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Aeroponics Vs. the Global Food Shortage

Here’s a short video in which I interview Tower Harvest CEO Rafael Quezada on the subject of aeroponics, a unique approach and capability re: growing produce organically, with a very minimum of space. This is a technology that can have

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Posted in Sustainability

Teak Reforestation

We all hope that the investments we make grow over time — figuratively speaking — i.e., the asset value grows. In this short video, I discuss an investment opportunity that literally grows: your own grove of teak trees. I look

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Video: Sustainable Transportation

Here’s a video in which I introduce a new 2GreenEnergy Associate – Dan Sturges, a senior consultant in sustainable transportation.  As we sit here today, there are a few dozen of the world’s great cities that have extremely aggressive goals

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Posted in Electric Vehicles

Video: Unique Approach To Hydrokinetics

Here’s a video in which I speak to a unique approach and capability to hydrokinetics that applies in particular to large, predictable ocean currents like the Gulf Stream and the Mozambique Current off the coast of Eastern Africa. As I

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A Promising Player in Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

Here’s a short video I made recently on a company in Michigan that I believe to be one of the most promising players in neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) aka low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs).  These guys have the design, the team,

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Posted in Electric Vehicles

Video: The Challenges Facing Renewable Energy

Here’s a short video in which I speak about the overall trajectory for integrating large amounts of renewable energy onto the grid. It’s a discussion of my book, Is Renewable Really Doable? on the local cable access channel in Ventura,

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Posted in Renewables - Business

Hydrokinetics: Short Introductory Video

In our continuing series of videos, whose purpose is to introduce newcomers to the subject of renewable energy, I offer this short piece on hydrokinetics, featuring a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the idea of extracting energy from

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Pros and Cons of Solar Energy from Photovoltaics

Here’s another short video for young people and newcomers to the subject of renewable energy.  In this brief talk on solar energy and photovoltaics (solar panels), I provide my thinking on the strengths and weaknesses of solar power. Hope you

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Video: The Pros and Cons of Biomass

Here’s another part of our series for newcomers to the subject of renewable energy — this one on biomass.   I provide a few thoughts on how it offers the potential to provide carbon-neutral renewable energy and biofuels.

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The Pros and Cons of Wind Power

Here’s a short video I made explaining the basics of wind energy for young people, or newcomers to the subject.  I explain why the wind blows, offer a brief history of man’s attempts to harness wind energy, and discuss our

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