Originally published on LinkedIn. By Cameron Taylor, CM On the eve of Thanksgiving this year, I was grateful I had the good fortune of meeting Nate Adams of Energy Smart Home Performance on his home turf in Cleveland, Ohio. Nate is the real deal; you won’t find many people who care about their … [continued]
Originally posted at ilsr.org. In nearly every state, an electric customer can offset their own energy consumption with on-site power generation, such as a solar panel. But for larger electric customers, net metering has a hitch. In many states, the solar array (or other power generation) has to be attached … [continued]
COP21 is pushing for action on climate change for the future, and a key part of doing that is recognizing companies that are doing impactful work today. This not only rewards companies already taking action, but sets them up as models for others to look at as they formulate climate action … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. One of India’s leading information technology companies, Infosys, has emerged as a shining example of sustainable growth for the Indian economy. The company has taken significant strides with regards to renewable energy usage over the last few years, and it has even been nominated as a … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. One of India’s leading information technology companies, Infosys, has been designated a finalist for the coveted Zayed Future Energy Prize. The nomination is the result of the company’s dedicated and sustained effort to make its operations environmentally sustainable, including an aim to be carbon neutral by … [continued]
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Metsä Wood of Finland makes quality wood products from local forest sources. It is working with internationally known architect Michael Green to promote its Plan B campaign, which seeks to educate other architects and designers that wood should always be considered as a serious construction option. Green especially … [continued]
Walmart seems to be the store we all love to hate. We blame it for a variety of ills, including predatory pricing that undercuts locally-owned stores, being strongly anti-union, and paying its employees just enough to keep working but not enough to do so without public assistance. Walmart has also … [continued]
There aren’t many solar success stories from the Southeast, making Raleigh, NC, stand out in a region with low-cost electricity and modest sunshine. With just over 2 megawatts of solar on public property — providing close to 7% of municipal building peak demand — Raleigh’s solar success comes despite state rules preventing city from … [continued]
We recently covered a talk that JB Straubel gave at the University of Nevada — Reno. He gave the typical overview of Tesla, with updates on many of the projects it has going on, including the Gigafactory, which is just up the road from the university.
Here at CleanTechnica, we are all about sharing tech that helps reduce humanity’s impact on the planet, and usually do so at a fairly large scale. While that is extremely important, each and every one of us can make an impact by changing a few small things in our own lives each day … [continued]
