Monthly Archives: April 2010

The future of energy … is now!

The 2010 Future Energy Conference (#FEC) was held at the Oregon State Convention Center in Portland, April 21 – 22. A triad of leaders, NEBC, NEEC and the Portland Business Journal, presented this event. This was my second FEC event and it was significantly better than last year’s program with respect to the depth of

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A social media freshman….experiences #SM201 conference.

I attended my first social media gathering in Redmond at the Microsoft Conference Center on Thursday, April 15th, called Social Media 201. Plan to review the conference site for a wealth of resources, including a list of speakers and their respective Twitter handles. This event was spearheaded by a group of nationally recognized and socially

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Revolutionary Road…WA's Innovation Summit

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the 2010 Washington Innovation Summit hosted by the Washington Technology Center (WTC) at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. This year’s theme came in three words, which could be taken as directives: Collaborate. Create. Grow. As noted in the welcome letter from WTC Board Chair Mike

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Do more with less …. Green Scene Financing

Energy efficiency means using less energy to provide the same level of service. Using less to do the same or more is a mindset among business and eco-minded leaders, as it makes both economic and environmental sense. According to the USGBC, “buildings in the US account for: 72% of electricity consumption, 39% of energy use,

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