Energy
Op-ed on local renewable energy production
Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and I authored an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle today that outlines steps California can take to boost significant renewable energy production, such as from wind and solar resources, from our large rooftops, highway land, aqueduct infrastructure, and other big spaces close to consumers. These recommendations were informed by a …
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CONTINUE READINGAn Important New Working Paper Series
The Energy and Resources Group (ERG) at UC Berkeley has begun a new series of working papers. The series will feature new research on energy, sustainability, and social justice. The first paper to be posted is “Measuring Emissions Against An Alternative Future: Fundamental Flaws in the Structure of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism.” The …
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CONTINUE READINGThe World’s Our “Oyster”
Belfast University has launched the world’s largest wave generation device, which has been named the Oyster. According to its sponsors, the marine energy industry could provide as many as 12,500 jobs, contributing £2.5 billion to the UK economy by 2020. Marine energy such as that produced by Oyster has the potential to meet up to …
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CONTINUE READINGGreening the Web
I always feel virtuous when I send something by email rather than using hard copy, saving trees, transportation fuels, etc. It’s probably true that a single email, even with a large attachment, uses very little energy. Cumulatively, however, Internet servers eat up a lot of power. A new project at Syracuse is one of many …
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CONTINUE READINGRenewable energy white paper released by Berkeley/UCLA Law & California Attorney General’s Office
As part of an ongoing series of white papers on business and climate change, UC Berkeley and UCLA Schools of Law, together with the California Attorney General’s Office, is pleased to release our second white paper, on the topic of increasing renewable energy production from large public and commercial buildings, highway land, aqueducts, and other …
CONTINUE READINGLow-Cost Solar Power Should Be Close At Hand
I am beginning to wonder. If the answer for making solar energy cheaper than coal were to pass our way, would we see it coming? Would we recognize it, and rally to help it to succeed? The fact is, I think I may have seen it, already. It is tough to discover how hard it …
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CONTINUE READINGWelcoming Stanford to the Eco-Blogosphere
Stanford Law School has a new blog, “Environment and Energy Insight,” which may be of interest to our readers: At Environment & Energy Insights, you will find a new post on our blog at least every two weeks that will address a topic of immediate relevance to environmental lawyers and policymakers. The authors include Meg …
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CONTINUE READINGIn Terms of Ethanol, Corny Is Not Funny
Today’s NY Times has an excellent op ed on corn ethanol. In terms of the environmental impact, the author (Russell Harding) says: . . . . if ethanol use was really helping the environment, it might be worth putting up with higher costs. But many environmental groups dropped their support for corn-based ethanol after two …
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CONTINUE READINGBusiness Gets Ready for Emission Cuts
Today’s NY Times reports: Much of corporate America has already been thinking about how to comply. Many businesses concluded years ago that such limits were inevitable, and they have been calling on Congress to define the exact rules they will need to follow. Already, many companies are recording their emissions and analyzing the results. Some …
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CONTINUE READINGWar Tax=Carbon Tax
Congressman David Obey yesterday called for a war tax to pay for troops in Afghanistan. While the idea of a war tax makes all the sense in the world (if health care can’t add to the deficit, why should our wars?), Obey’s proposed tax on upper-income earners is aimed at the wrong source. Instead of …
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