Modeled after the successful Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency responsible for such technological innovations as the Internet and the stealth technology found in the F-117, the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy (DOE) was established to focus on creative “out-of-the-box” transformational energy research. Regarding our current energy situation, this [...]
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ARPA-E Director Majumdar Lays It Out Plain and Simple
January 11th, 2012 
Justin Manger Could “Green Routing” Play a Role in Our Future?
December 23rd, 2011 Chris DeArmond Though it’s alluring to think that electric and hydrogen vehicles may transform the way we travel, it is more likely that small, incremental changes like route optimization will play dominating roles in our future—at least until we run out of oil. Researchers from the University at Buffalo studying “green routing,” which is achieved when all [...]
Save Money, Not the Planet
December 4th, 2011 Justin Manger How many times, in how many ways, and with how many examples do we need to say it? The focus on any green agenda should not be carbon reductions or global warming or – dare I say it – saving the planet. The planet will be fine. We may not be, but the earth will [...]
Martifer: Solar Power for Projects Big and Small
November 23rd, 2011 Justin Manger With the world standing on the ledge of an energy revolution, what will be the technology that takes us over the edge? Photovoltaic systems may hold the answer. Though not immune from criticism, solar power bathes half the world in light all the time and is awash in energy. There is really no other source of energy [...]
Bill Ritter Presentation: Clean Energy and the Environment in America
November 17th, 2011 Eric Wilson Earlier this week I attended a presentation by former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. This is the second time I’ve heard Ritter speak, once while he was still in office and the other on Monday. Both presentations touched largely on the role of clean energy in the US economy. Ritter, who served one term, left office [...]
USGBC Colorado’s Green School Summit Wrap-up
November 7th, 2011 Eric Wilson Although I did not “live blog” the US Green Building Council Colorado Chapter’s recent Green School Summit, here are my notes from the event: There are numerous free resources for energy efficiency available in Colorado. Two key ones are the Governor’s Energy Office and the Community Office of Resource Efficiency. Sangre de Christo School District [...]
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No Comments »Site Visit: Green Cremation, St. Petersburg Funeral Home Offers a Green Way to Go with World’s First Commercial Resomator
September 14th, 2011 Chris DeArmond After seeing several news stories – including one that was the most viewed article on BBC News, now with over 18 thousand “shares” – about an alternative cremation process to be offered at Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home in St. Petersburg, FL, I knew it was time for a site visit! After arriving, I spoke with its [...]
Posted in Green Economy, Green Products, Site Visits Tags: Chris DeArmond, Florida, Green Burial No Comments »Can D.C. Lead the Charge in Shutting Down Coal-fired Power Plants?
August 24th, 2011 Justin Manger Gridlock in Washington. It’s not just the traffic, but the political process that has stalled as evidenced by the debt ceiling debacle and other squabbles. That’s at the federal level. At the city level there has been worry over the change from Mayor Fenty to Mayor Gray and a possible return to DCs not so [...]
Virginia’s First Light Rail, “The Tide,” Opens in Norfolk
August 21st, 2011 Justin Manger Build it and they will come, especially if it is free. With the opening of a 7.4 mile light rail system, the crowds were out early Friday in Norfolk, Virginia to test out the new transportation option, The Tide: The Tide is the first light rail system in Virginia and marks the beginning of a new era for [...]
Posted in Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Mass Transit, Trains No Comments »ReDirect Guide: The Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyle Directory
August 18th, 2011 Eric Wilson For those looking to find environmentally and socially equitable companies and products, the ReDirect Guide helps put consumers in touch with businesses that put sustainability, both environmental and social, first. The ReDirect Guide is “a new breed of media company – one that is dedicated solely to creating innovative and effective media that encourages green [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Green Products, Sustainability Tags: Boulder-Colorado, Colorado, Denver, Portland-Oregon No Comments »
