Category: Renewables – Business

Small world. I’m a member of a tiny, local club:  The Savvy Investors of Santa Barbara.  We have no more than 20 people at our monthly meetings, and take turns doing talks on our areas of expertise.  What are the …

Rinaldo Brutoco Speaks to “Savvy Investors” on Sustainable Energy Policy Read More »

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If you happen to be an accredited investor and haven’t seen the “Investors’ Page” for a while, you may want to have a peek.  It’s a repository for some solid, investment-worthy concepts in clean energy and sustainability more generally, and …

Take a Peek at Investment-worthy Concepts in Clean Energy Read More »

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Writing for EmpowerTheOcean, my colleague Emma Websdale notes that Norway may be making a huge investment in renewable energy, and that, if it happens, …. “it will be an unprecedented shift in both the global investment community and also for …

Norway and Renewable Energy Read More »

Every day across America, tens of millions of people are delivering some type of scrap metal to recycling businesses and making money in the process.  What happens to the metal after it’s been dropped off?

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I had a terrific meeting this afternoon with some very bright and progressive people at Lockheed Martin.  They hope to be huge contributors to the development of a number of different flavors of renewable energy, and I, of course, am …

Lockheed Martin – Making a Difference in Renewable Energy Read More »

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Humankind is watching the “train-wreck in slow motion” that is the decline of the Earth’s natural environment at the hands of our civilization’s reckless energy policy.  And we all know that we will one day acquire the ability to harvest …

Renewable Energy Will Eventually Win the Day – But How, When, and Why? Read More »

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Here in the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the group that regulates the trading of stock in public and privately held companies, has recently lifted its ban on “general solicitation,” meaning that anyone can offer and sell securities …

What Does the Lifting of the Ban on “General Solicitation” Mean to Cleantech Start-ups? Read More »

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It’s always good to see credible people debunking the myth that renewable energy is expensive.  Though there are many possible dimensions to this discussion, Colorado ex-governor Bill Ritter takes the most obvious tack possible in his Wall Street Journal blog, …

Renewable Energy Is Often Extremely Inexpensive Read More »

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My third book, Renewable Energy – Following the Money, is now available on Amazon, as well as in the Barnes and Noble stores (though most stores will need to order it for you). And my good friends at the very …

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When he was asked about the secret of his success, “The Great” Wayne Gretzky replied, “I don’t skate to where the puck is now; I skate to where the puck will be.” Maybe there’s something here for folks trying to …

What Hockey Immortals and Renewable Energy Share in Common Read More »

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