Susan Murcott, Bob Lange, and Richard Komp are three grassroots environmental activists who are changing lives all around the world. Susan is a water researcher whose work on simple water filters has benefitted the lives of hundreds of … [Read more...]
Sustainable Development and Climate Change: 2 Free Online Courses
I'd like to participate in an ongoing on and off line brainstorm using Buckminster Fuller's World Game design criteria, "How can we make the world work for 100 percent of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous … [Read more...]
Solar Christmas Present
Wakawaka (http://us.waka-waka.com) makes a super efficient, sustainable, lightweight, sturdy and compact solar phone charger and lamp. It enables you to charge virtually any type of (smart)phone or small electronic device within just a few … [Read more...]
Koch Bros and Suffolk University
Suffolk University may have a Koch problem through a possible grant to Beacon Hill Institute (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/host-university-research-group-climate-suffolk-university). Forecast the Facts has a petition to … [Read more...]
Net Zero and Beyond
Cambridge, MA has been debating a net zero energy and/or emissions standard (http://www.netzerocambridge.org) for new buildings over 25,000 square feet since the Spring of 2013, partially because of an ecodistrict plan with MIT and others … [Read more...]
What I Do and Why I Do It
I publish a weekly listing of Energy (and Other) Events at the colleges, universities, and in the community around Cambridge, MA (http://hubevents.blogspot.com) and have been doing it consistently since the end of January, 2010 … [Read more...]
Resilience and Climate Change
Recently, I've noticed there has been a shift from talking about mitigation to adaptation to resilience when dealing with climate change. From my perspective, this is not a bad development as resilience focuses on practical preparedness for … [Read more...]
Reprogramming the City
There's a great exhibition at the Boston Society of Architects down by South Station called "Reprogramming the City" (http://bsaspace.org/exhibitions/reprogramming-the-city/). It is all about small but significant design tweaks for urban … [Read more...]
MA Senate Bill 177: Fueling Jobs Through Energy Efficiency
Just went to an all morning meeting on PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy), a means of financing energy efficiency and renewables through property taxes, a method that has been successful for commercial and industrial buildings in … [Read more...]
Energy Upgrade Parties at the Sustainable Houses of Worship
For the last few years, I've been publishing a weekly listing service on Energy (and Other) Events that happen around Cambridge, MA in the colleges, universities, and the community. This week, I noticed that there is a lot of practical … [Read more...]
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