NPR describes it as “the flaps on a Chinese food take out box, tipped on its side.” I’d say that’s a fair description. It simply looks odd, as you can see in the video below. What exactly is it? It’s called The TrailerTail and was developed by ATDynamics in order to cut down on the rear [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Energy Conservation’
The TrailerTail Looks Weird but Improves MPG for Tractor Trailers
April 5th, 2011 
Justin Manger Ski Industry Develops Alternative Energy for Survival
March 20th, 2011 Guest Author Hunter Sykes is a sustainability consultant with Coldstream Sustainability Group, a 20-year ski industry veteran and the director of the film: Resorting to Madness: Taking Back Our Mountain Communities. He holds an MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. If you are a skier or boarder, have you ever thought [...]
The Biomimetic City and Sustainability
March 6th, 2011 Phil Sauve “After 3.8 billion years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.” -Janine Benyus, co-founder of the Biomimicry Institute and founder of the Biomimicry Guild. Our current world is dangerously unsustainable. Greenhouse gas levels are reaching dangerous tipping points, climate change is a reality, freshwater shortages are [...]
Two Ways to Save the Environment: Live in a City and Walk
March 3rd, 2011 Stephen Wade More than half of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions come from moving people and goods and housing those people (see slide 10). Harvard Professor Edward Glaeser, in a recent Atlantic magazine article (as well as here and here), makes the case that living in smaller homes and driving less significantly reduces one’s carbon emissions. Therefore, [...]
Posted in Behavior, Green Building, Policy, Real Estate, Sustainable Development, Transportation 
Tags: Energy Conservation, Stephen Wade 
No Comments »The (Energy) State of the Union: Secretary Steven Chu Will Host Online Town Hall
January 25th, 2011 Justin Manger President Obama’s State of the Union address will be delivered this evening Tuesday, January 25th at 9 p.m. EST. Of lesser publicity but no less importance, Secretary Steven Chu will host an online town hall to discuss President Obama’s clean energy agenda. Join the discussion Wednesday, January 26 at 12:45pm EST, at energy.gov/livechat. The Secretary [...]
Paper or Plastic?
January 20th, 2011 Chris DeArmond As more people have become frustrated by the sight of plastic bags in streets and along the coasts, legislators have proposed bans and taxes to mollify angry voters. Most recently, Italy made headlines when it decided to ban shopkeepers from handing out plastic bags to customers. You can also read a 2nd Green Revolution article [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Conservation, Policy Tags: Chris DeArmond, Energy Conservation, Environment, Plastic 1 Comment »Simple, Quick Video on the Function and Benefits of Geothermal Heat Pumps
January 11th, 2011 Justin Manger Here is a great video from the Department of Energy that simply and quickly explains how a geothermal heat pump works. After watching the 2 minute, 30 second video, it dawns on you just how far removed we’ve become from using the ample sustainable resources that nature provides. Even if using electricity/natural gas/heating oil to [...]
In Nod to Energy Efficiency IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs
January 5th, 2011 Justin Manger In order to get a head start on federal legislation that would mandate more efficient light bulbs like LEDs and fluorescents starting in 2012, IKEA has already decided not to stock or sell the incandescent bulb invented by Thomas Edison over a century ago. IKEA, a Swedish home furnishings store, has over 300 stores in 37 countries. [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger Tags: Energy Conservation, Green Product, IKEA No Comments »Green Apartments Survey
January 4th, 2011 Justin Manger Are apartment owners and property managers adopting green retrofits? The following 7 question survey is from Property Management Software Guide. They created it to learn what progress is being made toward greening apartments in the multifamily housing market, which make up 20% of all US households. Multi-family structures such as apartment buildings, condos, and townhouses [...]
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 »
