Here’s an article that mirrors my main take on the migration to renewable energy: it’s going to happen very rapidly, whether we have an “Apollo-like” mission to do it or not. Now, there are a few things that government could do …
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Do We Need an “Apollo-like” Mission To Replace Fossil Fuels with Renewable Energy Resources?
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Top Clean Energy Opportunities for Accredited Investors
Over the past six years, I’ve sunk an enormous amount of time and other resources into vetting literally thousands of renewable energy business concepts to winnow out what I believe to be the very best investment opportunities in this arena. …
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A Sustainable Approach to Energy — Points of Agreement, Disagreement
A reader comments: Come on Craig, admit it, you and (conservative reader) MarcoPolo are really one and the same… Gotcha didn’t I? Lol. Kind of like Clark Kent and Superman, I suppose? No, in fact, MarcoPolo and I disagree on almost …
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The Energy End-Game: Huge Money Flowing Into Renewables
A reader notes (and I paraphrase): The oil companies are the strongest force on the planet, and they are the problem with respect to a path toward a sustainable approach to energy. I don’t think we can expect oil companies …
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Books on Renewable Energy Sometimes Made Part of College Syllabi
A reader notes: I want to share with you my recent appointment at (a leading management and technology university) as an Adjunct Professor. I will be charged with teaching and mentoring students in their doctoral and graduate management programs, and …
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Why Venture Capital Isn't Embracing CleanTech
In 2011, I did a talk on clean energy and transportation at the incredibly palatial Biltmore in downtown Los Angeles (pictured), at the conclusion of which a gentleman introduced himself and told me about a zero-emissions vehicle he was building. …
What To Make Of This? "Credit Suisse Projects ~85% Of US Energy Demand Growth Coming From Renewables Through 2025"
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo placed a three-part note on my pieces on the Low Carbon Investment conference and this one on Amory Lovins, which I summarize as follows: 1) Amory Lovins isn’t really credible. 2) The study from Yale University suggesting …
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Amory Lovins and His 40 Year Energy Plan
Whenever I encounter someone who believes that a huge penetration of variable energy resources (mainly solar and wind) can only come with the advent of cost-effective energy storage, I always recommend this presentation from energy innovator Amory Lovins. I’ve seen …
The Bleak Future for the Power Utilities
MarcoPolo, a politically conservative reader from Australia, writes: Solar power will continue to grow in importance as part of every developed nation’s energy dynamic. With growing popularity, it will provide problems for the older distribution power utilities, that must not …
Is the Migration to Renewable Energy a Revolution or an Evolution?
In response to my piece “Heard It At the Low Carbon Investors Conference, frequent commenter “MarcoPolo” writes: Nobody is saying that research and investment into alternate energy technologies, is dead. Nor would any reasonable person suggest that alternate energy technologies, …
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