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Supermarketer
Brian Keane, renewable-energy marketer, answers readers' questions |
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11 Aug 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Brian Keane, SmartPower. How can I power my home with clean energy? -- Gail Stanwyck, San Francisco, Calif. Log onto the SmartPower website, scroll down to your state, and learn about the different ways you can start using clean energy. In some states, it's as easy as checking off a box on your utility bill. In others, there are incentives for installing solar photovoltaics on your home. And in still ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Brian's Song
Brian F. Keane, renewable-energy marketer, answers questions from Grist editors |
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07 Aug 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Brian Keane. What's your job title? I'm president of SmartPower. What does your organization do? SmartPower is a national nonprofit marketing campaign that promotes the use of clean, renewable energy as a safe, readily available alternative to coal, oil, and other limited sources of power. In short, we're the "Got Milk" people for wind, solar, and hydro power -- we're broadening the ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Lend Me Your Gears
Blake Mycoskie, founder of eco-friendly driving school, answers readers' questions |
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14 Jul 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Blake Mycoskie, Drivers Ed Direct. How does one enroll in your driving school? And where is it located? -- Kevin Hopps, Valley Village, Calif. You can enroll in our driving school by simply logging on to the Drivers Ed Direct website or calling us toll-free at 1.800.728.1048. We provide DMV-approved online drivers' ed courses for the states of California, Florida, Nevada, and Texa ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Give 'Em a Blake
Blake Mycoskie, founder of eco-friendly driving school, answers Grist's questions |
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10 Jul 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Blake Mycoskie. What's your job title? I'm cofounder and chair of Drivers Ed Direct. How does your work relate to the environment? Photo: Drivers Ed Direct. We teach kids to drive in hybrids, which makes them more comfortable with the technology and educates them about environmental responsibility. We believe this makes them more likely to buy a hybrid vehicle and have a heightened awar ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Bio Logic
Rob Elam, biodiesel buff, answers readers' questions |
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19 Aug 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Rob Elam, Propel Fuels. I hear a lot about how biodiesel is better for the environment, but I'd like to hear some specifics. How do emissions from biodiesel vehicles compare to conventional emissions? -- Rachel Gross, Olympia, Wash. A number of studies show biodiesel's emissions improvements. There are variables: emissions depend on feedstock and application; light-duty vehicles will differ from heavy-duty vehicles; an ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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We Wuz Rob'd!
Rob Elam, biodiesel buff, answers Grist's questions |
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15 Aug 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Rob Elam. What work do you do? I'm a cofounder of Propel Fuels, a biodiesel services and distribution firm. Biodiesel is a vegetable-oil based fuel for diesel engines. Using it significantly reduces greenhouse-gas and particulate-matter emissions. What does your organization do? Our mission is simple: fill tanks with biodiesel. We're approaching this in three ways: 1) helping retail station owners get biodiesel pumps u ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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The Matt Came Back
Matt Petersen, CEO of Global Green USA, answers readers' questions |
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17 Jun 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Matt Petersen, Global Green USA. What communities have had the greatest success with adoption of sustainability indicators? What sustainability tactics are the most successful? My county is seven years into a morass of choosing what steps to take. -- Bill Lavery, Saline, Mich. Don't give up, Bill. Soon you'll get through the morass and into the promised land of viable sustainability indicators! I ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Going to the Matt
Matt Petersen, CEO of Global Green USA, answers Grist's questions |
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13 Jun 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Matt Petersen. What's your job title? President and CEO of Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? When founding Green Cross International, Mikhail Gorbachev presented a challenge: We must foster a value shift that reconnects humankind to the environment. Planet Earth ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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