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Insights on Preserve's Takeback program

This post is part of a blogging series by marketing students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Managerial Marketing

April 13, 2011

Technology

Chevy Volt Drivers Report 1,000 Miles on a Tank of Gas

The experience of some Chevy Volt drivers is vindicating GM’s decision to market an all-electric vehicle that can also run […]

Tina Casey

April 11, 2011

Technology

Interview: Best Practices in Government Green Business Programs

Offices are where most of us work. And they are energy, water and paper hogs. The Energy Information Agency reports […]

Bill Roth

April 11, 2011

Technology

C3: The Boom in Energy Resource Management Software

The term “CRM” has become part of the lingo for almost any corporation or non-profit organization.  Even if you don’t […]

Jonathan Mariano

April 8, 2011

Technology

Is Google’s Recipe Search Pandora’s Box for Transparency?

With over 1 billion monthly searches for recipes, Google is in a prime position to influence what Americans “discover” when […]

Tiffany Finley

April 6, 2011

Technology

Feds Help Large Fleets Clean Up Their Act. What About the Little Fleets?

A new federal initiative called the National Clean Fleets Partnership has set an ambitious goal to slice 2.5 billion gallons […]

Tina Casey

April 6, 2011

Technology

4 Things to Consider Before Going Solar Thermal

Solar thermal technology (ie, solar hot water) provides space heating and/or hot water and is a frequently forgotten member of the solar […]

Sarah Lozanova

April 6, 2011

Technology

How to Make Nuclear Energy Safe

By Pankaj Arora When you’re sitting on an archipelago with more than 100 volcanoes and a unique cross-section of tectonic […]

TriplePundit

April 5, 2011

Technology

Why a Green Strategy Will Help Barnes & Noble Avoid Bankruptcy

This is not the best of times for Barnes & Noble. B&N shares have lost about 50% of their value […]

Raz Godelnik

April 4, 2011

Technology

Smart IBM Reaches Out to Smarter Cities with Cash in Hand

I have to say, I was pretty excited when I read about IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge Grant Program, where a […]

RP Siegel

April 4, 2011

Technology

New Analysis on the Carbon Impact of Electric Cars: Still Better than Gas

A new study released this month by Ecometrica, comprehensively extrapolates the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of cars powered by either […]

Phil Covington

March 31, 2011

Technology

Bridgestone Demonstrates Link Between Energy Conservation and Disaster Preparedness

Among the many business lessons to emerge from the nuclear disaster in Japan is the need to have an energy […]

Tina Casey

March 29, 2011

Technology

Sustainable Development v. Historic Preservation

As the “green movement” in America progresses, many devotees of architecture and preservation are envisioning tall glass buildings made of […]

Denver

March 21, 2011

Technology

Video Interview: Navigating Green Building Certifications

Dealing with green building certifications, even for building material professionals, is anything but easy.  Serious Materials, a company dedicated to […]

Connie-Kwan

March 17, 2011

Technology

Video Interview: Serious Materials on the Empire State Building

Buildings consume over 50% of the energy in the US, and over 50% of building energy consumed by buildings is […]

Connie-Kwan

March 15, 2011

Technology

Microsoft: Our Goal is to Eliminate the Datacenter

At a tasty, vegetarian (and gratis) press dinner last week, Christian Belady, General Manager for Data Center Research at Microsoft […]

jennifer boynton

March 14, 2011

Technology

Light Emitting Plasma Bulb by Luxim

Light bulbs and lighting in general appear to be going through a renaissance.  Last month, we reported on a breakthrough […]

Jonathan Mariano

March 11, 2011

Technology

Japanese Vending Machine Stations Add EV Charging to Menu

Forget Harajuku, department stores, serene temples, and cutting-edge design.  The true reason to visit Japan is because of the ubiquitous […]

Leon Kaye

March 9, 2011

Technology

Effective Steps for New Chief Sustainability Officers

Many companies are creating a position in the C-Suite for a sustainability leader within the company. The Chief Sustainability Officer […]

Scott Cooney

March 7, 2011

Technology

Ford's Flexible Strategy to Drive Toward Lower Impact

With sustainability becoming more and more of a concern with consumers, automobile manufacturers are providing solutions to meet that demand. […]

Jonathan Mariano

March 4, 2011

Technology

Green On Green "Violence" in California

A poll last fall by the Gotham Research Group, commissioned by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), found that 75 […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 28, 2011

Technology

“Side Effects” of Coal Cost US More Than $340 Billion Annually

A report published recently in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by a group of Harvard scientists […]

RP Siegel

February 25, 2011

Technology

“Bye Hawk” Electric Plane Set to Transform the Skies?

