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[The Vector] Biofuel Bounces Back
A trainload of biofuel in Sweden Source: Bjoertvedt, Creative Commons In the US, the biofuel industry is undergoing something of a revival. Mothballed plants are reopening. Across the globe biofuel...
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Clean Energy’s Low-Hanging Fruit
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert waxes metaphorical with the respect to our clean energy targets: We need to go after the low-hanging fruit before climbing the tree and going out on a limb to harvest...
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Electric Transportation and Solar Energy
A reader asked that I comment on this fairly euphoric piece, suggesting that the world economy can and will be revived with the aggressive adoption of electric transportation and photovoltaics. Here...
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An Energy Analyst's Viewpoint on Corn Ethanol
I urge our readers to check out this article that Glenn Doty, an extremely senior energy analyst and frequent commenter here at 2GreenEnergy, wrote on corn ethanol. Glenn asked me to respond, so here...
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Biofuels Breakthrough
2GreenEnergy supporter Tom Blakeslee is a prolific author, the president of the non-profit Clearlight Foundation, and an all-around terrific human being. I smiled when I just checked my email and...
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Government Subsidies for CleanTech: Two Competing Views
Writing on government subsidies for cleantech, a reader notes: taxpayers get stuck with inefficient, inadequate and inappropriate technologies, which government agencies support for political and...
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Burning Trees To Generate Electricity
A reader sent me this recent article by legendary environmentalist Bill McKibben. In passing it along, he notes: Craig, it appears that “Green” can become a kind of dogma so that if something is given...
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Solar, Wind, and the Future of Human Civilization
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: The solar and wind industries are both heavily dependent of government and consumer subsidies. When those subsidies are modified or withdrawn the industries suffer...
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Corn Ethanol Under Pressure
Of the 13 billion bushels of corn harvested in the U.S. each year, 27% are consumed in creating ethanol, largely on the basis of the $7 billion in subsidies paid to corn farmers by the U.S. government....
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Discussion on Biofuels
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Cameron Atwood asked for my take on this article in Scientific American on the environmental issues associated with biofuels. Craig: I’m bearish on biofuels for many...
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