Entries by David Albrecht
Energy Myths – Birds, Wind Turbines And Human Health
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht There are plenty of popular ideas floating around about alternative energy, and about energy in general. Many are flawed, […]
Shouldering The Nuclear Baseload
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Nuclear power may be America’s most controversial source of energy. A dam can drown a stunning stretch of river. […]
Energy Myths – Windpower Spins Up
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Like many technologies, the windmill is nothing new. People have been using the wind to grind grain and pump […]
Getting Used – Another Approach to Going Electric
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht There’s a chewy chunk of truth in the perception that all-electric cars are expensive, because many of them are. […]
Energy Myths Series: Batteries (Increasingly) Included
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Batteries are ancient, by today’s tech standards. Benjamin Franklin is the first person we know of to use the term, and the first […]
Pioneering KCI Amps Up Their Shuttle Bus Fleet
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Kansas City International Airport is no stranger to cleaner fuels. It began deploying compressed natural gas (CNG) buses back in 1997, providing […]
All-Electric Terminal Trucks Make Great Business Sense
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) announces the first placements of all-electric zero-emission Class-8 yard trucks into service under a new […]
Energy Myths Series: Changing Baseload Baseline
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht Electricity is tied to our lives in a way you might not expect, and not in the sense of necessity or convenience. Instead, our daily behavior, waking and […]
Propane Moving In A Greener Direction
written by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht It’s probably an overstatement to call propane America’s most overlooked fuel. That said, it does kind of fly […]