Clean energy minerals shortage: Who knew it could happen?
Will there be enough of the minerals critical for the technology behind the so-called green energy revolution?
Renewables
Bumps on the road to a bright, green future – 17 Nov 2019
Bolivia and Climate Change’s Great Lithium Problem / Apple co-founder: ‘I’ve really given up’ on self-driving cars / Regenerative businesses in a degenerative economic system?
Solar and Wind in Vermont with David Blittersdorf of All Earth Renewables
David Blittersdorf’s passion for renewable energy and earth-friendly technology started early. He built his first wind turbine at age 14 to light up the small shack where he boiled sap into maple syrup.
The Asian Miracles: Free Renewables Made it all Possible
Traditionally, extended families were the unit of reproduction, and thus the unit that requires inputs and maintenance. In rural communities, a large proportion of those inputs were from free renewables.
Intermittent Renewables Can’t Favorably Transform Grid Electricity
Many people are hoping for wind and solar PV to transform grid electricity in a favorable way. Is this really possible?
Disconnect: Congressional hawks hate sustainability, but love military that seeks it
Why does the U.S. military establishment take environmental threats seriously and act on them in such a thoroughgoing fashion while the military’s strongest congressional supporters are the most ardent opponents of sustainable practices?
How Africa Could Leapfrog Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy Alternatives
Africa has within its reach a future that creates a homegrown, robust, clean energy economy that keeps jobs and money on the continent.
6 predictions for 2016
Forecasting is a dangerous business, but here are six predictions you should keep an eye on.
Despite Hurdles, Solar Power in Australia Is Too Robust to Kill
No nation has as high a penetration of residential solar as Australia, with one in five homes now powered by the sun.
Electricity For All: Daniel Kammen – Part 1
Daniel Kammen paints a hopeful picture of a future where affordable renewable energy reaches the 1.2 billion people who currently live without access to electricity, with an overall positive impact on the environment.
Energy Crunch: turning a corner?
2014: the year we turned the corner on CO2 emissions?
Energy Crunch: a clean energy revolution?
Will 2015 prove to be a tipping point in the journey to a zero carbon energy system?