Here are five recommended reads for today (6/26/14).
Lowell F., on 6/26/14 8:14 AM
Here are five recommended reads for today (6/26/14).
Lowell F., on 6/25/14 7:39 PM
Reported by: Bridgette N. Borst
Lowell F., on 6/25/14 1:04 PM
David Briggs has long-standing experience in the solar industry, including three years at a cleantech communications firm and three years as Marketing Manager at microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy. Briggs now works as Director of Marketing at mounting systems provider IronRidge. Recently, Briggs took a few minutes from his busy schedule to talk to us about an important topic for the solar industry: how best to engage and market to your customer base, and ultimately to "truly out-compete traditional energy." We greatly appreciate Briggs' insight-filled responses to our questions.
Lowell F., on 6/24/14 5:09 PM
By Tom Matzzie
Tanara, on 6/24/14 9:59 AM
Recently, the Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid’s National Town Meeting in Washington, DC, brought together a variety of players including utilities, policymakers, software developers, and energy writers. The three-day conference kicked off with presentations and group discussions on the hotly debated topic of microgrids.
Lowell F., on 6/23/14 12:31 PM
We already know that mountaintop removal coal mining poses a serious threat to human health, with "people living near the destruction are 50% more likely to die of cancer and 42% more likely to be born with birth defects compared with other people in Appalachia." As if that's not bad enough, coal-fired power plants "release at least 5.5 billion pounds of pollution into the nation’s waterways every year, " with most "power plant water pollution permits (188 out of 274) hav[ing] no limits on how much
arsenic, boron, cadmium, lead, mercury, and selenium that these plants can discharge." Then there's the nasty air pollution from coal fired power plants leads to " premature death, heart attacks, lung damage, and a variety of other significant health problems" and "$100 billion in annual health costs." Plus, of course, coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, which means that coal-fired power plants are a major contributor to global warming.
Lowell F., on 6/22/14 7:36 AM
A few recent news items highlight the absurdity of fossil fuel interests' fight for fracking, and also the media's sometimes less-than-optimal coverage of that fight.
Lowell F., on 6/18/14 12:34 PM
We just wanted to highlight this morning's op-ed in The Hill by Tom Kiernan and Rhone Resch - the leaders of the American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association, respectively, about how wind and solar are "two affordable, reliable, and business-friendly solutions" for America to meet the proposed new EPA carbon pollution rules. Here's an excerpt from the op-ed, with which we concur 100%.
Lowell F., on 6/14/14 1:57 PM
Just when you think the Koch brothers can't get any more active in their relentless anti-environment and anti-clean energy efforts, they do just that.
Lowell F., on 6/12/14 1:12 PM
Lowell F., on 6/11/14 5:07 PM
Good news from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Lowell F., on 6/11/14 3:05 PM
Another day, another poll showing the same thing: that Americans overwhelmingly want action to combat global warming and are willing to pay to do so.
Lowell F., on 6/9/14 6:29 PM
Will wonders never cease? Even the generally pro-fossil-fuels Washington Post editorial page is edging towards concern about fracking's negative impact on the environment.
Lowell F., on 6/7/14 1:42 PM
Ragan PR refers us to a new study by The McCarthy Group which demonstrates, yet again, that word of mouth and social media trump paid ads, particularly for young people.
Lowell F., on 6/4/14 3:19 AM
We recently interviewed Paul De Martini of the Newport Consulting Group about the state of the U.S. smart grid market. According to De Martini:
