Category: Renewables – Business

I try to read VentureBeat whenever I can, to see what’s happening in the world of capital formation for start-ups in green tech.  Here’s an article that offers a summary of renewable energy trends that you may find useful. It’s …

Adoption Curve for Renewables — Truly "Blowin' in the Wind" Read More »

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Both of yesterday’s lead stories in the WSJ re-assert Rupert Murdoch’s ultra-right-wing position that the public sector needs to refrain from setting energy policy that would affect private enterprise – even as the ecological toll of business-as-usual continues to escalate. …

Lots of Energy-Related News in the Wall Street Journal Read More »

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In response to my white paper on The Tough Realities of Marketing and Sales, a reader points out a few of the economic realities that, in his mind, supersede the points I make in the report. In particular, he notes …

Renewables — What Are the Economic Realities? Read More »

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I try to offer my observations and opinions on the widest possible range of subjects within the technology and politics of renewables. But, since I’ve been a marketing consultant for more than 25 years – largely to the Fortune-sized tech …

Download Craig’s New Free Report – The Tough Realities of Marketing and Sales in Green Tech Businesses Read More »

In his recent article on Renewable Energy World titled Electricity markets are weird: why a carbon price isn’t enough, Sean Casten provides several scholarly reasons that establishing a carbon tax is tricky business. I encourage everyone to read this; it’s …

The Economics of Electricity Markets Read More »

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I’m trying to get some “big ideas” for my next book on renewables.  The one I favor at this point is a take-off on the first book’s “tough realities” theme: What, pragmatically, are we facing – technologically, economically, and politically — …

My Next Book on Renewables — Looking for a Few Big Ideas Read More »

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In my estimation, Scott Adams (of “Dilbert” fame) is one of the brightest people living among us. His sardonic observations on the realities of the workplace have amused – and, I dare say, enlightened — people for many decades. For …

Scott Adams (of “Dilbert” fame) in the Wall Street Journal Read More »

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Here’s a discussion that those of you interested in marketing will find interesting. My friend Terry Ribb wrote to me extolling this video in which a brilliant Stanford Professor speaks on customer-focused marketing (which happens to be exactly what Terry …

Customer-Focused Marketing Read More »

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Here’s a conversation that I hope you find interesting. The other day, I got this from a friend: I was particularly shocked to see this one: Most teens have never used telephones with cords. MILWAUKEE – For students entering college …

Is This Generation Working Hard to Develop the Relevance to Place Itself into the World of Business: 2010 – 2020? Read More »

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In a must-read story — Deutsche Bank’s Asset Manager head warned that US is missing out on an “industrial revolution in the energy industry,” Kevin Parker told Reuters that he is focusing billions in investment money on Chinese and European companies. …

Deutsche Bank: US Completely Missing the 'Industrial Revolution' in Energy Read More »

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