Tag: Renewable Energy – Following the Money

There is no doubt that humankind is the beneficiary of a great many breakthroughs in technology – that applies to medicine, IT, communications, and yes, environmental sustainability. In an interview I conducted for my third book “Renewable Energy – Following …

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I interviewed the spokesman for the CATO Institute for my third book, Renewable Energy — Following the Money, and I have to say that it was a profound experience.  Here’s a group whose only reason for being is its attempt …

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It is with great sadness that I note the passing of Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who, for 13 years, chaired the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an organization widely recognized for its work on global warming. A colleague said that …

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From the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of the man who wrote the first memoir in Western literature: St. Augustine born in 354 in Thagaste, which is now in Algeria. He is best known for his Confessions, a 13-book autobiography of …

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From the New York Times: Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and …

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Though he was only a couple of years out of college when I was introduced to Stephen Lacey (pictured) in 2009, he had already become a senior staff writer at the prestigious website RenewableEnergyWorld.com, and had learned essentially everything there …

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A reader reports: Finished “Renewable Energy—Following the Money” last night.  Good read, though I didn’t find it quite as compelling as the first two.  I only marked about six pages to come back to again later.  I found the interview …

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If you are looking for an expert to interpret news on energy and the environment, educate within a documentary, or add a sustainable point of view to media interviews, you may want to include Craig Shields in the discussion. Craig …

Top Renewable Energy Author Available to Discuss Key Industry Trends, Climate Change, Sustainability Read More »

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My colleague Glenn Doty (pictured–sorry about the resolution–maybe Glenn can send me a better one) writes about my earlier post on international emissions reductions agreements that would mitigate climate disruption: I hope you’re right on the international community coming together …

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Here’s an article that discusses the concept of a carbon tax.  What most people don’t understand about this is that it must apply to all countries equally, or it will have disastrous unintended consequences.  Imagine the immediate result of a …

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