"It's about seeing the world as what it can be and not what it is." - K.R. Sridhar, founder and CEO of Bloom Energy.

 

I come back from Brazil, functioning on two nights of little sleep, but I cannot restrain myself from gushing and hoping that the much hyped "Bloom Box," which launched today, will revamp our nation's infrastructure over the next several years.

 

Not having read much news the past two weeks, I was jolted by friend and former classmate now studying in Denmark, who sent me a quick one-line email asking me what I thought about the Bloom Box, the creation of Bloom Energy, a Silicon Valley start-up that has received hundreds of millions of venture capital money. (more...)

Last year I worked for a company that sent me all over North America for really no good reason.  On one hand, it was a fascinating experience listening to energy executives talk about their corporate strategy when oil was hovering at US$150 a barrel.  But when you are flying halfway across the country spewing out jet fuel for one appointment, you hardly feel green.  One trip that was exhilarating, however, was a quick run to North Dakota, a state that immediately left me smitten.  Bismarck, the capital, was full of Art Deco architecture that would leave most cities envious, and its people were friendly and welcoming.  (more...)

"Oil of coal, of course, is a fungible commodity and they don't flag, ya know, the molecules where, where it's going to, where it's not, but and in the, in the sense of the Congress today they know our very, very hungry domestic markets that need that oil first."

 

No that wasn't Tina Fey, but it could have been.  It was VP nominee Sarah Palin at a Michigan town hall meeting last year during the presidential campaign. (more...)