As the Denver Zoo prepares to open its latest addition, a 10 acre exhibit dedicated to the Asian Tropics, they have incorporated a number of eco-conscious features. As part of the new construction, the entire complex is striving for LEED certification, the first large animal exhibit facility in the nation to be certified as such. In [...]
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Denver Zoo Lays Claim to Greenest in Country
May 24th, 2012 
Eric Wilson Walkscore Now Rates Bike Friendly Cities; Guess who is No. 1
May 23rd, 2012 Justin Manger What is it about Minneapolis? A frozen tundra in winter, the Minnesota city has already somehow built a reputation as a bike friendly city. Walkscore, which has found success evaluating which are the best areas in terms of getting around on foot, recently turned its attention to rating the ease of 2 wheel locomotion as [...]
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Tags: Bike Sharing, Environment, Minnesota 
No Comments »Natural Capitalism: Chapter 2 – Reinventing the Wheels
May 22nd, 2012 Eric Wilson A few years back I started reading Natural Capitalism. I wrote a post about the first chapter and vowed to come back to the book “soon.” Geologically speaking, it’s been the blink of an eye. In human terms, a wee bit longer. The book isn’t inordinately long, but after coming back to it after many months, I [...]
From Parking Lots to Parking Garages
May 20th, 2012 Eric Wilson Last week I wrote about parking lots and my distaste for them. While parking garages are a much better use of land, they can be quite ugly. My argument today is not an aesthetic one though. While riding the light rail the other day (where I also composed this op-ed), I passed a large parking garage, four levels [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Cars, Environment No Comments »Where the Sidewalk Never Begins
May 19th, 2012 The Angry Pedestrian Dear Shel Silverstein, My apologies for misusing, but hopefully not abusing the title of your wonderful work of poetry. Cordially, The Angry Pedestrian Now that that’s out of the way, let me tell you about the place where the sidewalk never begins; it’s called the suburbs. I don’t live in the suburbs, but I had to go [...]
Maxwell Technologies: Creating the Replacement for the Battery?
May 14th, 2012 John Basalla If you read enough articles about electric or hybrid vehicles, sooner or later you see references to ultra capacitors. Ultra capacitors are currently widely used in many energy saving devices and have a bright future, including potentially replacing the standard battery. Maxwell Technologies (stock symbol: MXWL) is one of several companies at the forefront of [...]
I Don’t Understand Parking Lots
May 13th, 2012 Eric Wilson In an op-ed a few months back I alluded to the coming diatribe against parking lots. As a form of land use, parking lots make no sense to me. Conversely, most parking garages are eye-sores. I understand that underground parking is expensive and laborious to construct. There are some wonderful advances in “parking lot technology,” [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Cars, Natural Capitalism, Urban Planning 1 Comment »The Angry Pedestrian: An Introduction
May 12th, 2012 The Angry Pedestrian Let me say first off that I own a car. I drive. I don’t drive a ton, I don’t drive everyday, I don’t drive to my job, but I understand the role of the car in today’s society (in America at least). I can’t walk everywhere and I cover four miles in an hour, not [...]
KiOR: Turning Trees into Oil
May 7th, 2012 John Basalla The following post is the first by our new contributor, John Basalla, a CPA currently working in Tokyo who is interested in the business side of green technology. All his “Green Tech Company Spotlight” articles can be found at the following tag or on John’s page. What does KiOR do? KiOR is an alternative fuels [...]
What Will It Take to Make Mass Transit the Norm?
May 6th, 2012 Eric Wilson Will people start consistently riding mass transit when gas prices stay above $5 per gallon? $10? What about when we are paying the true cost of driving (i.e. emissions, disposal)? What if we had to swipe a credit or debit card every time you drive? How about charging for access to roads, like the congestion [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Bus, High Speed Rail, Mass Transit No Comments »
