Following Friday

20 in 2020, easy enough target to remember  energyme Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, says that while some hurdles remain …Calgary Herald http://bit.ly/16GDDf


Will there be room enough for everyone? energyme Shining some light on the Chinese wind farm deal by Tom Gray – REVE http://bit.ly/1zty6P


Beam me up Diana TechyZone DIY StarTrek Bluetooth Communicator Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish [DIY]: This DIY Star Trek Bluetooth… http://cli.gs/SyhhG


UK world leader in offshore wind energy  Green Energy News European Wind Energy Association states wind power has the ability to power the EU 7x over! #EU# windpower http://bit.ly/1lpWmw


Love those curves Green Energy News *Wind Turbine News* Check out this stylish Vertical Axis Turbine designed by Laura Sink- Art Institute of #Pittsburgh http://bit.ly/1voy27

Following Friday

All about energy, all on Twitter. It’s a river out there, so here’s our favourite tweets we liked today.

Will legislation trigger change? TaigaCompany Are North American Companies Improving Their Climate Change Performance? http://bit.ly/31N6bb

Rent a ruminant and save time and energy. greenforyou Rent-a-Goat in Action! Clearing Brush the Way Nature Intended It #green http://bit.ly/JUUXQ

kids and models delivering the story. greenforyou Two very different climate disruption messages#green http://bit.ly/2zyodC

sun might light the way for your EV TaigaCompany Toyota Developing Solar-Powered EV Charging Station http://bit.ly/IP2N2

Following Friday

All about energy, all on Twitter. It’s a river out there, so here’s our favourite tweets we liked today.

Nine million UK homes and 35,000 homes in France powered by the wind. KenderSolar AWEA: US #wind #energy industry installs 1,649MW of new #power generating capacity in Q3 of 2009. http://is.gd/4vwbX KenderSolar Enel #Green #Power adds 18 MW of #wind#power generation capacity in France. http://is.gd/4vrjL

Prius beats Insight greenforyou Toyota Prius Hybrid Wins 2010 Car of the Year in Japan. #green http://bit.ly/jGlhw

Windy enough? AltCon Mariah Power creates wind speed app for iPhone. http://bit.ly/fHPT4 #green #windpower

Climate change policy and healthcare reform. Busy guy. GreenEnergyNews Obama sees consensus growing on climate change bill: CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – President Barack Obam. http://bit.ly/ZiX0D Energy is a highway? GreenEnergyNews If you thought SPRAY-ON Solar Panels were cool, check out these Solar Panels you CAN DRIVE ON! http://bit.ly/NQISA #p2 #solar.  Time Square Turbine GreenEnergyNews Need a RESIDENTIAL Wind Turbine that *CAN* actually power your ENTIRE home? WePOWER has the answer… think VERTICALLY! http://bit.ly/2V4byn

Party trick greenforyou Thermochromatic T-Shirt Puts Melting Arctic Ice Warning on Your Chest (Video) #green http://bit.ly/38KWsD

Norm could take another tour. SolarIndustry Solar Technology Roadmap clears House. Senate is next. http://bit.ly/U4bRz #solar

We luv maps! AtlanticEcoExpo RT @NatureCanada: See why tomorrow’s Climate Action Day is so important with this great map:http://bit.ly/3z1g3T #stopclimatechange

Painting the town green

As ecologically conscious consumers, we’re often told that by making small changes, we can make meaningful steps toward conservation. But where some of us are watching our mileage or camping with greener equipment, some Canadians and their British counterparts are a bit more ambitious — they’re aiming to turn entire towns green.

As reported by CBC.ca, a host of Canadian “mullers” (those considering joining the movement to transform their towns into conservation capitals known as “transition towns”) are weighing the possibilities of a greener future for their homes. Incorporating locally grown produce, examining green public transit and other familiar conservation techniques, a committed green town’s actions add up to an entire community moving toward a single, more sustainable pattern of living.

While the article reports only 27 Canadian “muller” cities, there’s no doubt that efforts to change consumer behaviour often begin at the community level, incorporating the collective action of thousands of locals and their individual actions. Together, especially when coordinated under the aegis of communities like Transition Towns, small changes are enough to change an entire town.

Twittering your mileage — the shame game

A little bit of public shame can be a good thing. Take, for example, the group of friends who get together while on a common diet to compare pounds lost and personal adherence to the calorie count—the reveal of an overindulgence quickly reminds the guilty party that they can do better.

Twitter, the instant social networking tool, lets you take such voluntary, public shame to the web 2.0 level. Add on FuelFrog and you’re using Twitter to track your vehicle fuel efficiency for yourself and your group.

Beyond sharing your mileage, this handy little tool also lets you track fuel efficiency trends and the cost of gasoline in your city. It can be an instant reminder that you can be doing more to improve your own fuel efficiency on the road.

If you’re stuck for ways on how to make your gasoline go further, there are a lot of folks out there who want to help, including GreenCarRankings.com. A more fuel efficient vehicle works, but they also remind you that properly inflated tires can be a cheaper way to improve your mileage and make yourself look good the next time you update your fuel efficiency in 140 characters or less.