Bechtel was one of my favorite clients, back in the day when I was a marketing consultant for the large tech companies. That’s why I’m happy to see their participation in solar thermal; as discussed here, they’re building a $2.2 …
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Webinar Reminder – Eco-Capitalism
Just a quick reminder about tomorrow’s webinar at 10:30 AM PDT (1 PM EDT). Our September webinar, featuring my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. Eleos is a dynamic non-profit, that, through its for-profit subsidiaries, …
Tagged with: Andy Lower, burning hydrocarbons, Carbon Footprint, clean energy, educated women have fewer offspring, Electric Vehicles, eradicating extreme poverty, fossil fuel energy structure, fossil fuels, photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, renewables, social entrepreneurs, solar energy, solar panels, solar power, sustainability, technology leapfrog, The Eleos Foundation, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
Global Climate Change — Framing the Conversation
I had a chat with a friend the other day on the likely future for humankind vis-à-vis global climate change. He asked, “What do you think it will take, Craig, for us to muster the will to do something? If …
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Many Different Industries Should Be Interested in the Clean Energy "Corporate Role Models" Blog
I began to write a private email to my colleague Stephan Williams who is helping out with our “Corporate Role Models” blog, when I realized there is really nothing private about it at all. Here are notes on the industries …
Tagged with: aerospace and defense, alternative fuel transportation, batteries, biomass, Boeing, building efficiency, cleantech, cleantech standards, corporate role models, electric transportation, etc. clean energy, fossil fuels, geothermal, intelligent integration of renewables into the grid-mix, LEED, new paradigm in transportation, nuclear energy, on-board computing for appliances, PV equipment, Renewable Energy, smart grid, Solar Thermal, Stephan Williams, supply of non-ferrous metals, Telematics, vehicle-to-grid
Renewable Energy, Resource Scarcity, and World Hostility
At a party yesterday, I ran into a top-flight businessman who sells advanced sonar systems to the world’s navies. I happen to know that he spends a huge amount of time in India, and I wanted to ask him about …
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Biofuels — The World Energy Scene Put Into Perspective
Here’s an article on biofuels, the first part of which everyone should read, as it frames the world energy situation very nicely. Yes, we face a situation in which our planet’s energy demand will double in the next 40 years, …
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September's Webinar – Eco-Capitalism
I’d like to invite you to our September webinar, featuring my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. Eleos is a dynamic non-profit, that, through its for-profit subsidiaries, invests in and partners with social entrepreneurs who …
Tagged with: Andy Lower, burning hydrocarbons, Carbon Footprint, clean energy, educated women have fewer offspring, Electric Vehicles, eradicating extreme poverty, fossil fuel energy structure, fossil fuels, photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, renewables, social entrepreneurs, solar energy, solar panels, solar power, sustainability, technology leapfrog, The Eleos Foundation, Wind Energy, wind power, wind turbines
Clean Energy Actually DOES Lie In Our Future — It's Only a Question of Time
Here’s an article that does a good job discussing voter suppression – to be sure, off-topic for a clean energy blog by a long shot. I bring it up only because it ends with words that resonate with me: “It’s …
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Energy Pragmatism
What a great pleasure to come face to face with Glenn Doty, senior energy analyst and frequent commenter at 2GreenEnergy, during my visit to Doty Scientific on Friday. Had Glenn not had business to which to attend, I would have …
Tyler Hamilton On Clean Energy Start-ups
Here’s a podcast in which Toronto Star writer Tyler Hamilton talks about some of his picks for clean energy start-ups. He and I agree univocally on a number of issues, like the imperative to move away from fossil fuels, and …
