Author: Craig Shields

More comments from Anil on “clean coal”  companies …. Arch Coal The company is the second largest coal dealer in the US. Arch performed well in the third quarter than in the second quarter because of increased demand for metallurgical …

Cleaner Coal – Continued – From Guest Blogger Anil Read More »

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The economy of the world is growing quickly – especially in highly populated developing nations majorly India and China. With the growth in these economies, the expansion of industries and manufacturing units would be an obvious course of action. It …

Cleaner Coal – from Guest Blogger Anil Read More »

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My friend Cameron Atwood and I frequently discuss the underlying causes by which certain technologies are brought to market, where others never see the light of day. Here’s a small piece of a recent chat for anyone interested. Cameron Atwood: …

Big Energy and Big Conspiracy Read More »

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I happen to be looking through an issue of Car and Driver yesterday and noticed their discussion of the EPA’s struggle to measure and report MPG ratings for plug-in hybrids.  Apparently, there are people who fail to realize that this …

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Read More »

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My blog at Renewable Energy World continues to garner some interesting discussion. In particular, we have an ongoing conversation about clean energy solutions at the individual (e.g., house rooftop) vs. the macro (utility) level. As readers know, I favor aggressively …

Renewables at the Personal Vs. Utility Scale Read More »

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I am new to the Blog section here so I will stick my toe in the water first with a short article about an event that happened this morning.  Mr. Obama in announcing his proposed government budget for the 2011 …

From Guest Blogger Adam: Celebrate Today! Read More »

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Hey — some good news for a change! Progressive change in energy subsidies. “Ask and ye shall receive,” as my father is fond of saying.

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I’ll never forget the first time I heard this expression — which is, of course, a rather crude way of asking if a certain product or service has appeal to one or more target market segments. I was sitting in …

Will the Dogs Eat the Dogfood? Read More »

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We see a great deal of social criticism, lambasting us Americans for being fat, lazy super-consumers. In that vein, frequent commenter Dan Conine writes: Most of the electricity people get (including myself) isn’t necessary. Most of the activities we perform …

Energy Policy — Where's the Solution? Read More »

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In response to my rant on a few recent Supreme Court decisions, frequent commenter Dan Conine writes: “… The government we have is the government we deserve. Though you are correct per se from your point of view, I disagree …

Renewables and the US Government Read More »

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