Solar power for fun!

These kids “get it” solar charged fun on their scooters – very cool!

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Happy 4th of July!

As our nation enjoys its “Independence Day” it is worth reflecting on the specific notion of Independence vs Dependence.
Our nation enjoys the leading position among nations of the 21st Century.  And in most ways we feel as if we are generally independent of other nations – we can chart our own course and in fact [...]

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Weekly Mulch: When will America be free from BP?

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger
On July 4th, Americans are supposed to celebrate their independence. We may no longer have to worry about a greedy, distant monarch. But our country is still held in thrall to powerful interests that prize profit over individuals and their freedom—the energy industry comes to mind. As Jason Mark puts [...]

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The Spill….

This has been around for a few weeks, but it is just as funny/sad as ever………

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Weekly Mulch: As risks for oil and gas grow, USSF offers change

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger
BP oil has been spilling into the Gulf of Mexico for more than two months, and while attention has focused there, deepwater oil drilling is just one of many risky methods of energy extraction that industry is pursuing. Gasland, Josh Fox’s documentary about the effects of hydrofracking, a new technique [...]

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Oil spill…the gift that keeps on giving!

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Climate Community Citizen of the Week – Dan Schnitzer

Congratulations to Daniel Schnitzer this week’s Climate Community Citizen of the week. We met Dan many months ago through one of our close friends and a founder/advisor of ours Ted Steck of The University of Chicago. Dan has an amazing background and as you will read an enormous heart.  For years Dan has been working [...]

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Energy Finance for Real Estate

Davida Heller / June 23, 2010
On Tuesday, June 8, The Urban Land Institute Climate Change, Land Use, and Energy Initiative hosted a forum at the recently retrofitted Empire State Building entitled Energy Finance for Real Estate.  The event was held on the 61st floor of one of New York City’s most treasured buildings, which is [...]

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Weekly Mulch: Can Washington Stand Up to the Energy Industry?

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger

President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders spent this week trying to stand up to the oil industry. In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Obama pushed BP to siphon $20 billion into a escrow fund that will cover liability claims, and Congress grilled BP [...]

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BP Under Exam…

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