1. U.S. Clean Energy Competitiveness at a Crossroads
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... U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee was issued for the production of a cellulostic ethanol plant. This example gets to the heart of the clean/green technology dilemma facing us. R&D investment is ...

2. Global Warming: Forecasts by Scientists versus Scientific Forecasts.
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With all due respect to K. C. Green and J. S. Armstrong who published an eponymous article in Energy and Environment  in 2007, the title of this blog has never been more relevant given a couple recent ...

3. Cap & Trade Charade
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It appears the CARB is hell bent to make California the most expensive state in the nation to do business with by continuing to press a unilateral cap and trade regime within the state. This recent WSJ ...

4. Observations from the Wall Street Journal Eco:nomics Conference
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... was the first to decode the human genome, so it’s a safe bet they know what they’re doing. Scary sci-fi or the next big thing? Soylent Green: It’s Fuel!!! So, if you are concerned about our energy future, ...

5. Boundless Biofuel Breakthroughs?
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... Conference. There’s an all-star list of investment, business and governmental attendees who will be engaged in targeted working sessions concerning the green economy, so if there are certain topics you’d ...

6. Goin’ Back to Cali? I Don’t Think So.
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Well, it’s been an insanely fast start to the new year, so apologies for my tardiness concerning blog posting. And, what an interesting new year it’s been thus far. I’ve been tracking a curious set of ...

7. Greenhouse Organics?
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... am an ardent believer in the need for energy independence for the United States. Perhaps it’s overly simplistic, but I believe the market will match consumer demand for green products and, yes, that includes ...

8. Politics + Science = Trouble
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The EPA’s recent endangerment ruling on greenhouse gases ahead of the global climate summit in Copenhagen is a dangerous mix of pseudo-science and political agenda that can have serious repercussions on ...