Author: craigshields

My fourth grade teacher (RIP, Ruth Tindall) told our class in 1964 that good writers “hook” their readers with a snappy opening statement.  How about this:  Here’s a story of dubious value. Sorry, Mrs. Tindall, but I have to be honest. British …

Vacuum Cleaner Billionaire May Soon Launch Nebulous EV Product.  Be Very Afraid.  Read More »

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From Jon LeSage’s Green Auto Digest: Vehicle-grid integration summit coming up:  Special thanks to 2GreenEnergy editor Craig Shields for recommending attending the “EVs and the Grid” conference next month. 

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From the Writer’s Almanac: Today we celebrate the birthday of the teacher, philosopher, and political theorist popularly known as Confucius, born near what is now Qufu, in Shandong Province, China, in 551 BCE…… He felt obligated to bring back an emphasis on …

Learning Compassion and Humanity from Confucius Read More »

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Many businesses are genuinely believe in reducing their carbon footprint, and incorporate this into their products and day to day strategies. However, it can easily seem like a fad or an ingenuine sales pitch; therefore, you need to understand how …

A Contributed Post: How to Market Your Business as ‘Green’ Read More »

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From Green Auto Market: California may ban fossil-fuel vehicles:  California may join up with China, the UK, France, and Norway in banning fossil-fuel powered vehicles. Mary Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board, told Bloomberg Friday that Gov. Jerry Brown is interested in exploring …

Electric Transportation Is Racing Your Way Read More »

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The first steam-powered passenger railway began service in England on this date in 1825, and thus it’s a good time for us to think about the history of energy as it applies to human culture.  From the time homo Sapiens …

192nd Anniversary of the Steam-Powered Train Provides an Opportunity To Reflect Read More »

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From Green Auto Market:  The former Environmental Protection Agency official who played a leading role in 2011 negotiating fuel economy and emissions standards has called upon Ford Motor Co.’s executive chairman Bill Ford to lead the dialogue on the midterm review and beyond. Former …

Ford and the Environment Read More »

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Regarding my recent post: “Climate Change Will Eventually Cause a Horrible Epiphany: Certain Parts of the World Will Soon Be No Longer Habitable,” a colleague makes this suggestion about the rebuilding of Puerto Rico:  

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As we’ve often discussed here, the migration to renewable energy on the grid, and the simultaneous replacement of petroleum with electric transportation are really two sides of the same coin. That’s largely because the environmental benefits of EVs are realized …

2GreenEnergy: Proud Media Sponsor of the 3rd Annual “EVs and the Grid” Conference Read More »

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I just Googled “caribbean uninhabitable,” wondering if I could be the only person on Earth who believes that climate change will eventually render that part of the world unable to support human civilization.  We’re now learning that it could take …

Climate Change Will Eventually Cause a Horrible Epiphany: Certain Parts of the World Will Soon Be No Longer Habitable Read More »

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