The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) SunShot Initiative is an ambitious program that aims to dramatically reduce the cost of solar energy. By the end of the decade, one of SunShot’s official goals is to cut the cost of photovoltaic (PV) systems by 75 percent, or to about 6 cents per kilowatt-hour. Besides making the cost [...]
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DOE’s SunShot Initiative Announces Funding Opportunity for “Plug and Play” Photovoltaic Systems
May 4th, 2012 
Chris DeArmond Five Friday Facts: U.S. Navy as Energy Innovator
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: [...]
Another Baseball Season, Another New (LEED) Ballpark
April 21st, 2012 Eric Wilson Last year I came across a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the possibility of replacing the Georgia Dome, a structure that opened in 1994. As a result I wrote about the debate of whether to build open-air or closed stadiums for sporting venues. This idea of stadiums has been on my mind quite a [...]
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Tags: Colorado, Cradle to Cradle, LEED, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Sports Facilities, Washington DC 
No Comments »EPA’s P3: Planet, Prosperity, People
April 7th, 2012 Eric Wilson In the vein of honesty, the three words under our logo, “People. Planet. Profit.” are not our own. John Elkington is credited with coining the phrase. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has swapped out “profit” for prosperity and rearranged the phrase, also known by the shortened “P3″. Under the umbrella of P3, EPA is running [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Eric Wilson, Green Products, Sustainability Tags: Calendar, Chemicals, Energy, EPA, Triple Bottom Line, Washington DC, Water No Comments »April 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
March 31st, 2012 Eric Wilson When thinking about mining, sustainability is not the first word that comes to mind. For that very reason, the Sustainable Mining Conference in London presents an interesting notion. Can mining be sustainable? It would be hard to argue in favor since mining mostly procures minerals which do not regenerate in a human lifetime, making them [...]
Posted in Conferences, Conservation, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Calendar, California, EPA, New York City, Saint Louis Missouri, Washington DC No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Tour de Fat
March 30th, 2012 Eric Wilson Earlier this week, the 2012 Tour de Fat dates were released. Organized by sustainability heroes New Belgium Brewing, the Tour is a celebration of bicyclists. Here are this week’s Five Friday Facts based on the 2011 and upcoming 2012 festival. In 2011, Tour de Fat traveled to 13 cities, attracting a total of 69,550 festival [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Landfill, New Belgium Brewery, Washington DC, Waste No Comments »2012 Tour de Fat Dates Announced
March 27th, 2012 Eric Wilson This year’s Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing’s celebration of the bike, has announced its 2012 dates and locations. Two new cities have been added. Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA bring the total number of cities involved to 15. See the full list below. Dates and locations are also available on our calendar. 2012 marks [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Bike Sharing, California, Denver, Fort Collins, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New Belgium Brewery, Video, Washington DC No Comments »Review and Test Drive of the Fisker Karma
March 22nd, 2012 Chris DeArmond The Fisker Karma is unlike any other car on the road. Known as an EVer—Electric Vehicle extended range—Fisker correctly claims the Karma to be “the world’s first high performance electric luxury vehicle with the freedom to plug in or fill up.” This four-door sedan is well-built, practical, and beautifully designed inside and out—all by a [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Green Products, Transportation Tags: Battery, Cars, Chris DeArmond, EPA, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Product Review, Test Drive, Washington DC No Comments »Washington DC Aims to be Greenest College Town
March 10th, 2012 Eric Wilson When I think of college towns Ann Arbor, Michigan or Eugene, Oregon come to mind. Admittedly, these are enormous state universities, but they arguably serve as the economic engines of the towns. Mayor Vincent Gray and university presidents across the city want Washington D.C. to be the “greenest college town” in the country. While DC [...]
Ben and Jerry’s Greener, Cleaner Freezer Gets EPA Approval
March 7th, 2012 Eric Wilson If you’re anything like me, when you walk into the market/bodega/corner store/mega-mart/supermarket, you can’t help but how much energy is consumed by refrigerators and freezers. I have read that the chest style freezer (read: not upright ones) are more efficient. It makes sense, since colder air is denser than warm air and easily sinks down [...]
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