Author: Craig Shields

I wanted to write a follow-on to yesterday’s post on Renewable Energy in the Mainstream. From a business perspective, will there be people who become fantastically wealthy from the migration to renewables — and from sustainability more generally? You bet. …

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A reader in New Zealand wants to discuss his new generation internal combustion engine (ICE), designed to take full advantage of the high power density available with the two/stroke engine principle while overcoming the inherent limitations of the conventional design. …

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Guest blogger Garth notes: In the past, many people spent the extra dollars on green products mostly so they could feel good about themselves. That changed with the economic down turn and the number of green purchasers dramatically dropped. Here’s …

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As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m electrified by Bill Paul – by his energy level, by his passion for New Energy, and by his love of great writing. I guess that’s what 20 years as a staff writer in …

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I’m trying to learn about biomimicry, learning from and then emulating natural forms, processes, and ecosystems to create more sustainable and healthier human technologies and designs.  And this learning process just led me to one of the most profound experiences …

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Andrew, very smart fellow, writes: So Craig, it sounds like you are starting to believe that the “big” corporations (at least some of the automotive OEMS and utilities) are not actually devils. If that is correct — welcome to the …

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A number of politicians and economists who seem to think that “going green” would represent a huge financial burden to Corporate America need to pay closer attention to Wal-Mart. For this giant retailer, going green means appealing to shoppers 25-35 …

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James Woolsey wrote an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal this morning. Mr. Woolsey is a former director of the CIA, has served in four administrations, is a foreign policy expert and Rhodes Scholar. He is also dedicated …

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Probably next Thursday, Earth Day, the Kerry-Graham-Liberman climate-change bill will be announced by Obama at the White House. Every “green” stock traded on Wall Street should benefit, although the impact could be only temporary. Expect electric utilities to sell off, …

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Despite the current economic malaise and the stalemate over “capping” carbon, the global wind power industry will grow 160% between now and 2014, according to a just-released forecast from the Global Wind Energy Council. China and the US will lead …

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