Like Jesse Berst, my colleague at SmartGridNews, I too am suspicious of claims that consumers of electrical power are motivated solely by lower costs. However, I find it hard to believe that some of these other benefits of smart grid, …
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What is Behind the Trend to Autonomous Vehicles?
I’m one of these people who likes to think he has his finger on the pulse of the major trends in his chosen discipline – in my case, clean energy and transportation. If, five years ago, you had wanted to …
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Clean Energy Technology Takes Center Stage in Disaster Relief in the Philippines
As I’ve mentioned, I think the world of my colleague Stuart L. Smits, CEO of New Energy Ventures. Among other things, Stuart is involved in the use of clean energy to rebuild after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. He is acutely …
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From Guest Blogger Heather Roberts: Reasons to Stick to Green Cleaning Methods
Not too many years ago people couldn’t imagine life without their traditional cleaning products and brands that had been used by their parents and grandparents. We used them to clean our kitchen counters, floors, toilets, do our laundry and dishes …
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From Guest Blogger Alex Nicolson: Alternative Energy Technologies Are Held Back by Outdated Accounting Practices
Here’s a post by 2GreenEnergy friend and supporter Alex Nicolson that I think you’ll find interesting: I would like to point out that the green revolution and in particular, renewable and clean energy products such as solar power, wind turbines, …
China To Increase Coal Capacity
As I told the people who interviewed me on yesterday’s “This Green Earth” radio show, “Any energy solution that doesn’t have a positive effect on the emissions being created in China and India isn’t really a solution at all. We …
Podcast from “This Green Earth”
As promised, here is the podcast from my appearance on yesterday’s edition of “This Green Earth,” from NPR affiliate KPCW in Park City, Utah. I’m sure you’ll agree that hosts Nell Larson and Chris Cherniak did a stellar job. As …
Bright Young Man Has Passion for Renewable Energy
I thought readers would enjoy the conversation I had with young Niklas Kennedy: I am in 6th grade. I go to Pacific Grove Middle School (pictured here) and I am doing a project on renewable and clean energy. I would …
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Science Can Save Us, If We’re Wise Enough To Use It
I’m sure many 2GreenEnergy readers here in the U.S. watch our Public Broadcasting System (PBS), a nonprofit organization that says about itself: “PBS and our member stations are America’s largest classroom, the nation’s largest stage for the arts and a …
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From Guest-Blogger Angie Freeman: Five Reasons Green Energy Results in a Happier Society
With global warming an ever present threat, society is doing its best to reverse the damage and embrace green energy. The solar industry grew by 76 percent last year and more than six percent of America currently runs on wind …
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