Kelraz Bladesinger
06-11-2008, 08:47 AM
As captivating and earth shaking as a new cellphone model is, no surprise this hasn't got mentioned here yet.
Yesterday the Energy Efficiency Forum launched with thousands of mayors, federal government employees, CEOs, energy providers, and ecologists all gathered to discuss how to move away from coal and oil or to use that energy more efficiently and ultimately get the United States energy efficient.
Back in 1992 this forum prompted the Energy Star rating.
This year it was really cool to see companies like Verizon and GE talking about how they want their corporation to be the first to go carbon neutral as well as seeing that the technology to build a self sustaining corporate building, personal car, and personal home is possible today and probably will be cost effective soon if not now as we look at energy costs double every few years.
For the grim picture in the oil supply thread its comforting to see that something is being done and has for the past 19 years. The best line was a Congressman last night talking about with a new President we can take those Blue Collar factories closing down into Green Collar jobs taking over our own energy needs for the first time since energy was invented.
Obama and McCain are sending people to speak later, but regardless who wins at least both sides agree something needs to be done and fast.
Yesterday the Energy Efficiency Forum launched with thousands of mayors, federal government employees, CEOs, energy providers, and ecologists all gathered to discuss how to move away from coal and oil or to use that energy more efficiently and ultimately get the United States energy efficient.
Back in 1992 this forum prompted the Energy Star rating.
This year it was really cool to see companies like Verizon and GE talking about how they want their corporation to be the first to go carbon neutral as well as seeing that the technology to build a self sustaining corporate building, personal car, and personal home is possible today and probably will be cost effective soon if not now as we look at energy costs double every few years.
For the grim picture in the oil supply thread its comforting to see that something is being done and has for the past 19 years. The best line was a Congressman last night talking about with a new President we can take those Blue Collar factories closing down into Green Collar jobs taking over our own energy needs for the first time since energy was invented.
Obama and McCain are sending people to speak later, but regardless who wins at least both sides agree something needs to be done and fast.