Author: craigshields

Numerous 2GE readers tell me about their attempts to reach certain celebrity billionaires with their cleantech ideas.  In the privacy of my own thoughts, I believe that unsolicited communications are almost certainly doomed to failure, though, of course, I never …

Some Billionaires Continue to Pour Support into the Cleantech Cause Read More »

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If we had to name the most intelligent person who ever walked this planet, mathematician, logician, philosopher and social critic Bertrand Russell would be within the top five of our list.   Here’s a video of an interview he gave to …

Love Is Wise; Hatred Is Foolish Read More »

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Here’s a little something I’d like to share with readers who may think I have a gloomy attitude towards the future.

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According to the Writer’s Almanac: Astronomer Edwin Hubble announced the discovery of other galaxies beyond the Milky Way on this date in 1924. Before he made his discovery, everyone thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the only galaxy in …

Will We Survive Long Enough To Enjoy the Fruits of Science? Read More »

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Yesterday we mentioned this amazing quote from H.G. Wells (photo below):“Civilization is in a race between education and catastrophe. Let us learn the truth and spread it as far and wide as our circumstances allow. For the truth is the …

Hey–Who’s Winning That Battle Between Education and Catastrophe? Read More »

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My friend Cameron found this interesting comment on an unrelated thread in Alternet: With all of the history, research and studies, we can’t even protect our own species and our own planet. It’s still the first day of school. 

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Here’s a reminder of how quickly things can change in today’s world of rapidly developing technology.  Tesla has made a wholesale replacement of energy sources on American Samoa,  from diesel generators that previously burned 109K gallons of dirty fuel per …

Tesla and Panasonic Team Up–And the Results Are Staggering Read More »

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As we enter into the new year it’s a perfect time to look around and find ways that you can make improvements and changes around your home. For students currently enrolled in Ohio University who are working towards a degree …

A Contributed Post: How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient for 2017 Read More »

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I’ve been speaking with my colleague Fritz Maffry in Kansas City a couple of times a month for the last eight years or so, and I’ve come to respect not only his strategies and tactics as a businessman in the …

More Insights from 2GreenEnergy Supporter and Tech Maven Fritz Maffry Read More »

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Predictably, the world of climate change mitigation has taken on a frightening new dimension. The Trump administration has announced that it will be taking aim at “politicized science,” the oft-spoken but never documented concept that tens of thousands of the …

Do Climate Scientists Work at the Behest of Politics and Popular Opinion? Read More »

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