Author: craigshields

From the Writer’s Almanac:  In 1931, (Aldous Huxley) began work on a novel that he intended to be a light look at what the future might hold – a satiric response to the utopian novels of H.G. Wells. He wrote …

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Greentech Media is one of the most prominent and widely trusted voices in cleantech, which is why the departure of Editor-at-Large Eric Wesoff is such big news. At this point, the magnificently competent Editor-in-Chief Stephen Lacey, long-time colleague and 2GreenEnergy …

So Long to Greentech Media’s Eric Wesoff Read More »

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I have a great deal of respect for Greentech Media and its reporters’ capacity to get into finely nuanced areas.  Yet here’s one that’s anything but subtle: Yep, It’s Still Incredibly Hard to Build an Electric Car Start-Up.  As Bob …

EV Start-Ups: Not for the Faint-of-Heart Read More »

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Here’s a scholarly article published a few days ago in Science Magazine on the cost of climate change, whose authors, from the Stanford School of Public Policy and the Nicholas Institute at Duke University, have taken into account a great …

How Much Do We Care About the Costs of Climate Change? Read More »

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In my position as editor of 2GreenEnergy, I’m on the receiving end of an average of 4 – 5 press releases every day, each explaining some amazing success in clean energy that has happened somewhere on our planet.  Today, for …

Clean Energy Press Releases Provide Opportunities To Teach Grammar Read More »

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Adnan Amin, the director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) explains that the market is abandoning fossil fuels, as investors begin to observe that it’s only a matter of time (and no one knows how much) that global financial …

Fossil Fuel Projects Mean Stranded Assets and Nervous Investors…But The Source of That Message Matters Read More »

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The future of wind is big…in more ways than one.  Yes, the cost of wind energy keeps coming down, causing ongoing excitement among developers and environmentalists. But the literal size of the turbines is increasing as well (10MW offshore turbines …

Wind Is a Big Deal Read More »

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Harrasser-in-Chief MarcoPolo writes:  (Here’s) a quote from a speech by Marian L. Tupy Editor of Human Progress:  “Since the fall of communism, global warming has been, without question, the most potent weapon in the hands of those who wish to control …

Was the Concept of Climate Change Formed to Weaken Our Economy and Control the World Population? Read More »

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My old friend Steve Vachss makes the following remarks (below) on climate change, and, in particular, the recent publication from ThinkProgress: “2017 is so unexpectedly warm it is freaking out climate scientists.” Given that his conclusion (that renewable energy is …

Climate Change Poses Grave Threats, Offers Enormous Opportunities Read More »

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We live in a world full of bizarre coincidence.  Here’s a great example.

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