Category Archives: Energy
What energy has in common with hard drugs.
by Caroline Rennie How do you know that your avant garde initiatives are actually mainstream? The Mafia is muscling in as a supplier… According to the Financial Times, renewable energy, particularly wind-farms, is increasingly owned and run by the Mafia – for the value of the subsidies, for the value of the renewable energy credits, [...]
Lobbying: a proven way to lose money?
by Caroline Rennie The International Energy Agency estimates that coal companies ought to be spending $2 billion a year for ten years on clean coal technologies, and Credit Suisse suggests they should be spending at least $1.5 billion. Actually, coal companies are spending a fraction of that on development, and half again as much in [...]
Hot Sh*t! Cow Power
by Caroline Rennie Too clever. A farm in Vermont wanted to use the offgasses from their cow’s manure to power their farm. Which they have done. But then they went one better – they saw that this power was renewable energy and could fetch a premium. So they worked out an agreement with the local [...]
Snappy case for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
by Caroline Rennie As this video makes clear, its a no-brainer. But the 3-minute video is an example of such good communications that it was irresistible to put on this blog. And of course, if you run a business, and do the maths, replacing bulbs should be irresistible too…
Why is Wal-Mart Offering Environmental Audits to Government?
by Caroline Rennie In May, the National Governors Association (NGA), announced that Wal-Mart would run energy audits of the capitol buildings of 20 U.S. states with a view to identifying opportunities to reduce energy consumption. Why would Wal-Mart do this? Because in this way Wal-Mart can build good will with legislators and the public, honourably, [...]