Here’s a conversation I just had with a reader – one that I have in various forms at the rate of several per month.
Reader: Have you seen this yet? That’s why we need to get EVs in everyone’s hands. No mention of cost. (more…)
I’ll be leaving home next Tuesday before dawn for a series of appointments in the Bay Area. Perhaps the meeting about which I’m most excited is with the San Francisco office of Greentech Capital Advisors. I’m constantly trying to expand my network of relationships with the top people in the world of bringing together solid cleantech concepts with sources of investment capital, and a friend of a friend in their Zurich office was good enough to arrange this conversation.
Should I wear a tie? If this meeting were in Zurich (or one of their other offices in London or New York), there’d be no question. San Francisco can go either way, so to speak. I suppose since we’ll be in the financial district, I guess I’ll dress up. My closet-full of suits and ties from the old days doesn’t see as much action as it did in the days before all this was liberalized.
Aldous Huxley would be 119 years old today. I read his Brave New World in a course I had in college called “Social Ideals and Ideal Societies,” which I took for a very noble reason: a pretty girl I liked had signed up for it.
According to the Writer’s Almanac: (more…)
Here’s a good article that analyzes the eco-friendliness of electric transportation that makes a point that I try to emphasize in my discussions on the subject: the EV “selection effect.” The vast majority of EV buyers at this point make their decision based on their interest in protecting and preserving the environment, and are extremely likely to charge their cars with solar energy, i.e., “green people buy green cars and green electricity.” (more…)
South America is facing environmental issues, from water issues to air pollution to waste removal and overcrowded landfills.
While some of these are being dealt with, others are worsening and in turn, health issues are affected.
Here’s a look at some of the issues in South America and how the green movement is coming into play.
Air Pollution (more…)
Writing for the Motley Fool, Katie Spence opines that the low price ($41,350 less incentives) for the neat little BMW i3 (pictured here) is seriously bad news for competitors of various types. The most obvious, head-on-head player is the Nissan Leaf, another smallish all-electric whose models run from $28,800 (LEAF S) to $34,840 (LEAF SL). (more…)
I’m glad to see that France is back in the news with respect to renewable energy and electric transportation. According to this article, the EV battery market there is predicted to experience a compound annual growth rate of over 44%! (more…)
Going green is a global movement as climate change, loss of natural resources, and other biodiversity issues are impacting the entire planet.
Spain has had a bright future in renewable energy, in fact President Obama pointed to the efforts of Spain as a model for other countries.
Efforts were made to encourage investors to put money into renewable energy in the country, while government subsidies seemed to secure Spain’s green future. (more…)
Green initiatives are picking up steam as people around the world become more and more concerned with their environment, and with taking care of it.
Many companies and organizations have taken their message to social media, including Google Plus, to reach a wider audience.
Though they’ve achieved varying degrees of success, these companies are making an effort to change the world, one post at a time.
Here are a few of their stories: (more…)
In days gone by, fashions were timeless and clothes were made to last. Nowadays, fads are passing, clothes are extremely cheap and the realities of our disposable wardrobe are grim. In this regard, the self-proclaimed eco-friendly fabrics are not the only reason of making “green garments”, if you practice “sustainable fashion”, the information has reached you that where these clothes come from, who manufactures them and what is the process that make them eco-friendly. (more…)
