Posts Tagged by video
Is Renewable Still Doable? — Short Video
| December 14, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
I spent yesterday afternoon in the local television studio, shooting a series of videos for a variety of different purposes. I thought I’d send you this short (under one minute) piece that explains the premise of my next book, which will be available next month. Thanks to 2GreenEnergy co-founder George Alger for his work here; I think these are some cool video effects.
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Why There Is Hope for a Sustainable Future
| November 14, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Sustainability |
Here’s a short video in which I discuss how a sustainable future for our civilization could come about. To the degree to which people a) understand the issues, and b) care about them, I believe there is hope.
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End of Cheap Energy And Easy Credit Will Force a Welcomed Change
| November 14, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Sustainability |
Here’s a short video (under one minute) in which I suggest that the end of cheap energy and easy credit will force us to change our habits as super-consumers. Though this sounds painful, it doesn’t have to be, as it will ultimately cause us to see our lives in grander terms and look beyond the thin veil of materialistic pleasures.
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Cultural Programming vs. Sustainability
| November 3, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Sustainability |
Like it or not, our civilization finds itself past the point of cheap energy and easy credit — confronted with a future that simply will not look like the past.
Here’s a short video in which I mention that we as a society need to redefine ourselves, that the “rich getting richer” is not sustainable. Moreover, this isn’t a bad — or even a painful thing, since when we are able to look past the thin veil of materialistic pleasures and begin to see our lives in grander terms, we find joys that we never knew existed.
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130 Years After Edison and Tesla — Some Progress in Electric Motors
| October 8, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Efficiency |
It’s been 130 years since Edison and Tesla did their thing in the late 19th Century, putting the theoretical work of Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell to practical use. No offense to those who’ve made contributions during the intervening years, but there have been astonishingly few breakthroughs in this field over an enormous period of time.
Here, I discuss something that I do, in fact, believe to be a major breakthrough.
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How Green Are YOUR Electrons?
| October 6, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Here’s a brief video in which I discuss a software platform that, for the first time, provides users — both consumers and businesses — the capability of specifying electricity that was generated from renewable resources. The result? Over time, the power utilities will be able to depend more heavily on clean energy sources, and plan their purchases accordingly, thus bringing more renewables onto the grid.
In my opinion, this is exciting stuff. The company is looking for investor, btw; if you’re interested, please let me know.
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Unique Approach to High Head Hydrokinetics — Investors Needed
| October 6, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Hydrokinetics |
Here’s a short video in which I discuss a unique approach that applies nicely to hydrokinetics in high head conditions, e.g., waterfalls or steep rapids.
Does this scale to the point that it can replace terawatts of fossil fuels? Nope. But in the right conditions, it’s a wonderful solution, and thus, in my opinion, the company represents an interesting investment opportunity.
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Zinc-air Batteries — The Breakthrough We’ve Been Awaiting?
| October 3, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Energy Storage |
Here’s a short interview in which I answer a few questions about zinc-air battery energy storage, a subject that’s been in front of the scientific and investment communities since the 1970s. Is this one the real deal?
Personally, I think so. There are a few unanswered questions, but I have a great deal of confidence in these people, based on my numerous meetings and phone conversations. Read More
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Investing in Waste-to-Energy
| October 2, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Biomass |
As Donald Trump famously said, “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” That certainly seems to apply to what we’re doing in clean energy, doesn’t it? It’s really not smart to apply time and effort to projects that don’t scale. Read More
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Great Design in Electric Bicycles: Investors Welcome
| September 30, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
The total world market for electric bicycles is exploding, spurred in large measure by the huge urban populations of China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and the rest of Southeast Asia. Add to that the demand created by a growing eco-conscious consumer in the West, and you have one of the largest and most attractive markets on Earth.
Now consider this: there are a hundred ways to design an e-bike that’s a piece of junk. For starters, it can to heavy, uncomfortable, unreliable, hard to repair, easy to steal, dorky-looking, flimsy, under-powered, short on range, or dangerous.
In this interview, I speak about a company that sports what I believe to be the perfect e-bake design.
