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Statistically Speaking: Lessons from an Electricity Crisis: Do people change the amount of energy they use when prices rise? In May 2008 Americans drove <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:38 PM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, statistically speaking, economics, electricity, economy — Relevance: 1%
An Open Letter to Our Next President: Dear President-Elect Obama,<br> Please consider these four environmental actions in the first days of your administration. by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:40 AM — filed under: smart grid, Clean Air Act, infrastructure, transportation, electric grid, business, air pollution, electricity, renewable energy, energy, alternative fuel, greenhouse gases, global warming, John McCain, Kyoto Protocol, Internet, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, economy — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Energy Sources, Carbon Footprints and Subsidies: We are going to have to slash our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions — our collective carbon footprint. Even President Bush has accepted this. Electricity ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:16 PM — filed under: carbon footprint, Statistically Speaking, renewable energy, statistically speaking, electricity, carbon dioxide emissions, renewables — Relevance: 1%
Isn’t It About Time for a U.S. Renewable Energy Standard?: The elections produced mixed results for progress on renewable energy. Missouri <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:35 PM — filed under: RPS, electricity, climate change, energy, renewable portfolio standard, renewable energy, production tax credits — Relevance: 1%
Powering Our 21st Century Lives With a 19th Century Design: Can you hear it? The buzz on smart grids is getting louder. In this and a post to follow, we’ll look at why smart grids are a smart move. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:52 AM — filed under: electric grid, smart grid, electricity, energy, George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla — Relevance: 1%
Tapping the Wind and Sun to Save Water: Everyone knows we need green energy to fight global warming. But there’s another big reason to tap renewable power sources –- not enough water. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:26 PM — filed under: natural gas, climate change, energy, Yellowstone River, Alabama, Texas, electricity, nuclear, Montana, renewable energy, Oklahoma, power plants, Georgia, Florida, water, solar, drought, industry, Rio Grande, coal, Gulf of Mexico, Anasazi, wind — Relevance: 1%
The New Smart Grid: 21st Century Tech for the 21st Century: While our electric grid has been enormously successful, many believe that a computerized, adaptive system (a so-called “smart” or “intelligent” grid) could do ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:17 AM — filed under: electric grid, smart grid, electricity, George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison — Relevance: 1%
The Affordability of the Proposed National Renewable Standard: After extensive House debate last week, the draft Waxman-Markey climate bill is expected to enter the markup (or pin-the-amendment-on-the-bill) stage next ... by erica — last modified May 01, 2009 03:14 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, climate, electricity, climate change, energy, economics, legislation, renewable energy, renewables — Relevance: 1%
Speaking of Coal and Natural Gas: Here are some numbers to ponder about our U.S. electricity generation. by erica — last modified Nov 19, 2009 09:35 AM — filed under: natural gas, electricity, economics, coal, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
1950s Vs. 2000s: The Drive to Supersize: A lot has changed in the past 50 years, much for the better. Energy efficiency measures, for example, have meant less pollution and savings in electricity ... by erica — last modified Oct 19, 2009 09:56 AM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, energy, low impact, electricity, energy efficiency, Energy Star, population, no impact, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Lovins Sees Bright, Efficient Future: <a class="external-link" href="http://nicholas.duke.edu/deanseries">Lecturing</a> at Duke University last week, physicist Amory Lovins predicted the end of our ... by erica — last modified Nov 09, 2009 12:25 PM — filed under: Amory Lovins, electricity, climate change, energy, automakers, automobile, global warming, electric cars, integrated design, electric vehicle, energy efficiency, cars, Duke Environment and Society Lecture — Relevance: 1%

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