Go to doe.gov and you will end up at the government’s website for the Department of Energy. The Energy Department also runs Energy.gov, which relaunched their sister site late last week in order to “make it easier for you to find important energy information and services in your community.” Check out the revamped site. They [...]
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Department of Energy Relaunches Energy.gov
August 8th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, News, Policy, President Obama 
Tags: Department of Energy, Energy, Stephen Chu 
No Comments »New Lightbulb by Phillips “Greenest Ever”
August 8th, 2011 Justin Manger A 10 watt light-emitting diode, or LED, bulb has been named the greenest replacement for the time-worn 60 watt bulb. The Philips made bulb won $10 million from the Department of Energy by winning the L Prize (covered here nearly 2 years ago) for creating “high performance, energy-saving replacements” for the incandescents that still proliferate around the country. In [...]
From Renewable Fuels to Sustainable Ones
July 31st, 2011 Eric Wilson The conflating of “renewable” with “sustainable” is not a perfect pairing. Consider the definition of sustainable, “of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.” While renewable fuels offer the possibility of renewed sources of energy, they do not automatically represent [...]
America’s Home Energy Education Challenge
June 23rd, 2011 Eric Wilson Last month the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Teachers Association (disclaimer: I am a former member of the NSTA) launched a cooperative effort to reduce energy consumption. Christened America’s Home Energy Education Challenge, the goal of the effort is to engage young people in their energy usage. According to the post on the [...]
Posted in Behavior, Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: Department of Energy, Energy, Science, Stephen Chu No Comments »Art Conservation Attempts to “Go Green”
June 7th, 2011 Eric Wilson In the Spring 2011 issue of NYU’s alumni magazine there is an article detailing the pressures facing art conservationists to protect more than the masterpieces on display. Those who have stepped foot into an art museum are familiar with the cool air that permeates the building. The high cost of energy and the carbon emissions [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson, News, Sustainability Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Electricity Generation, Energy No Comments »$4 Gas May Not Be Popular, but Is It Wise?
June 5th, 2011 Eric Wilson With gas prices at their highest level during his presidency, last month President Obama announced an increase in domestic production of oil. Namely the battered Gulf of Mexico and Alaskan oil fields have been targeted for the increases. Ostensibly this policy decision comes on the heels of $4 per gallon gas and his constituency calling, [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Polls, President Obama Tags: Energy, Oil Consumption, Public Transit No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Residential Energy Consumption
May 27th, 2011 Chris DeArmond The average home in the U.S. incurred $1,817 in energy expenses, which equates to nearly $202 billion annually. Despite the number of primary residences in the U.S. increasing from 77 million in 1978 to 111 million in 2005, total household energy consumption decreased slightly, from 10.58 to 10.55 quadrillion British Thermal Units (Btu). From 1978 [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Five Friday Facts Tags: California, Chris DeArmond, Energy, Energy Star No Comments »The Hegemony of Nonrenewable Energy Sources
April 24th, 2011 Eric Wilson One of the unique aspects about being in school again is the exposure to concepts, ideas, writers, and philosophers that I would not necessarily come across in my general reading. One idea in particular, which was not new, but was covered in more depth than I thought possible this semester, was the notion of hegemony. [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: Bio-fuels, Coal, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil Consumption No Comments »
