Energy: Strategies, Policy & Best Practices for the NorthwestEnergy is an exciting topic, but solutions must be realistic and economically viable. We separate fact from hype. Topics include energy-related technologies and best practices, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, building automation, and energy policy.Intellectual Ventures Nuclear Invention Touted as Safer and Cheaper- August 19, 2008 Traveling wave reactors, if they work, could be fueled without the same enriched radioactive materials used in atomic bombs -- the source of proliferation fears. This type of reactor would still produce tons of radioactive waste.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/energy/archives/146541.asp?source=rss Should Washington state do more to support clean tech (Cook)- August 18, 2008 Germany is a great example of clean-tech leadership; yet in many ways, the United States is not Germany. We're more like a large EU.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/energy/archives/146181.asp?source=rss Grid Operator Warns of Power Rationing Eventuality- August 15, 2008 The president of the nation's largest electrical transmission system operator sees a dire situation ahead for the power grid, and says the U.S. could eventually face power rationing.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/energy/archives/146172.asp?source=rss Seeing through the Greenwashing Whiteout (SIJ)- August 13, 2008 Nick Blosser commentary on trying to find something that has not been greened by "The Marketers."http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/energy/archives/146043.asp?source=rss |