Henry Hewitt is an investment strategist and portfolio manager with 36 years of experience in renewable energy. He is also a seasoned writer having published an investment newsletter for over ten years. He has been interviewed by CBS, the Wall Street Journal and appeared on PBS in conjunction with his investment expertise and performance track record. An Oxford graduate, as far as we know, he is the only 5-star fund manager in the world who has been involved in hands-on solar technology R&D for over 30 years. He sold the mutual fund he founded and managed to John Hancock in 2005. He lives on Puget Sound near Seattle.
You probably aren’t asking yourself for whom this bell is tolling, but I’d like to tell you anyway. (You’re welcome.) The classic contrary indicator for…
Dear Elon, In the long run, those of us who are not dead are investing in earnings, not ego. Don’t be cute -- be profitable.…
There may not be blood, but there will be plenty of losses for those who still hold hope for an age that is passing away..…
“You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard. I tell you that the great cities…
If you want more solar BTUs for your buck, track the sun. This generally means the array is on the ground since very few homes…
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About the only joy Fossil Fuelers have been getting lately is the sweet satisfaction that the ‘Peak Oil’ crowd got it wrong. What the Fossil…
Climate change is the cost of burning capital that cannot be replaced. The best thing about switching over to renewable energy is that the world…
A moment of truth is at hand, not just for Tesla, not just for electric vehicles, but for transport generally. It is by no means…
In the aftermath of 9/11, I had expected to see George Bush appear before the cameras and say: “Of Course, You Know, This Means War.”…
One way to tell that a bear market move has run its course, or is getting close at least, is when front page stories on…
After Peak Debt Comes Deflation Paper money, ‘the Heaven-sent leaf’, is nothing new, but it has not always been held in high regard nor previously…
As Nick Cunningham’s recent post points out, renewable energy had a good year in 2015; in fact, the best year ever. The graphic below comes…
Gandhi would be pushing hard to make this happen. Teaching locals how to produce salt from seawater in 1930 gave millions of Indians a measure…
Lithium Lights Up the Desert The Price of Li in Vegas Alright, so it’s Reno, not Las Vegas, but the important thing is the price,…
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It’s not enough to say that fossil fuels have to go or nuclear is hopeless (which are both probably true statements). The question is: What…
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Source: U.S. Department of Energy As the chart above indicates, since the end of World War II, the amount of carbon being leaked into the…
PV checks every box on the list of imperatives. It is cheap, there are no problems getting it financed (SolarCity will install panels on your…