Category: Renewables – Business

I had the pleasure of attending Infocast’s annual California Energy Summit this week, and I wish to enter a few posts for readers who may be interested in the subject.  Here’s the first of several: As always, there were a …

California Energy Summit, Fabulous As Always, Speaks to Challenges in Demand Response Read More »

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A recent graduate from James Madison University in the central part of Virginia (the gorgeous Shenandoah Valley, pictured here) wanted my advice on U.S.-based career paths available to a young man in renewable energy.  I was happy to spend about …

Career Paths in Renewable Energy in the U.S. – Patience Required Read More »

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After what seems like decades of scientific evidence and expert advice all pointing us in the direction of sustainable fuel, the past few months and years have really shown a turnaround in the ways that we in the UK source …

Contributed by Fiona: Is Renewable Energy Finally About to Boom? Read More »

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During the seven-mile hike I took yesterday with a friend to the top of Gaviota Peak (pictured) and back, we talked a great deal about the stock market, as my companion is very worried that we could be facing a …

Fossil Fuels Are Going Away, And Most of the World Knows It Read More »

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As tremendous amount of intelligence and brains about “sustainability” picks up vapor, one’s framework can get lost in a myriad of terms, views, meanings and possibly, idea delusions. World issues like – sustainability, resource scarcity, labor concerns, environmental costs, economy …

From Guest Blogger Kimberly Grimms: Where Can Sustainable Investments Take You Read More »

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Good news from the State of New York.  These people appear to be in the process of addressing an issue that’s absolutely crucial to a migration to renewable energy; they’re contemplating a wholesale rethinking of the way they regulate their …

Celebrating Change in the Way We Regulate the Power Utilities Read More »

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I see this solar/wind tower thing about once a week, and I have to presume it’s a hoax,  perhaps to see how credulous we green energy folks are, or to test our grasp on sixth-grade math.  It costs $1.5 billion …

Solar/Wind Hoax? Read More »

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Just a short note to mention that I’ve recently finished up marketing/PR projects for four or five clients in cleantech, making me (temporarily) available to take on more work.  If you have a good idea in renewable energy or sustainability …

Taking On New Cleantech Marketing Projects Read More »

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As we recall from Dickens, “… it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, ….” Those …

Can We Achieve a Sustainable Approach to Energy? Many Reasons To Think So, But Just As Many To Be Pessimistic Read More »

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Do you ever wonder how Google customizes/personalizes your search results based on what it thinks you want to know?  If I’m ordering a pizza in Santa Ynez, California, it’s true that I probably don’t want to see listings for Italian …

Does Google’s Personalized Search Present Me Web Pages Slanted in Favor of Environmentalism? Read More »