When I was a little boy my mother told me, “One of the reasons it’s important to get a good education is that it’s the one thing no one can take away from you.” Fifty years later, we have a …
Category: Renewables – Business
Trump Is Powerless To Inflict Damage Everywhere
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Why Aren’t We Paying Attention at this Horrific Period in U.S. History?
Caption to the cartoon (if it’s too small to read): “My God, we’ve run out of gin!” I attended a cocktail reception last evening hosted by my old school, William Penn Charter, a small 325-year-old Quaker school in Philadelphia. I …
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A Fresh, Fun Look at Environmentalism and the Economy
For some reason, environmental issues tend to be controversial, perhaps because of the (deliberately misguided) notion that regulations in this arena stifle economic growth. For those interested in a few facts on the matter, I give you this snappy video …
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2GreenEnergy’s Ever-growing Breadth of Services
As previously mentioned, 2GreenEnergy takes considerable pride in helping young people get on the right track and stay there. Examples include: • Through the years, we’ve had about a dozen interns, each of whom has spent a couple of months …
Germany Continues To Wrestle with Heavy Push to Clean Energy
Here’s the last of a five-part series on the migration from fossil fuels to renewable energy, discussing what’s happening in Germany as these folks, not normally known for taking risks, continue to drive huge integration of solar and wind into …
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News and Views from Tech Maven Fritz Maffry
My Kansas City-based colleague Fritz Maffry writes: The race is on for who is going to win the battle in autonomous vehicles, smart assistants, and artificial intelligence. Right now, Tesla, Microsoft, and Amazon seem to be out-executing Google, Apple, and …
Dr. Tom Konrad Offers Insight on the Trump Administration’s Impact on Clean Energy
Here’s a CNBC interview featuring my colleague Tom Konrad, whom I interviewed for my second book: Is Renewable Really Doable? Tom runs AltEnergyStocks.com and is thus frequently sought after for comment on economic issues associated with renewable energy. Tom makes the …
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U.S. Political Rhetoric Is All About Jobs, But We’re Ceding 13 Million To China
Here’s a wonderful article that combines what are perhaps the two most important vectors in the world of energy today, at least as far as the U.S. is concerned: A) 13 million jobs are being created in China because of …
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CleanTech Businesses: Keeping It Simple
A gentleman contacted me yesterday in an attempt to raise investment capital for a business that itself is a concatenation of seven different cleantech business concepts. I thought I’d publish my response, even if it may appear obvious: My advice …
From Guest Blogger Anica Oaks: Four Innovative Ways the Healthcare Industry Can Implement Green Practices
The healthcare industry is one where you would think green practices would already be implemented. However, there are some hospitals and offices that are still doing things that are harmful to the environment. From educating others to ensuring that …
