While most European Union member states are flummoxed in trying to reach that 20% renewables goal by 2020, Spain is quietly a leader in the race.  The country aims to have 30% of its electricity needs met by renewables by the end of 2010.  Spain is only second behind Germany in sourcing wind energy, and [...]

On Sunday I started attending the AQMD’s Green Tech Connect Forum, for which I had also done some part-time work.  After helping in the registration of about 500 to 600 attendees, I had some down time today, so I attended a panel on battery technology and storage.  The technology’s improving, and while I love my [...]

As I had thought, Spam indeed is bad for the environment.  Not the Hormel product.  Well, maybe if you don’t recycle the can.  I suppose Spam is using the parts of the hog so it would have been wasted anyway.  No, what I mean is . . .   (more…)