I spent a couple of hours yesterday evening at the “New Ventures Forum” at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB). Guests had the opportunity to meet a total of 22 different teams of students, some of them Ph.D. …
Category: Renewables – Business
Marketing and Promotion – Not All Products Serve Society As Well As Cleantech, and Not All Advertising Tactics Are Morally Defensible
I hope you’ll check out this video on advertising and ethics. It sure spoke to me – especially considering my background: 25+ years as a marketing consultant to the Fortune 500, helping the IT giants (IBM, Hewlett-Packard, etc.) generate demand …
How Feasible Is a Migration Away from Fossil Fuels, Technologically and Economically?
Mark Z. Jacobson is a researcher at Stanford University who has made a splash recently with his findings that, both technologically and economically, it’s possible for us to migrate away from fossil fuels in the direction of renewable energy. He’s …
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We Should Help Our Top Corporations Embrace Sustainability
Obviously, a great deal of immorality exists in both our public and private sectors. Whether we’re talking about the purveyors of junk food, cigarettes, assault weapons, clothing made by children, or, more familiarly, oil and coal, it’s common for certain …
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GreenTechMedia’s “The Energy Gang” – Discussing the Future of the Electrical Utilities
Here’s a post in response to this week’s podcast from GreenTechMedia called “The Energy Gang,” which features a couple of people I’ve come to know fairly well through the years. One is the show’s brilliant young host Stephen Lacey, formerly …
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From Guest Blogger Romeo Demes: Five Ways to Make Your Business Greener – The Guide For Eco-Friendly Business Owners
Adopting eco-friendly practices is one of the most strategically important decisions a business can make. Apart from saving the environment, becoming greener can reduce business costs and even improve the business’ standing in the eyes of customers and potential customers. …
University of California at Santa Barbara Provides A Home for Numerous Cleantech Projects
Sunday’s hike took a friend and me to the top of the Santa Ynez Mountains, from which I took this photo of the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands about 15 miles off the coast. That little strip at the …
The Future of Renewable Energy
In his discussion of my recent post on the need for a sane energy policy, Marc Vendetti comments on the importance of energy storage: One of the larger impediments to renewables being viewed as a complete replacement for fossils….is storage. …
From Guest Blogger Conor MacGuire: A Beginner’s Guide to Renewable Energy
A beginner can get bamboozled by the amount of data available on renewable energy technologies. Renewables basically utilize energy sources that will never run out. They are mostly derived from the sun either indirectly or directly. Keep reading to find out more.
The Venture Capital Community Could Benefit from Better Judgment Re: The Enormous Demographic of Eco-Conscious Young People
Is it just me, or has the quality of judgment of the venture capital community experienced major slippage lately? Obviously there are the extremely visible failures like Fisker Automotive and Solyndra (yes, both were also backed with public dollars). But …
