Do Something and VH1
Posted on July 27th, 2010 by Nick
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It is not everyday I watch VH1. It’s only been a couple of times in my entire lifetime where I stumbled onto the channel. To recall, last week while finishing up Sobuka related activities, I landed onto the channel. I saw Jane Lynch walk across the isle to the stage with a dozen blond women dressed like her and walking along the isle. It kinda reminded me of the stint a famous rapper pulled off several years ago on MTV.
The VH1 show gave honor to an organization called Do Something (non-profit). Do Something’s mission is to get kids involved into helping others. The organization, through the assistance of CEO Nancy Lubin, has been active throughout the United States and abroad by campaigning via the internet and forming strategic partnerships to get their message across, touching the lives of kids and adults.
The organization’s appearance on VH1 was the first time, I have heard of them. One thing that compelled me to write about it, was the story of Twenty-five year old Mark Rembert, of Wilmington, OH. Mark was honored for helping his community transition to a green economy after a large corporate employer pulled out in 2008. Since Mark launched his company back in 2008, his community has received 1.4 million dollars of direct green investment.
It is encouraging to see young people in our community making an impact and a difference to help our environment. This type of visibility will hopefully encourage other young people in our area to do the same. I leave by sharing a video of CEO, Nancy Lubin’s explanation of Do Something and why she choose a path to volunteer.
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Tags: Do Something, Jane Lynch, Mark Rembert, VH1
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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Solar Car Wash in College Park, MD
Posted on July 25th, 2010 by Daniel
Still not sure if going green makes business sense? How about this GREEN move by one of the busiest car wash facilities in the Mid-Atlnatic region? The College Park Car Wash has installed solar thermal system for hot water with no upfront cost! That’s right, this facility is one of many businesses going green in an affordable manner.
College Park Car Wash attained a $4,469 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) by partnering with Skyline Innovations, a solar PV company that takes care of the entire solar install process from start to finish. Skyline is essentially a utility company specializing in solar power generation, by installing systems at various business establishments.
This car wash uses up to 2,200 gallons of hot water daily, and 30 percent of the electricity used to heat the water will now come from these solar panels. That’s approximately $370 to $400 of monthly savings on the electric bill. The car wash pays monthly for the installation costs, and still manages to save $55 to $60 each month. There’s no reason why others should think access to GREEN is not affordable!
The MEA’s Mid-Sized Solar Grant program has 12 approved projects for solar photovoltaic systems throughout the state. These projects are estimated to add 244 kilo-watts (kW) of clean renewable electricity to Maryland’s grid, and save approximately 70 mega-watt-hours (MWh) annually.
Sobuka helps businesses and homeowners connect with green contractors, enabling them to be part of the environmental solution. Go to our homepage, enter your zipcode, and find green contractors in near you for your solar/wind energy solutions, or for a simple energy efficiency audit, or even green remodeling providers.
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Tags: college park, Maryland Energy Administration, skyline innovations, solar car wash
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cool!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
China charges on, topping U.S. in Clean energy investments
China charges on, topping U.S. in Clean energy investments
Posted on July 20th, 2010 by alex
Recent reports from Pew Charitable Trusts show that China leads the G20 countries in energy-efficient investments. Clearly, China have been involved with much more industrial ventures such as the $292.9 billion electric rail investment compared to our stimulus infused $2 billion Orlando-route rail development. Despite United States leading in energy capacity, the report finds that we continue to lag in the “five-year clean energy investment growth rate” category.
Some may read this and rebut that we don’t have the money nor time to engage in such exorbitant ventures. Although the consensus of the nation’s economy is in a fragile state, we have no better time to invest than now. The reason I say this is “we must spend money to make more money.” Reviving our manufacturing sector, develop more railroad constructions, bolstering transportation systems, and creating stable jobs, is the product of these investments. New York Times also attest to the notion that “spending on railroads is growing faster than any other area of investment…” So I guess we are either doing a little bit of a good thing or we don’t know how much more the country should do. This is not a tender towards any political affiliation; but a concern that we all should be aware and motivated by. Railroad construction is not the answer nor only grubstake for businesses to buy into; it is part of the alternative energy commitment the United States should continue to embark on.
Renewable energy technology is the emerging enterprise that will continue to grow and forge more innovations. Solar installations, green remodeling, wind renewable energy credits(RECs) are domestic ventures that will yield a lot more than ever told. Let such things be your renewable energy investment; because our economy would no longer sustain this “plan A” type of economy and hold it over the lives of the middle-class and workforce of the country.
