Topic Page: GreenGov
Bad News: the US Government uses more energy than any other entity on the planet. Good News: they’re working on getting more efficient. Learn about some more ideas to help make Gov Green. Have an idea in GreenGov? Tell us
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Webisodes Related to GreenGov
Ogden’s Green City on a Hill
Planet Forward hosted a LIVE event during the White House’s GreenGov Symposium, a conference focused on making all levels of government more sustainable. In this week’s webisode, the U.S. General Services Administration shows how restoring a building can change a city, even if it means moving some bats! Click on the video to learn what …Read More…
TV Segments Related to GreenGov
Pursuing a Better, Lighter Battery
The Army Research Lab in Maryland is looking for new ways to make lithium iron batteries that weigh less, but last for long periods of time without recharging.
Articles From the Blog Related to GreenGov
Schaufenster — EV “Window Shopping” in Germany
Jorge Gadala-Maria reports on Germany’s Schaufenster e-Mobility Project. Over three years, the initiative, which roughly translates to “window shopping e-mobility,” will pump 180 million euros into Germany’s electric vehicle industry. Transcript: Window shopping, usually not associated with electric cars and green energy, unless you’re in Germany. In April of this year, the German government announced …Read More…
Does the Government Help or Hurt Innovation?
This Week’s Featured Topic: Government Green What’s the best role for government to spur innovation in the energy and sustainability space? In the past few weeks, the government has approved the first nuclear power plant to be constructed in the U.S. since the 70s, rejected, for now, a controversial pipeline project and thrown its support …Read More…
Competition: The Cure to Our Energy Problems?
The DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy invests in ideas that could transform our energy mix. Can they make it a competition? Learn about who’s winning now!
Is Upgrading an Old SUV More Cost Effective Than Buying a Prius?
The world of efficient automobiles can be an expensive place. Newer, more efficient cars can sometimes scare away average consumers who are looking to get a deal on a new pair of wheels. For example, A new 2011 Nissan Leaf costs around $33,000 (closer to $25,000 after the federal government pitches in with a $7,500 …Read More…
President Obama calls for Electric Vehicles and Clean Energy in his State of the Union Address
During his State of the Union address, President Obama set a new goal: by 2035, 80 percent of America’s electricity will come from clean energy sources.
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Green “Tweeples” on GreenGov
As GreenGov approaches, environmentalists or “greenies” are eagerly awaiting tweets about this pivotal conference. In the weeks leading up to this conference, it is clear that there are some “tweeples” who are taking the initiative to promote and disseminate the important messages that GreenGov wants to deliver. Amongst these impressive tweeples, are the members and …Read More…
Government and Private Sector Come Together: Greengov 2010
The first annual GreenGov Symposium was kicked off last week with keynotes from the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Nancy Sutley, the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack and President of the Biomimicry Institute, Janine Benyus. Harkening back to President Obama’s Executive Order …Read More…
Real stimulus, balancing the budget at little cost
Real stimulus, balancing the budget at little cost. Balancing the budget, energy independence, fighting terror, corporate welfare at little cost is something we not only can but have to do. Especially because they have the same cause, corporate welfare for big oil, coal. We every year subsidize big oil by our Persian Gulf military programs, …Read More…
The Green Tour of the U.S Capitol
Planet Forward is getting a tour of the U.S. Capitol that’s unlike any other. Congress is going green, and we’re getting a look behind the scenes. Among our guides will be members of Congress and the head of House Speaker Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” initiative. What should we be asking? What should we be looking …Read More…
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