It’s hard to keep in mind all the great ideas that our civilization’s most brilliant minds have produced. The one we chose for our 2GreenEnergy Instagram post today really hits at the core of how the good guys are going …
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More on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
In response to my recent post on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), “MarcoPolo” writes about my position that we need to reject the agreement: That’s the problem of trying to interpret every issue through an ideological prism. After years of discussion, …
Key Ingredient to Success: Bazillions of Contacts
Have you ever wished you could put a short video presentation on your business card, to help present yourself to thousands of new contacts? Let me introduce “Showble,” an online product that enables smart phone users to hear and see …
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On a Carbon Tax
One of my pro-nuke people writes: Clean power, like nuclear, is a “public good”, just like sanitation, clean water, etc. — except in MI, we don’t defile a public good because of short-term economics. If we were seriously concerned with …
2GreenEnergy Celebrates Every Success, Regardless of Size
Good times. We just got word that 2GreenEnergy successfully arranged a bridge loan for a client, and, even though it was small ($245K), we have a penchant for celebrating the living bejesus out of any victory, regardless of its size. …
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Government Subsidies for Renewable Energy Are Needed Now, But Probably Not for Long
Yesterday I made a flippant and slapdash remark to a reader who questions the role of government support for renewable energy, where he was commenting on my piece about “Big Wind.” In my apology, I wrote: I should have taken the …
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Early Television and What We Can Learn From It
Today is the 90th anniversary of the first demonstration of the television, and thus an opportunity for me to tell this little story. The technology of TV was developed before humankind could figure out how to use it, and thus …
May I Ask a Favor? Thanks In Advance.
I’m starting to think about my next book, and I’ve begun taking inventory of the various components I’ll need, one of which is content for the back cover. To that end, I’d like to ask anyone who has anything complimentary …
Promising New Renewable Energy Technologies
I volunteer to answer questions regarding clean energy on Quora.com. Here, Tobi Ogunnaike writes: What are the most promising startups or companies pursuing innovative approaches to renewable energy generation? You happen to be talking to the right guy. For the …
Corporations and Sustainability
I’m giving a talk later this month on the subject of multinational corporations and their participation in environmental stewardship and sustainability. I get the distinct impression that the guy who invited me to speak expects this to be uplifting, and, …
