[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Pickens Meets Obama
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By: Jonathan G. Dorn, Staff Researcher at the Earth Policy Institute, where he works on energy issues.
With the dramatic increase in oil prices earlier this year translating into higher prices at the gas pump in the United States, concerns over U.S. dependence on foreign oil are […]
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Will San Francisco succeed where New York City and others have failed? The San Francisco Chronicle’s Michael Cabanatuan reports that the City by the Sea is weighing a congestion pricing proposal that would require motorists to pay a fee to enter, leave or pass through certain parts of SF during peak […]
Septa PCC Trolley 2325
Image credit: Flickr, CSX 4758’s photostream, Septa streetcar rolls westbound along Girard Avenue in sunny Philadelphia on April 3, 2007.
When I was a kid (in the 1950’s), electric trolley cars or “trams” like the still-operating Philadelphia model pictured here, were quite common in US cities. They were quiet, had no […]
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Change is definitely in the air these days. President-elect Obama is putting together his plans for some sort of New Deal-like program, which he has said will include massive investments in building public institutions like schools, renewable energy and infrastructure.
Meanwhile, advocates for all sorts of policies are busy putting together their […]
Last week I spoke to a small group of investors about renewable energy, and the potential we see for certain renewable energy stocks in 2009. Now I don’t typically do a lot of these types of meetings. Maybe four or five a year. To be honest, I’d rather these folks just read […]