In response to my post Why Venture Capital Isn’t Embracing CleanTech, MarcoPolo makes a lengthy and deeply thoughtful comment, which I excerpt here: ….(You are) a little blind to the harsher side of reality. You tend to see the world as …
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Are Venture Capitalists Conservative?
In response to my post Why Venture Capital Isn’t Embracing CleanTech, frequent commenter BreathOnTheWind asks, “Craig, you seem to have a good sense of the pulse of the VC world. Would you say as a group they tend to be …
Biomass Subsidies
In the discussion following my post BioFertilizer and BioGas from Animal Waste, frequent commenter MarcoPolo notes: “The reason that Germany leads the world in bio-gas production is mainly due to massive government incentives, and assistance at every level,” and then carries …
Admittedly Off-Topic: CBS's “The Briefcase”
If you were looking for yet another reason to avoid commercial television, you just found it: CBS’s “The Briefcase,” a reality show in which impoverished families are given the opportunity to keep a briefcase that could be filled with cash, …
Estimating the True Cost of Fossil Fuels
Here’s an interesting article for those trying to understand the subsidies associated with fossil fuels; it’s an interpretation of the recent report from the International Monetary Fund, that pegs the number at $5.3 trillion annually, or $10 million per minute.
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Good News For All Those with Lungs: Trans-Pacific Partnership Takes a Hit
I try not to miss an opportunity to thank the people of the U.S. whenever they successfully come together and accomplish something wonderful. In this case, it was exerting enough pressure on our congress to deal a harsh blow to the Trans-Pacific …
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Destroying the Earth for Profit
My colleague Walter Feuchs wrote the following about the Smithsonian Institution and the Koch brothers. I can only add that I’m flattered that Walter likes my slogan (the title of this post); I’m delighted that he makes frequent use of …
From Guest Blogger "Aizaute" — UK 2015 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Downward Trend: Good News For The Planet
According to a recent statistical study conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), greenhouse gas emissions are decreasing. To recall, greenhouse gas emissions – carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride – trap the …
Fraudulent Renewable Energy Concepts
There are many aspects of the green energy revolution that cause me concern, a major one of which is the prevalence of fraud, i.e., raising investment capital for the development of technologies that couldn’t possibly work. Now I’m sure there …
Investment in Big Oil Is Soon To Tumble
I’m not the only one asserting that renewable energy is coming at us far faster than most people believe. This has several important implications that are going to cause a virtuous cycle, further accelerating the migration away from fossil fuels. …
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