Commentaries on the Technical, Political, Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of Renewable and Sustainable Energy in America and Around the World. The Russiafacation of America has begun! White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Continues To Leave The Press And Public In The Dark.

Becoming grid-independent is being increasingly seen as the ultimate in green self-sufficiency. But does it make economic sense? Pouring fire on fuels at the nanoscale. There are no magic bullets for global energy needs. But fuel cells in which electrical energy is harnessed directly from live, self-sustaining chemical reactions promise cheaper alternatives to fossil fuels.

Thoughts on engineering from the founder of a clean-tech startup. Entrepreneurship Lessons from Steve Jobs. I have been reading many eulogies of Steve Jobs over the past few days.

Exxon Oils the Palms of Climate Science Deniers. Word that ExxonMobil is still funding climate science deniers comes as no surprise but does reveal much about how feckless and arrogant the company is. A long piece this month in the Huffington Post. By Elliott Negin, a senior writer at the Union of Concerned Scientists.