Author: craigshields

For those who might be looking for one-stop shopping when it comes to the status of global warming of both the atmosphere and the oceans, here’s an article that I can recommend on a report published by the American Meteorological …

The American Meteorological Society Reports on Climate Change Read More »

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Today I had to have the condenser fan motor for my air conditioning replaced. The reason? There was no provision to re-oil the bearings. I have run into several situations where motors lacked provision for re-oiling the idea being that …

From Frequent Commentor Frank Eggers: Our Throw-away Culture Read More »

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No comment on this article about Trump’s and Clinton’s policies re: solar and wind; the thing speaks for itself. I really hesitate to bring any of this up at all; I’m really looking forward to having this behind us, with …

Forbes: U.S. Presidential Candidates Differ Sharply on Renewable Energy Read More »

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I try not to be too nasty to people who send me stuff, regardless of how ridiculous it may appear.  Here’s a sample dialog that happened just a couple of minutes ago: Message: Inventor Seeking Investments For Technological Development

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A term popularized by Malcolm Gladwell in his 2000 best seller, a tipping point is a moment at which linear, predictable change of a certain phenomenon achieves critical mass and becomes runaway exponential change.  Cell phone ownership and the adoption …

Tipping Points in Climate Change Read More »

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2GreenEnergy “associate” Annemarie Osborne wrote me today from her home in Southern Germany, alerting me to the following opportunity for participation on a series of radio shows: Hi Craig, I received the message below from one of my media contacts. …

2GreenEnergy on the Wall Street Business Network Read More »

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A friend of mine suggests raising taxes on the super-rich and investing the proceeds into programs designed to lift people out of poverty.  Of course, this is not a novel idea; in fact, Warren Buffett wrote an op-ed in the …

Wealth and Income Inequality Read More »

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A reader commented on my piece in which I extol the virtue of electrifying the rural parts of Africa and Asia so as to enable education, personal productivity, affluence, and family planning.  He wrote: “Unwittingly you are coming across like colonial …

More on Bringing Renewable Electricity to the Developing World Read More »

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It’s the 117th anniversary of the first patent granted for the electric refrigerator, a good time to reflect on how profoundly this invention has improved the quality of our lives, and how deeply its absence causes and perpetuates suffering in …

Renewable Energy and the Developing World Read More »

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I’ve mentioned that I volunteer to answer questions on renewable energy on the popular website Quora.com.  I have to say that the feed contains questions that are actually far more interesting than clean energy per se.  Here’s one from this …

Would a Trump Presidency Be Entertaining? Read More »

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