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Creating a Climate of Possibility
I recently watched a TED talk by Ken Robinson, an English author and advisor on education, creativity, and innovation. In it, he stressed the importance of creating a “climate of possibility” for students.
Cleantech Investing: Shining Some Light Through the Gloom
For more than a year, media outlets have posted stories on various major venture capital (VC) firms throwing their arms up in frustration and feeling woe over their cleantech investment portfolios. But clean energy investment way up in the U.S., just not from VCs.
Is a High Renewables Future Really Possible? (Part 2)
The futures studies are not a guarantee of what will happen. They’re various visions of what could happen. But increasingly, these possible futures are shifting from the hypothetical to the real. Around the world, economies are shifting to ones grounded in high penetrations of renewables.
Is a High Renewables Future Really Possible? (Part 1)
In recent weeks and months, there’s been much to celebrate about renewable energy and the electricity system. But amidst the celebratory fanfare there’s also been an undercurrent of skepticism—skepticism that a high renewables future could be here soon, or is even possible at all.
Google Hangout: Oil-Free Transportation System
Click "Read More" to watch the conversation which will begin at 12 p.m. MDT on May 16, 2013.