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• Renewable Energy’s Inconvenient Truth: Scale

  

  Since the devastating earthquake that critically damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan’s taste for nuclear power has been dramatically... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Energy Quest USA from PBS

  

  As part of their Earth Day programming, PBS premiered two programs, Energy Quest USA and Powering the Planet. These one-hour documentaries followed up last... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Industry Spotlight: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Companies

  

  Lockheed Martin OTEC facilityThis week I will take a look at OTEC and the companies involved in this emerging green technology. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Opposite of Zero Waste

  

  I had the wonderful opportunity of spending some time with family last month. We enjoyed a relaxing cruise through the eastern Caribbean. It was the second... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Angry Pedestrian Loses It

  

  First off, I need to apologize to the guy(s) in the red Lexus SUV, I shouldn’t have lost my cool like that. I’m not proud, but I’m still right. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Shoe From Kenya Allows You to Charge Your Phone While Walking

  

  Anthony Mutua, a Kenyan inventor has been displaying his latest creation at the inaugural Kenyan Science Technology and Innovation Week in Nairobi. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: College Sustainability Report Card

  

  322 colleges and universities were evaluated as part of the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card. From the “key findings” section of the executive summary... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Electric Clothes to Charge Your Phone and Other Innovations

  

  Here is something worth spending a few minutes reading. Listing 32 innovations that may have large impacts on modern living, the New York Times mentions... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Department of Energy’s Online Tool Helps Consumers Save Energy

  

  If knowledge is power and access to it an equalizer, then the Department of Energy’s new online Utility Data Access Map tool, “an interactive Web platform that... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• NREL Builds Smarter Homes

  

  Here in Colorado, higher temperatures towards the end of May mean many people start switching on their air conditioners for the first time of the year. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• America’s Home Education Energy Winners Announced

  

  Last year we wrote about the inaugural America’s Home Energy Education Challenge, a nationwide competition aimed at reducing energy consumption by targeting... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Welcome to the 21st Century

  

  As an “older” member of my condominium building said to me last year, “How is it that we don’t have recycling, it’s 2011?” Well, it’s now 2012 and finally we... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Industry Spotlight: Geothermal Heat Pump Companies

  

  In this week’s column I will be looking at geothermal heat pumps—how they work, what are their strong points and drawbacks, and which companies are industry... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• June 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

  

  As seems to happen often in the summer when schools let out, professional development for educators ramps up. June is a prime example as several education... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Washing Machines and Dishwashers

  

  Last month the Department of Energy (DOE) laid out new efficiency measures for clothes and dishwashers, which go into effect next year for the former and 2015... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• “Less Idling Time” Package Saves Money at Pump in Police Cruisers

  

  Like most people, I get particularly annoyed with government waste. And though what falls in this category is often determined by our own political ideology,... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• IEA Outlines “Golden Rules” for Shale Gas

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that in order for so-called unconventional sources of natural gas, such as shale gas, to play a a major role in th... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Infared “Drive-By” Technology Quickly Finds Energy Leaks

  

  Taking a cue from Google’s Street View, MIT has developed a new technology to conduct a kind of “drive-by” energy audit. The R-View system “can determine the... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Princeton Review Releases 2012 Green College Guide

  

  The Princeton Review, renowned for ranking of colleges and universities, recently put out its latest annual list of “green” colleges and universities. This... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Go for a Run. Sit Outside. Take a Nap Under a Tree.

  

  Perhaps there is no better way to appreciate the natural world than to enjoy a beautiful spring day. Even in the world’s densest metropolises, people swarm... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT