Get Energy Smart! NOW!

There are so many obstacles to being Energy Smart in America and American culture.  Whether it is subsidized parking at the office huring transit ridership to (most) mortgage companies not recognizing the value of energy efficiency in a home to tax code that gives preference to operating costs (using energy) over capital costs (e.g., energy efficiency investments, […]

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A real priority for our nation, for the globe should be moving ever more toward an electrified society with electrified transport (whether train, car, or otherwise).  There is no doubt that from today forward, every day will see fossil fuels for transportation getting dirtier (especially true with ‘oil’), as it will be harder to find […]

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A real priority for our nation, for the globe should be moving ever more toward an electrified society with electrified transport (whether train, car, or otherwise).  There is no doubt that from today forward, every day will see fossil fuels for transportation getting dirtier (especially true with ‘oil’), as it will be harder to find […]

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Well, from time-to-time, Thomas Friedman just gets something right and he can turn a good phrase on occasion.   When it comes to the automakers, Friedman is noting that they are following empty-barrel politics, conniving to have Michigan lawmakers year after year shielding Detroit from pressure to innovate on higher mileage standards, even though Detroit’s […]

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Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies.  Exciting. Hope inspring. Truly Energy COOL. As with so many, burning logs in the fireplace and crashing waves on the shore have fascinated, been able to hold my rapt attention.  Perhaps that is […]

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“Almost heaven, West Virginia …”  An anthem immediately recognizable to millions.  Yet, an anthem under ever mounting threat.  West Virginia, as with much of the world, faces a clear choice between an ever-dirtier fossil fuel path and moving toward a prosperous, climate friendly economy. 

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Freaking News is running a contest: Contest Directions: Photoshop one of the following: How life will be like in LA and other cities as Greenlands melts because of global warming, show how to use Greenland’s melting to our benefits, or what can be done to deal with the global warming problem. Well, with the power of […]

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Being an EcoGeek is becoming ever more fashionable. And, increasingly, there are events where EcoGeek’s can gather in style.  The Solar Decathlon is a bi-annual ever cool event, pitting colleges and universities across the nation in ten contests that “center on the ways we use energy in our daily lives.” The Solar Decathlon joins 20 […]

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Well, from time-to-time, Thomas Friedman just gets something right and he can turn a good phrase on occasion.  When it comes to the automakers, Friedman is noting that they are followin empty-barrel politics, conniving to have Michigan lawmakers year after year shielding Detroit from pressure to innovate on higher mileage standards, even though Detroit’s failure […]

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I plan to write more about this but just to put out there.  From 12-20 Oct 2007, there will be a serious “solar village” on the Mall in Washington, DC, in a competition of 20 universities and colleges as to the best solar-powered home.   The Solar Decathlon is a seriously Energy COOL event.   

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