When presented with the task of writing this specific blog, ideas overwhelmed me.  I could discuss consumer decisions, President Obama’s address to Congress, carbon’s role in the coming year, or new buildings incorporating renewable and sustainable ideas.  As you can see, my mind was a flurry of neuron transmissions.  But, I decided I wanted my topic to be much closer to Community Energy, our Customer.

Community Energy has over...

This past weekend, I took a moment to relax and enjoy my favorite local beer, Yards Philly Pale Ale. As I savored the taste of this crisp and hoppy ale, I wondered, “how ‘green’ is this beer?” Being that Philadelphia is the biggest small city (ever?), I have quite a few friends that work at Yards that were able to shed some insight into this question.

Crafting beer produces yeast, hops, barley and water waste. Yards attempts to combat these...

A few months ago, not long after I begrudgingly decided it was finally time to turn on the heat, I noticed that my house wasn’t really warming up.  After closer inspection I realized that the gas furnace itself was not able to keep pressure, and the safety valve continued to trip after the furnace would ignite. Hmmm… time to call someone. 

Fortunately, I made the right call. Tim McFarland of Air I Breath LLC came that night to...

I’m probably not alone in finding that spending time in nature does wonders to clear the mind, boost my mood and relieve stress through its tranquility and natural beauty.  Well, we can’t all be lucky enough to make a living as a park ranger wandering through idyllic forests and climbing towering mountains.  Some of us aren’t even fortunate enough to have access to a nice park! 

So, I’ve tried recently to import my beautiful...

You celebrate a traditional Valentine’s Day – flowers, candy, a romantic dinner – but this Valentine’s Day, you are dating an environmentalist.  If you are, you know what I’m talking about.  You look at every item before you throw it out to see whether you can reuse, recycle or, compost it.  You check sockets to see if the appliance HAS to be plugged in.  You purchase RECs or Carbon Offsets.  Everything in the...