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Eco-Driving USA

August 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Eco-Driving USA

Red State. Blue State.  Through EcoDriving we can all be green states. Hit the link and you will be greated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (and Governor Bill Ritter) introducing the power of Eco-Driving for making a real difference when it comes to the nation’s gasoline use and, therefore, carbon footprint. The average driving could seen a 15 […]

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Tags: automobiles · eco-friendly · Energy · gasoline · green

Energy COOL: A stroll in a garden

June 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on Energy COOL: A stroll in a garden

Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly Energy COOL. This is a somewhat different path of discover and […]

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Tags: climate change · eco-friendly · energy cool · environmental · green · Uncategorized

CtB vs CtO: Why greening taxis?

June 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on CtB vs CtO: Why greening taxis?

A brief discussion about the economic imperatives for greening the nation’s taxi fleets. But, first, acronym definition: CtB: Cost to Buy: acquisition price, how much to purchase something CtO: Cost to Own: total ownership costs, from purchase through operating to disposal Quite simply, moving our collective mindset from CtB to CtO is a societal imperative. […]

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Tags: analysis · automobiles · business practice · commerce · eco-friendly · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · gasoline · green · hybrid

Making Energy Cents — From the Home to the Globe

June 24th, 2008 · 17 Comments

Energy has become an ever-more central part of my life – personal, intellectual, and professional. This ranges from working with the Energize America team (and leading revamped EA2020 for 2007 and legislative action), to serving on the Board of The Energy Consensus (a non-profit working to change the discussion of energy in DC), being trained […]

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Tags: CFL · eco-friendly · electricity · Energize America · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · Global Warming · green · Uncategorized

Greenwashed McCain: All sides call it dirty

May 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The McCain campaign’s greenwashing efforts are getting hit from all sides and could actually provide a unifying factor across the political spectrum: everyone finds it absurd.  As per EarthFirst, Finally, Something the Righties and Lefties All Agree On: McCain Needs to Stop this Environment Crap.

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · analysis · eco-friendly · environmental · greenwashing · john mccain

Greenwashing McCain’s Campaign

May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Greenwashing is the unjustified appropriation of environmental virtue by a company, an industry, a government, a politician or even a non-government organization to create a pro-environmental image, sell a product or a policy, or to try and rehabilitate their standing with the public and decision makers after being embroiled in controversy. John McCain’s campaign is […]

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Tags: clothing · eco-friendly · environmental · greenwashing · john mccain · politics

The Feds Object To Energy Smart Local Governance

April 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Feds Object To Energy Smart Local Governance

Montgomery County, Maryland, is moving toward a stronger building code, with requirements for new homes to meet the Energy Star home building parameters. This is the type of measure rapidly implementable across the country to help foster the move toward a more sensible building infrastructure such as envisioned by Architecture2030 (which has a plan to […]

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Tags: eco-friendly · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · government energy policy

Buying our way to a better planet …

April 24th, 2008 · 7 Comments

There is a debate, subdued at times, between various approaches toward changing the planet to the better. In many ways, my viewpoint (on the optimist side) tends toward the ‘enviro-capitalist’, thinking that we can work to structure the economy to make the right choice, the easy (and preferred) choice. There is a challenge between using […]

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Tags: eco-friendly · environmental · Global Warming

A Dream Reborn … Green

April 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Dream Reborn … Green

Forty years ago, an asassin’s bullet ended Martin Luther King, Jr’s life. Left behind has been a powerful legacy, one that has helped shift the American ethos toward something better than what might have been without King. Within his legacy are some of the most recognized words of American history … I have a dream […]

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Tags: climate change · eco-friendly · Energy · environmental · environmental justice · Global Warming · green

Govt action can spark social change: Plastic bags extinct in Ireland

February 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Dealing with our environmental and global warming challenges is not susceptible to a single, simple, silver bullet answer. There are technological, resource, political, fiscal, and social challenges. At times, multiple domains can coalesce to help drive change. In 2002, Ireland instituted a fee on plastic bags. There was an awareness campaign and a fee of […]

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Tags: eco-friendly · environmental

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