Tag Archives: clean energy

Jesse Jenkins’s Course on the Electricity Sector

Prof. Jesse Jenkins of Princeton University teaches a course called Introduction to The Electricity Sector. He’s made the presentations from his course lectures available to the public at no charge. Continue reading

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Climate News: American Families Claimed over $8 Billion in IRA Tax Credits in 2023

More than 3.4 million US families claimed over $8 billion in tax credits for residential clean energy and home energy efficiency upgrades under the Inflation Reduction Act in 2023, according to a new report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) … Continue reading

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Unsolicited Climate News

I’m not quite finished my latest book review so in the meantime here are some recent news reports about climate and clean energy that have caught my eye. 👎 In April, Donald Trump asked oil executives to contribute $1-billion (yes, … Continue reading

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Podcast: What’s next for clean energy and climate mitigation?

Back on the 28th of June, I had the pleasure of attending a live recording of the Volts podcast hosted by David Roberts here in Seattle at an event sponsored by Canary Media. Roberts interviewed energy analyst and author Ramez … Continue reading

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The Big Switch

I’m only halfway through the book I’m reading, so this week I’m writing about a podcast instead. The Big Switch is a terrific podcast about how we switch to a net zero carbon economy to help slow down climate change. … Continue reading

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The Grid: The Fraying Wires between Americans and Our Energy Future

A PhD in cultural anthropology might seem like an odd background for someone writing a book about our national electricity grid. But Gretchen Bakke sees the grid as more than just generating plants, transmission wires, substations, poles, meters, outlets and … Continue reading

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