The “bottomless war chest” of the oil companies has succeeded in gutting the State of California’s proposed Senate Bill 350, a measure calling for a 50 percent cut in petroleum use by 2030. On Wednesday, state law-makers announced that a …
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The driverless cars that Google is developing seem to fit perfectly into the ride-sharing industry, so it comes as no surprise at all that the search giant is looking to enter this business. The immense growth in popularity that ride-sharing …
One of the unfortunate consequences of our robo-consumer society is that people who take the concept of “utopia” seriously are immediately branded as worthless dreamers. “Hey, we’re not trying to achieve world peace here,” one commonly hears as a metaphor for …
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Here’s a discussion about pumped hydro energy storage I had with 2GreenEnergy super—supporter Gary Tulie: Gary: Hi Craig. Here is a proposal to create the world’s largest pumped hydro storage facility – with a potential capacity of up to 6,800 …
Reducing waste, recycling and reusing whenever possible is incredibly important in keeping our lands and oceans clean. At Wheels For Wishes, we run a car recycling program that helps to keep automobiles out of landfills. Instead, vehicles are recycled and …
When I was in Las Vegas last week for the National Clean Energy Summit, I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderfully talented journalist in the person of Craig Ruark. He and I were both similarly respectful, perhaps even reverential, …
Here’s my recent submission to the Hedge Connection, where I contribute a monthly article on some cleantech investment opportunity that I happen to be particularly “hot” on. — As we’ve all observed, the idea of energy efficiency generally often lacks …
My colleague Gary Tulie of Buckinghamshire (near London) writes about my post on solar roads: There is one short stretch of cycle path in the Netherlands using solar panels for the path. I would however consider it likely that on …
A reader notes: Craig, just got your latest blog post. What a way to boost circulation, a barefoot girl in her garden. I know, right? 🙂 Seriously, as long as you brought it up, here’s my thinking on photo selection. …
Frequent commenter Frank writes: A retired electrical engineer came up with the idea of solar powered highways a couple of years ago. He and his wife have been working on this ever since. They live in Northern Idaho, and so …
