For SmartPlanet this week, I fired back at the latest batch of fact-free commentary claiming that peak oil is dead.
Read it here: Peak oil isn’t dead; it just smells that way
For Greentech Media this week, I reviewed a new study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers which found that where wind and solar do the most good isn’t necessarily where they are the most productive. One implication is that we could get more bang for the buck if incentives for wind and solar were targeted to displace coal power.
For SmartPlanet this week, I wrote a tribute to my friend and mentor Randy Udall, who left this world two weeks ago at the age of 61.
Read it here: Randy Udall: An energy hero’s journey
For Greentech Media this week, I reviewed the new Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2013 from the International Energy Agency (IEA), and found a surprisingly bullish forecast for renewables, especially wind and solar. Most interesting are the phenomenal growth rates they project for the developing world.
