Tag: tough realities

I write often about the “tough realities” of renewable energy, and sustainability more generally.  A good example is coal-fired power plants, and the fact that we can generate base-load electricity at 3 or 4 cents a kilowatt-hour with coal, unquestionably …

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I spoke at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles (pictured here) yesterday, introducing 2GreenEnergy to an audience of entrepreneurs, each of whom came with an idea, looking for investment capital. It’s always exciting to get behind a microphone …

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Glenn Doty is an extremely senior scientist who studies the macro-world of energy, and doesn’t like what he sees regarding electric transportation. He writes: While I have tremendous respect for you and the work that you are doing, I have …

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I’ve spent the last couple of days editing the transcripts of the interviews I’ve conducted for my next book. Although this is tedious work, it gives me the opportunity to relive some moments I’ve greatly enjoyed, and re-absorb some of the …

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I may have mentioned that I’m working on another book. One of the problems I face is that, other than that it further investigates the path to renewables, I really don’t know what it’s about yet.  I’m gathering information, conducting …

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I friend of mine noticed that the concept of “Tough Realities” (as in the title of my report: Tough Realities for Renewable Energy Businesses) resonates with people. I agree. That’s the reason that I’ve subtitled my book (“Renewable Energy — …

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFcO7p4nJec&w=450&h=280] This is a much cooler video on my report “Tough Realities for Renewable Energy Businesses,” made by 2GreenEnergy Business Manager George Alger. Great job, George! This report just hit the streets this morning, and the reaction to it has …

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2TASxLtGU4&w=445&h=364] Here’s a video on my new report, – The Tough Realities of Renewable Energy Businesses — Why Investors and Entrepreneurs are Struggling to Profit in Clean Energy.

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Occasionally, we all run into people with a doctrinaire political opinion as to exactly how and why the world is going to hell in a hand-basket, and what specifically should be done about it.  Sometimes this comes from a leftist …

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