While the calendar has featured conferences throughout the world previously, there were numerous symposiums taking place in the US that warranted coverage (as well as a few abroad, including one in Kyoto). However, seeing as how Thanksgiving falls in late November in the US, there are limited events scheduled that week. Let us know of [...]
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November 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
November 1st, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Conferences, Economics, Education, Eric Wilson, Japan, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 
Tags: Calendar, California, Florida, Solar Energy 
No Comments »The Economic Advantages of Green Energy
October 14th, 2011 Guest Author The world is changing, and maybe not for the better. A look at The United States, as well as many other industrialized countries, finds that nearly 85% of energy comes from fossil fuels. Oil is integral in today’s society: we’re dependent on it. When oil is transported or burned, it emits CO2, among other air [...]
Los Angeles to Build 1st Carbon Neutral Stadium
October 5th, 2011 Eric Wilson Several past posts have dealt with the idea of sports stadiums and arenas. Some of these have highlighted the advancements in green building techniques that have been incorporated into the design and construction, including LEED certification for numerous facilities throughout the country. In hopes of luring a football team back to Los Angeles, the Anschutz [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News Tags: California, Los Angeles, Solar Energy, Sports Facilities No Comments »Google Invests Big in the Green Energy Revolution
October 3rd, 2011 Chris DeArmond Last week, Google announced a $75 million “initial investment” in San Francisco-based Clean Power Financethat will help as many as 3,000 homeowners secure financing for solar installations. Google stated the move “makes business sense” and will help accelerate residential solar installations. It also will bring its total investment in the development and deployment of clean [...]
Electric Cars – A Practical Man’s Epiphany
September 28th, 2011 Guest Author The green movement was a nonstarter for me. The generation gap was never more evident than at my house. While my son studies green technologies at school, I prefer collared greens and the Green Bay Packers. I’m a practical man. Father and son relationships are a strange thing. On a perfect summer afternoon, we sat [...]
Posted in Behavior, Guest Authors, Transportation Tags: Alternative Energy, California, Electric Vehicles, Ford, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Tax Rebates No Comments »US Based Solar Company Solyndra Shelves Production, Considers Reorganization
September 15th, 2011 Eric Wilson In a press release from the US based manufacturer of solar technology Solyndra, the company announced a suspension of operations. Much like Massachusetts based Evergreen Solar, the company cited “global economic and solar industry market conditions” as the reason for their action. The similarities to Evergreen do not stop there. Both companies received large financial [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Renewable Energy Tags: California, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy No Comments »Cooking with California Food in K-12 Schools now Available
September 5th, 2011 Eric Wilson Last month I purchased Alice Waters’s Edible Schoolyard: A Universal Idea and began reading it. Once I finish it I will be sure to write a review. In the book, Waters – a renowned chef who uses local and organic ingredients – discusses the journey she undertook helping to start a school garden near her [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Local Energy/Food Tags: Alice Waters, California, Food No Comments »September 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
September 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson This month the calendar is chock full of events both stateside and abroad. A number of conferences center on smart grid technologies. There are also a few Public Health conferences on the agenda, one in London and the other in Brisbane, Australia which asks the question “Is Public Health Sustainable?” As with just about every [...]
Posted in Conferences, Eric Wilson, Smart Grid, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Calendar, California, Clean Energy, Wind Power No Comments »
