Whether you love him, hate him, or are indifferent, Steve Jobs has major street cred. His company makes products that are elegant, well-designed, easy to use, and revolutionary. The hype and excitement that accompanies the lead up to and release of a major Apple product is second to none. Not only that, but the products [...]
Archive for the ‘Green Economy’ Category
The Green Apple: Who Will Be the Steve Jobs of the Clean Energy Sector?
March 8th, 2010 
Justin Manger Bloom Energy: Big Dreams. Big Backers. Big Success?
February 24th, 2010 Justin Manger Bloom Energy had the official public unveiling of their solid oxide fuel cell technology today in Silicon Valley. After years of flying under the radar as a stealth start-up, the company made it’s debut on the world stage with a bang. California governor Arnold Swarzenegger was on hand as was former Secretary of State Colin [...]
Free Webinar on Carbon Management
February 18th, 2010 Justin Manger For those interested in learning more about the burgeoning field of carbon management, on March 2nd from 9am-10am PST(Noon EST), Fluid Market Strategies is hosting a webinar on the topic. Specifically, the event will “look at future regulations and why organizations must assess the carbon emissions in their operations, products, services and supply chain to [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Green Economy 
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Energy Conservation 
No Comments »Thomas Friedman Doesn’t Believe in the Second Green Revolution
February 10th, 2010 Justin Manger Late last year Thomas Friedman was interviewed by Anne Strainchamps on Wisconsin Public Radio’s To The Best of Our Knowledge. The focus of the interview was the current green revolution, what we have taken to calling the second green revolution. He argues that everyone must participate if this is to be considered a true revolution. [...]
What If We Do Break Our Dependence on Oil?
February 7th, 2010 Justin Manger There’s no shortage of discussion about what the United States should do to wean itself off of oil. Such heavy dependence on one main fuel source to power our transportation systems (and thus keeping our economy humming) means the U.S. is vulnerable to the unpredictable gyrations of oil and gas prices. Aside from those concerns, [...]
Five Friday Facts
February 5th, 2010 Justin Manger In his holiday letter to members, Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) mentioned some statistics that speak to the boom in green building: 27,373 people joined Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix 14 million people are employed by a USGBC member company Of the 4,328 LEED-certified projects in existence, [...]
I’m Freezing. Can Someone Turn Up the Global Warming?
January 10th, 2010 Justin Manger Though the evidence points to definite changes in the atmosphere due to our industrial activity, we don’t talk much about climate change and global warming on this web site. For one, the political connotations and passions that arise upon mentioning such phrases are often overdone and counterproductive. And, to be honest, the whole debate over whether it’s [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Behavior, Business, China, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Op-Ed, Policy, Sustainability Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Analysis 2 Comments »Raising Money & Changing Behavior Targeted as D.C. Rings in New Year with 5¢ Bag Tax
December 30th, 2009 Justin Manger If you live in Washington D.C., you may want to do some light shopping on New Year’s Day. This Friday, all seven Giant Food stores in D.C. will be bag your groceries in reusable totes. This is Giant’s way of using the introduction of a 5 cent bag tax in Washington D.C. as a clever [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: Water Conservation No Comments »China Unveils World’s Fastest Long-distance Train Service
December 28th, 2009 Justin Manger In yet another symbol of China’s rapid development and increasing technological prowess, a high-speed train called the Harmony express shortened a previously 11 hour trip across China to a mere 3 hours. The Harmony express raced along the 1,100km (684 mile) route from Guangzhou to the central city of Wuhan at an average speed of [...]
Posted in China, Green Economy, Green Products, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Green Technology, High Speed Rail, Trains No Comments »Is There Any Point to the Debate About Climate Change?
December 5th, 2009 Justin Manger The debate over whether global warming/climate change is happening is really kind of moot. Some say it’s happening. Some say it isn’t. Regardless of who is eventually found to be right, the larger international community has decided to use climate change as a rallying point to get consensus, institute agreements, and take action to change [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Op-Ed, Policy Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Energy Conservation No Comments »
