One sign that sustainability measures and clean energy ventures have become mainstream can be seen in events hosted in atypical places like the Cleantech 2011 Workshop & Action Summit this month in Grand Forks, North Dakota. As per usual, there are numerous events in Washington DC and New York (as well as London and other [...]
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May 31st, 2011 
Eric Wilson Maryland Ropes Course Invites You to “Go Ape” This Weekend for a Good Cause
May 19th, 2011 Justin Manger Here’s something interesting that came across my email stream the other day: a ropes course in the Maryland extension of Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. I haven’t visited the course yet, but from the video below and some of the pictures, it looks like it could be a great way to spend a few [...]
Bike Sharing: Increasing Transportation Choices, Saving Communities Money, Creating Better Places
May 15th, 2011 Stephen Wade Washington, DC and Arlington County, VA recently launched a bike share program, Capital Bikeshare, making over 1,100 bikes available at 110 stations. With 11,000 members, it is already the largest in the nation. These programs have been successful in Europe and have sprouted up throughout the US as cities look to provide greener, cheaper, healthier [...]
Posted in Behavior, Economics, Policy, Real Estate, Sustainable Development, Transportation 
Tags: Bicycles, Bike Sharing, Cars, Pollution, Stephen Wade, Washington DC 
No Comments »Got a Bike? On May 20th Use it to Bike to Work in DC
May 13th, 2011 Justin Manger One week from today on next Friday, May 20th legions of two wheel enthusiasts, novice bicyclists, and (if history is any guide) even Energy Secretary Steven Chu will turn the paths and bike lanes of Washington, DC into a veritable velodrome. Why? Well, it’s Bike to Work Day. As a new bicycle commuter I can vouch for [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Justin Manger, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Green Product, Washington DC No Comments »$2 Billion in Funding for High Speed Rail Announced
May 10th, 2011 Eric Wilson Yesterday Ray LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), announced awards totaling $2 billion dollars for high speed rail infrastructure. In the press release from DOT, the money will go to the “Northeast Corridor, expand service in the Midwest, and provide new, state-of-the-art locomotives and rail cars.” 15 states and Amtrak were among those [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Economy, News, Transportation Tags: California, High Speed Rail, Los Angeles, Saint Louis Missouri, Washington DC No Comments »The Hegemony of the Automobile
May 8th, 2011 Eric Wilson Recently I posted an article titled “The Hegemony of Nonrenewable Resources“. I got to thinking about other possible hegemonic structures that exist in our daily lives. In short, a hegemonic structure could be defined as one that holds power over us, or makes people unable to exist in a competing fashion. This week’s hegemony is [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Cars, Denver, Washington DC No Comments »May 7th is National Train Day
May 3rd, 2011 Eric Wilson It seems like just about every cause has a day, week, or month dedicated to it. Last month I mentioned Home Farming Day, as well as our favorite, Earth Day. These “celebrations” are one way to raise awareness about an issue or topic. Just the other day National Train Day came across my radar. Find [...]
My Bike to Work Month Begins
May 3rd, 2011 Justin Manger The honeysuckle is blooming in Washington, D.C. How do I know? I couldn’t help but notice it as I biked home yesterday from work on the path along Rock Creek. Biking by the walls of vines in the sunshine, the cool breeze along the creek brought me whiffs of honeysuckle aroma that took me back [...]
Posted in Behavior, Featured Posts, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Environment, Mass Transit, Washington DC No Comments »May Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
May 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson This month brings the usual assortment of conferences, workshops, and symposiums to the green events calendar. Here are a number taking place throughout the United States and Canada, as well a couple of interest overseas. As per usual, California, Washington DC, and New York are well represented. A few of the conferences deal with “greening” [...]
What Do We Stand for in This Country?
April 30th, 2011 Eric Wilson Sifting through the aftermath of the recent budget compromise, one finds cuts to high speed rail, land conservation, clean water, energy efficiency, and clean energy alternatives. According to NPR, “cuts were targeted at programs ranging from FEMA grants to first-responders and high-speed rail projects to assistance for low-income mothers and children and community AIDS initiatives.” [...]
