Interview with G. Tracy Mehan, Principal, The Cadmus Group, Inc. In Episode 21 of the Green Government Podcast we talk water, wastewater and the role of water in green infrastrucutre and urban planning with Tracy Mehan of the Cadmus Group. Tracy has been involved in the regulation of wastewater and drinking water infrastructure for decades,Read… Read more »
These aren’t your grandfather’s solar cells. In the video above, MIT shows off the flexibility – and durability – of their flexible solar cells. Any paper-thin solar cell that can be run through an ink jet printer (which contains special “inks” to make the cell) seems like a step in the right direction to us.Read… Read more »
Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: Los Angeles Expands Recycling to Food and Drink Cartons USDA Establishes 19,000 Acres for Biomass Crop Miscanthus Small Wind Turbines Getting Popular, Home Depot Starts Selling Them Inexpensive Grid Stability Solutions And you’ll find more headlines at CEILeadership.org! OriginalRead… Read more »
What happens when a city needs to close a major stretch of highway? The answer, it seems, is to flood surface streets; particularly when there is a lack of public transportation options for them to use. Original post
Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Here is the line that got our attention from the video above, produced by Energy Opportunities: “If you want creativity, cut one zero from your budget. If you want sustainability, cut two.” – Jaime Lerner, Urban Planner and Ex-Mayor – Curitiba, Brazil EnergyRead… Read more »
New York City’s High Line rail road, as Robert Hammond explains, used to carry goods up and down Manhattan until the 1980s. After being abandoned, various groups hoped to tear it down. But others, including Hammond, saw an opportunity to create a new park for NYC. Watch the video above to see what happened. OriginalRead… Read more »
Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: Smart Meter Shipments to Top 100m in 2011 Budget woes could hurt push for solar power Air Force issues guidance to streamline environmental reviews Green Build Briefing: Top 10 Markets, Product Rankings, LEED Certifications And you’ll find more headlinesRead… Read more »
We hear about carbon nanotubes and lithium ion batteries a lot lately, so when we saw this video – which shows how Argonne scientists can use plastic bags to make both – we wanted to pass it along to the CEIL Blog readers. Original post
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, a global leader in wind energy, recently announced the release of two studies that will help move consumers and corporations towards an increased use of renewable energy. The reports are free to the public and provide an interesting read for those interested in renewable energy on a global scale: Corporate RenewableRead… Read more »
This article originally appeared on the Clean Techies blog and is “reprinted” with permission of the author. In the last decade, the United States have been continuing to decrease its dependence on fossil fuels by investing into clean technologies, including renewable energy and energy efficiency. Because of such, the United States has been able toRead… Read more »