December 9th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
This isn’t necessarily an anti-government (federal or local) or a libertarian post, but it will have hints of both. As much as certain administrations have done to protect the environment (yes, it was Nixon who instituted the Environmental Protection Agency and served as president during the passage of the Clean Air Act), there are general [...]
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Tags: Cloth Diapers, EPA, Government 
No Comments » September 25th, 2012 Eric Wilson Perhaps the biggest knock on high speed rail in the United States is that it is currently anything but high speed. A Washington Monthly article from ten years ago, during the unveiling of the Acela line, mentions that the train only reaches its highest speed (150 MPH/250 KPH) once and “for a couple of minutes, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Transportation Tags: Government, High Speed Rail, New York City, Trains No Comments » September 19th, 2012 Nick Grue In an article recently released by the local Denver publication, Westword, the National Renewable Energy Lab’s (NREL) expansion into private land is brought to light. As of the writing of this post, the article titled, “What Has NREL Done for Public Good?” is nestled next to a photo gallery of Jello-wrestling and luchadores. While the [...]
August 29th, 2012 Eric Wilson If renewable energy is to generate a considerable portion of our electricity, regionally appropriate sources need to be developed. We’ve talked about this before (i.e. wind in the Great Plains, solar in the West/Southwest, wave power – if it is viable – along the coasts). The federal government has taken a step in this direction [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, News, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: California, Colorado, Environment, Government, Solar Energy No Comments » August 24th, 2012 Eric Wilson Former Massachusetts Governor and presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney nominee released his energy plan yesterday, which can be found here. According to the document, Romney “will make every effort to safeguard the environment, but he will be mindful at every step of also protecting the jobs of American workers. This will require putting conservative principles [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Policy, President Obama Tags: Cap and Trade, Coal, election, Energy, Government, Jobs, Mitt Romney No Comments » May 4th, 2012 Justin Manger Here is an interesting time line from a pamphlet from the Esri Federal GIS Conference on the Navy’s evolution with energy, including last year’s large purchase of biofuels. 1774: USS Alfred, Navy’s first battleship, powered by wind and sails. 1955: USS Nautilus, first nuclear submarine 2009: First Navy aircraft engine tested on biofuel blend 2010: [...]
February 10th, 2009 admin Wired Magazine has come up with a list of what it thinks were the top ten green-technology breakthroughs of last year. The list includes advances in solar power from companies such as BrightSource, Ausra, and Nanosolar; actual pilot projects involving Shai Agassi’s Better Place replaceable electric car battery idea; and a demonstration site for making [...]
February 7th, 2009 Eric Wilson The US Department of Energy has started advertising a website called Lose Your Excuse, in order to help people reduce their energy consumption through easy steps. The site is geared to kids, including games, but there is a section for parents in which they can generate a family energy plan. Check it out and let [...]
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: Department of Energy, Government 2 Comments »
