A few days ago I wrote up the presentation given by former Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter. Ritter currently holds the position of Director and Senior Scholar at Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE). After his 30 minute speech, he took questions from the audience. What follows are notes from the question [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
Governor Ritter Question and Answer Session
November 26th, 2011 
Eric Wilson Consumer Electronics Association Announces $9,000 Recycling Challenge
November 25th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Before plasma and LCD technology became widely available, images on TV’s and computer monitors were produced using partially leaded, glass video display components known as Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs). In the past decade, however, consumers and the electronics industry have moved beyond this technology. As a result, stockpiles of old CRTs waiting to be recycled [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Featured Posts, News, Policy, Recylcing 
Tags: Chris DeArmond, Environment, EPA 
No Comments »The Farm Bill Problem
November 24th, 2011 Megan Stilley About every five years a new farm bill gets passed without much of the U.S. population knowing what happened. The truth is that the farm bill is rather secretive, and this year it keeps getting suggested they are going to secretly pass it. This is because now many groups are opposing the farm bill and [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Economics, Featured Posts, Local Energy/Food, News, Op-Ed, Policy, Sustainability Tags: Environment, Food, Megan Stilley, Washington DC No Comments »Design with Landscape in Mind: Al Boeke’s Obituary
November 21st, 2011 Eric Wilson Among other things, I like to think of myself as well-informed. As an undergraduate I majored in Anthropology (biological, not cultural) and had a secondary focus in Art History. Today, I sit on a US Green Building Council committee focused on green schools and my dissertation proposal for my doctorate incorporates green schools. Given this [...]
Is Corporate Social Responsibility Effective?
November 19th, 2011 Guest Author Corporations are composed of individuals. It’s only natural that their behavior will parallel that of the citizenry. Some citizens display community spirit and consistently act in a socially responsible manner; some totally ignore the welfare of others and behave in an intensely selfish and irresponsible manner. The same can be said of corporations that appear [...]
Bill Ritter Presentation: Clean Energy and the Environment in America
November 17th, 2011 Eric Wilson Earlier this week I attended a presentation by former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. This is the second time I’ve heard Ritter speak, once while he was still in office and the other on Monday. Both presentations touched largely on the role of clean energy in the US economy. Ritter, who served one term, left office [...]
Is China Headed in the Right Direction?
November 10th, 2011 Chris DeArmond China may be one of the first countries that pops into your head when you think of clean technology, but its government has only just begun to recognize the environmental damage caused by two decades of unhinged economic growth. In a 2011 study, the World Bank found that 20 of the world’s 30 most polluted [...]
Posted in China, Featured Posts, Renewable Energy Tags: Chris DeArmond, Coal, Environment, Oil Consumption, Pollution, Solar Energy, Water, Wind Power No Comments »Solar Reflective Car Shells: Simple as Black and White?
November 8th, 2011 Justin Manger You’ve heard the sad tales about dogs (and yes, even children) trapped in hot cars as there owners go to do some shopping. Anyone who’s opened up a car door after it’s been sitting in the summer sun for even a few minutes knows how hot they can get. Cars painted black are the worst. So what [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Energy Conservation, Environment, Solar Energy No Comments »California Moves Forward on Cap and Trade
November 5th, 2011 Justin Manger On October 20th, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted final rules for a state wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gases. Once the program commences in 2013, large industrial facilities and power plants will become the main targets. Details for the program still aren’t finalized, but the adoption of rules at least shows the [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Sustainability Tags: California, Cap and Trade, Carbon Dioxide, Electricity Generation, Environment No Comments »FFF: I Am Over 1 Billion Seconds Old; Can I Make it to 7 Billion?
November 4th, 2011 Justin Manger The short answer is no, probably not. Unless there are major improvements in health and a tripling of the current average lifespan I won’t make it to 220 years old, which is 7 billion seconds. That’s how big a number 7 billion is. With so much focus recently on the world’s population reaching 7 billion [...]
Posted in Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, News, Sustainability Tags: 7 Billion, Environment, Urban Planning 1 Comment »
