Enviro Entrepreneurship

Some companies are making strides to go green while others are completely built around the concept. Terracycle takes the idea of going from garbage to gold to a whole new level.

Keep It Current

Al Gore's user generated TV channel, Current, has experienced steady growth over the last few years. In addition to viewing this through your cable provider, the Current Web site is a popular online destination. Current was extremely active during the election and even constructed a pop up retail store here in Manchester. They also threw a party the night before the NH primary that remains one of the best bar events I've attended here in town.
Tonight at 10pm on Current TV (and Current.com) Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, will interview Al Gore. All of the questions were submitted through the Web by everyday folks like Joe the Blogger. I'm sure we can expect a number of questions related to how the new administration will prioritize the environment.
Kevin also happens to be the poster child for Web 2.0 which should make for an interesting dialogue. I noticed today that Al joined the popular micro blogging site Twitter so hopefully we'll learn more about what prompted him to make that move. It's only a matter of time before more public figures and celebrities begin to use the service, but I think it's safe to say he's still an early adopter.

Almost Famous

It’s amazing to think we will be naming our next president in less than two days. The process has been extremely long and a number of different issues have taken center stage over the last 20 months. Before the recent collapse of the economy, the price of gas was the hot topic for the candidates to discuss. We were all feeling the pain at the pump and it seemed like our collective conscience was focused on how the next president would deal with this issue. Although the environment and energy independence are still mentioned on the stump, they have clearly taken a back seat. I’ve heard the candidates explain how the two issues are linked, but for some reason these sound bites rarely make the evening news. While many experts believe this could be the key to an economic recovery, it will be interesting to see how energy independence is addressed by the new president.