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• Is China Headed in the Right Direction?

  

  China may be one of the first countries that pops into your head when you think of clean technology, but its government has only just begun to recognize the... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• United Airlines’ Inaugural Biofuel Powered Flight

  

  Earlier this week, United Airlines launched their first biofuel powered flight. Operated by its subsidiary Continental Airlines, the flight left Houston’s Bush... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• U.S. Military to Develop Green Combat Vehicles?

  

  Okay, Ground Combat Vehicles (GCV), not tanks. But the part about getting such a huge, heavy, important military vehicle to go green is accurate. Defense... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Site Visit: Denver Public School’s First LEED Gold Campus

  

  A week and a half ago, I attended the US Green Building Council Colorado Chapter’s Green School Summit. For my notes on the conference, click here. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar Reflective Car Shells: Simple as Black and White?

  

  You’ve heard the sad tales about dogs (and yes, even children) trapped in hot cars as there owners go to do some shopping. Anyone who’s opened up a car door... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Organic, Locavore Or Seasonavore?

  

  If you are trying to be conscious about your food choices, then there are many options to choose from. Do you choose to buy all of your food certified organic? Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & DRINK

• USGBC Colorado’s Green School Summit Wrap-up

  

  Although I did not “live blog” the US Green Building Council Colorado Chapter’s recent Green School Summit, here are my notes from the event: There are... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What’s Your Appropriate Use Policy?

  

  This post is partially in memory of (Uncle) David Wilson, who would have turned 73 today.When I worked as a technology coordinator in a primary school, my boss... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• California Moves Forward on Cap and Trade

  

  On October 20th, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted final rules for a state wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gases. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• U.S. Inching Away from Foreign Oil Dependency

  

  With all the clamoring over our addiction to foreign oil, it may be slightly comforting to know that oil imports have actually dropped significantly over the... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• FFF: I Am Over 1 Billion Seconds Old; Can I Make It to 7 Billion?

  

  The short answer is no, probably not. Unless there are major improvements in health and a tripling of the current average lifespan I won’t make it to 220 years... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Site Visit: EPA Region 8 Headquarters

  

  Located in Denver’s Lower Downtown (LoDo) neighborhood, the EPA’s region 8 headquarters occupies a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How to Feed Our Growing Population

  

  The world just reached (and flew by) the day when the 7 billion people inhabited the Earth.  7 billion people, that is hard to imagine or comprehend.  The... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• November 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

  

  While the calendar has featured conferences throughout the world previously, there were numerous symposiums taking place in the US that warranted coverage (as... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Radioactive Wolves

  

  “Hope you’ve been having good times in Japan. How’s the life/job been going recently? Hope you don’t have any radiation issues.”So began an email from a... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 7,000,000,000

  

  Today marks the arrival of the earth’s 7 billionth member. This figure (and its timing) is based on demographers at the United Nations. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 7 Billion Humans, 1 Earth

  

  I was looking up something related to Brazil for work the other day on Google Maps and while glancing over the vast expanse of thick forests in the satellite... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Rising Insurance Rates and Climate Change

  

  A recent post examined the proportion of climate scientists that support the anthropogenic causes of climate change. One topic brought up was the potential... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Solar Power, China, and Trade

  

  The following facts come from a New York Times article – which served as the basis for this post – on potential trade violations among Chinese solar panel... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Do Scientists Know for Certain That Humans Are Causing Climate Change?

  

  It’s no secret that global warming has become a highly politicized talking point in the U.S. If you’ve been paying attention to the GOP presidential debates or... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE