With the start of this year, many homeowners are making the right choice to go green. Environmentally friendly products help save money in the long run and protect our planet’s future. Achieving a green home takes more than changing out a few light bulbs.
Think about the Big Picture (more…)
I’ve long believed that Royal Dutch Shell is the least obnoxious of the big oil companies (though I may be wrong).
Here, Ben van Beurden, Shell’s CEO explains why he thinks the oil industry needs to take a more active role in the conversation about climate change and become “less aloof.” He suggests Big Oil’s acknowledging that climate change isn’t a hoax, supporting legislation that would put a price on carbon (via a “well-executed” system), and admitting that renewables are “an indispensable part of the future energy mix.” (more…)
I thought I’d publish this conversation I’m having with one of our 2GreenEnergy interns, as it gives me an opportunity to remind readers about Homer Energy.
It all began when I first published the intern’s article on energy trends in Brazil and wrote back:
Craig: Do you mind telling me a little bit more about exactly what you’re studying? I would certainly give a great deal to be in your shoes once again.
Intern: I’m so glad and excited with your publication. (more…)
I’m part of a large email group that promotes the concept of “advanced nuclear.” Most of these people are extremely well-informed, intelligent, and kind people. Some, however, have a bizarre hatred for renewables, like the guy who started this conversation:
Guy: Raping nature to save nature.
Craig: I have to say that you people keep my guessing. There are so many smart people in this email group, and then I get this (linked below) baseless anti-intellectual hogcrap that even the idiots watching Fox News right now wouldn’t buy. I never cease to be amazed…. (more…)
A smart and considerate reader sent me this earlier:
Craig – First off, please let me know if I am sending you too many emails.
I’ve been following news on carbon sequestration, including a recent article about a proof of concept in Iceland where CO2 together with water is injected into volcanic rock and becomes part of the rock. Which seems better than basically inflating a large balloon deep under the surface and hoping it doesn’t ever leak, but still not that good, because (1) Iceland, which has lots of volcanic rock, doesn’t need to sequester carbon, and (2) it uses a LOT of water. (more…)
Of the 4363 previous posts I’ve written here, a few have no connection to clean energy or sustainability at all—and this one is an example. Occasionally I like to communicate something on the subject of writing itself, not that I believe I’m any good at it, but rather that I spend a good deal of time doing it, and so I’m more tuned into it than the average person.
Novelist and travel writer Pico Iyer said: (more…)
Peter Buck sent me another article just now, accompanied by a few words: Here’s another article (which I coincidentally also found yesterday). This one includes graphs that seem to show that onshore wind prices aren’t falling very much but are already cheaper than most fossil generation, and that PV is falling fast and if it keeps on doing so will soon be in the fossil range.
Thanks very much, Peter. Of course, this will ultimately put a spear through the entire fossil industry. (more…)
There are many eco/green businesses looking for funding in order to start or grow their businesses. The problem is that most financial institutions, like banks, shy away from lending such businesses because they consider green businesses risky.
Fortunately, there is a solution in form of car title loans that provide funding for eco/green businesses. (more…)
It’s difficult to find a way to stay carbon neutral when the romantic season comes upon us. You don’t want to disappoint the love of your life even if you really do have plans to save the planet and live more sustainably. The truth is that Valentine’s Day gets us spending billions each year and most of it is going on very un-green products, from chocolates to cards, and even that special set of underwear, tradition bids us to buy in ever greater quantities.
So if you are truly trying to cut down on your carbon footprint this February 14th, then here are some tips from the Renewable Energy Hub to help you out. (more…)
Peter Buck writes: I found this article interesting–along the lines you propose in “Bullish” (on Renewable Energy) i.e., that solar and wind power will be the cheapest forms of energy in the future.
Thanks very much, Peter. Yes, this really is happening, and for the exact reasons I lay out in the book; it’s gratifying to see them printed in such an august publication. (more…)
