Author: Craig Shields

I’m having lunch shortly with Diane Tegarden, the host of “The Firewalker Flare – A Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions Talk Radio Show.”  Diane is a terrifically sharp and energetic person, and was generous enough to have me on her …

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Here’s a continuation of our discussion on geothermal: There are several U.S. incentives in place that may help expand the geothermal industry: 1) A three year extension of the production tax credit (PTC) making geothermal plants placed in service by …

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I often think about how the energy industry’s financial analysts view the fundamentals that apply to market valuations. Just now, I was reading some of the discussion at SeekingAlpha.com on ExxonMobil that attempts to get to the underlying buy/sell recommendations, …

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I thought I’d share this terrific article on how the investor market has changed.  It cites the founder of Tesla cars and explains how he got millions in investment, in spite of the current venture capital climate. You’ll travel a …

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A few weeks ago, George Alger, my co-founder at 2GreenEnergy.com, asked me to take a break from my more serious writing and do something a bit whimsical. “What do you have in mind?” I asked. What he described was a …

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Geothermal energy is a renewable, plentiful, clean and essentially limitless source of energy that can use a variety of applications. Geothermal is defined simply as heat from the earth. It tends to get less attention than wind, solar, and biofuels, …

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When I mentioned 2GreenEnergy’s client Canefields USA in the past, I think I neglected to point out the video on the company’s website, detailing how paper from sugarcane waste is actually made. The world now has access to paper made …

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A renewable energy surge is happening in New Jersey, and it is focused on solar.  Con Edison Development (NYSE: ED) along with Panda Power Funds broke ground on a 20 MW solar electric generating station on October 20th, 2010. Located …

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I was somewhat surprised at the pushback I received to my recent post suggesting that the PBS NewsHour should not accept sponsorship money from Chevron, as such a relationship could affect PBS’s objectivity in its coverage of the energy industry. …

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Fifty-eight percent (58%) of U.S. voters think finding new sources of energy is more important than reducing current energy consumption. And sixty percent (60%) think investing in renewable energy sources like solar, wind and wave energy is a better long-term …

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