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I am very excited that I have the opportunity to launch AlternativeEnergy.com. It is going to be a challenge to live up to the name ... but that is the goal. There are so many reasons to be interested in this subject (see blog).
This is the first time in my career that I have been able to work on something that can really make a positive difference in the world. Till now, I have worked on technology and entertainment businesses. In the background, I have been an avid news/politics junkie for more than 30 years -- since my eight grade mock UN.
I look forward to communicating with the community and finding great content to post. Please send your ideas and content to info at alternativeenergy.com.
All the best,
Doug Schiller
This is the first time in my career that I have been able to work on something that can really make a positive difference in the world. Till now, I have worked on technology and entertainment businesses. In the background, I have been an avid news/politics junkie for more than 30 years -- since my eight grade mock UN.
I look forward to communicating with the community and finding great content to post. Please send your ideas and content to info at alternativeenergy.com.
All the best,
Doug Schiller
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- Why are you interested in Alternative Energy?
- We all want our kids to have a better world than we have had yet we are all scared it will be much worse.
Many remember the gas lines in 1979 and learning about depleting energy resources in high school. Now, things may be even worse. We're really at war. The West's dependence on oil from somewhat / potentially hostile countries is more real than ever. The West is unintentionally funding potential adversaries bent on our own destruction.
On the good side, our Alternative Energy technology is becoming much more economically viable. This website is dedicated to documenting and tracking this progress.
We now have a situation that China is using so much coal that pollution there is deadly. The NY Times reported that some of the pollution actually reaches California. We have a global economy and a global environment.
And now there is the fear of global warming.
The only solution is tremendous awareness that will encourage EVERYONE to take major steps in the right direction. Government, business, and individuals have to dig in and get serious. Hopefully some magical solution will be found, but in the meantime, we need to fight this on all fronts ... solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, biofuels, and boosting conservation and increasing efficiency.
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Research Shows Consumers Dramatically Changing Behaviors
HIGHLIGHTS ARE BOLDED
Nielsen: Rising Gas Prices Force Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Consumers to Put the Brakes on Discretionary Spending
New Report Shows Significant Levels of Consumers Combining Shopping Trips, Eating Out Less and Staying Home More
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Increasingly feeling the pain at the pump, more U.S. consumers are taking steps to compensate for rising gas prices, according to new research from The Nielsen Company. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent)… Continue
Posted on July 17th, 2008 at 8:11pm —
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Dignitaries write letter to next President urging energy reform
THE PRESS RELEASE
Chamber’s Energy Institute Announces New Policy
Platform with Broad Bipartisan Support
Sends Recommendations to next President and Congress for a Safe, Secure, and
Prosperous Energy Future
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In an open letter to the next President and Congress, the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce’s Institute for 21 Century Energy today unveiled 13 fundamental pillars to build a
foundation for a new, strategic, and long-term energy policy for the United States.
“We are long ov… Continue
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Gore Issues Challenge to Repower America: 100% Clean Energy in 10 Years
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Gore Issues Challenge to Repower America: 100% Clean Energy in 10 Years
Unprecedented Proposal on Energy and Climate
Commitment to Clean Energy Future Will Expand Economic Opportunity, Address Energy, Climate and National Security Concerns
WASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To reset the way Americans think about the energy future and the climate crisis, former Vice President and Nobel Peace Priz… Continue
Dow and NREL Partner to Convert Biomass to Ethanol and Other Chemical Building Blocks
Dow's technology key to more efficient conversion process
MIDLAND, Mich. and GOLDEN, Colo., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) (NYSE:DOW) and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced an agreement to jointly develop and evaluate a process that will convert biomass to ethanol and other chemical building blocks. The collaborative effort demonstrates both Dow and NREL's commitment to deliver sustainable solution… Continue
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American taking severe, yet smart, steps to save jet fuel
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- Burn $20,000 of jet fuel a minute
- Every pound off the flight saves 14,000 gallons of jet fuel a year
- Magazines have been removed to save weight
- Will replace paint with decals to save weight
- Will save $19 million a year
- Move people inside plane to optimze center of gravity
- Do not fill gas tanks because don't want to take extra weight
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/25626827#2…
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I think that the public, the government and corporate America should treat these energy crises as a danger to our way of life.
During World War II, the America we know unified in a common cause. Everyone rolled their sleeves to chip in and Americans produced an enormous amount of hardware for the war effort. “I see a solution within 36 months”.
If we as a nation can really appreciate and understand the severity and enormity of the energy crises, the catastrophic impact on our economic stability and civilization,
we must unite and do whatever is necessary to produce other forms of energy and overcome this energy and economic crises “by putting all politics and egos aside and look for the good of our nation”.
Jay Draiman, Northridge, CA
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A more efficient and cost effective renewable energy system is needed.
To accelerate the implementation of renewable electric generation with added incentives and a FASTER PAYBACK - ROI. (A method of storing energy, would accelerate the use of renewable energy) A greater tax credit, accelerated depreciation, funding scientific research and pay as you save utility billing. (Reduce and or eliminates the tax on implementing energy efficiency, eliminate increase in Real estate Taxes for energy efficiency improvement).
In California, you also have the impediment, that when there are an interruption of power supply by the Utility you the consumer cannot use your renewable energy system to provide power.
In today's technology there is automatic switching equipment that would disconnect the consumer from the grid, which would permit renewable generation for the consumer even during power interruption.
New competition for the world's limited oil and natural gas supplies is increasing global demand like never before. Reserves are dwindling. These and other factors are forcing energy prices to skyrocket here at home. It's affecting not just the fuel for our cars and homes, but it's driving up electricity costs, too. A new world is emerging. The energy decisions our nation makes today will have huge implications into the next century.
A synchronous system with batteries allows the blending of a PV with grid power, but also offers the advantage of “islanding” in case of a power failure. A synchronous system automatically disconnects the utility power from the house and operates like an off-grid home during power failures. This system, however, is more costly and loses some of the efficiency advantages of a battery-less system.
Jay Draiman, Northridge, CA
May 29, 2008
Jay Draiman Energy Development Specialist provides expertise in all sectors of the energy and utility industry.
Over 20 years experience. Specializing in: Energy Audit, Telecom audit, Utility bills audit and review for refunds or better rates, Demand Management, Energy Efficiency review and implementation, Renewable Energy, Lighting Retrofit, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Fuel-Cell, Thermal imaging, Rainwater harvesting, Energy conservation, Ice Storage, Water conservation methods, Energy and telecom audit and procurement
Much is at stake when policy makers, regulators, and corporate executives face the challenges of evolving energy markets and efficiency.
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Larry
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