In many respects, the Pacific Northwest isn’t like the rest of the US. The good people of Seattle, for instance, have a great deal of attention on “living green,” but they’re certainly not uptight about it. The whole region carries …
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Frequent commenter John Sullivan writes: … Heck, a few engineers I know who would happily allow the label “denier” be applied have purchased hybrids. The ability to store otherwise wasted energy is COOL to them. I compare that to all …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc7LQocZJ6U&w=425&h=349] Did you know that paper doesn’t have to come from trees? Here’s a piece about extremely high-quality paper from bagasse (sugarcane waste) as embodied in a cleantech business plan that I think has a great deal of merit.
Wally Rippel, whom I interviewed for both my last book and current effort, led a team of college kids at Cal Tech in an electric vehicle race against MIT – in the 1960s! That’s not just yesterday, is it? Fortunately …
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Guest blogger M.L. Kiely writes: The Earth has two paths which humanity can follow. The first revolves around greed and oil, and assures the vast majority of humans will starve, suffer and perish. The second focuses on serving one another …
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A white paper authored by Schneider Electric suggests that meeting greenhouse gas emissions targets will fail unless “Active Energy Efficiency” becomes compulsory. They define “Active Energy Efficiency” as “effecting permanent change through measurement, monitoring and control of energy usage,” and …
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcDG7jImhPI&w=425&h=349] In our July 2011 webinar “Corporate Sustainability: Tapping the Incredible Wisdom of Nature,” I interview Kathryn Alexander, leader of Ethical Impact, a group that helps the corporate world in issues concerning sustainability.
If you’re available on Wednesday, July 27th, I hope you’ll attend a very special webinar that I’ll be conducting with Kathryn Alexander, the CEO of Ethical Impact. Kathryn is one of the kindest and most enlightened people you’ll ever run …
As I’ve mentioned, I always look forward to Jeremy Grantham’s quarterly newsletter. I admire his fluid and conversational writing style, his common sense, and his viewpoint that, while making lots of money is nice, we should at least consider the …
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As we celebrate Independence Day here in the US, it seems a fitting time to honor the work of American poet Walt Whitman, as it applies to the type of spirit that defines humanity at its greatest. The lessons he …
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