Author: Craig Shields

I’m sure some perceive me as something of a whiner, with my constant reminders that the fossil fuel industry and its unlovely relationships with the great world governments dominate the creation of international energy policy.  To remind the world that …

Bill McKibben – Clean Energy Hero Read More »

As we approach the end of another year at 2GreenEnergy, I thought I’d provide a list of blog posts from 2010 – which, based on the number of reader comments, rank as the community’s favorites. Again, I hope my guests …

Top Blog Posts – 2010 Read More »

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What is the true battle royale facing humankind?  Liberals vs. conservatives?  Fascists vs. libertarians?  Fundamentalists vs. infidels? Strange as it sounds, I’m starting to agree with the people who point to ignorance vs. education, noting that recently, it’s become “cool …

The Challenge of Our Age: Willful Ignorance Read More »

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The true eco-friendliness of EVs is a frequently debated topic here — largely built around potential shortages of lithium carbonate, the mineral from which lithium-ion batteries are made.  Frequent blogger and thoughtful guy Edgar M. van Wngerden writes: Here: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6228 …

Electric Vehicles and Lithium Shortages Read More »

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I spent my K–12 years at a Quaker school in Philadelphia, William Penn Charter. And as one would imagine, an education based on Quaker values is rife with reminders of brotherly love and peaceful resolution to conflict. In fact, the Greek …

William Penn's Legacy of Peace and Environmental Stewardship Read More »

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Rete Rinnovabile, Italy’s largest solar power generation company, was acquired in October by private equity group Terra Firma for €670 million ($930 million, according to a report in the Financial Times.  The deal gives Terra Firma a 10% stake in …

[The Vector] Italian Solar Developers Reshape and Change Gear Read More »

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I often mention the fantastic work done by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE). But where all its recommendations have the world’s best interests at heart, only some of them have a real chance of being immediately implemented. I …

Global Renewable Energy Standard (G-RES) at COP-16 in Cancun Read More »

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I notice that 17 people have responded with comments thus far to my recent piece on Renewable Energy World in which I discussed plug-in hybrids and the Chevy Volt in particular. Although the purpose of my original article was to …

Electric Vehicles Offer a Bright Future Read More »

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What’s worse, the U.S. has traditionally attracted the bulk of private venture capital. Now, these capital flows are making their way towards Asia, as Asia’s great public investment and focus gives more confidence to private capital. Deutsche Bank says “generous …

[The Vector] Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness: China and the U.S. (continued from earlier post) Read More »

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I want to call readers to the work of a friend I met over the past year or so:  Kathy Heshelow, an extremely talented and amiable person.  Lots of interesting content at Energy-Blog.us.  In fact, I’ve asked her to write …

Energy-Blog.US – Energy Issues with Kathy Heshelow Read More »

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