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Have you ever wondered why there is such horrific backlash against the vast majority of climate scientists who are warning us that global warming is in the process of ruining our planet?  Where did all these climate deniers comes from, …

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A friend sent me this piece on a new Kansas law that enables its citizens to deny service to gay people if such service runs counter to “sincerely held religious beliefs.”  He writes:  “My perspective on this travesty: “Separation of church …

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The oil industry faces numerous battles on several different fronts (thus it’s a good thing for them and their shareholders that they have more money than God to fight them).  One such battle is peak oil, the concept that the …

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As legendary environmentalist Paul Hawken points out in the lecture to which I referred here, there are now over 200,000 groups on the planet devoted to causes within the umbrella of sustainability and humanitarianism. So, when we contemplate the challenges …

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I’m guessing that perhaps 5% or so of the blog posts here at 2GreenEnergy have been utilized to “call out” numbskulls who publicly attack the concept of renewable energy. A good example is the recent flurry of posts on Senator …

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I did an interview last Friday morning for a consultant to the government of Israel who is amassing the viewpoints of folks in the clean energy industry. Apparently, Israel is on a mission to rid themselves of fossil fuels (especially …

The Enemy of a Progressive Energy Strategy: Ignorance Read More »

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I had the pleasure to interview the president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) for my next book project (“Renewable Energy – Following the Money”) just now. Dennis McGinn (pictured here, second from left) is a retired vice admiral …

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To my shame, it was just now that I watched the movie “Fuel”; here’s a link to the film on YouTube.  I only wish I had the talent to make media so wonderfully accessible, so beautifully immediate in its impact. …

The Movie “Fuel” — Terrific Flick on the Oil Industry Read More »

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There have been some fantastic comments to my piece on the externalities of fossil fuels the other day.  I encourage folks to check out the response of frequent blogger Cameron Atwood in particular, to whom I reply: Unfortunately, this corporatocracy …

Externalities of the Oil Industry — Great Comments Read More »

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Do you remember the wonderful 1987 movie “Wall Street” with Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas) and Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen)? Well, I just got off the phone from a cold call from an aggressive young promoter from Morgan Stanley who brought …

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