Petrina Sharp, my good friend and director of the 2GreenEnergy Video Report, set up this attractive display of “Is Renewable Really Doable?” for an Earth Day celebration in Ventura, CA a few weeks ago.
Category: Renewables – Business
A Career in Clean Energy? Here’s Some Advice
Each week I receive several emails requesting my advice on career paths within the clean energy space. I thought I’d take a few minutes and jot down a few of the ideas that I normally try to express in response. …
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Book Signing for “Is Renewable Really Doable?”
Next Saturday I’m doing a book signing at the wonderful Roblar Winery a couple of miles up the road. Though I can’t imagine that I’ll sell more than a dozen books or so, I’m really looking forward to the experience: …
Hey, 2GreenEnergy — Start Doing and Quit Whining
Bruce writes: Wake up, if you want to stop pollution, stop polluting yourself and quit blaming the people that enable you to do the dirty work yourself. Take some personal responsibility. Environmental issues are never going to be solved as …
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Getting Smarter About Renewable Energy
A reader asked for my opinion on this article in RealClearScience, a well-written and innocuous primer on renewable energy. The premise: “keep pushing, but push smarter” is hard to argue with. I’m reminded of people who caution “Be careful!” when …
From Guest Blogger Joshua Okomo: The Pillars of Renewable Energy Development
The responsible states, the responsible investors and the responsible citizens are the three pillars for renewable energy development all over the world. The responsible state creates a conducive investment climate for renewable energy enterprise and investors returns, in which citizens …
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Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself
You feel the rumblings of the cleantech revolution reverberating beneath your feet, as if you were standing next to an active volcano that could erupt at any second. You recognize that our world will soon be clamoring for sustainability in …
Why Investors Are Bearish on Clean Energy
My posts at 2GreenEnergy somehow wind up on CleanTechies Blog where an entirely new set of readers post comments. Here’s a cogent response from a certain David Dunn to my piece “Why Are Investors Bearish on Clean Energy?” Investment in alternative …
The Wisdom of Paul Hawken
Paul Hawken, certainly one of the most influential environmentalists of all time, tells his followers: “(Working on for the welfare of the world’s people) is not a way to get rich; it’s a way to be rich.” That certainly rings …
Renewable Energy Faces an “Institutional Bias”
Patrick OLeary of Futura Solar writes: Renewable energy faces an institutional bias. Upfront costs mean upfront tax payments. No stream of bills to pay means no stream of tax revenues to collect. Also consider the impact of solar on peaking …
