Green Living
Mother Nature has a bone to pick with your “stuff.”
The first annual GreenGov Symposium was kicked off last week with keynotes from the
Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Nancy Sutley, the
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Secretary... Read More
We all admit that the growing trend today is to be "green" and energy efficient. Some people buy hybrid cars, some swear by compact fluorescent bulbs, others even mount solar panels and wind turbines to their homes! Well, homeowners, you're in for a... Read More
Another big project (link below) ...over 370, 000 sq ft of leading-edge BIPV...designed, installed and funded through private and public sector collaboration, albeit in France, but still an impressive accomplishment.
And note that the technology was... Read More
Dan Yates, CEO, discusses what makes Opower special, why Opower is an innovator, why the US is a good place to start a business, and how Opower contributes to improving the state of the world.
Submitted for the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards by Bonneville Power Administration.
Planet Forward
The Seattle City Council voted 8-1 Monday to create a registry for residents who no longer wish to receive the yellow pages phone books. Though current opt-out systems exist from distributors, Seattle has become the first city in the United States... Read More
Most Americans think of water in terms of what they drink or use every day. They rarely consider the enormous amounts of water needed to produce energy that powers their lives. Energy and water are intrinsically connected: Without one, we cannot... Read More
As a consultant focused on maintenance, renovation and life-extension of non-residential building roofs, I found this article (http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2010/10/07/leed-and-future-green-building) makes some great points regarding the evolution of... Read More