While there is so much about the course of our civilization to drive us to despair, I often think of Emerson’s reminder: Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Though it’s hard to be enthusiastic when we see the forces …
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Here’s Tom Friedman’s op-ed in yesterday’s NY Times. As always, I agreed with most of it. But I point out two things: 1) He has a keen mind — one with which he has done quite well — but his …
There are so many different ways in which to regard human evolution. 11th Hour, the 2007 documentary narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, expresses one of them with brilliant elegance: More than 99.99% of the species of life that have ever lived …
Among my core beliefs is that our common humanity is a far more dominant aspect of who we are than our surface-level differences. Occasionally, I come across a beautiful depiction of this concept, and when I do, I like to …
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A couple of years ago I reconnected with an old friend from grade school who runs a good-sized hedge fund, and who, when I mention that I’m headed to New York City, routinely sets me up with a few people …
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I’m headed back East again next week, primarily to attend the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City. I have to say that I love this event; everything about it is first-rate, starting with the venue (The Waldorf Astoria). …
I just had a very interesting call with a private equity company that I thought I’d share, as it illustrates what we’re up against when it comes to energy. When I asked about the firm’s energy practice, he said, “We …
When I was in the Bay Area last week, I had a meeting with Pvilion, a start-up company with a unique approach and capability to the architectural use of solar PV, and I’m happy to report that they represent a …
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I was sitting at the train station, writing blog posts, and I happened to overhear one side of a cell phone conversation of the guy sitting next to me, who, before the phone rang, was working on his laptop as …
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As part of my 35-year college reunion this weekend, I gave a short talk at our class breakfast this morning, in which I mentioned 2GreenEnergy, the cause of renewable energy and sustainability more generally. I’m not sure how much this …
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