It’s not practical for every homeowner to renovate their entire home in the interest of going green. Luckily, there are simple changes you can make to gradually increase your home’s efficiency. These home maintenance tasks are easy ways to reduce …
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Given the Immanent Extinction of the African Elephant, What Should We Be Thinking About the Future of Humankind?
African elephants will likely become extinct by 2020 if the current widespread poaching continues. Long-time ranger and conservationist Rory Young says that given the current rate of slaughter, he’s “absolutely convinced” that African elephants could indeed be annihilated in the …
Renewable Energy Job Creation
I had a very interesting meeting yesterday in Washington D.C. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill with Randy Flood, a fellow who’s been an important part of the law-making process at the federal level since the early …
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Social Attitudes Towards Energy Policy Can Change Quickly
The migration of the farmers out of the Oklahoma dust bowl in the 1930s was a story of gut-wrenching passion and sorrow, but the mainstream press in the U.S. was completely uninterested in covering it—until a very specific instant in …
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Crowd Funding in Renewable Energy
I’m constantly asked about the validity of crowd funding as a potential source of capital for the clean energy projects we support here at 2GreenEnergy. There are many good case studies of success here, which is why I recommend that …
From Guest Blogger Anago: Environmentally Friendly Fitness Facilities
Many different industries around the world are now going green in an attempt to help the planet, curb corporate expenditure and decrease excess waste. Regardless of if you own or work for a large or small business, many companies are …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: Will Natural Gas Powered Vehicles Ever Become Mainstream?
Considering that America has some of the biggest natural gas reserves in the world, and gasoline has become extremely expensive in the past few years, it makes a lot of sense to start using it as vehicle fuel on a …
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Carl Jung Had a Radical Theory — But Was He Right?
Yesterday was the birthday of Carl Jung (pictured here). Jung is considered “the father of analytic psychology,” and is best known for his work in which he noticed that there are numerous commonalities in the mythology and folklore of many …
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From Guest Blogger Deepi: Briquetting Machine Is Beneficial For Renewable Energy Industry
Energy is the medium to growth and human development. It has, today become a basic human need that is required to improve individual quality of life and support economic and social growth. On the other hand, renewable energy also has …
Renewable Energy Has Not Killed Coal-Fired Power Plants
A reader notes: Over the last 10 years or so the number of coal industry jobs has fallen approximately due to automation, not solar or other advancements in clean energy. Yes, the few jobs left may be threatened by solar, …
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