A pair of bills that will give Oklahomans who choose alternative energy to heat and cool their homes and run their vehicles a break on their taxes continue their way through the state’s legislature. This story from The Daily Oklahoman says House Speaker Chris Benge’s bills are designed to lessen the dependence on foreign oil and could be applied nationally: …
Book Review – Hot, Flat, and Crowded
The other week I was meeting with Suzanne Shelton, President and CEO of the Shelton Group (you should check out their Energy Pulse research) and we were ruminating over how difficult it is to get through a Thomas Friedman book. I’ve been trying to finish Hot, Flat, and Crowded for several months and I’m proud to say, I’m finished! The …
New Website Offers Green Jobs Listing
Need a job to make some green? Well, then, think GREEN! SustainLane.com, which bills itself as the leading Web guide for green living, is now offering a green collar job board: www.sustainlane.com/green-jobs. A company press release says the board has hundreds of job listings from across the U.S., including alternative energy jobs: “Green collar jobs are on the rise, thanks …
Book Review – Living Like Ed
I’m sitting in artic Tennessee and feel like I’m an extra in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow” depicting the world in turmoil due to global warming. Well, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but the bitter cold, along with low gas prices, is a perfect combination to lull me into energy and environmental complacency. I just finished reading, “Living Like …
NY Looks to Eliminate Alt Fuels Tax Credit, Reward Polluting Petroleum
New York’s governor wants to get rid of a tax credit for alternative fuels and fuel cells, while keeping a much more expensive credit for a very dirty form of diesel. Environmentalists are up in arms over Gov. David Paterson’s plan to cut the $5 million in credits, which he says are underutilized, at a time when companies are poised …
Show Features California’s Alt Energy Efforts
There was a fascinating show on PBS tonight that featured the various efforts in California to change how the state will meet some substantial challenges in its growing energy consumption, while reducing the amount of greenhouse gases pumped into the environment. The episode of Nova, entitled “The Big Energy Gamble” talked about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s aggressive plan to have one-third …