The Pew Charitable Trusts, based in Washington DC, released a study earlier this summer highlighting the growth of the clean energy economy in the United States over the past decade. According to the study, “Between 1998 and 2007, jobs in the clean energy economy grew at a national rate of 9.1 percent while traditional jobs [...]
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Pew Trusts’ Study Highlights Clean Energy Economy
September 14th, 2009 
Eric Wilson Five Friday Facts
August 28th, 2009 Justin Manger National trends this year show the biggest spike in gardening among Americans in 30 years. Only $50 in supplies can yield over $1,200 in produce. Only two percent of the world’s population produced all of the food. Half of them are over the age of 65. San Francisco recycles 66% of its waste. Composting can [...]
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Tags: Agriculture, Composting, Electricity in America, Food 
No Comments »Google Chooses Eight Utilities to Begin Rolling Out “PowerMeter” Home Energy Software
May 20th, 2009 Justin Manger Google.org announced today that it has partnered with six U.S. utilities as well as one Canadian and one Indian company to begin a large scale roll out of their energy information software. All the chosen companies have installed or are installing smart meters in their customers’ homes. Getting their data from the meters, Google’s software [...]
Recap of Friday’s Electricity in America Series from NPR
May 4th, 2009 Eric Wilson Part 9: One of the main reasons to update the grid is to integrate more renewable energy. However, some wonder if the investment in clean energy will lead to a “green bubble” like the housing and internet bubbles. Eric Janszen, founder of the financial advisory company iTulip, says that “bubbles start with a kernel of [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Smart Grid Tags: Electricity in America, Energy Conservation, LEED, USGBC, Washington DC No Comments »Recap of Thursday’s Electricity in America Series from NPR
May 3rd, 2009 Eric Wilson Part 7: Utilities may stand in the way of quick adoption of smart meters across the country. Both rate payers and utilities will foot the bill for an increase in transmission lines and smart meters. The current system is 99.97% reliable, leading power companies to defend the status quo. However, some fear that plans to [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Smart Grid Tags: Electricity in America, Renewable Energy, Xcel Energy 1 Comment »
