December 18th, 2012 
Justin Manger 
Living in Tokyo, this is one thing I luckily don’t have to deal with: finding a parking space. Like many Tokyo residents, I don’t own a car and, like nearly all workers, I take the train to work. Out of the 2,000 people at my company’s headquarters for example, a mere 6 people drive. They [...]
Posted in Behavior, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation 
Tags: California, Mass Transit, Parking 
No Comments » December 17th, 2012 Justin Manger 
Depending on your neighborhood, bike riding can be a nice alternative to driving while getting some often seriously lacking exercise in our modern lives. But isn’t it a pain to deal with inflating tires and getting the occasional flat tire when you are miles from home? Colorado-based start-up Britek Tire and Rubber has your back. [...]
Posted in Business, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger, News, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Green Product No Comments » December 15th, 2012 Justin Manger 
As expected, the natural gas revolution in the U.S. is having a large positive economic impact. According to the Financial Times, “manufacturers have announced more than $90bn worth of investments in the US to take advantage of its cheap natural gas.” This is leading to an industrial renaissance as numerous companies in various sectors such [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, News, Policy Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Environment, Natural Gas, Washington DC No Comments » December 6th, 2012 Justin Manger 
Back in August, Bernalillo County, New Mexico approved 20 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds to support the Tres Amigas power infrastructure project, an unprecedented effort to connect North America’s three major isolated electric grids. Should all go well, the project will enable efficiency gains, aid in the integration of large-scale renewables, and support power [...]
November 27th, 2012 Nick Grue At the end of this year, the Kyoto Protocol is set to expire, but talks in Doha, Qatar that began on Monday, November 26th and run through December 7th, aim to extend the protocol up until 2020. The Kyoto Protocol, whose main focus was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 5.2% of 1990 levels [...]
Posted in China, Clean Technology, Japan, News, Sustainability Tags: Analysis, Doha, Greenhouse Gas, Kyoto Protocol, Nick Grue, Summit, United Nations No Comments » November 22nd, 2012 Chris DeArmond The topic of climate change was all but absent during the presidential race, but a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests it could soon become a central policy issue. The new IEA report projects that the U.S. will become the world’s top oil producer by 2020, and a net oil exporter by the [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Local Energy/Food, News, Policy Tags: Chris DeArmond, Energy, Oil No Comments » November 20th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
With my recent move to Minnesota, I get to experience (and report on) a Midwestern perspective in sustainability. While I’ve written about the state previously, many of my articles will now be more focused on the area as most of our writers seem to engage in the issues surrounding their communities. Today’s post will sound [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Colorado, Green Jobs, Minnesota, Production Tax Credit, Wind Power No Comments » November 16th, 2012 Justin Manger 
When it comes to fresh water “reserves,” there is no competing with Greenland. You can drink some of its bottled water from the ice sheet for a mere $52 per bottle. Below are the volumes of fresh water, in millions of cubic kilometers: Total worldwide: ~40.0 Antarctic ice sheets: ~24.7 Groundwater: ~12.0 [...]
Posted in Conservation, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, News, Oceans Tags: Environment, Water, Water Conservation No Comments » November 13th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
As further evidence of the rise of electric vehicles, Tesla’s Model S Sedan was named Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of the Year. The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt won the title in 2011, completing the evolution of electrified transport (The Toyota Prius, a gasoline-electric hybrid, won in 2004). With a sticker price nearing $60,000 (not including [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Transportation Tags: Chevy Volt, Electric Vehicles, Prius, Tesla Motors No Comments » November 8th, 2012 Max Caughron The Republican plan to make Obama a one term President didn’t work. Whether House Republican leaders decide to change their completely obstructionist strategy remains to be seen, but just for fun let’s assume they abandon the scorched earth policy and try to work to get things done. This might sound like a stretch, but the Republicans got [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Conservation, News, Policy, President Obama, Uncategorized Tags: 2012 elections, Max Caughron, political change. conservative, Republicans Comments Off
