Top Ten (Recent) Developments on Factory Farming and Vegetarianism
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Kathy Freston
Add a commentGeothermal Energy: The Real Deal
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Tuesday, 24 November 2009
The Geysers in California supply power for several plants. These power plants emit only excess steam and very minor amounts of gases.
Welcome to The Geysers
In the Mayacamas Mountains, located 72 miles north of San Francisco, naturally occurring steam field reservoirs below the earth's surface are being harnessed by Calpine to make clean, green, renewable energy for homes and businesses across Northern California.
The Geysers, comprising 30 square miles along the Sonoma and Lake County border, is the largest complex of geothermal power plants in the world. Calpine (NYSE:CPN), the largest geothermal power producer in the U.S., owns and operates 15 power plants at The Geysers with a net generating capacity of about 725 megawatts of electricity - enough to power 725,000 homes, or a city the size of San Francisco.
Add a commentThe Best Energy Investments in the World
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Monday, 23 November 2009
An interview with Marin Katusa, Casey Research
In the past three years, Marin Katusa, senior energy analyst at Casey Research, has become one of the most respected and listened-to authorities in the investment advisory business. He spends the bulk of his time on airplanes and in far-off places studying the future of energy... and the best ways to make money from it.
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Slow Down....Or Else!!
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Wednesday, 18 November 2009
On a whim following our Denver Summit – and despite truly abysmal weather – Casey Research CEO Olivier Garret and I cabbed it down to a local public golf course for a quick nine holes. Afterwards we were returning to the hotel through a neighborhood best described as poor, but not disreputable. While our cab made its way down a side street, a radar gun-wielding policeman leaped out of the bushes down the block, pulled the trigger, and waved our immigrant cab driver to the curb. The offense, we soon learned, was going five miles an hour over the speed limit in a school zone… well after school was out and with no other children in sight.
[By the way, if you haven't seen the documentary "Home" narrated by Glenn Close, you owe it to yourself and your family to rent it. It is available at Blockbuster and Netflix]
Add a commentAlaska Airlines/Horizon Air Care
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Tuesday, 17 November 2009
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2009-- Horizon Air’s newest Bombardier Q400, entering service this week, is sporting an eye-catching “Comfortably Greener” livery that spotlights the aircraft’s lower environmental impact compared to similar-size jets.
Horizon’s 76-seat Q400 uses 30 to 40 percent less fuel and produces 30 to 40 percent less carbon emissions than comparable jet aircraft.
“At Horizon Air and its sister airline, Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK), we’re dedicated to reducing our impact on the environment,” said Dan Russo, Horizon vice president of marketing and communications. “One major way we’re doing that is by flying highly fuel-efficient aircraft.”
The new Q400 is the first of two with the “Comfortably Greener” livery. The second will arrive in December.
In 2007, Horizon announced its intention to transition to a single fleet of Q400s, in large part because of the aircraft’s greater fuel efficiency. Horizon is currently hoping to achieve a single-type fleet by the end of 2013. Presently, the airline operates 39 Q400s and 18 CRJ-700 regional jets.
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