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Senator Bernie Sanders Backs Renewable Energy Industry
Senator Bernie Sanders is fast becoming a key voice for America’s growing renewable energy industry. Senator Sanders, an advocate against the multi-billion dollar subsidies that are rewarded to Big Energy industries (oil, coal and gas) every year, is criticizing Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney for Romney’s recent accusation that the federal government picks energy “winners and [...]
NYC Taxis, Nissan Team Up on Fuel Efficiency
New York City. With a population of more than 18 million people and a bustling hub of commercial activity, the Big Apple is a city unmatched by any other. And with great power must come some sense of social responsibility, especially when handling one of New York City’s greatest assets: Its signature yellow cab system. [...]
Profiting from Solar Printing Technologies
Solar installations are rocketing worldwide as solar electricity becomes cheaper than electricity from fossil fuels – it’s already happened in 105 countries. This is the tipping point where economics takes over from altruism and solar PVbecomes a serious part of the global energy mix. The steady drop in cost-per-watt is great news for the end [...]
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 [...]
Advanced Sustainability Certificates at The University of Vermont
Editor’s Note: I attended the University of Vermont. It was the best experience of my life. The University of Vermont is now offering sustainability training that is designed to lead your organization to sustainability and profitability. The University of Vermont online sustainability certificate programs provide a flexible and convenient way for today’s organizations and busy [...]
3 Reasons Eco Friendly Sustainable Houses Rock
We all know that our planet is seriously polluted and that people keep spending more and more energy, which is extremely bad for our planet, therefore we need to change our bad habits to conserve our planet for future generations to enjoy. There are many ways we can reduce our energy consumption and one of [...]
Craig Colorusso’s Sun Boxes Arrive at Vermont State Parks
One of the latest trends in Photovoltaic Solar power technology is solar powered equipment like solar powered sound! What are sound boxes? Sun Boxes are solar powered sound installation(s) powered by innovative leader Craig Colorusso. Sound artist Colorusso, brought his Sun Boxes to Vermont State Parks! Sun Boxes are comprised of twenty speakers spread over [...]
Vermont: Taming the Solar Permitting Beast
The state of Vermont might have solved the problem of solar’s ‘soft costs’ — as well as provided an impetus for increased solar penetration with a re-vamped feed-in tariff. Solar pricing in the U.S. is driven by materials costs, as it is everywhere. But the states in the U.S. possess an inconsistent, time-consuming, and costly [...]
Smuggler’s Notch Resort in Vermont Goes Solar
Ski resorts are increasingly embracing a former nemesis – the sun. While it melts precious white gold on the slopes in the most unwelcome fashion, it’s now also producing clean solar energy for several ski resorts across the country, including Smuggler’s Notch Resort in Vermont. Smuggler’s recently installed a 150-kilowatt solar array with 35 AllSun [...]