History Shows That Distributed Energy Is Not the Best Way to Solve Energy Poverty, Argues New Report Past is not prologue when it comes to expanding energy access to countries that need it most. That is one of the central conclusions of a new report, Energy for Human Development, which was released by the Oakland-based … Continue reading History Shows That Distributed Energy Is Not the Best Way to Solve Energy Poverty, Argues New Report →

Can the U.S. Become an Energy Superpower in 2017? For decades, America depended on the world for energy. Today, it’s becoming a global supplier of oil and natural gas in its own right. This year, for the first time ever, the U.S. started turning gas from prolific shale formations into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and … Continue reading Can the U.S. Become an Energy Superpower in 2017? →

The looming energy battle between Elon Musk and Donald Trump Intelligence and ignorance have never learned how to coexist. A prime example of this is technology business magnate Elon Musk and our President-elect Donald Trump. These are two men whose extremely different views about the earth’s future will eventually lead them into an unavoidable fight. … Continue reading The looming energy battle between #Elon_Musk and #Donald_Trump →

Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business Memo to CEOs who don’t consider themselves in the electricity business: You may not be in the power business today, but you’re more than likely to be in it tomorrow. Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses … Continue reading Why #Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business →

Why We Need An Energy Plan The issues confronting America’s energy sector today are arguably more complex and urgent than at any other time in the nation’s history. We are the middle of a very disruptive energy revolution. We know what our destination must be. Science has defined it. We have to reduce U.S. greenhouse … Continue reading Why We Need An Energy Plan →