Author: craigshields

Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: You may argue that the Koch brothers are “pathologically selfish.” They may respond, with equal justification, that it’s you who are selfish, and bound up in self-righteous moralizing. The Kochs can point to the employment they …

No Limit To Damage Associated with Koch Brothers' Business Practices Read More »

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Here’s my monthly installment on the Hedge Connection blog.  The group is an attempt (and a successful one at that) to bring together hedge fund managers with investors/allocators. Pictured here: Hedge Connection CEO Lisa Vioni. I really like these people. …

BioGas, BioFertilizer, and the Hedge Connection Read More »

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A reader comments: Come on Craig, admit it, you and (conservative reader) MarcoPolo are really one and the same… Gotcha didn’t I? Lol.  Kind of like Clark Kent and Superman, I suppose? No, in fact, MarcoPolo and I disagree on almost …

A Sustainable Approach to Energy — Points of Agreement, Disagreement Read More »

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Optimists out there will respond well to what UCLA is doing out here in Southern California with its Grand Challenges,  as explained in the very well-made videos linked above. Not to split hairs, but I think of myself as a …

UCLA’s “Grand Challenges” Cheerfully Takes on the Tough Realities Facing Sustainability Read More »

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Lots of people want to do their part for the environment, but are unsure how best to go about it. For some, it is already a way of life, but for those not raised to be 100% eco-friendly at all …

From Guest Blogger Izzy: Eco-Friendly Changes to your Daily Routine Read More »

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38% of 2GreenEnergy readers live outside the U.S., which is a number so significant that I occasionally feel compelled to provide news to these “foreigners” who may not be aware of precisely how insane we Americas are from an environmental …

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Under Attack Read More »

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A conservative reader who has displayed a circumspect attitude towards renewable energy notes: Wind, Solar, Wave, Bio-fuels, Geo-thermal, and lots of other alternate energy technologies, are valid subjects for research. I urge him to keep in mind that wind is …

Wind Energy Is Making a Huge Contribution Read More »

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Whether we want to improve the waste management procedures we have in place in our businesses or whether we want to make changes at home there is much we can do to eliminate food waste. Managing Food Waste at Work

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(Here is the first of what I hope to be many guest submissions from my colleague Audrea Cook.  Here, she covers inductive charging, a topic of great importance to the migration toward electric transportation.  Thanks, Audrea.  – Craig) Inductive Charging …

From 2GreenEnergy Supporter Audrea Cook: Inductive Charging Is Coming To The Electric Vehicle World, But Don't Hold Your Breath Read More »

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Will there be jobs lost when we retire our last coal-fired power plant?  Of course.  80,396 to be precise. How upset should we be about that?  I think about it like this: There are 100 million people worldwide working in …

Jobs and the Fossil Fuel Industries Read More »

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