I’ve known 2GreenEnergy reader Joe for several years now, and he’s never ceased to amaze me with his insights as a political philosopher and social critic. We hadn’t corresponded for a while, but he wrote me after having bought my …
Maybe We Consumers Should Lower Our Consumption of Energy — But Is It Possible? Read More »
Here’s a piece I wrote originally in 2009 for another website, but I wanted to make it available to 2GreenEnergy readers as well. 220 years after the birth of our beloved U.S. Constitution we see its basic tenets challenged from …
Hey – is there a glimmer of hope that some level of sanity may come to the process of energy policy-making in Washington D.C.? I’ve often written about the folly of incentives for renewable energy that come and go, fluctuating with …
Reg Wessels of South Africa’s Earth Corporation writes about my piece on the uncertainties of investors in renewable energy: I often watch this debate with dismay, and as a non-American (but hugely supportive), I can’t help being frustrated by the …
With a Level Playing Field in the 21st Century, Nothing Is Impossible Read More »
In my quest to understand investors’ reluctance to assert themselves in the renewable energy space, a common theme continues to emerge: uncertainty. Where no one doubts that demand for oil and coal will continue for some time, and that the …
Clean Energy Investors Want Some Level of Certainty Read More »
Gary Ares, a senior marketing professional in Rhode Island, writes about my article on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides broad authority for the federal government to use the military in domestic operations in order to detain …
The U.S. Constitution Has Been Suspended — But Why Are So Few People Noticing? Read More »
I have 13 meetings lined up over five days next week spread out from Washington, DC to Boston, starting with an interview with Jerry Taylor, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, conservative think-tank in our nation’s capital. I successfully appealed …
Here’s an item from the file “It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.” Yesterday, Hillary Clinton told the UN Security Council, “The evidence is clear that (Syrian President Bashar al-) Assad’s forces are initiating nearly all the attacks …
Frequent commenter Greg Chick writes: I am not sure why good leaders are not in politics. Possibly good leaders can make lots of money (in the private sector) … The single best answer I can provide is that the political …
Here’s a good article for those interested in global climate change and the role of government in our lives. Journalist Christian Parenti points out that private sector interests alone will do very poorly in dealing with the enormity of the …
