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The Western Governor’s Association (WGA) merits credit on the energy front.  Schwarzenneger (well, maybe credit for appearances rather than reality) … Schweitzer  … those Schxxer guys are pushing forward on the energy front.  But, the letter before them might merit a bit more credit … Richardson … Today — 5 March 2007 — saw another […]

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According to the Department of Energy, just about 22% of US electrical use goes to lighting. And, satellite images showing so much of America lit up like an overloaded Christmas tree are just one indicator that much of this lighting is wasted.But, while much of the light itself is wasted, the way lighting is done […]

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As we struggle to Energize America, there are many challenges … from mistaken impressions as to the costs of options, people seeking silver bullet (single point) solutions (X will solve everything … fill in X), priority challenges, and so on. One of the key challenges, however, might be bureaucratic inertia. Energy efficiency — saving power […]

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Sustain lane government ranks the top 50 cities in the United States in terms of urban sustainability. Let’s see the answer to the question: which City has the top ranking for alternative fueled city fleets?  

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Thanks to Plenty Magazine, Ecotality was alerted to Bill McDonough’s recent speech at the GreenBuild Expo.  As Plenty put it, here’s the money quote:  Recently I was asked to give a talk about sustainability at the White House to over 40 federal agencies. So I gave my talk and showed these slides, and afterwards I was […]

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Well, when we look to tomorrow, to a better future, many of us envision windmills, solar panels, electric vehicles, and other paths toward a prosperous and sustainable future a la Energize America.   Amid this vision, somewhat “of course”, is the concept of a better infrastructure — one that eats up less energy in construction […]

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Learn something every day … perhaps even many somethings. With the New Year, New Scientist taught me something about my (our) bodily fluids and the implications for the waste system — and, through that, energy, water, sustainable lifestyles, governmental budgets, Global Warming, and what I want to see in far more homes and office buildings. […]

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The US Green Building Council is moving toward a Housing version of its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards: LEED-H.  Out of the box in the test program is a BASF demonstration home in New Jersey which will required 20% of the energy of comparable homes in the area.  This is part of […]

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The Western Governor’s Association (WGA) merits credit on the energy front.  Schwarzenneger … Schweitzer … those Sch… guys are pushing forward on the energy front.  But, the letter before them might merit a bit more credit … Richardson …

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Use Renewably Generated Energy, Efficienty (URGE²). This is the core concept of David Roberts, which he calls a Unifed Green Field Theory.

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