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 Technology
By 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 Bill
By 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.

September 21, 2009, 8:11 am
E.P.A. Report Suggests Waste Reduction and Recycling Reduces CO2 Emissions
By John Collins Rudolf

A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency suggests that way Americans procure, produce, deliver and dispose of goods and services accounts for 42 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.

September 15, 2009, 10:13 am
A Mad Dash for Smart-Grid Cash
By John Collins Rudolf

By the time the late August application deadline had expired, a federal program to fund projects demonstrating smart grid technology had attracted 140 proposals requesting a total of $2.3 billion.