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How The Music Industry is Shifting to Renewables
Can an industry in an extreme state of change really go green? For years, the music industry has been fighting a battle to continue generating revenue. Unlike no other industry, the growth in online activity has presented endless challenges and the need to change. With many people no longer buying records and instead choosing to [...]
Sun Boxes Hit the Big Screen
Sun Boxes at Vermont Parks are amazing! If you remember – in June – we posted about the awesome Sun Boxes at Vermont Parks. Well good news for those of you who want more. Installation artist Craig Colorusso has finished his film featuring Sun Boxes, Cubemusic, and MB 89. The film will be premiering at The Camden International [...]
The World’s Largest Green Roof: Millennium Park in Chicago
Believe it or not, the world’s largest green roof sits on top of two underground parking garages and an active commuter rail yard in Chicago. Millennium Park, in downtown Chicago, was filled to the brim when hundreds of thousands of people celebrated President Obama’s election in 2008, and the award-winning outdoor center hosts many of the cities most [...]
A Green World = A Safe World
We’ve all seen sketchy vacant lots in cities and towns that serve as an unofficial garbage dump and litter box. I know my first thought is: How hard can it be for the government to make this area more aesthetically pleasing? But I always shunned my thoughts thinking that there are more serious and impertinent [...]
“The Secret to Solar Power” from the NYT Times Magazine
If you haven’t read the Sunday New York Times Magazine piece, “The Secret to Solar Power,” we strongly recommend that you check it out, as it’s an important one for the industry. Among other things, it pushes back on critics of clean energy, who often brush the whole industry with a broad, “Solyndra” brush. It [...]
Green Buildings Venture Capital Tops $4B
As the green buildings movement matures, the next wave of venture capital will center on startups that make net-zero operations possible. Net-zero buildings produce as much energy as they consume, requiring investments in both energy efficiency measures and in renewable energy generation. Much of the early green buildings VC – which totaled $4 billion over [...]
World’s First Truly Renewable Energy Nation: Tokelau
Tokelau, a small group of Pacific atolls off the coast of New Zealand, is well on its way to becoming the world’s first truly renewable nation. Housing 1,400 people, the island is currently dependent on diesel fuel generators, burning 200 litres of gas daily. However, the residents hope to shed this wasteful habit by October [...]
The Green Grand Canyon
If you have been lucky enough to gaze upon the wonders of the Grand Canyon National Park, you likely remember admiring the varying shades of red, orange, yellow, brown, and even dark purple complementing the meandering Colorado River. But you probably didn’t notice that the Grand Canyon is turning green! Well, in the park’s practices [...]
Romney vs. Obama: Who is Better for Solar?
One of the anecdotes I’ve been hearing a lot about in the halls at Solar Power International in Orlando this week came from the opening day CEO panel addressing “Change in an Uncertain Market.” The moderator asked the CEOs whether they thought the solar industry would be better under a Romney or Obama administration. The [...]