Author: craigshields

For his final project in his Environmental Horticulture class, I’m helping my son write a paper called “Water, Energy, and Food – How Shortages Are Affecting Us All,” and I thought readers may be interested in how we’re attacking the …

Water, Energy, and Food – How Shortages Are Affecting Us All Read More »

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In the few days since the U.S-based report on climate change was published, several people have asked me if I believe the document will mark a turning point in Americans’ attitudes and behaviors on the subject.   My response: No.  Make …

Obama Administration’s Report on Climate Change Won’t Change Much, But Environmentalists Are Making Progress Anyway Read More »

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I loved my 1972 VW Beetle. It was the car my mom bought when I was a baby, and I spent many childhood hours riding in it and, when my parents replaced it, playing in, on, and around it. When …

From Guest Blogger Writer MC: Classic Car to Electric Car–an Easy Experiment Read More »

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Although BMW has been working on the development of plug-in hybrid technology for a while now, it has yet to introduce a hybrid vehicle to the market. They recently launched their first all-electric car, the i3, in several markets, including …

From Guest Blogger Jordan: BMW Announces X5 Plug-in Hybrid To Go Into Production Read More »

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Biomass briquetting plant is the green business for manufacturing Eco fuel briquettes from biomass feedstock. Since the 1970’s the scientific community has been interested in converting biomass to energy. In the beginning, there was not much interest as the world …

From Guest Blogger Deepi Makwana: Biomass Briquetting Plant – Meet A Green Business Read More »

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HVAC is an abbreviation for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. An HVAC system controls the temperature within a structure or house. The system takes the temperature of the area, then, takes note of the desired temperature. When there is a …

From Guest Blogger Alia: Environmentally Friendly HVAC Read More »

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I just had an interesting call from a fellow in Germany who introduced me to “faux trees,” i.e., artificial photosynthesis, performed to remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Here is one of those many cases where just because a concept doesn’t …

Can We Use Artificial Photosynthesis to Remove CO2 from the Atmosphere? Read More »

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I had lunch yesterday at the American Wind Energy Association conference with an interesting gentleman who, quite successfully from what I could discern, develops PV and wind projects in the U.S. and Latin America.  The actual business model varies: where …

The Campaign to Discredit Clean Energy Can Only Intensify Read More »

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It appears that 2GreenEnergy has taken on another eager and extremely bright intern, Audrey Cook, who lives close enough to me (Orange County, CA) that periodically meeting her in person won’t be too difficult.  Audrey’s background and interest lies in the …

New 2GreenEnergy Intern to Explore “The Truth About Batteries” Read More »

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Yesterday, I attended the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo, in Long Beach, California. The show was dominated not by electric transportation (though EVs did enjoy a certain representation) but by natural gas.  There was also some representation of biofuels, in particular, …

Alternative Clean Transportation Expo — Biofuels from Algae Read More »

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