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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Plastic Materials and Our Environment--What We Can Do BetterSomewhere around five billion plastic bags are used each year around the globe. Plastic materials are products that have made our busy on the go lives much easier and we have become dependent on them.  As quickly as they appear in our lives, that much quicker we choose to throw these plastics in the trash without even the slightest afterthought of where these products end up or their impact on the environment. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Business

Facts on Eco Finance and Its ImplementationEco finance is actually a phenomenon that is known to integrate the financial world and the business world with eco-friendly behaviour. This is supposed to be an arena involving several participants including business and individual consumers, investors, producers and even financial lenders.  Eco finance may be expressed in various ways as per the participant. Eco finance is driven by financial incentives, an intense desire to safeguard and preserve Mother Earth or may be a combination of the two. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change

A dear friend from the southern part of Germany writes: I thought this article might interest you.  Somebody’s gotta do it! America’s Congress is ignoring one of the biggest problems of all time, global warming/climate change.  America’s entrepreneurs, however, are not.

That’s wonderful. Not coincidentally, I have a chapter in my most recent book, Bullish on Renewable Energy, devoted to this entire idea. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Fossil Fuels

Heartland Institute Is Always On the AttackIt’s been a while since I wrote something on the brazen evil represented by the Koch-funded Heartland Institute, so I thought it might be time to rectify that.  Linked below is an article that will make your skin crawl. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Sustainability and the Human DietI want to take a moment and introduce readers to the thoughts of J. Morris Hicks. As you’ll see in his remarks linked here and pasted below, the fellow has undergone a wonderful evolution in his work with respect to the priorities that he places on various aspects of our lives.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Electric Vehicles

Oil, Coal, and Electric TransportationA reader points out:

To replace coal we do not have to also displace oil. It is a common misunderstanding to equate oil companies with our general energy needs. 70% of refined oil products are used in transportation. 20% for heating and 10% for other petrochemicals like fertilizer and pesticides (approx.). So while it may be true that the world “runs” on oil, it gets most of its work done on electricity. 40% of carbon emissions come from making electricity. Although the electrical energy mix varies a great deal, overall less than 1% comes from oil. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

Are "Good Ideas" in Energy Necessarily "Big?"On my piece: “Good Ideas in Clean Energy Are Actually Quite Rare,” longtime 2GreenEnergy supporter “BreathOnTheWind” notes:

We seem to expect renewable resources to be a plug and play replacement for fossil fuels. On the contrary, renewable energy gathers energy from and depends upon the local environment and our current age. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainable Building

The most conscientious among us are determined to treat our world the way it deserves and adopt an eco-friendly attitude. This approach applies especially to the front lines of greenery that are within our domain, the gardens we landscape to increase curb appeal. Here are some ideas to maximize that environmentally benign style of living. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

Which Household Materials Are Best for the Environment?It’s safe to say that a lot of people in society are starting to become more sensitive towards their environmental footprint. While not every has jumped on the “save the Earth” bandwagon, a lot of people who wouldn’t have been recycling just a few years ago now are. (more…)

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

The Upcycling Effect at HomeWe all want to improve our green credentials and one of the key ways we can do this is by preventing items, which still have valuable life, ending up in landfill. We are moving away from being a throwaway society and instead embracing values which make for more eco-friendly living. (more…)

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