Author: craigshields

Linked here is a prototype Green Home just done this year in California (of course). (Note: Clicking the link downloads the file.)  It has 3 bedrooms / 3 baths, is 1,700 sq. ft. and targeted to sell for $ 300,000.00. …

From Guest-Blogger Don Harmon: Prototype Green Home Read More »

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I had a terrific time introducing myself to a room full of investors yesterday at the Maverick Angels’ Christmas party.  I really like these people: bright, articulate, successful, and altruistic.  I got some really good engagement from half a dozen …

Investment Club Likes Cleantech Business Opportunities Read More »

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Like me, you are inundated with requests for financial support.  We write annual checks to our old schools out of a sense of loyalty, and profound gratitude for what we took away.  But beyond that, where does smart philanthropy go? …

Consider a Donation to Sustainability in the Holiday Season Read More »

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Apparently, the city of Indianapolis is in the process of changing out its entire fleet of non-police cars and trucks with electric vehicles.  I hope this comes amidst an entire rethinking of the way the city addresses the issue of …

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2GreenEnergy supporter Don Harmon of LiFeBATT, Inc.  just sent me this article about the piece that came out of the University of Delaware recently, presenting the possibility of a complete migration to renewable energy by 2030.  The discussion that follows is interesting, …

Migration to Renewable Energy Read More »

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When Hive Lighting did its presentation at this year’s Clean Business Investment Summit, I remember thinking, “Wow, this is really good.  A true breakthrough in lighting for film-making and still photography that combines advantages in quality, cost, and energy efficiency.”  …

Lighting Breakthrough Combines Advantages in Quality, Cost, Energy Efficiency Read More »

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In the United States, transmission and distribution losses accounted for 260 teraWatt-hours (billion kWhs) of energy last year.  Here’s a report in which Duke Energy, Silver Spring Networks and Power Analytics share their strategies for cutting these distribution losses, thus …

Smart Grid Distribution Automation Read More »

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According to the Writer’s Almanac, Tuesday was the birthday of:  American short-story author Grace Paley. She grew up in an immigrant neighborhood in the Bronx, where she was surrounded by a wide variety of languages. Her own parents spoke Yiddish and Russian …

W. H. Auden: Writers Should “Talk Their Own Language” Read More »

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This is incredible.  I had to view it twice.  It’s another reason why we have to focus on China as a country that is soaring ahead of us in so many areas. This 30-story hotel took 15 days to build! …

From Guest-Blogger Penny McCracken: Chinese Construction – Unbelievable Read More »

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In response to my recent piece on mass transit, frequent contributor and very bright fellow Tim Kingston writes: I fully support mass transit within an urban area — subways, etc.  What I don’t support is intercity public transportation like the …

Sustainable Transportation and Intercity High-Speed Rail Read More »

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