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Raising Awareness of Renewable Energy with a Public Art Installation

December 5, 2011 by This Big City
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This Big City: I wondered if you could talk a little about the creative process you went through before you came up with this piece. Daniel Popper: Well I was approached to build some kind of structure that would be a symbol of sustainability and would raise awareness. I worked with the Creative Directors of the event and we came up with... [read more]

One Block Off the Grid Goes National!

July 25, 2011 by Robert Stockham
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I have written about One Block Off the Grid before.  I am a big fan of this group.  I was thrilled to get this email yesterday: "I’m so thrilled to let you know that One Block Off the Grid has launched 2,170 new solar group discounts in 34 new states. Check out the map: http://1bog.org/nation The way it works is that whenever... [read more]

A Primer On Financing Renewable Energy Projects

June 23, 2011 by Don Madden
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If you are in the process of putting together a Renewable Energy Project congratulations… you are doing good, and you should do well. You are however ahead of the curve. Much of the finance community doesn’t understand how these projects work, consequently they either don’t lend on them, or it takes too long to convert lenders to the... [read more]

How Renewable Energy Is Like The Swine Flu

June 9, 2011 by Steve Offutt
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Recently I visited an old friend of mine, and at one point our discussion turned to climate change and renewable energy.  He made the comment that renewables certainly make a lot of sense, but it's "up to the market" to determine their viability.  My initial response was that the fossil fuels we have depended on for so long... [read more]

Facebook’s coal problem

May 8, 2011 by Marc Gunther
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  You’ve hard about the cloud, right? This blog comes to you from the cloud. The cloud is where the bank keeps your money. YouTube, Gmail, Twitter and iTunes live in the cloud. So does a record of all my runs in 2011. The cloud, in essence, is the millions of data centers where information and software are stored and can be accessed... [read more]

A "Perfect Storm" For Renewable Energy? Obama Makes Green Energy And Green Buildings A 2010 Priority

February 3, 2011 by Shari Shapiro
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In last week's State of the Union address, Obama challenged America to embrace a "Sputnik Moment": So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: by 2035, 80% of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas. To meet this goal, we... [read more]

Retooling Incentives for Renewables

September 15, 2010 by Tyler Caine
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Our country’s effort to support renewable energy is still in its early stages of development and ripe for adjustment. The maturing of the renewable industry can positively affect job growth, technological innovation and increased efficiency, but there are a number of ways we can be doing those things, even within the umbrella of... [read more]

A New European Supergrid for Renewable Energy

January 25, 2010 by Tyler Caine
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Perhaps the largest bane of renewable energy is its intermittent nature that fails to provide a predictable, steady flow of “baseload” power to the grid. After all, the sun is not always shining; the wind is not always blowing; waves are not always crashing—but how often are all sources weak at the same time? European countries are... [read more]

Vancouver Strives for the Gold as World's Greenest City--can it become first Eco City-State?

December 22, 2009 by Warren Karlenzig
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Vancouver, Canada's new mayor Gregor Robinson is making good on his campaign promise to make Vancouver "The Greenest City on the Planet."  Forget trying to be Canada's greenest city as Toronto has aspired to be, or North America's greenest city as Portland, San Francisco and Chicago have vied for. If it succeeds beyond its... [read more]

Wind power on the lake...when?

December 18, 2009 by Marc Lefkowitz
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By Laura Christie According to Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force executive director Steve Dever, Northeast Ohioans may see wind turbines off our north shore in 2013. Not surprisingly, Ohio isn’t the only Great Lakes’ state or province working to capitalize on the renewable energy and economic opportunities presented by the... [read more]

What Peak Oil Can Do for Climate Change

November 23, 2009 by Chris Nelder
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For Green Chip Stocks last week, I offered some insights from the peak oil study that should inform climate policy. With all eyes focused on the Copenhagen climate summit in less than three weeks, perhaps its time for the peakists to find a new purpose. The reason is simple. Money isn’t interested in problems; it’s only interested in... [read more]

What The Christie Election Means For Green Building In New Jersey

November 5, 2009 by Shari Shapiro
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On Tuesday, Chris Christie (R) was elected as Governor of New Jersey. His predecessor, Jon Corzine (D), instituted a number of programs through the state's administrative agencies to promote sustainable practices and green building. So, what does this change in administration mean for green building in New Jersey, a leader among... [read more]