The Department of Energy (DOE/FEMP) is holding a monthly online seminar focusing on sustainability. The sessions provide support for legions of federal workers that are leading the nation into our new green economy. The first session (of six) focuses on Executive Order 13514, commonly called the sustainable order. The following training sessions are as follows: …
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Next Generation Energy
I recently attended a fascinating seminar on emerging technology in energy. Here are some of my notes and thoughts on the next generation of energy: Energy Harvesting My favorite new term. It refers to using existing energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal, thermo) and turning them into electricity to feed the grid. Pretty much covers all …
Government 2.0: The State of the Meme
Meme – An idea or pattern of thought that “replicates” like a virus by being passed along from one thinker to another As an idea or pattern of thought government 2.0 (gov 2.0) is still being defined and debated. To some it is merely an extension of Web 2.0, to others it is the serious …
Feminism and Passive Sexism
A political leader (from Greek “polis”) is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making. That’s me. I can’t help it. I was born this way. Believe me, too, I have hated it in myself. Still it has influenced everything I’ve done in my life. Up to this point I have been very …
25 things…
*a response to 25 things… by Amy Senger* You may or may not know about the Bear aka the @sengseng: If you are lucky enough to see her right when sunlight enters the room, she smiles and giggles like a blissful child She cannot drive in peace, instead she requires madonna and or loud dance …
Momma, I Love You
Top 5 Awesomeness about my Mom: TechWizard U would not believe this about my Mom but in the last year she has become wizard. Just last month we were at grammy’s place and both geeking on our iPhone’s. Plus she texts, emails, flickr’s, twttr’s, and freakin loves her speakerphone. She Loves Talk Boy does she …
Twitter is way better than anything else
I love you Twitter. You are the new hotness. I don’t care what other people say about you. I don’t even care if my business partner thinks that time apart from you is beneficial. This is your time, your moment. Heck, even US News loves you. You recently made the list of “50 ways to …
Apple Keynotes Are Inspirational and You Should Watch Them
Seriously, you should watch the Apple Keynotes. Each video demonstrates the amazing engineering capabilities of one of America’s most innovative companies. I get a lot of crap for getting excited about these keynotes. I really think its kind of silly too. It’s easy to get caught up in the vogue of marketing. Where the PC …
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I Just Don’t Understand an Open Mind
I woke up this morning with only two thoughts in my brain. First, I must listen to Electric Feel by MGMT (am listening to it now). The second thought is that I just don’t understand an “open mind”. Curiosity ensues… I mean on one level, an open mind is simply being able to see. I …
I Just dont Understand an Open Mind
I woke up this morning with only two thoughts in my brain. First, I must listen to Electric Feel by MGMT (am listening to it now). The second thought is that I just don’t understand an “open mind”. Curiosity ensues… I mean on one level, an open mind is simply being able to see. I …