Category: Renewables – Business

2GreenEnergy “associate” Annemarie Osborne wrote me today from her home in Southern Germany, alerting me to the following opportunity for participation on a series of radio shows: Hi Craig, I received the message below from one of my media contacts. …

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A reader commented on my piece in which I extol the virtue of electrifying the rural parts of Africa and Asia so as to enable education, personal productivity, affluence, and family planning.  He wrote: “Unwittingly you are coming across like colonial …

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It’s the 117th anniversary of the first patent granted for the electric refrigerator, a good time to reflect on how profoundly this invention has improved the quality of our lives, and how deeply its absence causes and perpetuates suffering in …

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Eco-friendly manufacturing and production facilities provide needed goods while having less impact on the environment. Going green also lowers long-term costs through efficient use of energy and resources. Putting these tips for environmentally responsible manufacturing and production into practice will …

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In the 10 years I’ve known Kansas City-based cleantech businessman Fritz Maffry, I’ve always been impressed with his understanding of the macro issues associated with energy and transportation.  Fortunately, Fritz has the wonderful habit of jotting down his thoughts periodically …

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Today is the 84th anniversary of the discovery of antimatter, i.e., particles that are the opposite of matter which we experience in our daily lives, and that mutually annihilate when brought into contact with it. Of course, we use the term …

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I’ve been chatting with an old friend who, like me, had a long career in marketing; she became a VP at Grey Advertising.  She told me about her experience at a practice round for the PGA Championship (that starts today …

Marketing Can Be Shameless, and the Products It Promotes Can Be Harmful Read More »

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I’m proud to say that 2GreenEnergy has become a home to those with a wide range of interests.  Back in 2009 when we kicked this off, it was largely a repository for information on the technological and economic issues that …

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Frequent commenter MarcoPolo suggests that I become less doctrinaire (my word, not his) in my writing.  He points out:  That’s the problem with wanting to ‘win’ an argument.  Such claims may find acceptance with your own congregation of the converted, but …

In Energy and the Environment We Need To Call ‘Em Like We See ‘Em Read More »

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A reader notes: Craig, the world desperately needs advocates like yourself. My fear is that wasting your talents on impractical rhetoric is irresponsible…. (I fear) you are squandering your considerable talent and credibility by embarking on a fruitless and erroneous crusade. …

Combining the Philosophies of Environmental Advocacy with Entrepreneurial Spirit Read More »

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