Author: craigshields

With all the increases in energy costs over the past decade, the financial impact of heating and cooling your home has become of real concern for many people, but our cooler climate hasn’t discouraged more domestic and commercial investment in …

From Guest Blogger Napoleon: Keep Down The Cost of Cooling (Infographic) Read More »

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As a rule, Americans don’t devote too much of their time to learning about trends toward environmentalism elsewhere in the world, even if those trends may be spreading like wildfire.  I mentioned recently that The Netherlands is the focal point …

Environmentalism Quite Popular Internationally Read More »

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Those of us concerned about climate disruption turn to legal scholars for strategies that may be successful in protecting Earth’s atmosphere.  Here’s one I just came across, propounded by Mary Christina Wood (pictured), a law professor at the University of …

Mitigating Climate Change–A Legal Strategy Based on an Ancient Premise Read More »

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My colleague Glenn Doty writes on my piece Aquaponics, Aeroponics, and Other Concepts in Modern Vegetable Farming: Upscale restaurants and organic grocers for foodies are one thing. But to analyze where this must eventually end up, and try to find a …

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A reader comments on my article 2GreenEnergy Has A Broad Focus and Results That Are Hard to Measure–But There’s Good News Too…. By the way, very nice piece. I think that the only way we make progress is if people …

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Regarding my recent post on aeroponics and other aspects of sustainable agriculture, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes something that is both correct—and illustrative of a large point in clean tech investment: I believe that the future will rely on …

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I’ve seen quite a few business plans recently that propose to take a significant amount of investors’ money and build some really cool sustainable agriculture project, i.e., sustainable fish farming or aeroponics used to offer locally grown, organic produce.  I …

Identifying the Problem in Industrial Agriculture Is Easy; Identifying a Solution that’s Truly Sustainable in Every Way (Including Profitability) Is Extremely Tough Read More »

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Greenmatch UK has recently published a list of 100 Green Initiatives, awarding the Top 20 Green Bloggers, Top 20 Green Schools, Top 20 Green Projects, Top 20 Green Bites and Top 20 Green Community Initiatives for 2015 in the UK. …

From Guest Blogger Micaela: Top 100 Green Initiatives 2015 by GreenMatch Read More »

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Renewable Heat Incentive, a financial support scheme launched by UK government to encourage uptake of renewable heating among domestic and non-domestic consumers. With a motto to promote renewable heat usage, it brings forth amazing benefits.

(Gotta love this guy’s name! – Ed) In a bid to improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, the British government has introduced a handful of incentives to landlords to maximise the economic potential of their properties. The idea behind …

From Guest Blogger Sustainafreak: Green Property Incentives in the UK – Effective or Not? Read More »

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