Category: Renewables – Business

I always enjoy Jeff Siegel’s company.  Senior analyst and writer for Green Chip Stocks, Jeff has an energetic exuberance (despite being the sleep-deprived father of 11-month-old twin boys) that I love to see in these challenging times.  Over lunch at …

Lunch with Green Chip Stocks’ Jeff Siegel Read More »

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About my recent piece on my preparations for an interview with the Cato Institute, frequent commenter and very smart fellow Carl B. Freedman notes: It seems you are ready to cede the high ground on many of these points when …

Determining the True Cost of Renewable Energy Read More »

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I’m proud that Tom Konrad, famed stock market analyst and editor of AltEnergyStocks.com, offers his comments here frequently. In a post yesterday, he offered me guidance in wrapping my wits around the issue of green jobs, directing me to his …

Is Renewable Energy a Threat To Economic Prosperity? Read More »

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Here’s a wonderful article that gets at an issue I come across constantly: the implication that environmentalism and job growth are opposed to one another.  Considering we have the option to put literally millions of people back to work in …

Must Eco-friendliness Come at the Expense of the Economy? Read More »

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Here’s an article about a breakthrough in solar power efficiency, which serves as a reminder of an important fact: the cost of renewable energy can only fall, while the cost of fossil fuels can only rise. I’m not saying that …

Costs of Renewable Energy Can Only Decline Read More »

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I spoke at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles (pictured here) yesterday, introducing 2GreenEnergy to an audience of entrepreneurs, each of whom came with an idea, looking for investment capital. It’s always exciting to get behind a microphone …

Explaining Clean Energy’s Tough Realities to Entrepreneurs Read More »

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I’m speaking at the “TechBrew MegaMixer” this Saturday afternoon at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. If you happen to live locally and are looking for something to do, please feel free to stop by. There is no …

Talking Up Cleantech Business Concepts at the TechBrew MegaMixer Read More »

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Assessment of energy investment in the world shows a clear path to bigger investment in renewable than non renewable. Clean energy technology is making clear progress globally, in some countries current and planned deployment of renewable far outstrip investment in …

From Guest-Blogger Joshua Okomo: Global Investment in Renewables Exceeds Non-renewables Read More »

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As I do most Sundays, I took a bit of a hike the other day – my normal jog/walk, in this case from my home in Santa Ynez, CA (USA) to neighboring Los Olivos, where I had a beer and …

Clean Energy – A Solution to a Problem Most People Don’t Believe Exists Read More »

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Ken Chan, one of our associates who helps us promote clean energy businesses in China, just wrote me: Today, January 23, is the 1st day of the Lunar Festival, meaning the Chinese new year, the year of the “Golden Dragon,” …

Auspicious Times for Clean Energy Opportunities in China Read More »

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