I’m guessing that perhaps 5% or so of the blog posts here at 2GreenEnergy have been utilized to “call out” numbskulls who publicly attack the concept of renewable energy. A good example is the recent flurry of posts on Senator …
Tag: sustainability
Eco-friendly Farming with Aeroponics and Bioaeroponics
A friend sent me this video on eco-friendly tomato farming (she says “tomawto,” I say “tomayto”). What these people are doing is wonderful, but trust me, the reduction in carbon footprint associated with this does not stand up well against …
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Tagged with: Aeroponics, bioaeroponics, eco-friendly farming, sustainability, sustainable farming, Tower Harvest
Portable Solar Energy Generation
I serve as a “mentor” to the presenters at the Clean Business Investment Summit. First up this morning was a portable solar PV/battery product, a concept that has merit in certain specific market segments. Principally I think of disaster relief, …
July’s Webinar: Micro-Wind – Affordable At Last
There’s a lot to like about micro-wind leader WindStream and its radical approach to small, efficient, highly durable wind turbines that are easy to install on any rooftop. But there’s only one thing you really need to know at this …
Working Towards Sustainability
A reader comments: We may not engender sufficient change to tip the balance before things become irreversibly critical, but at least it can be said that we gave it our best. Exactly, my friend. I’m reminded of the heady days …
Promoting Key Concepts in Water Conservation
You may have noticed our series of posts we call “Take a Cool Guess,” in which we offer one-question quizzes on cleantech trivia. I hope you’ve had fun with them; I know I have. In a recent “Take a Cool …
The Fate of Humankind Lies In Our Hands
I had an outstanding day, the centerpiece of which was a fairly strenuous hike in the mountains above the Pacific with a fine friend. I burned a few calories, had a great time, and came back with a level of …
Transportation's New Paradigm for the 21st Century
I had lunch today with David Raney, one of the most accomplished professionals in the automotive industry. About a month ago, I had introduced 2GreenEnergy transportation guru Dan Sturges to him, and I thought it would be a good idea …
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Tagged with: 21st Century transportation, alternative fuel vehicles, automotive industry, car ownership, car-sharing, Dan Sturges, David Raney, diesel, ecological consequences, ecology, Electric Vehicles, environment, EVs, fossil fuels, Future of Transportation, gasoline, mass transit, new paradigm for transportation, oil companies, ride-sharing, sustainability, urban congestion, walking and bicycling
The Abundance of Natural Gas Is a Double-Edged Sword
The newfound abundance of natural gas carries with it a few main issues, some good, some bad, which I abbreviate as follows: 1) Good news: It holds the potential to lessen the cost and environmental impact of our energy consumption …
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Embracing the Cause of Clean Energy
According to The Writer’s Almanac, today is the anniversary of the first official convention of the Republican Party, which was: … held in Jackson, Michigan, on this date in 1854. Nearly 10,000 people turned out for a meeting in protest …
