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Tribute to a Green Pioneer

Since taking the job as UC San Diego’s first director of strategic energy initiatives in September 2008, Byron Washom has worked to turn the 1,200-acre campus into a model of sustainability, a “living laboratory” he calls it.
This includes renewable energy, greenhouse-gas reduction, energy management, energy storage systems and greening the campus transportation fleet. The [...]

Making Some Green By Keeping It Green

Feeling the pinch these days? Don’t worry, most of us are. And if you’re still dedicated to being environmentally friendly, not only are you a righteous dude or dudet, but it just so happens that you’re also in luck!
Here’s a way to squeeze a few extra bucks out of Uncle Sam, while being a [...]

The Obama “BTU II ” Energy Bill – Right for the Times?

With America still in a deep recession and more than 3.6 million jobs lost during the past 8 months, the last thing most people want to know about is a new government energy bill that will result in people paying even more for fuel for their cars and for electricity and other fuels to cool [...]

Obama Administration Plans “Green” Energy Programs

U.S. President Barack Obama is already beginning to formulate a series of renewable energy and energy conservation programs that will not only create thousands of new jobs but help America become less dependent on imported oil from the Middle East and Venezuela. The programs, which were mentioned frequently during Obama’s campaign hopes to make the [...]