Developments across the country are working to attain green status, but the best of these projects take into account materials as well as location. In Denver, The Glenarm (a development just off the downtown corridor) recently reduced its prices from $419,000 to $393,000, making the base unit more affordable. Last year, Denver Infill, which covers [...]
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The Glenarm: Green Homes on the Edge of Downtown Denver
August 19th, 2009 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability 
Tags: Colorado, Energy Star, GE, Photovoltaic 
No Comments »Five Friday Facts
May 29th, 2009 Justin Manger The International Union of Railways says a high-speed train can carry eight times as many passengers as an airplane over a given distance, using the same amount of energy and emitting a quarter of the carbon dioxide for each passenger. Rail Transport and Environment Facts & Figures The Maglev from Japan holds the world record [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Japan, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation Tags: GE, Green Technology, High Speed Rail, Trains No Comments »Southeast Florida to Install Smart Grid System
April 20th, 2009 Eric Wilson National Public Radio (NPR) reported today that Cisco Systems, General Electric (GE), Silver Spring Network and Florida Light and Power (FLP) will work together to install a smart grid system across the greater Miami area. The joint venture, to be called “Energy Smart Miami,” will cost $200 million (US) over the next two years. During [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Smart Grid Tags: Colorado, Florida, GE, Smart Meter, Stimulus Bill, Xcel Energy No Comments »Masdar Initiative Update: Abu Dhabi’s Bold Bid for a Zero-Emissions City
March 17th, 2009 Justin Manger Located in the Middle East and next to Saudi Arabia, oil wealth has given the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the money to plan one of the most audacious clean technology projects in the world. Already thinking ahead, the UAE knows that oil revenue will dry up when the wells do and is planning for that [...]
Jiminy Peak Ski Resort: Using Wind to Weather Recession
February 28th, 2009 Eric Wilson Many ski resorts tout their “green credentials” these days. To offset their energy consumption they purchase wind power or other renewable energy from utilities. A few years ago National Geographic reported on the migration toward wind power on behalf of ski resorts. They pointed out the obvious connection between climate change and the potential decrease [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy Tags: GE, Offsets, Renewable Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Hold a Smart Grid Hologram in Your Hands
February 3rd, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution This is an update on a previous post. After trying GE’s marketing gimmick of an augmented reality smart grid (written about the other day; video below in the January 31st post) the verdict is… it is awesome. If you have a web camera and a printer, try it out: 1) Print out the “Solar Panel [...]
Super Bowl Ad: Smart Grid One Step Closer
February 2nd, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution For those watching the Super Bowl, whether for the game or the innovative advertisements, a product recently touted on 2nd Green Revolution, GE’s Smart Grid, debuted with the following commercial The reality of a so-called “Smart Grid” is close at hand. Work remains to be done. Making the grid, “more intelligent” through integration of renewable [...]
Using Your Eco-Imagination: Augmented Reality
February 1st, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution GE has cooked up a very interesting way to market the smart grid. In addition to what may be their first Super Bowl commercial, anyone with a computer, printer, and webcam can hold a digital hologram of the smart grid in the palm of their hands. We’ve yet to try it here at 2nd Green [...]
