Energy and Sustainability Perspectives

REACHing IT

Janne Koponen — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:47:00 GMT

Recently, environmental discussions seem to have shifted from carbon footprints to energy management. Many organisations are planning to supplement their ISO14001 Environmental Management standard with the Energy Management standard ISO50001. Even some governments, like South Africa, are implementing this new standard to avoid a future energy crisis[1]. Instead of reducing carbon emissions...

Making Our Voice Heard. Making a Difference

Cynthia Curtis — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:23:00 GMT

There has been a subtle shift happening at CA recently towards making our voice heard in important national dialogues. In an era of political polarization, 24 hour news cycles and economic and environmental uncertainty, it is becoming apparent that we can bring a unique point of view and real value to these discussions and we are taking steps to get more involved. That is why I am so...

Global Warming 2012 - Infographic

Cynthia Curtis — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:10:00 GMT

It's getting hot in here. 2012 was the warmest year on record in the United States. Check out this infographic describing some of the most eye opening aspects of Global Warming 2012.

Converging at Verge

Cynthia Curtis — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:25:00 GMT

I recently attended the Verge Conference in San Francisco. Verge, short for convergence, was the brainchild of Joel Makower of GreenBiz, one of the more creative minds in the corporate sustainability space. The idea is that there is a rapid convergence happening between technology, buildings, transportation and energy that is creating tremendous efficiencies and opportunities for...

Signs of Recovery

Janne Koponen — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:54:00 GMT

We talk a lot about climate change caused by greenhouse gases, but does anyone remember the Ozone hole and leaded petrol? These were real problems a couple of decades ago. Remarkably, both problems were created in the 1920s by the same man, Thomas Midgley Jr, who first came up with the idea of reducing knocking in car engines by adding Tetraethyl Lead into gasoline. Then he invented CFC gases to...