The following facts come from the preface of Lester Brown’s Plan B 4.0, which was published in 2009. The book is available in print or as a downloadable PDF from The Earth Policy Institute’s website. It also provided the facts for a Five Friday Facts from last month. In Texas, as of July 2009 (when [...]
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Five Friday Facts: Plan B 4.0 – Wind Energy Capacity
June 17th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy 
Tags: Coal, Electricity Generation, Plan B 4.0, T Boone Pickens, Wind Power 
No Comments »Five Friday Facts: China’s Great Green Leap Forward
June 3rd, 2011 Eric Wilson As of 2007 China generated 8 gigatons of carbon dioxide annually (which amounts to 6 tons/person). In addition, there were 21 cars per every 1,000 people. As a point of comparison for the previous fact, the United States produced 7 gigatons annually in 2007, with 451 cars per every 1,000 people. Canada generated 24 metric [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Brazil, Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Coal, Electricity Generation, Hydroelectricity, Wind Power No Comments »May Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
May 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson This month brings the usual assortment of conferences, workshops, and symposiums to the green events calendar. Here are a number taking place throughout the United States and Canada, as well a couple of interest overseas. As per usual, California, Washington DC, and New York are well represented. A few of the conferences deal with “greening” [...]
The Galapagos Islands to Achieve Energy Independence by 2015
April 13th, 2011 Eric Wilson Several years ago I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Galapagos Islands. At the time I was teaching middle school science and had graduated five years earlier with a degree in biological anthropology. My background leaned heavily toward Darwin and his ideas. However, I had already moved toward sustainability and conservation themes in both [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Japan, Oceans, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Clean Energy, Energy, Natural Gas, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Wave Power, Wind Power No Comments »President Obama Announces Energy Plan
March 31st, 2011 Eric Wilson Yesterday President Obama presented his administration’s “Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future” during a speech at Georgetown University. According to the blog post on the White House’s website, the president’s point was that “we need to make ourselves more secure and control our energy future by harnessing all of the resources that we have available [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Japan, Policy, President Obama, Transportation Tags: Alternative Energy, Bio-fuels, Brazil, CAFE Standards, Coal, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Fracking, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil Consumption, Solar Energy, Stephen Chu, Wind Power No Comments »Farms Turn to Renewable Energy to Boost Bottom Line
March 30th, 2011 Eric Wilson Several years ago the New York Times reported that farms in upstate New York were installing wind turbines in an effort to increase revenue. At the time of the article, the farm featured had 120 turbines earning between $5,000 and $10,000 each (depending on electricity generation). According to Horizon Wind Energy, Phase I of the [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy Tags: California, Clean Energy, Electricity Generation, Los Angeles, Photovoltaic, Waste, Wind Power No Comments »Clean Energy Stocks Get a Boost
March 16th, 2011 Eric Wilson Despite a down day in the world stock markets yesterday, clean energy saw gains of ten percent or more in some cases. Yesterday we wrote about renewable energy’s appeal in the wake of the tragedy now facing Japan. Beyond the devastation wrought by the earthquake and tsunami, the nuclear power concerns rage on. Investorideas.com reported [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Japan, Renewable Energy Tags: Green Investments, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Five Friday Facts – Energy Projections for 2035
February 4th, 2011 Eric Wilson The following figures come from the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. They were culled from last year’s International Energy Outlook 2010 – Highlights. Of the 4.5 trillion kilowatt-hours of increased renewable generation over the projection period, 2.4 trillion kilowatt-hours (54 percent) is attributed to hydroelectric power and 1.2 trillion kilowatt-hours (26 percent) to wind. [...]
