William Budinger
Why Wind and Solar Aren't Enough
Both suffer from an intermittency problem. A plausible back-up source is needed—and there's only one.
Can Batteries Save the Day?
Wind and solar power are great. But eventually the sun sets and the wind stops.
A 1908 Lesson in Risk and Reward
What Orville Wright can teach us about solving our clean energy problem.
A Very Inconvenient Truth
Renewables can’t meet all our energy needs. Like it or not, we’re going to need more.
How We Blew Our Energy Future
A half century ago, we were going to be carbon free by now. What happened?