Work on our green remodel begins next week. There are 101..maybe 1001!…things to consider. Fortunately our local utility provider PG&E runs a regular series of workshops and events. Today’s focused on water. I met some interesting folks including the CEO of Metlund, makers of “Advanced Conservation Technologies: D’MAND Hot Water Systems”: At the push of […]
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Green-is-Chic Books – 70 Arriving this Summer!
Joel Makower turns his attention to ‘save the earth’ books and offers his trademarked wry commentary. It will be interesting to watch the book unfold anew. A lot has changed — but in some ways not much has. People are still looking for answers — and simple ones are pretty compelling… ….Of course, Javna’s book […]
Clean Energy Trends
The latest annual edition of Clean Energy Trends has just been published. Joel Makower and his colleagues at Clean Edge have once again identified key trends affecting clean-energy markets and produced their annual forecast, along with 2007’s investment trends. The five trends we cover in this year’s Trends report cover electric cars (how all of […]
Hear the Change!
Every day…another doom and gloom report…you could be forgiven for thinking the problems facing humanity are insurmountable. What gives me hope is that so many smart folks from the hi-tech field are moving into the sustainability. Folks like old acquaintance Doug Kaye: Check out Dougs Social Innovation Podcasting Channel, an initiative with the Center for […]
Bioteams
Ken Thompson, a former European IT Manager with Reuters, has mapped out a new organization model “bioteams” based, based on nature’s best designs: In his book, Bioteams, Thompson offers a way to build exceptionally agile, high performing teams based on a thorough examination of the key communication principles that underpin nature’s most successful groups — […]
Just Imagine – from CNN International
Check out a new series of short interview/documentaries from CNN International “Just Imagineâ€, especially the third in the series that centers Livable Cities and the role of biomimicry in solving some of our greatest challenges. More to follow!
Aptera – Hundreds of MPG
Back in the day, MPH (Miles per Hour) was the benchmark. 0-60. 0-100. Top speed. But these days its MPG – Miles per Gallon. When I first saw the Aptera prototype last year I knew this would be the car for me, and I joined the waiting list the day they started taking deposits. alternativeenergy.com […]
Let There Be Light
This week we (my wife and I) closed on a new house. Well, actually its an old house, built somewhere around the turn of the 20th century. Needless to say, we’re taking a green approach to remodeling. Perhaps the most challenging aspect is a basement that captures little natural light. We plan to use as […]
50 Ways to Green Your Business
I read FastCompany’s guide a couple of months ago but just came across it again. Its well worth reading if, as the title suggests, you’re looking to green your business. “Imagine asking today how the Internet affects business. It’s an absurd question, like asking how electricity changed business. Asking the same about sustainability, it turns […]
Biomimicry – Australian – Big VC
 Ah, its a GREAT day when three things come together. A company that 1) leverages biomimicry, 2) was founded by a fellow Aussie (Jay Harman), and 3) funding arrives from a top silicon valley firm. Cnet reporter Stefanie Olsen covers the news: Khosla Ventures, the venture capital firm of Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, […]