I often hear people say that it is useless for us in the United States to do anything about climate disruption since the Chinese are opening a new coal fired power plant at the rate of one a week. This, they say, makes anything we do irrelevant. My response is that they do not know and actually understand what is going…
The following article appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business on February 9, 2015. It is a look at the future that is here now. Many people question if we are able to not only build our homes and businesses to be carbon neutral but also whether we can convert the current building stock to be carbon neutral by 2050. The fact…
Cost and reliability are the two major objections I regularly hear as to why people don’t believe we will ever get off of fossil fuels, and certainly, not any time soon. The following article addresses both issues as it relates to the cost and availability of solar energy storage. I firmly believe that green energy will completely take over energy production long…
The following article is a good summary on where things stand on EV development as we head into 2015. Industry ‘can’t give up on EVs’ Despite cheap gas, developers press on Automakers remain under regulatory pressure to make giant gains in the average fuel economy and emissions of their U.S. fleets by the 2025 model year. Automotive News January…
2015: We stand on the precipice. We have come a long, long way in the last 30 years. Finally the dialog has changed from skepticism that the planet is really warming and that humans are the cause to what, if anything, can and/or should be done about it and the commensurate social and economic consequences of various alternatives. Increasingly the debate is…
Let my last post of the year bring a little sunshine into your world. We are finally “there”. The pace of change is about to rock your world. “Solar has already reached grid parity in 10 states that are responsible for 90 percent of U.S. solar electricity production.” Buckle Up! While You Were Getting Worked Up Over Oil Prices,…
One again, evidence for what I have been projecting all along. The doom and gloom prognosticators are simply wrong. The research is consistently showing the TRILLIONS of $$$$$$ that will be made switching to a carbon free/fossil free electric grid. And this analysis doesn’t even take into account the social benefits not the least of which is public health. And, antidotally, I have…
Finally, there are an increasing number of well documented research papers being published that are validating what I have been saying for a long, long time: SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS TECHNOLOGICALLY POSSIBLE AND WILL NOT DESTROY OUR ECONOMY. IN FACT, IT WILL ACTUALLY BE ECONOMICALLY PROFITABLE TO DO SO ESPECIALLY WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH COSTS ARE ALSO PART OF THE…
The following is the 7th of the articles l am sending documenting that the transition from fossil fuels to a green energy economy is not some vague future pipe dream but is happening NOW. Personally coming from a career in the automotive business I am labeling these article as “Buckle Up” because the road ahead is changing fast. It could…