All Entries in the "Renewable Energy" Category
Better Place and City of San Francisco Announce Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Better Place founder Shai Agassi announced today a partnership to establish the first electric vehicle infrastructure for a city in North America. Better Place already has EV community infrastructrure project s in Isreal and Denmark. It was thought that Hawaii would be a first target in the U.S. due to it’s limited geographic span. I am happy to see San Francisco again take the lead in innovating. Austrailia recently got the financing in place to support a Better Place project there. Though this is a city agreement it will likely go state wide.
The Green Collar Economy of Van Jones
It was a proud day for all of us in this movement to see Van’s new book reach #12 on the New York Times best sellers list last week. Van is a local hero who’s ideas are rapidly gaining national attention. Founder of the Ella Baker Center and Green For All, Van is taking on urban issues with pragmatict policies and a rethinking of paradigms.
Solar Living Center – Solfest 08
I have always been a fan of the Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. I love the experiential nature of the place, it lends itself to learning. Here is where I got my first real understanding of permaculutre, with it’s passive solar architecture, foliage choices, pond scheme; all the interrelated systems that take into account [...]
Local Green Economy
The San Francisco Civic Center, in front of City Hall, hosted an event last weekend billed as a kick-off for the San Francisco Clean Energy Act, current legislation that will be put to the voters on November 4th as a ballot initiative allowing for the city to produce it’s own power. Similar measures are moving [...]
Democratic National Convention and Beyond
The Journey ahead is very exciting. This week I am traveling to Colorado for 9 days of conferences, meetings and mayhem, so stay tuned. The trip starts in Aspen at the American Renewable Energy Day, three days of panel discussions, climate change and renewable energy adoption. I’m looking forward to hearing Lester Brown, Majora [...]
