I’ve long believed that Royal Dutch Shell is the least obnoxious of the big oil companies (though I may be wrong). Here, Ben van Beurden, Shell’s CEO explains why he thinks the oil industry needs to take a more active …
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2GreenEnergy Intern Pursues Interest in Integrating Renewable Energy Into the Grid
I thought I’d publish this conversation I’m having with one of our 2GreenEnergy interns, as it gives me an opportunity to remind readers about Homer Energy. It all began when I first published the intern’s article on energy trends in …
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Environmental Benefits of Wind
I’m part of a large email group that promotes the concept of “advanced nuclear.” Most of these people are extremely well-informed, intelligent, and kind people. Some, however, have a bizarre hatred for renewables, like the guy who started this conversation: …
Carbon Sequestration
A smart and considerate reader sent me this earlier: Craig – First off, please let me know if I am sending you too many emails. I’ve been following news on carbon sequestration, including a recent article about a proof of …
Short Note on Writing
Of the 4363 previous posts I’ve written here, a few have no connection to clean energy or sustainability at all—and this one is an example. Occasionally I like to communicate something on the subject of writing itself, not that I …
Graphs Show Falling Pricing for Solar PV, Wind
Peter Buck sent me another article just now, accompanied by a few words: Here’s another article (which I coincidentally also found yesterday). This one includes graphs that seem to show that onshore wind prices aren’t falling very much but are …
From Guest Blogger Jenny Richards: How Car Title Loan Lenders Can Help Save Eco/Green Businesses
There are many eco/green businesses looking for funding in order to start or grow their businesses. The problem is that most financial institutions, like banks, shy away from lending such businesses because they consider green businesses risky. Fortunately, there is …
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From Guest Blogger Izzie: How to Buy Greener Valentine’s Day Gifts
It’s difficult to find a way to stay carbon neutral when the romantic season comes upon us. You don’t want to disappoint the love of your life even if you really do have plans to save the planet and live …
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According to Science Daily, the Costs of Solar and Wind Continue to Plummet, and Renewable Energy Is Rapidly Replacing Fossil Fuels
Peter Buck writes: I found this article interesting–along the lines you propose in “Bullish” (on Renewable Energy) i.e., that solar and wind power will be the cheapest forms of energy in the future. Thanks very much, Peter. Yes, this really …
Emcycle Likely To Become a Reality
I’m happy to note that the Emcycle (pictured below), an electric bicycle whose design I think is really cool, will probably be going into production soon in Europe. Longtime 2GreenEnergy readers know that I think the world of Emcycle CEO …
