The U.S. leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, Coulomb Technologies, procured $15 million in Series C funding this month to help accelerate the installment of 4,600 free home and public EV charging stations in nine regions across the U.S in a program called ChargePoint America. Cities in this initiative include Austin, Detroit, New York, Orlando, [...]
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to Roll Out Across the U.S.
October 9th, 2010 
Justin Manger 
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Smart Grid, Transportation 
Tags: Cars, Ford, Los Angeles, New York City, Plug-in Hybrid, Washington DC 
No Comments »White House to Go Solar
October 6th, 2010 Justin Manger For a president that continuously touts clean jobs and solar power, it’s odd that President Obama hasn’t used one of the most famous houses in the world – his 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue address – to lead by example. Yesterday, however, word arrived that the White House will be installing solar panels by spring of 2011 [...]
Green Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
September 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson A recent article by Ron Rowland for the free online newsletter Money and Market focused on Green ETFs, or Exchange Traded Funds. These funds are a way to invest in a range of companies with a common theme. Similar to mutual funds, ETFs are traded like individual stocks. Rowland covers several of these. Here is [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Economy Tags: Battery, Green Investments, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Newsweek to Release 2010 Environmental Rankings
September 20th, 2010 Eric Wilson As a follow to last year’s inaugural environmental rankings of the world’s largest corporations, Newsweek will release its second set of “Green Rankings” on October 18th. Newsweek states that “The report measures environmental impact, strategy, policy, management, reputation and overall performance.” Last year Hewlett Packard topped the magazine’s list.
Live Blog: Executive Reflections on Energy and Leadership
September 11th, 2010 Justin Manger Final panel for the day at Georgetown Energy and Cleantech Conference coming up…click through to next page for live stream. “This panel brings together senior executives from across the energy industry spectrum to discuss their leadership experience and market outlook.” Moderator: • Branko Terzic - Regulatory Policy Leader, Energy & Resources - Deloitte Services LP [...]
Live Blog on Energy and Sustainability
September 11th, 2010 Justin Manger Panel #3 for the day at Georgetown Energy and Cleantech Conference coming up…click through to next page for live stream. “Panelists will discuss what obstacles face sustainability solutions today, and how their organizations are working to integrate sustainability into their operations while also taking into account the bottom line. They will also reflect on the [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Behavior, Business, Clean Technology, Conferences, Economics, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Live Blogging, Policy, Sustainability Tags: Washington DC No Comments »FERC Commissioner Phillip Moeller: “The Future of Energy is About Markets”
September 11th, 2010 Justin Manger Phillip Moeller, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Keynote Address at Georgetown Energy and Cleantech Conference Summarized Highlights of notes taken during talk:
Georgetown Energy and Clean Tech Conference
September 11th, 2010 Justin Manger Just finished up with the keynote speech by FERC Commissioner Phillip Moeller. Going to try live blogging from here on out. Keynote summary will be put up later. Click through (read more button) for stream.
Some Optimism Among the Gloom
September 6th, 2010 Justin Manger As this New York Times op-ed points out, “Climate change has become an ideologically polarizing issue.” Just look at the difference between typical Republican and Democratic reactions to the climate change issue. The op-ed goes on, “It taps into deep personal identities and causes… ‘protective cognition‘ — we judge things in part on whether we see [...]
Virtual Stock Market Update: Top 5
September 1st, 2010 Justin Manger It’s been a few weeks since the TripleBottomLine Virtual Stock Market competition started. As of today, there are eight players vying for title of Green Stock Guru. Given the market swoon in August, there are currently only three people in the black, with Jason W. leading the pack. The rest of the top five can [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Business, Education, Green Economy, Green Products, Justin Manger Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Green Technology No Comments »
