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I have to travel a lot for my job in outside sales. Most of this is driving, which is why I wanted a high mileage clean diesel Jetta TDI. To keep me entertained while driving, I like to listen to podcasts. One of my favorite is Planet Money. They recently had a great interview Daniel … continue reading 
What may be the most sustainable community in the United States was launched on the campus of U.C. Davis in California. West Village at U.C. Davis is a zero net energy community; meaning that all the energy needs of the community are met without having to rely on the electrical grid. They accomplish this by … continue reading 
Herman Cain is gaining popularity in the Republican race for the presidential nomination. I like some of his thoughts, but he couldn’t be more wrong when it comes to topics related to energy. I mentioned this on my post “How we can pay less for gas” when I referenced an email he sent to supporters … continue reading 
Getty Images today announced a report called The Curve which focuses on how energy companies can communicate with their customers better, and how those customers can visualize something like energy. From the Getty press release: The exclusive report, which took over three months to compile, uncovers fundamental changes in the consumer psyche around the environmental and … continue reading 
The Sustainable Pyramid I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to write a post on the sustainable pyramid. I’ve had the idea for over 2.5 years now, and it has just been mulling around in my head. At one point I was going to build a new website around the concept, but … continue reading 
I’m not a big fan of websites that only provide simple tips on how you can be more sustainable. You know, the ones that say, “It’s easy being green” or “Just unplug your electronics and you’ll save tons of energy!”. Here at Mapawatt, we try to give more detailed advice and not just … continue reading 
We wrote about rain barrel’s a few years ago in our post “Start collecting free water“, but the city of West Palm Beach, FL is offering something better: free water and a free rain barrel! The City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities Department is pleased to offer a FREE pilot program for rain … continue reading 
Coal Power plant 850 foot tall smokestack, 7 miles from downtown Atlanta through my car window One of the main premises of “clean coal” is that we can just bury the CO2 emissions from coal underground, as if they were never produced at all! This is usually referred to as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). … continue reading |
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