Volvo is now jumping into the electric car market. The automaker recently unveiled two concept vehicles that were designed and built to ultimately support the company’s first all-electric vehicles to go into production. Both of vehicles will utilize Compact Modular Architecture platforms, a technology commonly used for small vehicles. (more…)
It appears that these folks at the American Energy Society are in the process of putting together a forum for energy professionals of all types to connect with one another, which, of course, is essentially what we at 2GreenEnergy have been doing over the past eight years.
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I’m always amused when people on Facebook throw out “facts” that have no basis in reality. Where do they get the idea that they can make things up and people will believe them unquestioningly? I mean, it’s not like one of our candidates for U.S. President does this, right? 🙂
Seriously, here’s a conversation that I just copied out of FB to make this precise point. (more…)
I have a great deal of respect and admiration for Jigar Shah, the founder of SunEdison, author of Creating Climate Wealth, and former CEO of Carbon War Room, the global organization founded by Richard Branson and Virgin United. And apparently, he thinks that I’ve made at least some contribution for the forwarding of good ideas in cleantech as well; the endorsement that this clean energy icon wrote for my most recent book (Bullish on Renewable Energy) reads as follows:
I like Craig’s effortless command of the written language, but, more importantly, I appreciate his multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable energy. (more…)
Most people that use a computer also print out items on paper. In an office environment, documents and graphic items get printed on a frequent basis. As you can appreciate, a lot of paper gets used in those applications.
The majority of home and business printer users opt for the cheapest paper they can get. Despite the obvious cost advantage, there is one downside: the environmental impact. (more…)
We live in the age when consumerism has reached its peak and everyone uses plenty of energy which can harm both our pockets and the environment. Luckily, technology, too, is reaching its highest levels, which can help us reduce the damage to our planet and lower our bills. That is why our homes can use a bit of automation.
Lighting Controls (more…)
The University of California at Santa Barbara has, arguably, the best and most robust graduate program in environmental science and management in the world. Called the Bren School, it offers masters and PhD degrees to extremely well-qualified students, and puts them through incredible journeys of learning and understanding. (more…)
According to the Writer’s Almanac, it was on this date in 1838 that Frederick Douglass boarded a train to escape from slavery. Douglass, a statesman of amazing wisdom and courage, is best known to us today for these lines:
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
Think of that the next time you turn on your television set and see protesters, whether their concern is an oil pipeline, an unjust incarceration, or a hateful presidential candidate–and wonder why those crazy people would sacrifice their time and often their freedom for what they believe.
By trying to help the Earth be a better place, your business is doing a great service. You deserve attention from the world, especially from consumers who are similarly concerned with being green. Properly marketing to that environmentally conscious audience can be the boost in sales you are looking for.
I volunteer on Quora.com to answer questions on renewable energy, and, even though I signed up for that specific category, I come across some really stimulating queries that are totally unrelated. Today, for instance, someone asked: What’s the weirdest aspect of your culture?”
It’s really hard to know where to start on that one. (more…)
