Category: Renewables – Business

I always look forward to Fritz’s observations and homespun writing style.  Hope you do too. – Craig  All of a sudden storm clouds have shown up in the economic indicators Suddenly the stock market erases gains for the year. Oil …

From Tech Maven Fritz Maffry: More Notes on Technology, Transportation, and the Global Economy Read More »

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A reader asked my opinion on the Joulebox for operation in Chile and Latin America.  I had never heard of this, but here is a video on the product, along with some observations.

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I want to send you this as a reminder that I’m still in the business of bringing together solid ideas in cleantech (mostly renewable energy) with sources of investment capital.  

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The marketing services company I ran for more than 30 years occasionally partnered with ad agencies whose clients needed the specialized form of demand generation we delivered.  It was for that reason that I found myself in the lobby of …

America’s Brand Read More »

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Is there more hate crime in America under Trump, or does it just seem that way? Maybe the media is just more interested in reporting it, perhaps to spur ratings with sensationalized garbage. No, it’s not a figment of your …

Surprise: Hate Crime on the Rise Read More »

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…. when that something is the closing of another coal-fired power plant.  In this case, the results are better health for all citizens of Earth.

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Investment in renewable energy is currently growing at more than 10 percent per year and according to a recent report from BCC Research will hit nearly $800 billion in 2019. That are big bucks and it is part of a …

A Contributed Post: Why Investors are Embracing Renewable Energy Read More »

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It’s useful to look at the planetary transition from fossil fuels to renewables in three phases:

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Here’s a news article about Ford’s financial woes, how the trade tariffs have cost them $1 billion this this year and forced them to lay of 24,000 employees.  It makes one wonder: How many of them voted for Trump, and how …

Grasping at Straws To Understand The Mindset of the Typical Ford Employee Read More »

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My colleague Fritz Maffry writes:  Craig knows my thesis is that the tech firms will transform energy and transportation, and are much closer to this in large scale disruption than is commonly appreciated. I intend to help them do that.

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