Tag Archives: education
In Focus: India’s Energy Ties with Iran
India’s relentless search for hydrocarbons to fuel its booming economy has managed the rather neat diplomatic trick of annoying Washington, delighting Tehran and intriguing Baghdad, all the while leaving the Indian Treasury fretting about how to pay for its oil imports, given tightening sanctions on fiscal dealings with Iran. On 7 June the US State [...]
Solar In The Classroom
GoGreenSolar.com has partnered with Solar Installation Model Unit, or SIMU, to be the vendor for a solar-inspired education program that SolSolution will develop for and with Boston Green Academy (BGA). The joint team has created a SIMU Fundly campaign to support and fund the purchase and development of an awesome educational-based solar photovoltaic system for [...]
In Focus: Environmental Activism in China
The Chinese are increasingly aware of environmental issues and support for action has been steadily growing. China’s fledgling green movement is responding to a host of serious concerns from the abysmal air quality in Beijing to the 750 dead pigs pulled from the Huangpu River in Shanghai in March. There is evidence of a growing [...]
The Greenest Colleges in the U.S
For the fourth year, the Princeton Review has released a guidebook that profiles the greenest colleges in the US. “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition” is produced in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Schools included in the guide scored high on Princeton Review’s “green rating” system, which [...]
Electricity 101
This is a introduction to some of the fundamental concepts of electricity. Think of electricity like water flowing through a pipe that’s pitched on a hill. Gravity is the force that pushes the water down the pipe- this would be your voltage. The amount of water that moves through the pipe would be your current, [...]
Education’s Role in Environmental Protection
Preserving the environment requires a promotion of the knowledge and good practices about being environmentally friendly. What better place than an educational environment to serve as a model for eco-friendly operations management? Institutions like universities have the financial capacity, and eager young student body, to promote environmental protection. Furthermore, they can enlist the volunteerism of [...]
Talking to 5th Graders About Solar Power
I spoke to about 100 fifth grade students at Tanglewood Elementary in Fort Myers today. After several questions about the cost of solar panels, one student asked, “How much do solar panels cost on Black Friday?” Needless to say, my answer was prefaced by a long pause – I didn’t prepare for that one. I [...]
How Student Competitions Increase Innovation
It s a thrill to experience the energy, creativity, and enthusiasm of young people from around the world as they apply their curiosity and talents to address significant global challenges. There are budding scientists and innovators all around us and I have been fortunate to recently visit with some of the best. On an October [...]
SolarCity Gets 26 Los Angeles Schools to go Solar
A total of 26 schools in Los Angeles will go solar thanks to a new partnership with SolarCity. Under the partnership, SolarCity will install a total of 7.4-megawatts of solar power projects across 26 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools. Already the majority, 17 arrays, have been installed. Already SolarCity has installed solar at [...]
Top 10 Sustainable U.S Colleges
Colleges and universities are in a particularly advantageous position to foster sustainability in the short and long term. Their decisions regarding energy, transportation, construction and operations can have real effects on the surrounding community, and collectively, the nation as a whole. Moreover, the inclusion of sustainability in the curriculum and activities of students will help shape [...]
Carbon Management Degrees: Green Job Gold
Today’s world is quite contradictory with many people becoming green to save the environment, those who are polluting it and the rest not thinking about saving or polluting the environment at all. Everyone decides for himself which path to follow. But first of all you should understand and think about the impact you personally are [...]
My Open Letter to Fox & Friends
Those silly kids over at Fox & Friends really went on a rant against solar the other day and capped it off by asserting that the German solar industry does so much better than ours here in the U.S. because, after all, Germany gets so much more sun that we do in the States. Here’s [...]