Author: craigshields

I often start my day with the television broadcast “Newsroom Tokyo,” which airs on our local PBS affiliate at 6 AM.  Not only is this a wonderful reminder that the United States is not the center of the universe, it’s …

Coral Depletion and Regeneration: Villains and Heroes of the Fragile Ocean Ecosystems Read More »

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A reader notes: There are presently companies that sell an accessory that allow you to charge an EV wirelessly; regardless of the hype it is not the first system.  It is also anticipated that we will be able to charge vehicles …

Inductive Charging for Electric Vehicles Read More »

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For decades we’ve been hearing about ultra-capacitors and their potential to be used as electrical storage devices, in particular, in the service of electric vehicles.  There is a lot to like about capacitors, which store electrical energy in a physical …

Electric Transportation and Ultra-Capacitors Read More »

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Most people live their lives as if they were pre-designed: go to school, make friends, get a job, get married, raise kids, aspire for affluence, retire in comfort, and try to leave your kids a few bucks when you leave …

Perhaps Off-Topic, But Tres Cool; I Promise Read More »

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I hope readers are following the daily 2GreenEnergy Instagram feed, mainly built on pics I’ve taken around our very rural neighborhood near Santa Barbara, CA.  At the left is today’s post with caption: Along with all the horrifying developments in …

An Auspicious Trend in US Politics Read More »

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It’s the birthday of American biophysicist James Watson (on left), of Watson/Crick fame, discoverers of the double-helix DNA molecule in 1953.  In a book on the subject, Watson noted: “To succeed in science, you have to avoid dumb people […] …

Succeeding in Science Read More »

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An old friend from grade school reacted adversely to the pic here which I had shared on Facebook, and my comment: “A terrific idea from a wonderful human being.”  He wrote: Like the message Craig Shields, but it didn’t work with …

Defeating Terrorism Read More »

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The use of executive clemency in cases of extremely long (often life) prison sentences for non-violent drug offenses shows a great deal of compassion. As I’ve often written, Obama’s not checking out of here without making a great number of things …

President Obama Has a Few More Things To Accomplish Read More »

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Here’s another extremely bullish report on electric transportation from my colleague Jon LeSage, editor of Green Car Digest. In particular, the report highlights the incredible demand for the Tesla Model 3; as of Saturday, April 2, Tesla had received 275,000 …

The New, Affordable Tesla Read More »

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In response to my colleague Fritz Maffry’s piece gushing praise and bullishness on the electric vehicle market, frequent commenter and EV disbeliever Glenn Doty notes: Color me skeptical. 

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