Category: Renewables – Business

I’ve been fascinated recently with the subject of the macroeconomics that surrounds renewables, and, in particular, the subsidies that keep fossil fuels in place by holding the price of oil down artificially. In response to this discussion, frequent commentor Dr. …

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When my father left this Earth a couple of months ago, he left me some stock in ExxonMobil.  I posted my musings on the subject here, on my blog at Renewable Energy World.

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I had the pleasure of meeting 2GreenEnergy associate Annemarie Osbourne for lunch yesterday. Annemarie is lucky enough to live “bicontinentally,” with homes both in Ansbach (near Nurenberg) Germany and Orange County, CA. A skilled and savvy PR professional, Annemarie is …

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When I sit down with my family at dinner each night and we talk about our experiences of the day, my kids often remark how seriously I take all this renewable energy stuff.  “Dad, isn’t there anything you can smile …

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Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), the largest gas and electric utility in New Jersey, is converting an oil coal-gas manufacturing facility in Trenton into a 1.3 MW solar farm. It will provide enough energy to power about 207 residences. …

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I didn’t create Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies with the aspirations of becoming the J.K. Rowling of clean energy. I honestly just wanted to have a book that answered people’s questions about a certain subject – albeit it an …

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I thought I’d share this terrific article on how the investor market has changed.  It cites the founder of Tesla cars and explains how he got millions in investment, in spite of the current venture capital climate. You’ll travel a …

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A few weeks ago, George Alger, my co-founder at 2GreenEnergy.com, asked me to take a break from my more serious writing and do something a bit whimsical. “What do you have in mind?” I asked. What he described was a …

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When I mentioned 2GreenEnergy’s client Canefields USA in the past, I think I neglected to point out the video on the company’s website, detailing how paper from sugarcane waste is actually made. The world now has access to paper made …

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I was somewhat surprised at the pushback I received to my recent post suggesting that the PBS NewsHour should not accept sponsorship money from Chevron, as such a relationship could affect PBS’s objectivity in its coverage of the energy industry. …

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