Here’s a reminder that great communicators seldom are completely prosaic in their writing style. Just brilliant, IMO. Of course, if I started incorporating this writing approach into my clients’ cleantech business plans, I’m not sure they’d be as amused as …
A Helpful Little Tip, Or a Unique Writing Style? Read More »
Few people know the story of how the Japanese rose to prominence in technology. Briefly, if goes like this: At the end of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and had very few prospects for recovery.
As I mentioned, the local high school kid I’m tutoring in history is studying the Industrial Revolution and its broad economic and social ramifications. Among the most important points here is laizzes faire capitalism / free market economics, as represented …
80% of Coal Power Plants in the EU Are Bleeding Red Ink Read More »
I know what it’s like to struggle to be heard. Yes, 2GreenEnergy has 6K+ subscribers, but I sure wish it were 6M+ or 60M+. That’s why it’s so easy to appreciate the creativity others are showing in developing novel ways …
Regarding my recent piece The Caribbean: Making Renewables Happen, a childhood friend with whom I’ve recently reconnected Candace Sneberger (of international travel fame) writes: When will be get the USVI (U.S. Virgin Islands) on board with renewable energy? So glad …
The Migration to Renewables Is Often Political, Thus Painfully Slow Read More »
Environmentalist Paul Hawken ended his talk today at the Bioneers conference with a story about the publishing of his latest book Drawdown, that presents the myriad ways of reversing the decline of our ecosystems. Apparently, Penguin Random House had heartburn …
I just had the pleasure of meeting one of my heroes, Bill McKibben, here at the Bioneers conference. The University of California system has just divested its endowment and pension plans of fossil fuels. That’s $3 billion. Shell Oil warns …
Bill McKibben Talks Divestment at the Bioneers Conference Read More »
Here’s an old maxim: People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. Wow, that applies so beautifully to the rapid migration to renewable energy. We get comments all the time promoting coal and …
A reader notes: We are safe here in (Los Angeles suburb) Granada Hills. Heroic fire fighters kept the blaze about two miles away. Other neighborhoods around us have not been so fortunate.
It appears that Rick Perry will be stepping down as U.S. Secretary of Energy, perhaps related to his being swept up in the Ukrainian outrage. In all fairness, Perry has had a fairly scandal-free tenure at the DoE, though his …
Saying Goodbye To Rick Perry at the U.S. Energy Department Read More »