By Dustin Charapata Every so often, a concept comes along that changes the way we interact with the world.  Several […]

Denver

February 21, 2011

Technology

Energy Efficiency and the Rebound Effect

By David Goldstein and Ralph Cavanaugh (Originally published on NRDC’s Switchboard Blog) Throughout almost four decades of societal progress in […]

TriplePundit

February 18, 2011

Technology

FedEx Reaches Company Milestone and Opens Energy Efficient Data Center

A few days ago FedEx Corp. unveiled its Enterprise Data Center-West (EDC-W), located in Colorado Springs, CO, making it the […]

Kara DiCamillo

February 18, 2011

Technology

Manufacturers Embrace the Fine Art of Romancing Homeowners

by Trish Holder Sometimes market research can be a real downer.  Take a manufacturer of residential construction products that has […]

TriplePundit

February 18, 2011

Technology

Cameron Sinclair: Architecture For People, not Spaces

From an initial investment of US$700 twelve years ago to what is now an annual budget of US$5 million, Architecture […]

Leon Kaye

February 17, 2011

Technology

Survey: How Consumers and Builders Feel About Green Homes

by Tom Halford Here is the reality about green homes: they reduce carbon footprints, save consumers money on utility bills, […]

TriplePundit

February 14, 2011

Technology

Batteries Not Required: How Harvested Energy Can Power Green Buildings

When it comes to energy consumption, buildings are responsible for around 40 percent of our total energy requirements. The world’s […]

Cory Vanderpool

February 14, 2011

Technology

A New Path of Building with New Avenue Homes

Are you tired of the continual expansion of suburban sprawl?  Or perhaps just want a home that is right sized […]

Jonathan Mariano

February 11, 2011

Technology

Navistar's eStar Electric Truck is an Ideal Urban Delivery Vehicle

Commercial EV news has taken a back seat of late, with all of the hype surrounding the Chevy Volt, the […]

spuma

February 8, 2011

Technology

Intel Purchases 2.5B Renewable Energy Credits

In the past decade, Intel has taken huge strides toward not only generating renewable energy, but conserving energy in its […]

Andrea Newell

February 8, 2011

Technology

With Help from Google Earth, Architects Build Chic Modern Home

While many of us coo over Google Earth, most of us use it for mostly fun reasons, like a view […]

Leon Kaye

February 7, 2011

Technology

Land Art Generator Initiative Energizes Renewable Energy

One of the more interesting projects that caught my eye at last month’s World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi […]

Nick Aster

February 2, 2011

Technology

NASA’s Sustainability Base: The Greenest of Them All?

Remember when space was the final frontier? Perhaps it still is, but in the years that have passed since we […]

RP Siegel

January 31, 2011

Technology

Is The Small House The Next Big Thing?

by Susan Brautovich, LEED AP While you can argue that a house doesn’t have to be small to be green, […]

TriplePundit

January 31, 2011

Technology

Plug In America Releases Final Three PSAs (Video)

Plug-In America, the nation’s leading electric vehicle advocacy group, has released three more PSAs, the last of a recent awareness […]

spuma

January 28, 2011

Technology

Bloom Energy Offers 10 Year Electricity Contracts With No Upfront Costs

Just when you wondered what happened to them, Bloom Energy is offering companies a 10-year electricity contract for its Bloom […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

January 27, 2011

Technology

Google Plants More Than a Seed With Adsense Letters

Whatever your opinion may be about Google Adsense, you have to give the Internet giant credit for its marketing tactics–which […]

Leon Kaye

January 26, 2011

Technology

LEED-Certified "Guzzler" Draws Criticism

When the Charlotte, NC ImaginOn opened in 2005, it was the city’s first green building. The combination library and children’s […]

RP Siegel

January 26, 2011

Technology

Mitsubishi to Roll Out Greener Automobiles by 2015

Mitsubishi Motors, the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in Japan and seventh largest in the world, has 90 years of success […]

Leon Kaye

January 25, 2011

Technology

Masdar City's Wind Tower: Literally Cool

My favorite kinds of “green” solutions are the low tech ones based on technology that’s been around for thousands of […]

Nick Aster

January 25, 2011

Technology

With Tight Rare Earth Supplies in Mind, GE Developing New Magnet Technology

Rare earth elements, or rare earth metals, are a collection of several chemical elements in the periodic table: the ones […]

