned by the Public Policy Forum and Sustainable Prosperity. Their findings indicate that belief in climate change...
American Voters Want EPA, Not Congress, to Set Standards
Image via WikipediaA new bi-partisan survey released yesterday claims Americans trust the EPA not Congress to protect them from pollution. The survey was released just one day before the US House of Representatives votes on a bill that would...
A Sheep in Hawk's Clothing? Why "Climate Hawk" Doesn't Soar.
We need less hawking, more doing.My post last week about Climate Skeptics garnered some interesting responses, including this one from my friend David Connell of The Nature Conservancy on Planet Change.I agree with Dave that it's time for a big tent...
Trying to Change a Climate Skeptic's Mind? Don't Bother
If I had a dollar for every time a self-proclaimed "climate hawk" or environmentalist said they had the key to convincing "climate skeptics," I'd create a pretty awesome adaptation and innovation fund that could invest in more worthwhile pursuits...
