May 23rd, 2013 
Chris DeArmond 
Projects funded by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program and Vehicle Technologies Program are required to be presented and peer-reviewed during an Annual Merit Review (AMR). The conference, which was attended by roughly 2,000 people, is designed to help DOE make funding decisions for upcoming years. Though many of the presentations [...]
May 19th, 2013 Mac Maloney Bison Brewing In the 1960’s and 1970’s, Berkeley, California was known as the place to fight for change. And, part of that change included the way people ate. In 1971, Alice Waters took that to the next level when she opened up her now world famous restaurant Chez Panisse. The restaurant was at the forefront [...]
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Tags: Alice Waters, Beer, Mac Maloney 
No Comments » May 16th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
The Department of Energy (DOE) last week was excited to announce the commencement of industrial-scale carbon capture and utilization demonstration projects at two hydrogen production facilities in Port Arthur, Texas. Though renewable energy will play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, some argue that capturing the carbon released from fossil fuels will [...]
May 13th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
At the turn of the century, urban areas were teeming with food production facilities. Mind you, this was the 19th century. As food production joined the global supply chain, vast tracts of industrial spaces that had once housed abattoirs emptied and stood vacant. Only since the more recent century gave way (and really the past [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Clean Technology, Eric Wilson Tags: Denver, Food, food industry No Comments » May 5th, 2013 Mac Maloney Company Long Trail Brewing Co. might not be the first name you think of when it comes to Vermont craft breweries, as others have more widespread distribution (Magic Hat) or craft cache (Hill Farmstead). However, the brewery is one of the State’s oldest craft breweries, designing microbrews since 1989. After outgrowing their initial space and [...]
Posted in Business, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Revolutionary Spirits, Sustainability, Uncategorized Tags: Beer, Mac Maloney No Comments » April 24th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
This is an open letter to any and all companies, organizations, governments, schools, or other miscellaneous groups considering sustainability as part of their work; I hope this includes everyone. Dear Organization X, Please consider making sustainability a central component of your future plans if you have not done so already. For any group that has [...]
April 23rd, 2013 Mac Maloney Company New Orleans is the home of beads, mixed fruity drinks, unadulterated partying, and red beans and rice. Rarely does one think of beer, or at least craft beer. However, the New Orleans area is home to one of America’s older craft breweries, Abita Brewing Company, which started in 1986 in the town of Abita [...]
April 18th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
The 2014 Vehicle Technologies budget proposal, submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), requests $240 million to support R&D efforts for batteries and electric drive technology. The allotment is a $30 million jump over the amount requested for fiscal year 2013, and hopefully will build on the program’s string of notable [...]
April 7th, 2013 Mac Maloney Company New Belgium, makers of Fat Tire, is one of the most popular brands in the craft beer market…number 3 to be exact, only behind industry stalwarts Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) and Sierra Nevada. Since beginning in Fort Collins Colorado in 1988, New Belgium has built a solid following throughout the Rocky Mountain Region, despite the fact [...]
Posted in Business, Reviews, Revolutionary Spirits Tags: Mac Maloney, New Belgium Brewery, Revolutionary Spirits No Comments » April 3rd, 2013 Noelle Phares 
The mandated labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods remains a pipe dream within US borders. But the topic continues to simmer on socio-political agendas. Washington State introduced labeling initiative I-522 to its state legislature earlier this year, previously label-opposed food giant Wal-Mart switched teams to start rallying for labeling at the national level in January, [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Agriculture, Business, Op-Ed, Policy Tags: California, GMO, Noelle Phares, policy No Comments »
