Footprint Friday: World Energy Usage

BP released their predictions for the next twenty years of how much usage the entire world will use and rely on energy. Between 2012 and 2030 the world’s energy needs will rise 39%, or about 1.6% every year, nearly all of which will be coming from developing countries including China and Russia. Countries like the United States and England are for the most part “topped off” at a cap. We will use less energy while creating more economic output. We have very slight growth, if any at all.   More...

Footprint Friday: Carbon Neutral Bra

Vidhura Ralapanawe is Mark and Spencer's Manager of Sustainability and Communications. He's also the head of a team that successfully manufactured what can be considered the world's first “carbon neutral” bra. What this means is that Ralapanawe and his group figured out the bra's carbon footprint, and then found a way to offset it.   More...

Solar Sunday: Wind Farms

Experts agree that we cannot continue to rely on fossil fuels for energy. Wind energy has been explored as a more sustainable alternative, but the technology is in its relative infancy and is still not a reliable or complete source of energy.  Read more...

Motor Monday: Biofuel from Switchgrass

For many experts, advanced biofuels made from plants, specifically lignocellulosic biomass, are the most promising fuels for our future. As an alternative to petroleum-based liquids, biofuels are clean, green, renewable, and a domestic source of transportation energy. In fact, studies show that fuel could be derived from lignocellulosic biomass and sustainably grown in the United States, replacing the dependence on our foreign petroleum-based transportation fuels. Mother Nature, however, makes the breakdown of these plants and the extraction of the necessary sugars a challenge.   More...

Solar Sunday: How Much Do I Need?

We have the pleasure of working with hundreds of people every day that want to reduce their energy bills, go green and jump on the solar power bandwagon.  And the question we see over and over again is: Just how much do I need and what will it cost?   Read more...