Josh Fox’s Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning film Gasland was ahead of its time. The documentary not only woke the world up to fracking’s risks, it also sparked a social movement that led New York state to ban natural gas drilling. That’s why I was so excited to see his new film, How to … [continued]
For years, HBO’s investigative news series, VICE, has given viewers a glimpse of how climate change is impacting the world. From glacier melt in Greenland and Antarctica, to rising seas in Bangladesh, VICE has provided alarming documentation that our planet is, indeed, in trouble. But last Friday, Shane Smith, VICE’s co-founder … [continued]
Last week, Cleantech Group named Enlighted, Inc. in its 2015 Global Cleantech 100 list. This isn’t the only award the company received for its digital sensor and analytics platform, which has made commercial buildings smarter and greener. Enlighted also received the “North American Company of the Year” Award, which recognizes the highest … [continued]
Last week, I had the chance to catch up with Stacey Lawson, president and CEO of leading PACE funding provider, Ygrene Energy Fund. She had just wrapped up telling an audience at San Francisco’s Cleantech Forum about her company and had a little time to talk before heading to Washington, DC … [continued]
Before CalCharge launched in 2014, it could take months for an energy storage startup to test and know whether a new idea was feasible. But CalCharge came along and fixed the mismatch. The public-private partnership organization dedicated to advancing energy storage has excelled at developing new technology through its partnership with national labs. … [continued]
Originally published on Eden Keeper. There is no reason a Republican should be against environmental protection. For years, I’ve questioned why the party of President Richard Nixon, who created the Environmental Protection Agency, has fought so hard to destroy and undermine environmental regulations. Inhibiting growth of a green economy and … [continued]
Originally published on Eden Keeper. Yesterday, the Dalai Lama released a video urging world leaders to take strong action at the UN climate talks starting on November 30 in Paris. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader is one of growing number of religious leaders, including Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew, to call for immediate … [continued]
As Chevrolet prepares to make the much-anticipated 2016 Volt available in several lucky states (and Canada), we’re all anxious to see how the new model looks compared to earlier versions of the Volt. At the 2016 Chevy Volt media drive this week in San Francisco, I was fortunate to see many of … [continued]
This week, Chevrolet hosted the 2016 Volt media drive outside San Francisco and I was one of the fortunate few who got to check it out and drive it up the beautiful California coast. Many have gushed about the new model’s improvements over earlier Volts — particularly, range (I drove 59 miles on … [continued]
Originally published on EdenKeeper. Last week, Republican presidential hopefuls once again took the stage to debate their policies and platforms on issues ranging from immigration, to Obamacare, to Donald Trump. It’s easy to predict what they will say or what they said even without watching; they’ll call for border fences, an … [continued]
