Geologic time periods of the past have generally been differentiated due to changes in landscape and organism populations. During some geologic time periods, certain organisms have thrived while others have faltered, and sometimes many organism falter as seen during mass extinction events. Humans first appeared during the Pleistocene epoch and have been in existence all [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nick Grue’
Entering the Anthropocene Epoch?
September 10th, 2011 
Nick Grue 
Posted in Behavior, Guest Authors, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Sustainable Development 
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Environment, Nick Grue 
No Comments »Raising Early-Age Environmental Awareness Through Movies
June 30th, 2011 Nick Grue Though reviews for the recently released Pixar animated movie “Cars 2” may be less than favorable, a key theme of the movie that won’t immediately be clear from the official trailer and story synopsis is one of alternative energy. “Cars 2” isn’t the first animated movie in recent history to deal with environmental issues. 2006’s [...]
Redefining the Recharge
April 7th, 2011 Nick Grue One of the most difficult issues keeping electric cars from taking off is the fact that electric cars just don’t have the energy capacity of conventional fossil fuel cars. The limited range of electric cars and long recharge times means only a specialized group of people can utilize fully electric cars, while the rest of [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Transportation Tags: Battery, Electric Vehicles, Hybrids, Nick Grue No Comments »Traffic, Environmental Sensitivity, and Recessions
February 2nd, 2011 Nick Grue Here in Denver, it is common knowledge that should you attempt to return from the ski resorts on a Sunday evening, you will most likely encounter lengthy traffic jams. If there happens to be a winter storm at the same time, you might as well stop at one of the nearby towns along I-70 and [...]
Posted in Behavior, Economics, Featured Posts, Guest Authors, Op-Ed, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Denver, Environment, Mass Transit, Nick Grue No Comments »A Fresh Idea: Self-Powering Desalination
January 2nd, 2011 Nick Grue Lack of clean energy production is an issue that has already been thoroughly covered in media outlets, while the issue of clean water availability is one that the general public may not be as aware of. The fact that most Americans can turn on a faucet and receive ready-to-drink water is something many people around [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Guest Authors, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Desalination, Energy Conservation, Green Technology, Nick Grue, Wastewater, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Energizing Your Workout
December 10th, 2010 Nick Grue This guest post is from Nick Grue. Nick is an Environmental Science and GIS student at the University of Colorado Denver. Nick is interested in the integration of renewable energy sources and the private sector’s conversion to green technologies. According to the first law of thermodynamics, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted. Understanding [...]
Posted in Business, Energy Efficiency, Guest Authors, Renewable Energy Tags: Electricity Generation, Grid, Nick Grue, People Power, Thermodynamics 3 Comments »
