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Lots of posh enviro stuff, but no celebs
I got a press release a few days ago inviting me to the “Ice Lounge,” an “exclusive” green event at Sundance that promised me Lindsey Lohan, Josh Hartnett, and Justin Timberlake. All I had to do was make a reservation, since it was in a “gated” area. After doing that, I thought I was well […]
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Eric Brody of outdoor-apparel company Nau answers questions
Eric Brody. What work do you do? I am the sustainability manager at Nau Inc. My other involvements include founder and coordinator of Portland Green Drinks; executive committee member for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition; and advisory committee member for the Oregon Natural Step Network. How does your work relate to the environment? Nau, Inc. is […]
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Wolves get people riled up, big biz joins greens asking for carbon caps, and more
Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Boise Will Be Boys They Grow Up So Fast Gloom and Doom With a Sense of Doomed-er Embrace Me, You Irreplaceable You I Am Woman, Hear Me Saw Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Energizer Money Meet the Lunch Lady If […]
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It will have lasers
WorldCarFans has caused a bit of a blog uproar by posting what it claims is a spec-ed out sketch of the 2008 Prius (larger version here). According to Jalopnik, the new Prius will, depending on who you believe … … have a turbo, a diesel engine, a plug-in feature, a rooftop solar panel, a methane […]
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Venture capitalist predicts
While I’m turning over the microphone to Vinod Khosla, he also sent along his thoughts on the prospects for alternative fuels and clean tech in 2007. Lots of interesting and contestable stuff therein. It’s below the fold; have at it. Ethanol Cellulosic plants are real — at least six in construction Tariffs on their way […]
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Venture capitalist says cellulosic rules
After I ran the section of the interview with Terry Tamminen on ethanol, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla (whom we interviewed here) contacted me and asked to respond. Naturally, I said yes. His response is below the fold. —– Terry Tamminen: Right now, obviously, corn ethanol is not a very good bargain — depending on where […]
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Expressing energy in terms of oil is misleading
Pardon my smugness -- it comes from being raised in a land that uses the metric system. So this idea that's been making the rounds -- expressing energy content in "cubic miles of oil" -- don't impress me much. Why not cubic cubits?
Fortunately, someone's done the heavy lifting of criticizing this idea a bit more thoroughly:
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Will Dingell obstruct on climate change?
Apparently, John Dingell is not sitting idly by as Nancy Pelosi sticks a thumb in his eye on global warming.
An editorial in the NYT mentions that he has sent out a "quiet little letter to the members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce ... he said he would put climate change at the top of the committee agenda this year and, for good measure, would invite Al Gore ... to testify first."
The editorial paints Dingell as less of an "obstruction" than others have:
