Author: craigshields

Here’s an important, if fairly general, article in Science Magazine written by (or for) U.S. President Barack Obama that offers good news: climate change mitigation is gaining strength and is, at this point, irreversible. The author makes the point that I’ve …

Climate Change Mitigation Is Going Forward—With or Without the U.S. Read More »

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To those who have been with us since our inception in 2009, as well as to those who are just joining us now for the first time, here’s a brief summary of what we at 2GreenEnergy are all about.  We …

Welcome to 2GreenEnergy.  We’re Glad You’re Here.  Read More »

There are plenty of ways to offset your carbon emissions. You can switch to an electric car and lower the amount of carbon you produce by a long way. You can also start a garden in the back yard and …

A Contributed Post: Going Greener with a Greenhouse–How to Get Started Read More »

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Looking back in time from our current-day perspective, most “movements” along the way are deemed to have started on a certain day, if only as an aid to those who try to make sense of these important turns in the course …

Most Important Movements in Human History Begin with a Seminal Event Read More »

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Effective February 17, 2017, The Forest Service, part of the US Department of Agriculture, has reversed its initial ruling and will permit, once again, coal mining in the North Fork region of approximately 4.2 million acres of land located within the …

The Plight of Coal Read More »

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From the current edition of Green Auto Market, published by my colleague Jon LeSage: Will fuel cell vehicles be able to thrive and surpass plug-in vehicle sales? The question of which clean technology will prevail in the car of the future …

What Exactly Is the Attraction of Fuel Cell-Based Transportation? Read More »

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As shown in the graphic below, the concept of peak oil is pretty much dead and buried.  In fact, there are supplies of all three fossil fuels to last indefinitely, as our technologies for extraction become more sophisticated.

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A few more observations on the exploding advancements of technology in transportation from our colleague Fritz Maffry. – ed This year, the CES (formerly “Consumer Electronics Show”) in Vegas might as well have been called the Electric and Autonomous Vehicle …

Transportation: EVs and Autonomous Leading the Discussions—Insights from 2GreenEnergy Contributor Fritz Maffry Read More »

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I had a meeting in New York City last year with a fellow alumnus of Trinity College (pictured).  The guy had just sold his real estate development company for a mere $5.4 billion (with a “b”), so I thought that …

Some Investors May Be Skeptical of Solar—But Not For Long Read More »

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In response to my piece called On the Climate Change “Hoax,” a commenter writes:  Not a global warming fan.  I lived in North Dakota for 2 winters. Minus 30F will remove all thoughts that anything is warming up. I’ve heard …

Evidence For and Against Climate Change Read More »

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