Earlier this month I started writing for
Green Inc., the New York Times' green energy and business blog. I've had four posts so far, with a fifth on the way. It's amazing how much is happening in this field. There are some seismic changes underway in how the world uses energy; whether it will be enough to prevent catastrophic climate change -- if that is indeed what unrestrained carbon emissions will lead to -- is totally unknown. But things are changing.
September 24, 2009, 10:17 am
Big Energy Funding for Tiny TechnologyBy John Collins Rudolf
Funding from the Department of Energy — and other sources — for nanotechnology research in the energy sector has risen nearly 40 percent so far this year.
September 22, 2009, 3:02 pm
Texan Sees ‘Economic Disaster’ in Climate BillBy John Collins Rudolf
Gov. Rick Perry assailed the bill, which would create a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, as a “legislative monstrosity” that would do grave damage to the Texas economy.