We at 2GreenEnergy were lucky to have super-intern Louis de Saint Phalle with us for several months this past spring, and we continue to be the beneficiaries of his insightful research into the migration away from fossil fuels in the …
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Ah, Come On — Can’t the Earth Be an “After Planet?”
Today is the anniversary of the first well-known UFO sighting in 1947, a good time to ask readers to ponder the most obvious question related to this phenomenon: Are we alone in the universe? Dr. Michio Kaku, the ubiquitous physics …
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From 2GreenEnergy Intern Louis de Saint Phalle: Shaheen-Portman: A Missed Opportunity in Energy Efficiency
If you’ve been following the recent energy efficiency news, maybe you’ve heard about the Shaheen-Portman bill that got “killed” in the senate one month ago. Also known as the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, it has been re-introduced several …
EMcycle: An E-Bicycle with an Important Twist
It’s been a while since I wrote anything about my friends at EMcycle, whom I interviewed for one of our very first “2GreenEnergy Video Reports” back in 2011. Astonishingly, EMcycle never got the full commitment of support they needed: an …
In the Development of Clean Energy Technology, Heroes Win Prizes, Frauds Go To Prison
I’m happy and proud that many hundred 2GreenEnergy readers have relied on me over the past few years for my feedback on the validity of new concepts in clean energy vis-à-vis the laws of physics. Sadly, though, almost all of …
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Aeroponics and Aquaponics – Amazing Concepts in Sustainable Agriculture
When I was first introduced to aeroponics and aquaponics many years ago, I remember scoffing at the guy on the phone who was pitching the idea that I make it one of my cleantech investment opportunities. “We have millions of …
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From Guest Blogger Rohit: Six Essential Qualities of Smart Green Homes
Focusing on the proficient consumption and conservation of water, heat, electricity and building materials, The Green Homes are a part of the Affordable Green Housing that has minimal impact on the surroundings. Also known as Smart Homes, Smart Green Homes …
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Sungevity Offers Solar Photovoltaics to an Appropriate Audience in Santa Barbara
I just got back from the annual Summer Solstice Festival in Santa Barbara, CA. Needless to say, the demographic make-up of these folks is distinctly left-of-center; it’s a fairly “Age of Aquarius” type of crowd—one in which Fox News fans …
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Solar PV from Samsung Brings Computing to African Schoolrooms
Here’s an article that speaks to a few concepts that are near to my heart: using solar PV to bring computing to a schoolroom, made from a repurposed shipping container, located in rural Africa. Congratulations to Samsung for making this …
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Environmentalism and 20th Century Philosophy
Existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (pictured here) was born on this day in 1905. When I’m asked to define the subject, I say that existentialism is the doctrine that we live in a universe that has no meaning–one that is coldly …
