Blog Entries

The Birth of the Enernet?

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

In this interview with Gene Wang, CEO of People Power Co., we discuss how wireless sensor networks are going to play a key role in energy efficiency, the smart grid and electronic product development going forward. People Power has developed an Open Source wireless sen [...]

5 Consistent Green ROI Producing Projects

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Paul Baier, the VP of Sustainability Strategy with Groom Energy, has been helping Fortune 500 companies with their green initiatives for several years and he has noticed some trends. When we discussed what he has identified as areas of consistent green return-on-investment, he didn't hesitate, and quic [...]

5 Reasons Waterless Urinals Make Business Sense

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Peeing is Believing.

That's what Klaus Reichardt, the founder and owner of Waterless Co, LLC, told me during our insightful interview about the benefits of waterless urinals. Klau [...]

How To Build A Wind Turbine - In 8 Minutes

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Haven't you always wondered how they put one of these things up? Here's the answer in fast forward. Due to my short attention span, and overactive inbox, I wish this video was 4 minutes - it would be just as effective, but I've always wondered how it is done. Thanks to @OnSiteStudios from Twitter for letting me know about their video - http://www.onsitestudios.com.

3 Reasons White Roofs Are Critical to America's Future

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I have been a big proponent of white roofs and lighter colored pavement for quite some time for 3 primary reason. 1. Reduced Energy Costs. A building with a white roof saves 10-15% on average. 2. Reduced Heat Island Effect - less absorption of energy from the sun means less heat in cities and therefore reduced Global Warming, and; 3. Jobs....this is a no brainer and someone has to deal with the millions of black roofs in America and help us r [...]

The Environmental Impact of Fire

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Interestingly, LEED does not take fire into consideration even though one fire incident can undo all the benefits from even a LEED Platinum structure. The fact is that the environmental and carbon impact of fire is dramatic and includes not simply the carbon released during [...]

First Solar Powered Plane Takes Flight

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Man, you'd better hope that a big cloud doesn't show up. I saw this video and thought the Wright Brothers would be impressed. I'm not too sure about the practical applications of a solar powered plane (enhancing fuel efficiency perhaps?), but if this can be done in 2010, imagine where we will be in 2020....or 2050.

Podcast: General Compression - Taking the Variability Out of Wind Energy

kevin@greencollarmedia.com — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

In this interview with David Marcus, the Founder and President of General Compression, we discuss the challenges in the wind energy market that gave rise to their groundbreaking new product - on demand wind energy. In essence what GC's product does is take excess energy generated at wind farms when the wind is blowing