Energy Policy & Regulations
For Electricity: Nukes vs Solar PV?
Blog #98 While political and energy business leaders have offered nuclear solutions to decarbonization advocates for years, this is not a valid strategy. Yes, nuclear electric generating plants don’t send […]
10-year Price Trends for Solar PV
Blog #96 NREL (The National Renewable Energy Laboratory) is located in Golden, Colorado and frequently interacts with other national labs such as Lawrence Berkeley and their branch in Bozeman, Montana. […]
Cycles of Drought and Flood in the West
Blog #95 Water feast or famine- When government builds a permanent dam at the base of a watershed to create a reservoir, the impoundment usually comes equipped with a hydroelectric generating […]
This Range War isn’t in the “Old West”
Blog #89 By 1957 I was 10 years old. Occasionally, I would be with my dad, on cardboard or a creeper under a vehicle in our Oakland, California garage. I […]
Worries About My Refrigerator—New DOE Standards for ZNE-Ready
Blog #88 It was a slap in the face to see that my current 2014 Zero Net Energy home had a fridge that doesn’t meet the Department of Energy’s newest […]
Pump Prices, Subsidies, Rockets & Feathers Markets
(Consumer protection can only come from more renewables) Blog #87, CaliforniaGeo 7-31-22 Pump prices- Gas station prices have always been closely watched by Americans. In times of stability, there are […]
The 2021 Texas Power Crisis
(With opening re-caps from Wikipedia) Blog #85, CaliforniaGeo 2-12-22 Wikipedia’s opening two paragraphs about Texas’ 2021 deep freeze- “In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, […]
Policies That Thrust Cities Forward
(Rankings by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy) Blog #84 CaliforniaGeo 2-8-22 An individual person’s wish or dream is an aspiration that may or may not be fulfilled […]
Driving Forces for a Greener Economy
What is it that’s moving us to Renewables? Blog#75 CaliforniaGeo 7-14-20 The Climate Forward department of the New York Times has been covering many subjects that pertain to sustainability, renewable […]
Do Regulatory Rollbacks Help or Hurt?
Blog #74, CaliforniaGeo, 5-15-2020 The Climate Forward department of the New York Times has been covering many subjects that pertain to sustainability, renewable resources, climate change, greenhouse gases, and the […]