Comments on: Commerce Secretary tells Copenhagen audience the oil economy is over

By: entirely new economy « syncwpmu

entirely new economy « syncwpmu — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:33:48 +0000

[...] Jeff Mcmahon, Locke urged nations to stop catering to ‘vested [...]

By: entirely new economy « Thought Shop

entirely new economy « Thought Shop — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:45:43 +0000

[...] Jeff Mcmahon, Locke urged nations to stop catering to ‘vested [...]

By: U.S. officials in Copenhagen get behind new Senate alliance on climate - Jeff McMahon - Scorched Earth - True/Slant

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:31:11 +0000

[...] framework would invest in alternative energy–the topic of a speech earlier Friday by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke–and fund research into so-called “clean coal” technology. Locke said any energy [...]

By: Jeff McMahon

Jeff McMahon — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:35:58 +0000

Great point, E. Locke claims it’s not so much a matter of R&D as shifting incentives to favor clean technologies that are available now

By: everynowandthen

everynowandthen — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:32:11 +0000

Given these options – 1. pay money into R&D for solar, hydro, tide, wave, algae, alternative fusion, and wind power plants and hope it pays off later, or 2. stick a big straw in/dig up the ground for 1/2 the price to make twice the power right now, which option will the world choose? Environmentally friendly sustainable energy that can build a clean prosperous future Vs. bags of money to play with RIGHT NOW. Bags of money win every time.

By: What Climategate and Copenhagen are really about… | Akkam's Razor

What Climategate and Copenhagen are really about… | Akkam's Razor — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:08:58 +0000

[...] In a nutshell (Jeff McMahon at True/Slant): [...]

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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:00:15 +0000

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