The Green Technocrat

The EPA released their analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES or just the Waxman-Markey Bill as it is being called after the two representatives who are sponsoring the bill), stating that passage of the bill will lead to a 7% decrease in consumer electric bills by 2020 thanks to increased energy [...]

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Scientific American put this slide show up on their website recently.  It is a quick look at humanity’s impact on the planet.  Take the time to look at these slides.  Even if you know a lot about climate change and mankind’s impact on the earth it is still worth seeing these graphics.

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The RGGI kicked off its first auction last week-and thus the nation’s first greenhouse gas cap-and-trade auction-with power plants and speculators purchasing 12.5 million carbon allowances, i.e., the rights to emit carbon.   The average selling price for the 12.5 million allowances (one per ton of CO2) was $3.07 (far less than the $37 a [...]

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Scientific American’s September feature called Earth 3.0: Solutions for Sustainable Progress discusses everything from sustainable urban planning to environmental policy to sustainable energy technology.  So what is earth 3.0?  Scientific American Editor in Chief John Rennie describes the evolution of earth as this:
“Earth 1.0 was the world that persisted and evolved for billions of years, [...]

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From the National Post:
“Sustainable Energy Technologies (STG:TSX V) has been named by Deloitte as Canada’s top GreenTech company for the second year running.
The Calgary-based company, which designs and produces power inverters for solar power systems, won the Deloitte Technology Green 15 Award for of its contribution to technological advancement. The award showcases Canadian companies that [...]

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No wonder G.M. is going bankrupt. Earlier this week G.M.’s vice chairman Bob Lutz was on the Colbert Report to discuss the Volt, Chevy’s new electric car. Among other things Lutz says that he does not believe in climate change and “neither do about 32,000 of the worlds leading scientists”. He goes [...]

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The New York City 2008 Green Building Competition, co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability has come to an end.  Six winners have been selected, five in Manhattan and one in the Bronx.
“Greening New York City’s buildings is essential if we are [...]

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Chicago announces plans to cut carbon emissions to 75% of its 1990 levels by 2020. The plan is focused on energy reduction through changing building codes to promote energy efficiency, as well as implementing energy reduction strategies in existing buildings.
More on the plan here.

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Now that the green revolution is under way people are cashing in.  The UN is calling it the “green gold rush”.  In a recent report by the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP), analysts conclude that investment in renewable energy rose 60% last year compared with 2006 to $148 billion dollars worldwide.
These investments are starting to pay [...]

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