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According to Fortune magazine, being green is a key discriminator in survey responses as to corporate reputations. That is a serious change in the business world. As Fortune notes, Consider: In 1982, the year of the first Fortune survey of corporate reputations, green was just the color of money. These days “green” means something more. […]

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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.  Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times.  And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly ‘iPod Cool’.   This is the fourth of a new series, iPod […]

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Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles.  They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space.  Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids.  And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they […]

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When it comes to Global Warming, there should be at least one arena of full agreement: there is no excuse not to be pursuing a “no regrets” strategy. E.g, pursuit of policies, programs, and technologies that make sense no matter whether you accept the weight of scientific evidence or are hoping that the skeptics at […]

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Refrigeration is a major user of electricity and, from time to time, gadgets come on the market offering major energy savings. Truth be told, new refrigerators have seen a roughly 2/3rds drop over the past 20 years. Yet, they can be more efficient. Well, we are being told that the eCube is the solution.

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When is a tipping point reached? When has changed occurred? When will we know it? This is a question asked about Global Warming in many ways. The Globe has clearly passed the tipping point where there is no way to avoid some Global Climate Change (already occurring), to avoid more warming (will occur), and species […]

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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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  This morning, the Washington Post published an outrageous column by Robert J. Samuelson. In this travesty of a column, Samuelson argues the futility of trying to do anything re Global Climate Change other than new research.  Samuelson’s Global Warming’s Real Inconvenient Truth has factual errors, misleading statements and conclusions, and provides a counterproductive path […]

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