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May 30, 2009
On May 21, the Energy and Commerce Committee of the US House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which had been proposed by Congressmen Markey and Waxman. While the bill has yet to pass a number...
Posted by Jonas Meckling at 12:16 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 27, 2009
I'm not convinced that the classic dilemma mooted this week -- that a green recovery will only produce economic returns on a schedule for which the markets will not wait -- should be taken too seriously....
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 7:28 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 22, 2009
On Tuesday night, May 19, this blog moved from the virtual to the physical world at a kick-off event in Boston. In what was a very engaging and creative debate, one idea struck me in particular. Richard A. Sears brought...
Posted by Jonas Meckling at 2:28 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 21, 2009
Focusing on the word 'deployment', something curious is going in the transition from deployment to distribution. Lets take a look at the Annual Energy Review of U.S. Energy Flow Trends, Net Primary Resource Consumption Quad Chart put out by the...
Posted by Deb Todd Wheeler at 8:15 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics or technology?
This week's question is one of finding fault. What brought us to the current confluence of crises? Was it a failure of the political, or the technological? Unlike the beltway pundits and the political scoundrels they defend, who use the...
Posted by coby at 3:15 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 20, 2009
Politics or Technology? Which will be more important in addressing the open questions of energy security and environmental sustainability? Who will save us from the impending meltdown towards which our most respected scientific models suggest we are headed? Scientists or senators? Diplomats or designers? Engineers or community organizers? Us or them?
Posted by Grant Kristofek at 6:02 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 19, 2009
Category: Politics or technology?
The question is, is the energy crisis a manifestation of political failures or technological shortcomings? The answer is both, plus a third factor, one that Coby identified last week: the need to curtail our rapacious habits. I'd rank the obstacles...
Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 7:36 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 15, 2009
Here on The Energy Grid, our bloggers are exploring the future of energy over the course of the next three months. But in addition to this extensive analysis, we are also hosting an event the evening of May 19...
Posted by Erin Johnson at 3:10 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The current challenges around the fossil-fuel based energy system affect the core of modern societies and cut across questions of security, national sovereignty, environmental sustainability, technological innovation and economic prosperity. While the energy crisis is multi-faceted, two broader notions exist...
Posted by Jonas Meckling at 8:18 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 14, 2009
This week's Energy Grid question asks "Why does our energy system face security and environmental challenges?" It also takes a step back, seeking to first define what the terms "energy security" and "environmental sustainability" mean. Let's take the easy one...
Posted by coby at 7:39 AM • 29 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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