The environmental education movement in this country has been around for quite some time. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and the first Earth Day 40 years ago were both important factors in bringing environmental education to the fore. My personal journey is not nearly as long. Nearly ten years ago I worked for a school district [...]
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Environmental vs. Sustainability Education: Shifting the Focus
August 29th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Sustainability 
Tags: Colorado, Curriculum, David Orr, Environment, Jobs, Op-Ed 
View CommentsSteamboat Ski Area Moves Toward Zero Waste
August 9th, 2010 Eric Wilson The prospect of climate change has several ski resorts reconsidering their use of natural resources. Last year we wrote about Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts and the steps they had taken to both minimize their consumption of non-renewable resources by installing a wind turbine as well as producing their own energy to cut down on future [...]
Governor Ritter Launches Colorado Industrial Energy Challenge
July 26th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last week, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced the Colorado Industrial Energy Challenge. Beginning with 13 participants, the challenge is “a voluntary program open to industrial facilities with more than $200,000 in annual energy costs.” In order to take part, “companies agree to set a five-year goal of reducing energy use, reporting total energy consumption for [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: Colorado, Energy Conservation, New Belgium Brewery View CommentsNew Millennium Wind Energy Hopes to Revolutionize Rooftop Turbines
July 24th, 2010 Eric Wilson Colorado based New Millennium Wind Energy has designed a 30 foot spherical wind turbine dubbed the Turbinator with hopes that it will provide electricity directly to big box retailers and office buildings. Andrew Thacker, founder and principle engineer, was seen on Denver’s 9 News this past Friday. Thacker claims that the Turbinator will produce 60 [...]
Is Green Tape the New Red Tape?
July 19th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last month a guest author wrote about his experiences installing a rain barrel in his home. The moral of his story was “Be prepared to face an uphill battle.” In the Denver Post recently there was an article with a similar theme, namely that the regulations being put in place regarding clean energy have hampered [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, Colorado, Geothermal, Nuclear, Solar Energy, Wind Power View Comments
