Renewables & efficiency – March 9

By Staff, originally published by Energy Bulletin

March 8, 2009

Click on the headline (link) for the full text.

Many more articles are available through the Energy Bulletin homepage


Former CIA director Woolsey makes the case for a feed-in tariff (video)
Marc Strassman, Etopia News
Jim Woolsey, former Director of the CIA and now a Venture Partner with VantagePoint Venture Partners in Silicon Valley, explains the advantages of adopting a feed-in tariff for the State of Florida and elsewhere, recorded from Washington, D.C.,
(6 March 2009)


Solar power from deserts
Marc Strassman, Etopia News (video)
Gerry Wolff, co-ordinator of DESERTEC-UK, discusses the newly-created DESERTEC Foundation and its plans to power Europe with concentrating solar power from North Africa and the Middle East, recorded from the UK
(6 March 2009)


Charmaine Watts at REFIT-NZ talks about the New Zealand FIT campaign
Mark Strassman, Etopia News (video)
Mark Strassman of Etopia News Now talks with Charmaine Watts, founder of Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff New Zealand (REFIT-NZ) talks about the emerging campaign to implement a national feed-in tariff policy in that dual-island nation down under, recorded from Puke Kohe, NZ, on March 3-4, 2009
(4 March 2009)

Staff

Tags: Consumption & Demand, Electricity, Energy Policy, Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy

A future of ‘fewer and less’ may be unavoidable. But how do we get there humanely?

By Robert Jensen, Savage Minds

With age, I’ve become more aware of the world’s complexity but also better equipped to come to simple, albeit painful, conclusions: We need to replace fantasies of endless growth with ideas about managing the contraction.

September 16, 2026

Affordability, not scarcity, is the real energy crisis

By Gail Tverberg, Our Finite World

In this post, I examine differences in economic behaviour by comparing two types of periods: those with low energy affordability and those with high energy affordability.

August 26, 2026

Inside the struggle to dismantle America’s greenhouse gas data

By Rachel Santarsiero, Ashley Braun, DeSmog Blog

New accounts show the oil and gas industry trying to weaken methane reporting while saving the federal emissions system it relies on.

August 24, 2026

Comments

Welcome to the new Resillience commenting system!

We have moved from the former Disqus commenting system to a new system as of September 10, 2026.

  • Your past comments have not disappeared.
  • You can log in with your old Disqus credentials, as well as Gmail credentials or a Resilience account (formerly Resilience+). Login with Facebook and other credentials is coming soon.

We made this change because of privacy concerns regarding Disqus. It's also part of a set of changes to bring more services to the Resilience community under a single login: commenting, (coming September 2026), and online courses (coming 2027). Unfortunately, your old Disqus comments may not reliably link to your account in this new system. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted