http://emergentgroup.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:46:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The New York Times has a fascinating article today in the "Room for Debate" section of their website. The article centers around a number of different opinions on whether we should be looking to conserve our open space or utilize it to build renewable energy projects. David Roberts over at Grist.org makes an excellent point ... http://emergentgroup.com/2010/01/conserve-land-or-build-energy-farms-avoid-the-whole-topic-and-build-local/ Dear Friends of Emergent, As we close the books on our second year in operation, we wanted to take the time to thank everyone who we’ve had the pleasure of working with, from the schools to the municipalities to the individuals throughout the Northeast and across the globe. Together we've made ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/12/emergent-newsletter-2009/ On Wednesday, December 2, four members of President Obama’s Cabinet will host a Clean Energy Economy Forum with youth leaders from around the country at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar , Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and Environmental Protection ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/12/emergent-partners-to-attend-the-clean-energy-economy-forum/ The Emergent Founders were voted number 1 in BusinessWeek's Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25 Competition. On behalf of all of us at Emergent, I want to thank all of you for your support. This victory does not simply speak to the achievements that we have made over the past two years. ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/11/emergent-founders-win-businessweeks-top-25-under-25-competition/ Thanks to everyone that has supported us along the way. We appreciate your vote! To view the profile, please visit www.bit.ly/emergenttop25 To vote for us for the top 5, please visit www.bit.ly/voteemergent http://emergentgroup.com/2009/10/2009-finalist-americas-best-young-entreprenuers-by-businessweek/ While I figure out how to post an audio MP3 file that's larger than 2MB, please visit WJFF's web site to listen to the radio show. The radio show is powered entirely by a hydroturbine located adjacent to the radio station building and a fairly large dam. I'd like to thank ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/07/jared-talks-wind-on-wjff-radio-catskill/ "Report Gives Sobering View Of Warming’s Impact on U.S." How do we change our ways and try and mitigate climate change? How do we (humans) start to have less of an impact on our only home, earth? Is the earth a finite resource? Yes. The problem is that economic theory was based on an ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/07/new-study-global-warming-affects-on-us-right-now/ In a recent Op-Ed for the New York Times, Paul Krugman discusses the Waxman-Markey climate bill we've all been hearing so much about. Krugman notes that it's not the barely passing margin the bill received but the 212 representatives, democratic and republican, who voted no. The climate change conversation should ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/07/politicians-and-science-like-oil-and-water/ 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 ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/06/indian-innovators-solving-energy-issues-independently/ We have been working hard over the past few months to reduce both our costs and our carbon footprint. Here's some of the stuff we've been doing Growing Vegetables Since we don't have a nice raised bed to plant our vegetables in, we've resorted to using old pots, buckets, tomato sauce containers ... http://emergentgroup.com/2009/06/our-backyard/