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Amory Lovins has sometimes been accused of having excessive techno-optimism. However, you can judge for yourself by watching this intriguing 27-minute presentation. If you are having trouble with the embedded video, you can go to the TED.com site of the talk at http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/amory_lovins_a_50_year_plan_for_energy.html. Amory Lovins is the Cofounder, Chairman and Chief Scientist at . . . → Read More: A 50-year plan for energy Greetings Everyone, Late last week, a number of members contacted me about the candidates for Selectmen and their positions on energy efficiency in town. I came up with a list of questions and emailed Jon Speers, Mary Andrews and Ray McMahon. (Ron Nowell doesn’t have an email address apparently). Jon Speers was the only . . . → Read More: Selectmen candidate’s positions on energy efficiency A concerned group of York residents gathered on May 5, 2012 to call attention to the plight of the environment and to Connect the Dots between climate change and extreme weather. They were part of a worldwide movement organized by the folks behind 350.org. Below are some photos from the day. Click on an . . . → Read More: Connect the Dots on Climate Impact Day at York Bad news about the environment is all too easy to find. It’s nice for a change to see what technological advances are popping up that could make transportation both cheaper and cleaner. Amory Lovins, chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, explains the concept of “oil-free,” carbon fiber automobiles in the video below. . . . → Read More: Carbon fiber cars could fight oil dependency In a Feb. 25, 2012 editorial in the Portland Press Herald, Beth Nagursky argues that Maine is underinvesting in energy efficiency. Our cheapest energy source is, and always has been, energy efficiency. The good news is that, as energy prices climb, significant opportunities remain to cut energy use in homes and businesses that are . . . → Read More: Energy efficiency pays In a detailed article for EV World, YEEC member Suzanne Sayer makes the case for wind energy in Maine and highlights one of the pioneers in this effort, the late Matt Simmons. When Matt Simmons retired he undoubtedly realized that of the fifty states, Maine was the most highly dependent upon petroleum for its . . . → Read More: Wind power in Maine Greetings Everyone, Instead of our usual meeting spot in York this Tuesday, we will be going to see Amory Lovins, the legendary physicist, innovator and author speaking at the Phillips Exeter Main Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public. It starts at 7pm, but we are aiming to be there by . . . → Read More: No YEEC meeting in York tonight From an editorial in the 1/25/12 Kennebec Journal: …Shame on us if we saddle our children and grandchildren with our addiction to oil, a dependency that has shackled our economy and put many of us in danger of freezing to death. The best gifts we can give our descendants are renewable energy sources right . . . → Read More: Renewable energy as a moral imperative An article in the conservative Forbes magazine website maintains that our country does not have to ”accept dirtier and dirtier and riskier and riskier solutions to fulfilling our energy needs.” What are we waiting for to get to the really innovative ideas? There must be solutions with less severe tradeoffs than shale gas and tar sands . . . → Read More: Innovators in Maine Have Plans to Power the Entire State with Offshore Wind  |
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