by L J Furman on May 7, 2010
Second in a series (1, 2) that began on "Earth Day" (0). "In order to make Policy, you have to be good at Politics." - Deborah Stone, "Policy Paradox" I like and respect President Obama. I think he's a well educated lawyer and law school professor, with a good grasp of the Constitution, and the [...]
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by L J Furman on May 28, 2009
At a Panel on Jumpstarting the Green Economy, at the Sustainable Business Incubator, May 21, 2009, it boils down to Wind, Solar, Geothermal, and Negawatts vs. Coal, Oil, and Nuclear; to Sustainable Business or Bernie Madoff and the Mafia.
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by L J Furman on August 18, 2008
The Gore Energy Challenge- 100% clean, renewable, sustainable electricity in 10 years, can be described in 3 words. Reasonable, Achievable, Visionary. Here's how:download Young Guns40% Land Based Wind = 100 GW: $200 Billion. 40% Offshore Wind = 100 GW: $300 Billion. 20% Solar = 50 GW: $325 Billion.The Cowboys divxWhisper movie 100% Clean Energy = [...]
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by L J Furman on August 11, 2008
The Gore Energy Challenge: Clean and Green by 2018. Visionary, Reasonable, Achievable. Ask T. Boone Pickens at The Pickens Plan, and Peter Mandelstam at Blue Water Wind. We could meet the electric power requirements of the United States, estimated at 250 Gigawatts, GW, of generating capacity with wind turbines and photovoltaic solar arrays, for about [...]
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