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- Alternative energy still powerful, says report
- Don't give up on alternative energy, says EER. They cite three long-term trends that mean a long and successful future for effective producers of electricity and energy not based on fossil fuels: "The globe is still warming, the earth's fossil fuel resources are still being depleted, and the...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, Fossil Fuel, EER, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Green tech company hits the red, and the panic button
- An ethanol-maker in South Dakota goes for Chapter 11. It's VeraSun, hit by a combo of high clorn prices, and tight credit. Even though corn prices are now only about half of their record $8 per bushel from mid-summer, VeraSun is feeling the pinch and is "re-organizing." ...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, Green Technology, Fossil Fuel, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-02
- Do we we have a way to defeat global warming?
- Is the recession the ultimate way to fight global warming? That's the suggestrion from one market commentator. Less spending=less greenhouse gas, he says. The outlook from international finance organizations is decidely gloomy. It follows that if spending's down, industrial output from China and elsewhere will...
- Tags: Capitalist, Stock, Global Warming, Fossil Fuel, Oil-rich Russia, Investment, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Can coal be clean?
- At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., Tim Vail of Synthesis Energy says a mix of solutions is needed to solve our energy problems. Erik Straser of Mohr Davidow Ventures adds that although we do have natural resources still available to us, new technologies are needed to extract them...
- Tags: fossil fuel, coal, oil alternatives, green, Going Green, energy, technology, resources
- Videos 2008-09-18
- There's one fossil fuel that is becoming more abundant, thanks to technology
- There's one fossil fuel that is becoming more abundant, thanks to technologyRE: There's one fossil fuel that is becoming more abundant, thanks to technologyDangerous stuff. Just imagine a semi with hundreds of cubic feet of natural gas in it's tanks crashing, like they do every day.And under the horizon...
- Tags: abundant, fossil fuel
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- There's one fossil fuel that is becoming more abundant, thanks to technology
- It's long been a popular fuel for industrial use, and even got some play in the transportation market. Now natural gas will be even more popular in America because IT'S ACTUALLY BECOMING MORE PLENTIFUL. U.S. oil production has been dropping annually since 1970. Natural gas production is...
- Tags: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Natural Gas Production, Renewables, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"
- The man from the bank stood in front of the small gathering and talked about solar energy and why his bank helped put together a community solar project in my new hometown: Ashland, Oregon. Bank of the Cascades, Executive Vice President, Bill Haden, said he explained the...
- Tags: Bank, Panel, Washington, Oregon, Fossil Fuel, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate themAirline fares are too lowEver since deregulation, airlines have allowed themselves to be sucked into a ridiculous, never ending price war.As a result, they've been forced to fly at max capacity just to break even on any given flight. That need...
- Tags: FUEL PRICES, airline fare, oil, fare, fossil fuel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them
- There's an interesting mix of news on fossil fuel prices from around the world. Right now the futures price of crude oil is dropping. There is even some speculation it could halve if demand for gasoline continues to drop. Of course, it's the current high level of...
- Tags: Gasoline, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018
- Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018Infogreat info...to bad most want to stay on the bandwagon...politically correct view...passing the LIE around...then understanding Global Warming is a political tools to keep those we dont want in power to stay there.RE: Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate...
- Tags: global warming, foreign oil, attention-getting challenge, latest attention-getting challenge, oil, Gore, dependence, fossil fuel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018
- Since my blogging buddy Harry Fuller is on vacation this week, I need to pick up the gauntlet and ensure that we've got some good political fodder for those of you who want to debate the existence of global warming and the necessity of reducing our dependence on foreign oil....
- Tags: San Jose, Mr., Al Gore, Fossil Fuel, Gore, Blogging, Investment, Internet, Finance, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past
- To maintain any modicum of modern life countries and individuals will increasingly turn to electricity generated from renewable sources. There is no way to dramatically increase the world's oil production, now or in some dreamy future. All the major fossil fuels will be in declining supply by 2025...
- Tags: Oil, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuel, Chris Nelder, Nelder, IEA, U235, Corporate Communications, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separable
- Courtesy Gordon Murray & Mohr Davidow. I recently blogged about one VC's efforts in cleantech as it relates to finding renewable replacements for petrochemicals and coal-based products. That same company, Mohr Davidow, has invested in an auto design firm. Why? Because Gordon...
- Tags: Oil, Duck, Clean Technology, Fossil Fuel, Jadoo, Oil Pit, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
- Photos: Peering into energy's future
- Organizations from around the world showed off a wide range of alternatives to fossil fuels at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008, by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, Fossil Fuel, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-03-07
- The fatal flaw for green-tech companies
- The fatal flaw for green-tech companiesThat's sillyGreen energy isn't doomed in the same way energy in general isn't doomed. Just because hydroelectric power isn't sexy doesn't mean they're going under. Your argument is so silly it's hard to even respond to it.I always look for a point...in articles that appear...
- Tags: Internet Geeks, green-tech company, fatal flaw, flaw, fossil fuel
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- What's good for GM 'may' be good for the country
- What's good for GM 'may' be good for the countryVaporwareGM is getting headlines now. That's all they want or care for. They simply do not believe that they should have to change for anyone.zero-TAIL PIPE emissonsZero-emissions makes it sound like you expect to get something from nothing, and...
- Tags: lithium ion battery, gasoline, fossil fuel, General Motors Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Utility fires back at Kansas where Lt. Gov. touts alternative energy
- Utility fires back at Kansas where Lt. Gov. touts alternative energyPower companiesbetter get out of their fossil fuel mindset. This may actually have nothing to do with global warming but be another archaic business model think RIAA that is going to get ripped to shreds by technological innovation. ...
- Tags: fossil fuel, Lt., alternative energy
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Heads up, our gases are coming your way
- Americans are polluting the air for fellow Americans. Here's what the U.S. Geological Survey found in a study released today: "Nitrate found in precipitation occurring in rural areas of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States is primarily caused by emissions from stationary sources located...
- Tags: Coal, Pollution, U.S. Geological Survey, Fossil Fuel, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- Solar power as cheap as fossil fuels?
- Charlie Gay, general manager of Applied Materials' solar business, speaks to CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica about solar industry dynamics at the Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. Gay, who has worked in the business for over 30 years, says large-scale manufacturing will bring down the price of...
- Tags: Solar Energy, Industry, Fossil Fuel, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Emerging Technologies
- Videos 2007-10-15
- 'Green IT': are we missing the bigger picture?
- 'Green IT': are we missing the bigger picture?RE: Green IT': are we missing the bigger picture?courtesy: cjm LTWhy should anyone feel defensive about "being cheap?" America and Americans are in debt to the eyeballs and have no savings because we spend the money as fast as we get it and...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, computer hardware, GNU/Linux, fossil fuel, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Green IT, greenhouse gas
- Discussion threads 2007-10-11
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