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WattHead is on hiatus 10 Feb 2012 | 08:22 am
Dear readers, WattHead is currently on hiatus. These days, you can find Jesse Jenkins' writing at several sites: The Breakthrough Institute TheEnergyCollective.com National Journal - Energy Forum...
An earthquake, in Virginia?? 24 Aug 2011 | 10:50 am
This is a guest post by Rebecca Anderson, ACE Sierra's Educator and Team Scientist This is weird. Today at 1:51 pm Eastern time a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Richmond, VA. It was fel...
National Journal: Surviving the Coming Clean Tech Crash 18 Aug 2011 | 01:10 pm
Over at the National Journal's Energy forum, my Breakthrough Institute colleague Alex Trembath and I have a new submission to their ongoing discussion asking "How Can Washington Green America's Econom...
Say No to 'No Nukes' Revival 5 Aug 2011 | 07:23 am
My colleague Sara Mansur & I have an op ed in today's San Francisco Chronicle, issuing a stern rebuttal to the revival of the "No Nukes" concerts this Sunday at Shoreline in Mountain View, CA. The wo...
UNIDO: Does energy efficiency lead to increased energy consumption? 1 Jul 2011 | 11:23 am
In the pages of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)'s Making It quarterly magazine, I and my colleague and Breakthrough Institute Senior Fellow Harry Saunders published an artic...
5 Reasons I Love the Solar Panel Industry 25 Jun 2011 | 03:09 am
Its funny how a simple thing like a computer virus can make take a step back appreciate your business. This morning a virus shut down my computer and let me have some time to just think about the busi...
Webinar - Fukushima and Nuclear Power: Can we live without it? 21 Jun 2011 | 05:12 am
Live Webcast June 29, 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT Following the earthquake and tsunamis that tragically impacted Japan in March, the unfolding crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has captured public a...
ACE students offer White House fresh ideas to spur energy efficiency 15 Jun 2011 | 07:06 am
Shreya Indukuri and Daniela Lapidous, ACE Youth Advisory Board members and juniors at the Harker School in San Jose, CA, paid a visit to the White House yesterday, but they didn't just go for a tour. ...
How Much Gas Do You Use? Track Gas Use With This New Widget. 27 May 2011 | 06:27 am
As the Memorial Day Weekend approaches, many of us are planning road trips — according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), over 30 million Americans will get in their personal vehicles for a...
Weighing in on the Gas Tax Debate 6 May 2011 | 12:48 pm
By Jesse Jenkins and Sara Mansur Kevin Drum's recent post on the low price elasticity of demand for oil has reignited an old debate over gas taxes and energy innovation. Drum draws our attention to ...
