Archive for March, 2010

EnergyStar: Who is going to certify our certification programs?

Recently EnergyStar was in the news, and obviously not for the right reasons. If you do not know what EnergyStar is, it is a brand built by the Government to help businesses label their products as energy efficient. The website with it’s ostentatious offers to help you improve the energy efficiency of your house among [...]

March 28, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Causes, Government and Sustainability, Renewable Energy Politics  3 Comments

Blog Brief: Off Topic – The EPA opens up…

…it’s website, that is.
It looks like the EPA is on it’s way for a prolonged overhaul of it’s website. And the first step, appears to be a new front page.В  I took a look at it, and though it has hints of 1969, the new looks are promising.
Apparently, the EPA website has a whopping 500,000 [...]

March 23, 2010   Posted in: EPA, Government and Sustainability  One Comment

World Water Day on March 22, 2010

Most, if not all of us have grown in a time where we take a special day to celebrate or observe a day. For example, today is St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish holiday. Do not ask me anything about this though, , my knowledge of Irish history is very basic.
Why do we celebrate a [...]

March 18, 2010   Posted in: Causes, Uncategorized, water  2 Comments