Author: craigshields

Geothermal energy is a growing field in the United States and the world. As we look for more sources of clean energy that can be used by consumers at low costs, geothermal energy is becoming a commonsense solution. It is …

From Guest Blogger Monica Gomez: What is the Future of Geothermal Energy in the US? Read More »

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Home automation has come a long way from when the first caveman bred a colony of glowworms to illuminate his stickman murals. Now, homes have IQs. At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, hosted January 6-9 in Las Vegas, the best …

From Guest Blogger Blake Meredith: Consumer Electronics Show 2015 Home Automation Technologies | Smart & Green Read More »

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My colleague Jim Greenberg from Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation published something today that I wanted to pass along.  Here’s a pithy excerpt. The observation that investing in fossil fuels is getting riskier is shared by some major players in the …

How Much Oil Company Stock Do You Want To Be Holding When Snow and Ice Fall? Read More »

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Here’s an article in Forbes that makes the same point that I do in chapter eight of my new book: Bullish on Renewable Energy, i.e., volatility has a cost. The cost of energy from fossil fuels depends on the cost …

Why Lower Oil Prices Aren’t Bad for Clean Energy Read More »

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I often lament that I’m never financially involved in the multi-billion solar and wind projects.  Generally, each one happens with its own inner sanctum of bankers and lawyers. It’s hard not to envy them, though, as I add no value …

Don’t Envy the Developers of Every Large Solar and Wind Project Read More »

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Let me introduce this new form of transportation. I can’t claim that it’s sexy–only that it’s unique and that it will be worth the 90 seconds you spent checking it out. And I thought I had this whole subject really …

New Style of Transportation for the 21st Century: Not Sexy, But Unique Read More »

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Just as the tragedy in Paris last Wednesday was the blackest single moment in the history of free speech that the civilized world has ever known, last Thursday saw an immediate change of direction.  Chairman of the FCC (U.S. Federal Communications Commission) Tom …

Incredible Turnaround in the Future of Free Speech Read More »

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Although I do try to cut up occasionally in some of these posts, there’s not too much humor in the basic theme: the heartlessness of the oil companies, the realities of climate disruption and so forth.   For that reason, I …

Nothing Too Funny About Ruthless Oil Companies, So…. Read More »

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Since I’m more involved in free speech than the average man-on-the-street, I should note that I was deeply saddened to wake up this morning to learn that nine people, publishers of a satirical magazine in Paris, had been murdered.  It’s …

Tragedy in Paris Read More »

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When U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office in early 2017, he will have left behind him innumerable elements of progress in the direction of a clean energy future. Obviously, all eyes are on the Keystone Pipeline just now, but that …

Obama Administration’s Progress Toward Renewable Energy and Sustainability More Generally Read More »

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