If you read any sort of energy or environmental news these days, you are certainly aware that  government initiatives to combat climate change are taking place from the local to state to federal level.  These laws and incentives offer great hope that renewable energy could serve a much larger portion of our energy needs in the years to come.  While large scale energy projects offer us great hope in making a sizeable impact in our energy dependence, we should not forget all the small projects that together will  make a huge change.

We’re starting a movement. The Emergent Posse is an online group/movement/community of highly-motivated community activists spread across the nation working to educate and empower communities and community leaders in order to implement real sustainability programs and projects. We’ve hit a paradigm shift: oil isn’t cheap, the planet has a fever, and the economy is in the toilet. I’ve heard smart people calling for BIG government intervention and Europe-styled Socialism. That’s not the answer here in America.

Emergent Energy Group is excited to be attending the first annual Kairos Summit on April 3 – 4. The invitation-only event will bring over 500 young entrepreneurs from around the world to the Intrepid Air, Sea, & Space Museum in New York City. Some of the notable speakers include President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States; William Gates Sr., Chairman of the Gates Foundation; Ellen Kullman, CEO of DuPont; and Naveen Jain, Founder & CEO of Intelius. For more information on the event please visit www.kairossociety.com Emergent is excited to be apart of this event. We will have a table at the entrepreneurship expo on Friday evening; come visit us at the Intrepid!

The NY Times reports that this past Monday Honda celebrated the start of production of its new FCX Clarity, the world’s first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle intended for mass production. Fuel cells work from combining hydrogen and oxygen from the outside air to make electricity in a process whose only byproducts are water and heat. Not only will the use of fuel-cell vehicles help alleviate the effects of climate change but it might eventually provide a financial benefit over oil which has risen to $140 per barrel.