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there’s an app for that: can it save the planet?

fri, 27 apr 2012 16:54:13 +0000

this is a full panel recording from the gw moving the planet forward conference. to see highlights from this panel, go here.

moderator: megan hughes, reporter, bloomberg tv
guests: aneesh chopra, former u.s. chief technology officer
mayo shattuck, executive chairman, exelon
alex laskey, co-founder, opower

moderator megan hughes of bloomberg tv led a discussion between aneesh chopra, mayo shattuck, executive chairman of exelon corporation, and alex laskey, the co-founder and president of opower, a new engagement platform for utilities companies that sends customers information about their energy spending habits through text message, e-mail, snail mail, and even facebook. laskey compared a part of opower’s services to that of a credit card company feature that is undoubtedly useful to its customers: activity alerts. opower also uses behavioral analytics and data to inform customers of unusual usage, enabling them to use that awareness to save money on their utility statements and in turn help them to conserve energy. chopra asserted that information technology will be the key to an energy efficient future, explaining that the intersection of liberated data and financial innovation will be a “big boon to sustainability.”

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smart meters = smarter grid

thu, 02 feb 2012 15:46:26 +0000

the first step towards a smarter, sustainable power grid is putting the information about energy consumer’s habits into their own hands. smart meters do just that.

we talked to quadlogic controls corporation (qlc), based in new york city, which is a small business that produces these devices. smart meters are conduits that allow for communication between utilities and consumers. they enable customers to monitor their electricity usage in real time. smart meters make individuals and businesses responsible for the cost of electricity use, which can lead to smarter, greener, and more sustainable decisions.

our piece focuses on illuminating the ways in which blind energy usage contributes to overall habits of energy waste, and how empowering consumers with a means of literally itemizing their energy usage can reverse this effect.

– charles pulliam-moore and sayre swarztrauber

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vw’s leed-platinum auto plant is the first worldwide

mon, 19 dec 2011 14:23:49 +0000

the volkswagen plant of chattanooga announced on december 1st that they are now the most efficient auto manufacturer in the world. from cooling their welding guns with collected rainwater from their roof to shipping nearly 600 cars out of the plant by rail, vw’s leed-platinum automotive manufacturing plant boasts to be the greenest.

the most unique process at the plant has to do with paint. the paint process is innovative in two ways. first, vw says that it cuts carbon emissions by 20% thanks to eliminating the primer coat. second, vw uses limestone powder instead of water to collect the sludge. the paint shop alone saves vw 50,000 gallons of water per day.

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us department of labor rep: green jobs are everywhere

thu, 03 nov 2011 08:00:10 +0000

department of labor’s jane oates spoke with planet forward about green jobs and where they are happening. key points: a learning curve for plumbers and what you don’t know about recycling.

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the key to the future of renewable energy is federal investment.

fri, 18 feb 2011 11:46:32 +0000

dean doug guthrie of the george washington university’s school of business discusses what he thinks will be the key to the future of renewable energy and sustainability. he discusses the importance of federal investment for green businesses, and comments on obama’s notion of our “sputnik moment.”

recorded at the business response to climate change at the george washington university, february 10th 2011

atthecenterofitall.business.gwu.edu/2011/02/10/business-response-to-climate-change/

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