Author: craigshields

I’m down at the ACT Expo in Long Beach today, duly impressed, as always, with the progress that the world is making in the direction of sustainable transportation. Of course, most of what we see here are vehicles that are …

2GreenEnergy at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo Read More »

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There are so many unprecedented aspects of life today that it’s hard to count them all.  At the core of most of them, however, is the fact that the most powerful person on Earth is a sociopath, and that a …

The New Yorker Takes Aim At Trump Read More »

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It’s entirely rational for political dissidents, even here in the good ol’ USA with its First Amendment protections, to watch their backs, staying alert to threats to their physical and financial well-being.  If you think this is all paranoia, ask …

Voice Dissenting Views At Your Peril Read More »

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Forbes Magazine has dubbed two of the oil giants that are part of the 30 stocks that compose the Dow Jones Industrial Average “Dogs of the Dow,” pointing out “Chevron, Verizon and Exxon Mobil are also the biggest 2017 losers …

Oil Giants in Peril Read More »

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Here’s an article (with great graphics) that helps us understand the limits to the power of the Trump administration in the outcome of our civilization.  Can he slow down the integration of renewables into the grid-mix?  Yes, at a certain …

Coal Is Going Away, and It’s Not Coming Back Read More »

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It’s hardly news that the Trump administration is doing its level damnedest to dismantle the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  And it’s easy to guess why, given the president’s chummy relationship with the entrenched energy interests, which have traditionally fought …

Why Are We Saying Goodbye To Consumer Choice in Energy Efficiency? Read More »

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Here’s an interesting note I came across in the newsletter “Energy Matters,” a publication of the American Energy Society, describing the process through which the Trump administration, through the Energy Department, has started withholding money for grants already approved by …

American Energy Society Calls Out U.S. Department of Energy’s Horrific Lack of Integrity Read More »

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I wrote a few years ago several white papers, e.g., “25 Tips for Renewable Energy Businesses,” in which I provided tips for cleantech companies, focusing largely on marketing.  A point I highlighted a couple of times was the use of …

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My colleague Jon LeSage writes in his GreenAutoDigest: TESLA SEEKING JOINT VENTURE PARTNER AND OTHER INTERESTING NEWS FROM CHINA If you take a look at which global automakers have joint ventures with government-backed Chinese companies, you’ll notice only one missing: …

Tesla’s Strategic Direction Read More »

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A skeptic comments on my post re: yesterday’s Climate March in which I mentioned that Pakistan saw temperatures of 122F in April.  He mentions that all this hub-bub is not about science, but about “short-lived publicity.” I wish he were …

There Are Only Two Types of Climate Deniers–And You Don’t Want To Be Either One Read More »

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