Essays & Other Articles
This section archives articles and essays on topics that don’t quite fit into the other categories on energy. They include articles on high-mileage vehicles, chain-reaction accidents, our neighbors, Tule fog, and . . . well . . . other subjects.
Time Change Works for Me: Fewer Homeless About
By
Paul Gipe
The time change works for me. It’s now dark again at 6.00 am here in California when I head out for my morning ride.
The Need for and the Value of the World Wind Energy Association
By
Paul Gipe
The World Wind Energy Association was formed because existing organizations were narrowly focused on the often arcane and specialized needs of the commercial wind industry. There was no organization with the long term view that people, especially the people who use and live with wind energy were vitally important to the industry’s ultimate success. There was a need, and WWEA filled it. That need still exists today–even more so than two decades ago.
Text: A Vote for Sanders is a Vote for Our Renewable Future
By
Paul Gipe
A decade ago Bernie Sanders was the only US Senator who understood what the Germans were doing and how we could do it here. He was the only one who would listen. I know, because I am the one who told him.
COMMUNITY VOICES: A vote for Sanders is a vote for our renewable future
By
Paul Gipe
A decade ago Bernie Sanders was the only senator who understood what the Germans were doing and how we could do it here. He was the only one who would listen. I know, because I am the one who told him.
Wood McKenzie Confirm Gipe-Freehling Estimate of Missed Opportunity from Middle East Wars
By
Paul Gipe
Research by the consulting firm Wood McKenzie confirms the approximate opportunity cost of converting the US to 100% renewable energy in electricity lost to wars in the Middle East that I and Robert Freehling had calculated.
Beating Swords into Plowshares or Wind Turbines & Solar Panels–We Could Have Done It
By
Paul Gipe
We Could Have 100% Renewable Electricity If We Had Invested in Wind and Solar Instead of War in the Middle East. Yes, the United States could be generating 100% of its electricity from renewable energy if we had used the money spent on our ill-advised wars in the Middle East to build wind and solar systems, as well as battery storage, here at home.
