Take our Green Training Survey
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by Karen Stewart, LEED AP in Energy, LEED Training, News, Sustainability, Triple Bottom Line, Water
Take our Green Training Survey
EcoPotential is always looking for opportunities to exceed the training needs of green building and sustainability professionals. Our courses are taught mainly in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas.
Whether you are an architect, engineer, contractor, educator, city planner, building owner, Walmart supplier, etc., continuing education in the areas of environmental, financial and social sustainability is most likely in your training goals.
Although we offer the most popular green training courses, we want to customize our offerings to exceed your training needs.
If you have 2-3 minutes, complete this 5 question training survey and we’ll get busy providing the classes that you want.
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Free Energy: Solar Dryers
Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by Karen Stewart, LEED AP in Energy, News
Energy source: sun
Washers and dryers can be as much as 10% of your home energy bill. Of all of your household appliances, a dryer comes in second, just after the refrigerator, for consuming the most electricity.
Additionally, your dryer heats up your home during use, resulting in higher air conditioning costs.
So, when it is 80 degrees outside, think FREE energy! Tap into the heating power of the sun and the drying power of the wind. At $0 kilowatts per hour, you can use your solar dryer all day!
What is Renewable Energy?
Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Kimberly in Energy, News
Renewable Energy Sources
In just the last couple of weeks we have all seen gas prices increasing at a remarkable rate and you might begin to think “there has to be another option.” Well, if you are close enough you can start biking or walking to work or you can carpool, or start thinking long term about alternative energy sources. Renewable energy not only has an infinite supply, but also has multiple benefits to us and to our Earth.
Utilizing renewable energy can:
- eliminate waste by processing municipal solid waste and garbage into energy
- reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming
- grow local economies and reduce transportation
- alleviate competition for fossil fuels
- preserve water and air quality
So, what exactly is renewable energy? From the Sustainable World Sourcebook renewable energy is “any energy resource that is naturally regenerated over a short time scale and derived:
- directly from the sun (such as thermal, photochemical, and photoelectric),
- indirectly from the sun (such as wind, hydropower, and photosynthetic energy stored in biomass),
- from other natural movements and mechanisms of the environment (such as geothermal and tidal energy)”
How can we reduce global warming with efficient energy choices? The National Resources Defense Council lists six major opportunities to reduce global warming
- Reduce heat and electricity use with sustainable building
- Increase vehicle efficiency and reduce vehicle travel with self-sufficient communities
- Reduce use of fuel for heat and power with industrial efficiency
- Use renewable electricity
- Use low-carbon transportation fuels to replace imported oil
- Implement carbon capture and storage in coal fired power plants
Where does your state stand in the quest to harness renewable energy?
visit http://www.nrdc.org/energy/renewables/default.asp to find out!
Risks of Shale Gas Development in the Natural State
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Kimberly in Energy, News
The Arkansas Public Policy Panel recently released a report describing the rapid growth of natural gas extraction, the impact of gas drilling, and the recommendations to reduce the problems we are currently experiencing.
“Arkansas in the Balance: Managing the Risks of Shale Gas Development in the Natural State”
http://media.arkansasonline.com/news/documents/2011/02/17/A3Preport.pdf
Follow the link above to view the report and to fully understand the risks associated with natural gas drilling.
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