Here’s a wonderful article that gets at an issue I come across constantly: the implication that environmentalism and job growth are opposed to one another. Considering we have the option to put literally millions of people back to work in …
Must Eco-friendliness Come at the Expense of the Economy? Read More »
I have 13 meetings lined up over five days next week spread out from Washington, DC to Boston, starting with an interview with Jerry Taylor, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, conservative think-tank in our nation’s capital. I successfully appealed …
Here’s an article about a breakthrough in solar power efficiency, which serves as a reminder of an important fact: the cost of renewable energy can only fall, while the cost of fossil fuels can only rise. I’m not saying that …
I was delighted with the discussion pursuant to my piece on moral philosophy and energy policy. I note that most comments support my beliefs that a) young minds should be exposed to man’s great questions, b) we all do, in …
I spoke at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles (pictured here) yesterday, introducing 2GreenEnergy to an audience of entrepreneurs, each of whom came with an idea, looking for investment capital. It’s always exciting to get behind a microphone …
Explaining Clean Energy’s Tough Realities to Entrepreneurs Read More »
Whenever I speak on renewable energy, I’m careful to leave my audience with a sense of the “tough realities.” We all want simple answers to our questions, but in the case of clean energy, none exist. There are dozens of …
Infographic: The Pros and Cons of Renewable Energy Read More »
Last week, my son, a college freshman, sat down to his first class in philosophy. First, can someone tell me why philosophy isn’t taught in high school? Is there some reason we think we need to shelter kids from life’s great …
I’m speaking at the “TechBrew MegaMixer” this Saturday afternoon at the Mark Taper Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. If you happen to live locally and are looking for something to do, please feel free to stop by. There is no …
Talking Up Cleantech Business Concepts at the TechBrew MegaMixer Read More »
Here’s a good article for those interested in global climate change and the role of government in our lives. Journalist Christian Parenti points out that private sector interests alone will do very poorly in dealing with the enormity of the …
A great number of folks wrote in, commenting on my recent piece in which I outlined Plans A, B, and C, i.e., three broad-level ways in which our society could deal with its sustainability issues vis-à-vis energy. Many people commented …
