Of all the byproducts of our gross extravagance in energy consumption over the last half century, the one that could be most toxic to all of us is the way it has turned brother against brother with regard to environmentalism. …
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September's Webinar – Eco-Capitalism
I’d like to invite you to our September webinar, featuring my friend and colleague Andy Lower, Executive Director of The Eleos Foundation. Eleos is a dynamic non-profit, that, through its for-profit subsidiaries, invests in and partners with social entrepreneurs who …
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From Guest-Blogger Jason Castillo: Climate Change! Be Part of the Solution Through Solar Energy
During the industrial revolution of the early 18th century until now, significant advances have been made in technology, manufacturing, agriculture, mining and transportation. But at what cost? Our environment took and is still taking the hardest hit! The use of …
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Bringing Solar Photovoltaics to Non-Profits
Tavas Energy is a non-profit organization that helps other non-profits, e.g., volunteer firehouses, to “go green” with solar photovoltaics. I just spoke with one of the organization’s founders, Noel Smyth, and promised to share the opportunity to vote for Tavas …
Robot Adjusts Solar Panels
Here’s a video on the ”Sol-Bot” — a robot that automatically and continuously adjusts the azimuth and the altitude of the individual solar panels in an array. This is certainly thinking outside the box, but if it’s a cost-effective solution, …
Solar Photovoltaics in Textiles
Here’s the latest in a series of updates I just received from a colleague in Philadelphia, outling the progress that is being made in creating fabrics that contain solar photovoltaics. One day you’ll be able to charge your cell phone …
Distributed Generation Holds Promise, Faces Challenges
Those of us who maintain optimism for a future than includes sustainable practices in energy generation place a great deal of hope in “distributed generation” – the concept in which the model of buying electricity from huge utilities becomes increasingly …
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Ocean Wave Energy Project
Here’s a project invoking ocean wave energy off the cost of Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. I understand that getting a permit to put an energy-extracting device into moving water is anything but a slam dunk, so the …
Energy Policy – Hitting the Broad Side of the Barn
I’ve been thinking about my up-coming meeting with Dr. Raj Pachauri, who, among other things, serves as the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pondering this in advance of the meeting, I wonder what I would do, …
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From Guest Blogger Mathias: Combining Green Roofs and Solar Panels for Improved Efficiency
Green roofs are engineered vegetated roofing systems where plants and soil have replaced, or been put on top of, traditional concrete, roof tiles or shingles. The breathing living roofs provide numerous benefits to buildings including protection against stormwater runoff, conservation …
