I was just listening to CNBC when my attention was grabbed by a business news article they were about to do on the smart grid. I'm not an expert on the stock market but I believe this is both good and positive news for us all. It appears that an ETF(exchange traded fund) has been created to trade in companies that are in smart grid businesses. The stock symbol for the fund is GRID and it will create a basket of 29 companies that work with smart grid infrastructure, equipment and components for t…
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Added by allen bauman on November 18, 2009 at 8:24am —
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This is a very thought provoking article about how increases in energy efficiency may lead to increases in energy use:
The Jevons Paradox
It is followed by some interesting commentary.
The Jevons Paradox
How Efficiency Improvements May Be Undermining Sustainability
Posted on Sep 4 by Martin Holladay
U.S. energy consumption continues to rise. In spite of continuing efficiency improvements that allow manufacturers to reduce the energy required per unit of production, we’re using more ene…
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Added by allen bauman on September 4, 2009 at 11:16pm —
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PLEASE READ ENTIRE POST.
Below is a letter written to my Senators and Congresswoman. Within the letter is an article from the New York Times concerning underhanded Chinese tactics to become the world leader in solar panel manufacturing.
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND SEND SIMILAR LETTERS TO YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND MUST BE ADDRESSED BY OUR GOVERNMENT IMMEDIATELY. COPY AND PASTE IF YOU WANT TO THEN POST ANY RESPONSES YOU RECEIVE.
Allen Bau…
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Added by allen bauman on August 25, 2009 at 9:54pm —
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Solar is Hot-----While Wind Cools Down
A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The EERE Network News is also available on the Web at: www.eere.energy.gov/news/enn.cfm
August 19, 2009
News and Events
* Treasury, DOE Offer $2.3 Billion in Tax Credits for Energy Manufacturers
* DOE Funds Clean Energy Projects on Tribal Lands and in Alaskan Villages
* DOE Awards $119 Million to Five States, D.C., and American Sa…
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Added by allen bauman on August 19, 2009 at 9:38am —
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Just picked this off LinkedIn. It's an excerpt from a report from Bernstein Research. We need
more research like this:
"The rapid growth of wind power in Texas is already reducing consumption of natural gas and lowering the cost of electricity generation in the state, according to a Wall Street research group. Bernstein Research reports that the rising output of wind turbines in Texas — the world’s sixth-largest producer of wind power — has eliminated the need to fire up natural gas-powered gen…
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Added by allen bauman on August 10, 2009 at 7:38pm —
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Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security
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Arctic melting also presents new problems for the military. The shrinking of the ice cap, which is proceeding faster than anticipated only a few years ago, opens a shipping channel that must be defended and undersea res…
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WASHINGTON — The changing global climate will pose profound strategic challenges to the United States in coming decades, raising the prospect of military intervention to deal with the effects of violent storms, droug…
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Added by allen bauman on August 8, 2009 at 5:07pm —
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Def.: Building a smart grid. Something the smart folks in D.C. have not been able to figure out yet.....ab
(sometimes I do this stuff just to amuse myself)
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Added by allen bauman on July 21, 2009 at 12:57pm —
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Another interesting article about major solar field development using competing but different technologies:
Texas’ first Big Solar project, PG&E’s deal with NRG/eSolar
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When it comes to renewable energy, Texas has been all about Big Wind. But this week the Lone Star State took on its first Big Solar project when San Antonio utility CPS Energy signed a 27-megawatt deal with Tessera Solar.
Houston-based Tessera is the solar farm developer for Stirling Energ…
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Added by allen bauman on June 25, 2009 at 8:56pm —
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This is an interesting article about India' solar energy plans:
Indian Government Working on Massive Solar Energy Plan
A draft Indian government plan, obtained by Greenpeace, outlines plans for a national target of 20 Gigawatts of solar generation capacity by 2020.
The massive green plan is a clear example of how developing countries are acting on climate change, while in the industrialised world, the EU and the US are still struggling with their reduction targets, and delaying concrete finan…
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Added by allen bauman on June 11, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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The article below may be one reason Ford doesn't need a TARP bailout. It's electrifying!!!!!!!!!!1
Consumers Energy Teams up with Ford Motor Co., Other Utilities on a Proposal to Promote the Use of Electric Vehicles
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Added by allen bauman on May 29, 2009 at 10:24am —
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For all our ARMY members in Atlanta, here is information about a major green event in your town this weekend.
Have fun and if you attend please report back about any interesting topics or contacts.
Atlanta's Going Green!
Join Atlanta's green community on Saturday, May 30th, 2009 and Sunday, May 31st, 2009 for the Atlanta Green Expo, a two-day sustainability event, to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The event will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
The Atla…
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Added by allen bauman on May 29, 2009 at 10:04am —
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Hello Army
While surfing the web I found a website which you may find interesting and full of information on energy issues. It's called ....Energy Policy TV. I'm enclosing the link. Hope you find it interesting also:
http://video.energypolicytv.com/displaypage.php?channel=Congress
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Added by allen bauman on May 5, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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It took a long time for me to allow myself the opportunity of getting my thoughts out in public instead of hiding them inside of me and a small circle of friends. But when I became aware of the PickensPlan feelings inside of me stirred up memories of when I was an idealistic youth in high school and college. So I have tried my best to blog as often as the spirit moves me. When I first joined, about 2 months ago, I noticed a definite spirit in the blogs and comments from others. But over the past…
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Added by allen bauman on April 8, 2009 at 12:18pm —
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The above title is the headline of an article in todays internet version of the New York Times.
Essentially this is what's happening, I believe:
1) The major oil companies are backing away from clean alternative energy projects they initially told Obama they would pursue;
2)Or, they never had any intention of seriously going forward with clean energy projects to begin with;
3)Exxon is only going to focus on bio-fuels because "it's a better fit with their core business";
4)They don't currently b…
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Added by allen bauman on April 7, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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Critical mass=3,000,000.
This concept is still relevent and becoming more important every day. Our politicians still don't get it. Energy independence is the cornerstone for solving all other problems by freeing resources which can be used to fund projects that affect all Americans.
I recently attended a brunch where my congresswoman was the honored guest. She gave a speech as they all do and highlighted healthcare and education reform as the most important issues to tackle outside of the econom…
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Added by allen bauman on March 26, 2009 at 11:28am —
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It has always been up to the American people to solve America's problems. It was the American consumer who kept the economy afloat until the banks and speculators perverted the process in the name of greed. It is the American entrepeneurial spirit and the willingness to say yes I can when everyone else is saying no you can't that has made America the go to country to the amazement of the rest of the world. It was the patriotic Americans aboard flight 93 on 911 who decided to forfeit their lives…
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Added by allen bauman on February 25, 2009 at 7:47am —
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This is my first post on the PUSH website. I am truly new to blogging but I believe it is one of the greatest grassroots methods for promoting just about anything. I have not been so moved by a subject such as energy self sufficiency since I was in college, and that was quite some time ago. More of us must write about our energy opinions on this website and any other site we visit regularly. This will create a viral expansion beyond and tying into this site. I hope to contribute my thoughts abou…
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