(WASHINGTON, DC) “You know what electrons are, right? They make this thing called electricity, and that can be bad stuff…like lightning strikes and power outages,” said U.S. President Donald Trump as he signed into effect an executive order that will convert the U.S. electrical grid from alternating to direct current over the next five years, at a cost experts put at roughly $35 trillion, or approximately twice the GDP. (more…)
According to recent reports, green and eco-friendly homes tend to sell for more than others. Let’s review the hard numbers on eco-friendly home sales and discuss the trends that result in green homes selling faster and for more than their counterparts.
The Hard Numbers (more…)
For many travelers, finding safe and familiar food to eat is often a challenge, especially in destinations where the food culture is different from home. If you’re a vegan, the challenge is even bigger, but it’s certainly possible to find a way around it. Even in the most remote destinations, you can still find something vegan. (more…)
As shown at left and discussed in this article from Bloomberg, Germany’s massive installation of wind (on top of its solar) has, for the first time, pushed its electricity generation from renewable sources above that of coal and nuclear.
As we enter this time of festivity, let’s celebrate our accomplishments of the past, i.e., the enormous contributions that fossil fuels have made to our society, while welcoming in the glories of the future, as we move to new forms of clean energy, so as to prevent climate catastrophe. (more…)
I’d like you to ask yourself this quick question, and answer it as honestly as you can: Do you think we’ll still have a civilization here on Earth, in any meaningful sense of the world, in 100 years? (more…)
Once a month, I get together with a small panel of angel investors at the local chapter of an international group called the Keiretsu Forum, where we review a few cleantech business plans, as presented by representatives of these forms’ executive team. Some of these focus on areas that are a bit foreign to me, e.g., life sciences. But others are right up my alley: alt-fuel transportation, energy efficiency, and occasionally clean energy. (more…)
Planning and beginning an outdoor home renovation can be a stressful time, so it’s understandable that many homeowners temporarily forget to follow environmentally friendly practices. However, failing to do so can cause both immediate and long-term damage to the ecology of your area. (more…)
In truth, the most controversial aspects of the proposals for tax reform have little to do with renewable energy investment opportunities; astonishingly, most of the discussion here is focused on the legitimacy of trickle-down economics, the broadly discredited notion that tax relief for the rich creates incentives for job creation. This might be an interesting conversation, were it not for two things: (more…)
Those of us who are concerned about the ongoing capacity of our planet to support life are looking forward to the day on which our civilization extracts and burns its last lump of coal. But is this a simple matter? No, far from it. (more…)
It is more important for businesses to be environmentally friendly than ever before. Going green is not just good for the environment but also good for the bottom line; businesses can actually save a lot of money by opting for eco-friendly solutions and implementing basic policies. (more…)
