Chris Nelder

Chris hails from Marin County, near San Francisco, a hotbed of writers, progressive thought and the pursuit of sustainability.

Chris was a software engineer and technical writer for 17 years, working for powerhouses like Microsoft. During that time he also founded and published an online magazine called Better World in the mid '90s, as part of his lifelong interest in sustainability.

However, after 9/11, he had an epiphany: He realized that peak oil, climate change, and ecological overshoot were about to change life as we know it, and that mankind was now facing its greatest crisis ever. He had to take up the challenge.

He then embarked on intensive study of Peak Oil, the world of energy, and new sustainable modes of living appropriate to the challenges of the 21st Century. From his perch at the foot of Mt. Tamalpais, Chris began sharing his observations with the world through his blog, www.getreallist.com. He then jumped out of the software industry and into the solar industry, where he designed, sold and installed solar PV systems for several years.

At that point Chris realized that investing was key to addressing our energy challenges, and in his pursuit of investing opportunities, he came across Angel Publishing's newsletters about energy: Wealth Daily, Energy and Capital and Green Chip Stocks. After a quick introduction, Chris joined up with the Baltimore boys, and the rest is history.

From the time he bought his first stock at the age of 9, through the years of working as a software developer for MSN Money, and on up to the present, Chris has been an investor for most of his life.

Recent Articles by Chris Nelder

Governments Worried about Peak Oil - 2010-04-16
But Not Enough to Tell You the Truth. Part 2 of my report: Officials Wake Up to Peak Oil

Utility-Scale Energy Storage Innovations - 2010-04-09
The Coolest Storage Technologies You've Never Heard Of

Officials Wake Up to Peak Oil - 2010-04-02
Part 1: The End of Peak Oil Denial

PG&E: California's Fossil Fuel War Lords - 2010-03-26
Lies, Distortions & Dirty Tricks

An Investment in Smart Grid Software - 2010-03-19
Software: The Unsung Hero of the Energy Revolution

How to Rebuild America - 2010-03-12
The New Road to Energy Sustainability

'Peak Oil Demand,' Yes... But Not the Nice Kind - 2010-03-05
Why There Will Be No Recovery

The Verdict on the Bloom Box and the 60 Minutes Coup - 2010-02-26
Is the Bloom Box Energy's Holy Grail?

What Soccer Can Teach Us about Energy Policy - 2010-02-19
An Energy Playbook for Team USA

The Rooftop Solar Market - 2010-02-12
Local Solutions Crack the Solar Financing Nut

The Oil Export Crisis Has Arrived - 2010-02-05
Venezuela and Mexico: The Point of the Exports Spear

Green Energy: The Belle of the Ball in 2010 - 2010-01-29
The Day the World Turned from Brown to Green

Survival Strategies for Systemic Failures - 2010-01-22
Resistance, Resilience, and Rebellion

The Renewable Power Rebellion - 2010-01-15
Local Supply is the Name of the Game

The Future of the Southwest: Localization and Carrying Capacity - 2010-01-08
Make Your Picks On Route 66

Energy Outlook for the Next Decade: Part 2 - 2010-01-01
Oil, Gas, Coal, Uranium, Renewables, Efficiency, Water, and Agriculture

Investment Themes for the Next Decade - 2009-12-26
A Bull Market Decade for Commodities

You Can't Trust the 2010 EIA Annual Energy Outlook - 2009-12-18
What the EIA Report Would Look Like if It Was Written by an Honest Person

Real Solutions to the Energy and Climate Crises - 2009-12-11
Investing in an Empire of Illusion

Dubai and Masdar City: A Study in Contrasts - 2009-12-04
A Tale of Two Cities: City of the Past, City of the Future