Are we hanging on for a big jolt on the hopes of an energy and climate bill? Is this issue less critical or significant than financial or immigration reform? Sadly, we have dug so deep into generational debt, and our chances for economic revival and expansion in clean renewable energy investment has quickly fallen past the top 10 of clean energy investing categories at this point. So we must charge up in these opportunities. In addition the United States has no standard for renewable energy expansion nor lengthy incentives to cultivate business investments. Pew reports show that:
- Ten of the leading economies devoted a greater percentage of gross domestic product to clean energy than U.S in 2009.
- Clean-energy investment in Asia, mostly China, rose 73% last year to $39 billion. By contrast, investment declined 33% last year in the Americas as the economy slowed and credit markets tightened.
These few statistics cannot emphasize any more about the very importance of clean energy investment; even if we are not the leading nation in this endeavor, the United States should look beyond fundamental differences within the government and exercise more expansion on clean energy investment to help our economy, debts, younger generation and long-term jobs.
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Tags: Alternative energy resources, Clean Energy Investments, Improving economy, Renewable energy, United States businesses
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Tour of Green Building Institute
Come take a tour of the Green Building Institute’s facility. Learn what you can do to make your home or office green by implementing sustainable options ranging from solar panels to recycled rain water. They have some interesting things to show, that will spark some ideas.
The Green Building Institute’s mission is to foster sustainable building practices through education and example. Their vision is to see a world where the built environment enhances the natural environment.
This tour is free with appetizers provided by MOM’s Organic. Please click on the video below for more insight. Please RSVP below.
Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation:
The Enviro-Center,
7761 Waterloo Road,
Jessup, Maryland 20794RSVP below… can’t make it? but still want to stay informed about various green related news and events? well don’t worry, you can subscribe to our newsletter!
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
‘Plans on dealing your electro-junk for bucks?
‘Plans on dealing your electro-junk for bucks?
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by alex
You may be often staring at it or walking pass them as they’ve piled on occupying space; and some thoughts could be “Maybe I could use them later…” Well, it could be, now for a good cause as you may possibly be rewarded. A contribution on save the environment or joining the green movement is the little seed of consciousness to other behaviors and activities anyone would enjoy. Trade in your old electronics for either cash or for free recycling, is that plan. There are a number of avenues to engage in such recycle exchange activities. We already do that with cars and should continue with our “stored” electronics. These sites yourenew.com, earth911.com or greenearthexchange.com are very good places to schedule electronic drop-offs or trade-ins.
The incentives to participate should be exciting enough to get people to assess their storage and weigh the value of unwanted electronics. Cash strapped individuals could raise an eyebrow on this thought – maybe even extend a “voluntary service” towards close family and friends’ junk collections. But wait, this is not limited to other plastic and metal items that can be disposed; any of them counts, which certainly adds to your value. There are quite a number of inspring stories such as this and much more that make this plan worthwhile. Believe me when I say dealing for green is a thrill, so here’s to every trade-in and noble green act to be done towards this cause. Look out for more interesting pieces and videos we will feature on living green and helping our environment.
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Tags: Environment, green exchange, recycle, Trade-in electronics
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very cool.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Electric Car Rebate Programs in DC/MD/VA
Electric Car Rebate Programs in DC/MD/VA
Posted on July 6th, 2010 by Nick
There are several perks available for people looking to buy an electric|hybrid vehicle. Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland offer several great incentives.
For example in the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) electric car buyers would be exempt from vehicle excise taxes. In addition, vehicle registration receives a $36 discount. For those unfamiliar with an excise tax, you are basically taxed for driving on local roads as a resident from the state or county. Excise taxes can be very expensive. For more information about these incentives for Washington DC, please contact:
District of Columbia, Department of Motor Vehicles
Email: dcdmvdealerinfo@dc.gov
Tel: 202-729-7043Now let’s go to Maryland. In Maryland there is a $2,000 tax credit for electric car buyers. In addition electric cars are exempt from annual vehicle inspection testing for the first 3 years after purchase. For more information about these incentives for the state of MD, please contact:
Maryland, Department of Motor Vehicles
Email: MVACS@mdot.state.md.us
Tel: 1-800-950-1MVA (1-800-950-1682)Finally Virginia. Virginia electric car owners may access HOV lanes without meeting occupancy requirements. When you talk about saving time while is traffic this idea is a great bonus. For more information about these incentives for the state of Virginia, please contact:
Virginia, Department of Motor Vehicles
Tel: (804) 497-7100For a complete listing of incentives outside the DMV area, you can visit thecarelectric.com. You may also find dsireusa.org useful for any green related incentives.
If you would like to learn more about what you can do to go green, a nice energy audit will send you in the right direction. The insight you gain from it will give you plenty of ideas for a little green remodeling, so you can become part of the solution. Sign up for an energy audit through Sobuka by typing in your zipcode and selecting contractors in your area.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 11:21 pm and is filed under Featured Content, green rebates and incentives. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
