Make no mistake about it. The US government has been taken hostage by extremist leaders in the Republican party. This, as many have already called it, is political terrorism. These extremists (somehow elected to important governmental roles) have decided to…
Utilities aren’t exactly known for being solar friendly — distributed solar power disrupts their whole business model. But some of them have been better solar leaders than others. Read the Solar Love repost below for details on leading solar utilities…
Solar permitting in the US is a nightmare in many places. In world-leading solar countries like Germany and Italy, the process is much, much simpler. However, some localities in the US have worked on streamlining their process. Palo Alto’s new…
I published some original wind power country rankings this week on CleanTechnica. I put a lot of time into them and think they’re very interesting and useful rankings, so I’m sharing them here with you all, as well. (Is anyone…
Here’s another must-watch TED Talk. I’m not going to summarize it. Just watch it. Just one addendum on the bottom (under the video) about one point that’s made near the beginning and again the end of the TED Talk. More…
Here are a couple reposts from Bikocity. The first documents the rise of bike commuting in the US, especially in “Bicycle Friendly Communities” and 10 key cities. The second repost is about how Bicycle Friendly Communities are evaluated. Check them…
Holland — one of my favorite places in the world. More info in this Bikocity repost below. Below is a fun (& funny) video about Holland. Of course, biking is highlighted a bit. Biking makes life so much cooler, easier, more…
Reposted from Bikocity: More or less, bicycle infrastructure policy and its relationship to riderships was the topic of my 2007 master’s thesis. It’s been obvious to some of us for a long time that bicycle infrastructure policy needs to change…
No joke, and I don’t even have to get dressed for work: I know, I thought it was a joke at first, too. I actually received a tweet about the list on April 2, with a link to a slideshare…
Reposted from Solar Love: The solar manufacturing industry is now a highly competitive industry. Solar module companies that can’t compete are dropping like icicles on a warm spring day. Shell dropped out of the solar module race in 2006, giving…