Entries Tagged as ‘Green Team’

August 5, 2008

E-Waste Export

We all have computers, and we all get news ones.  As a steward of this Earth, pay attention to where the E-waste goes.  I work in the electronics industry, and there is some nasty stuff in the circuit boards, plastic enclosures, and monitors.  Be responsible with you old computer when you get a new one.  [...]

July 26, 2008

My 97 Seconds of Fame – The Public Transportation Interview

Public transportation has been a topic in the media lately here in Huntsville.  The main question that is being asked is, “Given the surge in gas prices, why hasn’t Huntsville seen the jump in public transportation participation that other major cities have seen?”  Great question.  Many current local political leaders and many candidates running for [...]

July 15, 2008

Urban Renewal

Urban Renewal is a topic that I have become very interested in.  During the Fermi “Q” Conference last April, the lab that I chose to go on was titled “Sustainable South Bronx”.  We rode the subway from Manhattan to the South Bronx.  Comparing the sites going into the subway right next to Madison Square Garden [...]

July 3, 2008

Dump the Pump

The latest Green Team Challenge at work was to try to get to work using alternative means.  (I took the name from a national campaign help a month ago).  The intent of the challenge is to get people take public transportation, ride their bicycle, carpool, or come up with a different fuel saving approach to [...]