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CLIMATE SIMULATION TOOL "CLIMATE SCOREBOARD" UTILIZED AT RECENT COPENHAGEN15 CONFERENCE: HOW CLOSE DO CURRENT CLIMATE PROPOSALS MEET WORLD TARGETS

Dear Members, The Climate Scoreboard is a winner ! Created by Climate Interactive partner Sustainability Institute with simulation technology by Sloan School of Management at MIT and Ventana Systems, the Climate Scoreboard was utilized at the recent Copenhagen Conference.


Created by the Climate Interactive partner Sustainability Institute, utilizing C-ROADS “Climate Rapid Overview and Decision-support Simulator” simulation, a technology pioneered by the Sloan Sch… Continue

Posted on December 13, 2009 at 11:30am —

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SOLAR HERO AND TEAM TRAVELS ACROSS THE U.S: RIDES THE TALK IN A SOLAR POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLE LEADING BY EXAMPLE



Charlie Garlow is a man who leads by example and has been passionate about making his case on the use of renewable energy as an alternative fuel long before the green economy was popular and embraced as it currently is. He most recently was awarded a Solar Hero by the American Solar Energy S… Continue

Posted on September 11, 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

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Building The Nation's Scientific Workforce: United States Department of Energy (DOE) To Fund Nation's Best and Brightest Researchers

On July 17, 2009, The United States Department of Energy Released The Following Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 50 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions and DOE national laboratories.

“This funding highlights the Administrations continued commitment to building the nation’s scientific… Continue

Posted on July 28, 2009 at 9:15pm —

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EMPOWERING AMERICA'S VETERANS: VETERANS GREEN JOBS ACADEMY-INSPIRING VET'S STORY IN THE DENVER POST

An empowering and inspiring story in the Denver Post by Jessica Fender led me to the Veterans Green Jobs Academy.
The story shows the rise from hopelessness to hope and the powerful role of entrepreneurship and non profits such as Boulder based 501 (c) Veterans Green Jobs organizations in being a bridge for new job creation and training.


Vets graduate from Green Jobs Academy
By Jessica Fender The Denver Post

www.denverpost.com/news/ci_1… Continue

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 3:31am —

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At 10:37pm on January 27, 2010, Chris Jordan said…
Hi Sharmila,
I am always thrilled to read about electric vehicles in or near Santa Cruz, CA.!
At 9:55pm on December 23, 2009, Eli Ezra said…
Sharmila, interesting articles here. I look forward to following your posts.

Eli
At 12:57pm on December 19, 2009, Volkan Kaban gave Sharmila a gift
Merry Christmas!
At 3:18pm on November 22, 2009, kenneth dion terrell said…
Hello all,
Im wondering how to market a system I have that allows an electric vehicle to travel an almost unlimited amount of miles. No pluging -in to recharge and not a hybrid. By the way I love my city washington d.c. For the time being however I am in texas stationed on fort hood.
At 8:26pm on September 18, 2009, Jeannie Collins said…
Hello!
You asked about our project for low income groups... I'm back in Santa Cruz for the last week working again behind the scenes with Dohna Dunderdale at the Made in Santa Cruz...she met with FEMA to introduce the ECOFlex heating & cooling pillow... a natural alternative for crisis management. Chilled in the freezer they can reduce the body temperature to safe levels. Heated in the microwave for 3 minutes they provide relaxing comfort for shoulders. MISC has sold over 30,000 to very satisfied customers mostly by word of mouth. The savings on the utility bill can range from 20% to 40%... an excellent value since this low tech heating pillow is made with cotton and organic rice and costs only $30 and is accessible to anyone. Many women work at home sewing these pillows who otherwise would find barriers to employment or be at risk leaving home.
Last winter I shared with you some of the artisans who are so talented locally. We're working on a single level bike locker system that saves 60% footprint... durable and of course affordable. Low tech for green collar jobs. This system can be configured to create a kiosk as requested. The Palo Alto bike group did such a nice job on the Washington DC / Stanford project which is ideal for locations where it is affordable. Nice to see a wide range of products coming to the market with a common goal to save energy.
I've been following your writings...thank you for this. Saves asking.
At 8:23am on September 11, 2009, Tristan Pollock said…
Hi!
At 1:21am on September 4, 2009, Jeannie Collins said…
The Bike Locker system for Washington DC turned out really great!
Much different than I'd imagined from the drawings.
At 12:53am on June 1, 2009, Sharmila said…
If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow -- Rachael Carson. Source: The Sense of Wonder, by Rachel L. Carson, copyright 1956.

To anyone interested in learning more about legendary environmentalist Rachel Carson, professor of environmental history Linda Lear who is also author of award winning biography "Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature" has devoted a website to the Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson and her fascinating work and love of nature. To learn more, please visit http://www.rachelcarson.org/default.aspx

The original memoriam to Rachel Carson on April 15th, 1964 on the New York Times can be accessed at http://www.rachelcarson.org/RachelCarson.ASPX
or directly at New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0527.html
At 12:41am on June 1, 2009, Sharmila said…
Michael,

Thank-you very much for sharing the work of scientist and poet Sandra Steingraber and bringing her book to light. She reminders me of aquatic biologist, scientist,ecologist and writer of the famous book "Silent Spring", Rachael Carson who is best known for bringing up the destructive effects of indiscriminate use of poisonous chemical sprays which even caught the attention of President Kennedy and opened up controversial and sometimes heated arguments especially among the chemical producing manufacturers.

Her discovery was an eye opener for the nation and I have great respect and admiration for Rachael Carson's work. I checked out scientist Sandra Steingraber's book on AMAZON per your recommendation and looked at the table of contents. She confirms through her research what many of us know and suspect and anyone who has lost a loved one to cancer that there is an intimate link between the environment and cancer in addition to genetic predisposition or habits that increase risk in acquiring it.

Rachel Caron shared something very powerful in one of her books entitled "Help Your Child to Wonder". Carson said something that rings every true and is best brought to memory as we embrace the green revolution and a powerful reminder

"If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." Rachel Louise Carson, legendary environmentalist and ecologist in her book "Help Your Child
Wonder". She encouraged parents to take their children for a walk to explore our amazing world so they may learn to appreciate Mother Nature.

Having been brought up by the sea and in a part of the world where there are rainforests, I can most definitely identify with Carson's writing and am a great advocate of eco-literacy and eco-intelligence, a theme of this site because in order to embrace a green lifestyle and truly be an advocate of it, we must first embrace our world with wonder.

Both Dr. Goleman and I see in the table of contents of Sandra Steingraber's new book which I have yet to read but definitely hope to obtain a copy in the near future, a section devoted to "Your Right To Know".

We have always had the power as consumers to drive and demand change. Let's exercise our "right to know" as consumers. Seventh Generations places this on the label of their products which is one of the reasons I purchase them and something Dr.Goleman brings up in his book "Ecological Intelligence". Glad to see Sandra following in Rachel and Goleman's footsteps and to see these advocates leading the way demanding bringing awareness to public rights and disclosure.
At 9:43pm on May 29, 2009, Michael Webber said…
Great format, heard an interview last night on NPR with Sandra Steingraber linking enviornment with cancer rates, proven to be higher when one is raised near a river moving omnipresent poisons. Her new book is: Living Downstream. In 30 years people will look back at the petroleum based lifestyle we had for all of our needs and see that we could not see out of the bubble. This will be like looking back at slavery and women not voting in our recent history, ancient and obcene concepts.
 
 
 

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