Web Page: http://mariaenergia.blogspot.com/
Registered Since: 2007-04-06 17:08:15
Profile: I'm a 20-something living in the Upper Midwest, home to cool energy innovations like wind power and biofuels. You can check out more of my posts at Maria Energia and also at Green Options. I live with my husband Joram and lots of plants.
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Utilities, Business Acting Now To Prepare For CO2 Regulation
October 13th, 2007Last week I attended the 43rd annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in tiny St. Peter, MN. Authorized by the Nobel Foundation of Stolkhom, Sweden, the conference brings together renowned experts to discuss timely issues, like aging or globalization. This year, it was “Heating Up: The Energy Debate.”
My highlight of the conference was hearing […]
Renewable Energy Standards Pay Off Big Time
September 25th, 2007I recently worked for an energy policy organization in Minnesota, and my colleagues and I worked to get a renewable energy standard passed there. We touted the economic benefits it would bring, like the investment in clean technologies, strengthening rural economies, innovation, entrepreneurship, and the possibility of the state to become a clean energy exporter. […]
Business Looking for Direction in Australia’s Carbon Market
September 20th, 2007Australia has taken some big hits in the renewable energy sector lately. Late last month, wind power giant Vestas announced that it was pulling its manufacturing operations out of Australia, calling the market “unviable” and pointing out the government’s lack of direction and commitment to a renewable energy economy.
Now the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas […]
Maria Energia Interview: Five Questions for Al Franken
September 10th, 2007Maria Energia has contributed this great interview with Al Franken, Read more from at her very good blog here.
Comedian, satirist, and talk show host Al Franken is running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota on the DFL ticket (in MN, DFL = Democrat).
Last month, Franken made an appearance at the Crow Wing County/Morrison County DFL […]
Getting Through the IPCC Gloom and Doom
April 6th, 2007Global warming is the most serious threat humans have ever faced, as clearly outlined in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) second report this year on the topic. Back in February, the IPCC reported that the scientific consensus is that global warming is happening and that humans are causing it. Now comes the more […]








