Quantum Quote: “The best way to predict the future – is to invent it”. – Alan Kay, former Xerox researcher.Bill Weihl started his career in computer science on the faculty at MIT, then led climate and sustainability work at Google & Facebook. He founded Climate Voice to...
Stephen Cowan MD is a board-certified pediatrician with over 30 years of clinical experience working with children. He has a subspecialty in Developmental Pediatrics and is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics serving as a member of the AAP section on Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Cowan...
Andy Kruse was a cowboy living off the grid on a cattle ranch when he started building small wind turbines out of car alternators. Southwest Windpower went on to sell 175,000 of windmills around the world until they were overrun by the tidal wave of cheap solar. Now Andy runs Underwriter...
Listen with video!The Energy “Big 3” – Electricity, Heat & Transportation – are responsible for ~90% of our Greenhouse Gas emissions.AWESome = A.W.E.S. = A (Air) W (Water) E (Earth) & S (Sun) + M.E. (you and me)Previous Episodes: 1...
Choose Energy Star-qualified LEDsRead the Labelo A Lighting Facts label shows brightness, light color, energy use, estimated energy costs, and expected life.o “Lumens” are the measure of the amount of light. A 60-watt incandescent bulb is 800 lumens.Go with a major manufacturer:o Philipso Sylvaniao...
SuperNova #1. UltraViolet (UVC) kills COVID-19 and other viruses and bacteria when people are not in the space. Portable units are relatively inexpensive and are being used by schools, offices and other buildings.SuperNova #2. Needle Point BiPolar Ionization creates ion molecules that...
1. Choose Energy Star appliances and windows whenever possible to increase energy efficiency and save you money without compromising performance.2. Manage your thermostat wisely. Turn your thermostat up during the summer/ down during the winter when you’re out of the house, when you’re on vacation...
The least expensive energy is that which we don’t use.SuperNova #1 – LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are the most efficient lighting today. Choose the right color temperature for your application and aesthetics. In a bathroom or living room, you may prefer a “warm” color light...
Quantum Quote: “The extraction, conversion and use of energy is the single largest cause of air & water pollution, single largest consumer of clean water, single largest funnel of resources supporting terrorism, and the single largest emitter of greenhouse gases —- time for that to...
Denis Hayes dropped out of Harvard in 1970 to become the national coordinator of the first Earth Day– and expanded Earth Day to 180 nations where it is now the most-widely-observed non-religious holiday in the world. SuperNovas:“If it has been done, it must be possible.” While everyone...