Ironically, of all the renewable energy investment opportunities I like, the one that’s attracting the most interest over the last week or so is my collection of 20-or-so run-of-river hydrokinetics projects in Brazil—despite the World Cup. Apparently, the whole country’s …
Author: craigshields
“DamNation” Examines the Legitimacy of Hydro-Electric Dams
The movie “DamNation” is screening tonight at a local church. Though I haven’t seen it, I know enough about it to summarize it as follows: Damming up our nation’s rivers has come at a vast environmental cost, and it’s time …
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Morgan Stanley: Tesla Motors Is World’s Most Important Automaker
Here’s a good example of an important phenomenon in today’s world: things change very quickly. Apparently, Morgan Stanley believes that Tesla Motors is now the world’s most important automaker. Could anyone have predicted this a few short years ago? Or, …
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Petitions on Energy, the Environment, and Everything Else But the Kitchen Sink
I wonder how many 2GreenEnergy readers are barraged with requests to sign petitions on issues regarding energy, the environment, or some random political issue. In truth, I sign several each week—not that I’m sure I’m doing any real amount of …
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The Nuclear Energy Debate in a Nutshell
Yesterday, a Canadian judge sided with Greenpeace in its claim against Ontario Power Generation, that its proposed “Darlington New Nuclear project” poses unacceptable levels of environmental risk, especially with the respect to the disposal of waste. To me, this is …
From Guest Blogger Lizzie: Energy Efficiency — Five Ways to Keep Your House Cooler this Summer
As temperatures climb, keeping your home cool jumps to the top of your list of priorities. Stock up on popsicles, fill the ice maker, set out the sprinklers, and follow these five tips to keep your house cooler this summer. …
From Guest Blogger Anago: Restaurants that Practice Going Green
When you typically hear people talk about “green restaurants,” you might assume it’s a conversation regarding vegetarian places to eat. However, a green restaurant actually refers to a business that prides itself on being run in an eco-friendly way. Over …
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Despite Heavy Protest, Canada Approves Northern Gateway Pipeline: Sad But Not Unexpected
Rebecca McKenzie, one of our great interns who did a ton of excellent work in the early days of our sister site SustainabilityRoleModels.com, wrote me a sad note just now: Hi Craig, Did you see this article on Canada’s approval …
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The EPA’s Justifications for Its Power Plant Regulations
If there is one thing that people of all political persuasions can agree upon, it’s that “opinion” and “news” are two different things, and that editorials should not be presented as if they were fact. This is why I cringed …
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New York’s Radical New Approach to Utility Regulation
Apparently, the State of New York is on a path to uproot its current approach to utility regulation and establish an altogether new structure by which consumers are encouraged to buy and sell power that they generate in a distributed …
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