Soon after the inception of 2GreenEnergy in 2009, my brother asked me why Big Oil doesn’t diversify into renewables. I replied that it was a matter of core competencies; there are few if any synergies between oil exploration and the …
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Big Oil Embracing Clean Energy….In Some Cases
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Market Forces Move Against Coal
Here’s an article that outlines the reasons behind the rapid decline in the generation of electricity from coal-fired power plants. As predicted, it’s the basic economics, i.e., the costs associated with running coal plants in competition against natural gas and …
The Arabian Sea: Poster Child for Environmental Disaster
Warming waters associated with climate change have had horrific effects on the biochemistry of our oceans, and in no case is this more evident than the Arabian Sea south of Pakistan, and separating India from the Middle East and Africa. …
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Saying Goodbye to Government-Sponsored Science
Some people believe that cuts in public spending benefit our country by decreasing the national debt, and, of course, this notion is not entirely false. But what about cutting tiny areas of the budget that have extremely important long-term contributions, …
Imagine the Lives of the Quakers in These Times of Brutality and Ignorance
I had the good fortune to spend my K – 12 years at the world’s oldest Quaker school, Penn Charter, founded in Philadelphia in 1689. As the name suggests, the school was put in place by William Penn, the man …
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March for Science Video
Here we have 2GreenEnergy editor Craig Shields standing in the middle of Santa Barbara’s main drag checking out those marching for science at the 2017 Earth Day.
Solar-Powered Motor
Someone on Facebook writes: This (see video) is probably the Best Solar Powered Motor! We can look forward to using this technology in the Automobile Industry as well. What’s your say? There are a few things you need to understand:
U.S. Meeting Paris Accord Targets–This Week Anyway
Good news. Ironically, the U.S. is currently on track to meet its targets associated with the Paris Accord on climate. Note the emphasis on “currently”; based on what’s happening in the EPA, the U.S. clearly has no intention on staying …
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The Soon-To-Be-Overturned Clean Power Act
Those living outside the U.S. may be a bit flummoxed by America’s posture on climate change mitigation, and, in particular, overturning one of the previous administration’s signature achievements, the Clean Power Act that would shutter the dirtiest of our coal-fired …
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Environmental Catastrophe
Even with all the ignorance and indifference to human suffering that are the hallmarks of the current administration here in the U.S., economics appears to be winning the day, ushering in massive amounts of wind energy at the expense of …
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