Many ski resorts tout their “green credentials” these days. To offset their energy consumption they purchase wind power or other renewable energy from utilities. A few years ago National Geographic reported on the migration toward wind power on behalf of ski resorts. They pointed out the obvious connection between climate change and the potential decrease [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Jiminy Peak Ski Resort: Using Wind to Weather Recession
February 28th, 2009 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy 
Tags: GE, Offsets, Renewable Energy, Wind Power 
View CommentsEcopolis Part 4: Buildings
February 28th, 2009 Eric Wilson In the fourth installment of Science Channel’s Ecopolis, host Dan Kammen reviewed four projects dealing with buildings. The major environmental issue facing structures, both commercial and residential, is the exorbitant amount of energy these units consume. According to Kammen, buildings consume two-thirds of all energy. The main culprits are heating, cooling and lighting. Kammen looked [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Renewable Energy Tags: Ecopolis, Energy, Solar Energy View CommentsFort ZED: Zero Energy District
February 27th, 2009 Eric Wilson Tuesday night, President Obama laid out his vision for renewable energy in a speech to a joint session of Congress. He said, “[w]e know the country that harnesses the power of clean, renewable energy will lead the 21st century.” Among projects awaiting funding is Fort ZED, short for “zero energy district”, in Fort Collins, Colorado. [...]
Emory University Named Conservationist of the Year
February 27th, 2009 admin The Georgia Conservancy has given its highest honor for 2008 to Emory in recognition of the university’s sustainability initiatives and efforts to minimize environmental impacts. The university, located 15 minutes outside downtown Atlanta, has a small and compact campus with 54 percent of the area dedicated as green space. 300,000 gallons of storm water runoff [...]
Posted in Education, Green Building, Justin Manger, Sustainable Development Tags: Emory, Water Conservation View Comments50% of World’s Solar-Cell Electricity Produced by Germany
February 26th, 2009 admin This week’s trade fact from the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington DC is about solar power. Though technology for capturing and using the sun’s energy has improved over the years, the untapped potential is still enormous. Some of the numbers are staggering: Solar Land Surface Radiation: 223,400 trillion kilowatt-hours/year World electricity consumption: 17.48 trillion kilowatt-hours/year [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Green Products, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy Tags: Solar Energy View Comments
