Blog Archive — October 2015

Back to the Future

Posted on October 23, 2015

Remember that day in October 1985 when Marty McFly blasted off into the future in his garbage-fed flying DeLorean? That future was, well, our recent past: October 21, 2015. John Rogers, senior energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, has recorded a few of the technology milestones that have actually occurred in this 30-year period. See his blog, "The Equation."

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Harness the Sun review by Amory Lovins (Science mag.)

Posted on October 10, 2015

Harness the Sun was reviewed in this week's issue of Science by none other than Amory Lovins, who has been a leader in challenging conventional approaches to energy production and use for more than four decades.  I'm honored that this enduring force for energy sanity took a close and favorable look at my own exploration of solar power's role in building a more sustainable energy future.

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