Monthly Archives: January 2009
How Energy is Like Web 2.0
Web 2.0 and Alternative Energy Sometimes Share a Stage If you travel in Internet circles and are tracking developments in clean tech or alternative energy, you have noticed that Web 2.0 and energy have sometimes shared a stage. We had, … Continue reading
Filed under energy storage, grid, oil, solar, transportation
Dell and the Complexity of Sustainability
Claims and Skepticism Dell received a lot of attention for its claim last summer that it had become carbon neutral. The company claimed it was “saving more than $3 million annually and avoiding nearly 20,000 tons of CO2 through facilities … Continue reading
Filed under sustainability
Decoding Clean Tech Investment Trends
The Wall Street Journal reported numbers this week that released by the Cleantech Group indicating $1.7 billion in VC investments globally in the fourth quarter of 2008. The story lead with the observation that this was the “steepest quarterly drop … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Lessons from the History of the Oil Industry
This blog documents my efforts to educate myself about energy, clean tech and sustainability. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and thought I would share, from time to time, my assessment of the books and articles I read. In … Continue reading
