Frank for Florida writes: Hi Craig. I think that people need to go back in history, and they will find that the renewable energy industry is NOT the first major industry to get subsidies from the government. In the next 25 to 50 years, we will have been sitting around looking at each other over a very depleted earth as far as natural resources go, and say. “What the hell happened?” (more…)
Clean air is an important concern for those who deal with breathing difficulties such as COPD or asthma, but it is just as important for those who don’t suffer from any health problems related to breathing. Your indoor air supply can be more polluted than you realize because modern homes tend to be well-sealed and insulated, which can affect the escape of volatile organic compounds. Good ventilation is important, but you also need to be aware of these additional steps that can help you to ensure that the air circulating in your home is clean. (more…)
Have you ever wished you could put a short video presentation on your business card, to help present yourself to thousands of new contacts? Let me introduce “Showble,” an online product that enables smart phone users to hear and see a one-minute-long introduction to a new person or concept.
As an example, here’s something they put together for me. While it’s made to be accessed by a smart phone, most of its features work on any device.
If you’re interested in using this technology, please let me know and I’ll put you in touch with these brilliant people.
Some folks doubt that renewable energy is making an impact and enabling the migration away from fossil fuels, yet these people find themselves on an island that’s getting smaller with each passing day. Here’s an article that describes how the largest independent power producer in the world will announce a strategy for its transition to solar PV, and move away from fossil fuels, in the coming weeks. We’re not talking about some liberal arts college in New England (see pic) putting PV on its dorm roofs or divesting itself of coal and oil; we’re talking about solar energy at an amazing scale, accomplished by an organization that is finely attuned to making profits.
Great time to be alive.
One of my pro-nuke people writes: Clean power, like nuclear, is a “public good”, just like sanitation, clean water, etc. — except in MI, we don’t defile a public good because of short-term economics. If we were seriously concerned with our descendants’ environment, we’d be taxing C at ~$150/ton and paying nukes credits. A whole new world based on reality.
I definitely agree that government needs to move its subsidies from social evils to social goods. I can’t believe I just typed so obvious an assertion. It makes me angry; are we the only people who get this? (more…)
Good times. We just got word that 2GreenEnergy successfully arranged a bridge loan for a client, and, even though it was small ($245K), we have a penchant for celebrating the living bejesus out of any victory, regardless of its size.
In this particular case, a bridge loan is especially valuable, in that it enables operations to continue while the client finishes its “C” round of equity investment. And, insofar as we don’t take on clients unless their products or services improve conditions on the planet, in a certain way, everyone with lungs should be sipping champagne too.
The only secret here, as far as I can discern, is volume; it’s the old adage about throwing enough mud against the wall. Over the years, we’ve amassed a huge set of contacts in the cleantech investment community, as suggested in this presentation.
In any case, as the pic suggests: Cheers.
All of us Americans who use Google (pretty much everyone) know that today is the birthday of Frederick Douglass, one of the most influential forces for social reform in U.S. history. He’s probably best known today for his summary of how social change actually takes place:
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. (more…)
Here’s an article that points to exactly where we’re going as a civilization, or at least, where we need to go. The author’s “Future Earth” program is one that considers Earth science from a holistic perspective. From the article: (more…)
We often forget that CO2 isn’t the only greenhouse gas, and that fossil fuel consumption is not the only contributor to global warming. In fact, even if we’re completely successful in making the migration to renewable energy, we still have serious issues associated with the raising of cows and other ruminants, animals that have contributed 14% of the total GHGs to our atmosphere since (more…)
In this week’s edition of “Green Auto Digest,” my colleague Jon LeSage covers the “nexus” between electric and autonomous vehicles. That such a phenomenon actually exists is certainly good news, as it will accelerate the rate at which we can slowly but steadily diminish the importance of oil as a commodity, while disempowering one of the most malevolent forces on Earth.
Wow. First the “energy-water nexus” and now this. If 2GreenEnergy could experience the same spike in popularity as the word “nexus” has enjoyed recently, I’d be a happy man.
