CheckTheWeather

- Matthew J Miller

Note: I am an environmental justice advocate so this is certainly not a break from the environmental movement. It is my realization that I have a responsibility to do some cultural brokering. I intend to offer alternative and relevant perspectives, not to divide. Consider this an acknowledgment of the socioeconomic, racial, political, psychological, and even spiritual challenges that need to be hurdled and taken head on in striving to “green” communities, oppressed and liberated alike. Since this piece is slightly creative, take the personal pronouns as me speaking from a group perspective informed and inspired by personal accounts and my ethnic studies.

I get it: the world is crumbling. Boo-hoo. Did you think my world was in tact before? Oh yes, this is going to be one of those cups of tea. I hope you like it hot. (more…)

“It’s about seeing the world as it can be, not as what it is.”- Dr. KR Sridhar

Yes, Yes Ya’ll! This dude right here is about to change the world and how we look at energy. From CBS’s 60 minutes to Facebook Fan Pages the world is abuzz about Bloom Energy and it’s innovative founder Dr. KR Sridhar.

Sridhar introduced the Bloom Box to the world last week after almost nine years of working on the project in secrecy in the middle of Silicone Valley California. The Bloom Box is a box that uses fuel cell technology to create electricity. the product has gained a huge amount of attention and high profile investors including former Secretary of State Colin Powell and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Bloom Box is already being used for a small percentage of the electricity needs for big name corporations such as eBay, Google and Wal-mart. However, the Bloom Box does face its fair share of critics. Check out CBS’s 60 minutes piece below:

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So who is KR Sridhar anyway and is he really about to change the world? (more…)

Check out the new Green Launchpad program at City College of SF.

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