Leon Kaye

January 24, 2011

Technology

Real Time Energy Meters Deliver Energy Data at the Source

By Scott G. McNall William James, the famous American psychologist and philosopher, said that the great flywheel of society is […]

TriplePundit

January 24, 2011

Technology

Estidama: The Arab World's First Green Building System

by Susan Brautovich, LEED AP Dubai may be whipped by recession and racked with debt, but Abu Dhabi is humming […]

TriplePundit

January 24, 2011

Technology

Green Building: Location, Location, Location…and Price

Sara Olsen laments that green, affordable housing isn’t as sexy as cleantech, but its popularity and demand are still on […]

Andrea Newell

January 21, 2011

Technology

A Bright Idea: Introducing ESL Light Bulbs from Vu1

When changing out incandescent light bulbs for energy efficiency, there are usually two options, CFL and LED.  However, the start […]

Jonathan Mariano

January 21, 2011

Technology

Interview with Dan Geiger, Executive Director of USGBC-NCC

Presidio MBA Candidate Piper Kujac interviews US Green Building Council’s Dan Geiger about Sustainability and Business 3p: You went to […]

TriplePundit

January 20, 2011

Technology

Compostable Cup Could Solve Starbucks' Cup Woes

Since 2009 the team behind Repurpose Compostables has been selling compostable food service products to businesses and consumers. But they […]

Kara DiCamillo

January 20, 2011

Technology

Inspired by Trash, Texan Creates Green Homes and Jobs

Huntsville, Texas, is about a 90 minute drive north from the state’s largest city, Houston.  Founded when Texas was an […]

Leon Kaye

January 19, 2011

Technology

4800 Square Foot House in the Hamptons Wins LEED Platinum

Last week, guest author Susan Brautovich raised the question of whether green mega-homes are truly green or if small and […]

RP Siegel

January 19, 2011

Technology

Personal Rapid Transit in Masdar City

Our tour of what will become Masdar City began today with a ride on the world’s first fully operational trackless […]

Nick Aster

January 18, 2011

Technology

A Twitter Conversation Between a Climate Capitalist and a “Conservative, Gun Owning Scientist”

By Boyd Cohen, CO2 IMPACT Recently I’ve been impressed with the uses of Twitter as a medium for dialog amongst […]

boyd

January 17, 2011

Technology

Want to Get Outta Dodge with an EV? Start in Seattle, Turn East.

The Obama Administration wants to see one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. Reaching that goal will take […]

mcoconnor

January 14, 2011

Technology

The Taylor Companies: Green Furniture for Green Buildings

Have you ever checked the ingredients of your office furniture? Perhaps you’ve been afraid to look. Chances are you wouldn’t […]

RP Siegel

January 13, 2011

Technology

Chimneys Make a Comeback, Solar Style

With the holidays over, its time to take down the stockings from the fireplace hearth, that is if you have […]

Jonathan Mariano

January 13, 2011

Technology

Can a Green-Rated Mega House Truly be Green?

By Susan Brautovich While the “Small Is Beautiful” home designed for maximum efficiency on a minimum footprint may be PC these […]

TriplePundit

January 12, 2011

Technology

USGBC Requests Comments on New LEED Draft

Based on the strong response to my posting earlier this month entitled “Is LEED No Longer in the Lead?”We’ve decided […]

RP Siegel

January 11, 2011

Technology

Sonata Hybrid Goes Coast to Coast, Stopping to Fill Up Only Once

Imagine driving across the country, from San Diego, California to Jekyll Island, Georgia. You fill up the car once at […]

RP Siegel

January 7, 2011

Technology

Enterprise to Offer Chevy Volt for Rent by Month's End

First the Nissan Leaf, now the Chevy Volt. Enterprise has upped the ante in car rentals and will have Chevy’s […]

Nick Aster

January 6, 2011

Technology

IKEA Says It’s the First Retailer to Eliminate Incandescent Light Bulbs

A few months ago, IKEA began phasing out incandescent light bulbs in all of their stores across the U.S. That […]

Kara DiCamillo

January 6, 2011

Technology

Is LEED No Longer in the Lead?

“It seemed like a good idea at the time.” Is that what they will be saying about the LEED standard […]

RP Siegel

January 4, 2011

Technology

Seoul Rolls Out Electric Buses

Anyone who has spent time in Seoul would marvel at the city’s outstanding public transportation system.  Korea’s capital, teeming with […]

Leon Kaye

January 3, 2011