Category: Articles
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The Freeing Energy book’s Table of Contents
A quick look at the table of contents and sections within the Freeing Energy book.
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The Freeing Energy podcast is ranked #1 among Renewable Energy podcasts
Feedspot, one of the top sources for podcast rankings, puts Freeing Energy at the top of its list.
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Bill Nussey recognized as a Clean Energy Champion by the US Department of Energy (DOE)
Bill Nussey was the third person the DOE recognized for this honor, based on his work as an…
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Putin’s war in Ukraine may do more to accelerate renewables than all the speeches at COP26
Bill Nussey’s monthly letter: how the tragic Russian invasion of Ukraine will accelerate the path to a renewable…
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Announcing the Japanese translation of Freeing Energy
The Freeing Energy book has is now available in Japanese. Here’s the story of how it was written.
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The Wall Street Journal may need a refresher course on capitalism
The WSJ’s criticism of net metering effectively endorses the status quo of California’s highly-regulated, uncompetitive, and failing electric…
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Freeing Energy is now a book… it hits #1 on Amazon’s New Releases in Energy
After four years, six countries, 320 interviews, and almost 400 endnotes, the Freeing Energy book launches today.
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Press Release for Freeing Energy Book
PRESS RELEASE: December 6, 2021, Atlanta Georgia.
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How much CO2 and other pollution comes from burning coal?
How much CO2 and other kinds of pollution would be released if we powered a 100-watt lightbulb for…
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Hurricane Ida and another major grid outage in 2021
Hurricane Ida in New Orleans brought about the second region-wide power outage in the US this year. It’s…
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Rooftop solar can actually be cheaper than utility-scale solar farms
One of the most overused and misunderstood arguments among clean energy supporters is the notion that large scale…
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Small-scale solar installations create 10-times more jobs per megawatt than utility-scale solar
When it comes to job creation, small scale solar installations, like rooftop, commercial, and community, create far more…
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The best local energy advocacy organizations in 2021
Which solar and local energy advocacy groups are making the biggest difference? Check out our list.
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Natural gas was the biggest contributor to the Texas grid outage of 2021
The real cause of the Texas grid outage of 2021 have been lost amidst misguided political bickering. This…
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Making ethanol from corn is the least efficient use of farmland
Corn is the #1 crop grown on US farms. Most of it is used to make gasoline-additive ethanol.…
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Are solar panels really full of toxic materials like cadmium and lead?
The truth is that solar panels are made almost entirely with abundant, earth-friendly materials like glass, aluminum, copper,…
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The 6 best resources to get started in solar
The advantages are no longer just about going green, as solar will be cheaper for nearly everyone over…
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Presentation: The coming age of self-powered buildings
I recently had the opportunity to speak at a virtual conference on the built environment called, Shadow Summit.…
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Straight facts on the environmental impact of coal: CO2 emissions, pollution, land, and water
Burning coal creates CO2, NOx, SO2, mercury, and uranium. Coal also uses large amounts of land and water.…
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Introducing our Myths of Solar series
Solar needs subsidies to survive. Solar energy is diffuse and requires too much land. Rooftop solar will raise…