Bright Green in Copenhagen

I attended the Bright Green exhibition in Copenhagen on Saturday - along with the Swedish Sustainability Mafia and thought I might share some highlights here.

First - the main kiosk in the show. Ok, it wasn't really a highlight, but it was a good place to start.

Then something a bit more interesting: a map of the district heating network in Copenhagen... on the floor in one of the booths. Cool idea!

And then... remember that this is a "Bright Green" show... lots of things about renewable energy, minimizing carbon footprints, and... environmentally-friendly pumpjacks (note that it's especially good for heavy oil and deep drilling!!)

These cards were part of a really cool game about energy scenarios - see more at http://www.our-opportunity.com/participants.html

There were definitely lots of other great things there, both speakers and companies. Also quite a bit of greenwash... mostly in the form of good business ideas but not good business ideas from a global socio-ecological sustainability standpoint. Mostly I just remember thinking there are a lot of potentially really great student projects for both our MSLS (Strategic Leadership toward Sustainability) and MSPI (Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation) programs.

Getting Started with SustainaT

I've been blogging for a while under an old handle, but I think it's time to update. The old handle - loosedial - came out of a mis-over-heard phrase in college. It didn't really make much sense, it just sounded cool.

Now it's time to grow up a bit... and go with a name that actually (almost) means something: SustainaT.

What is it, you ask? Well... it's many things. First, it's a combination of sustainability and Tony. That'd be me.

It also sounds a bit like insanity... which is certainly something that sometimes describes my state of mind. So many cool things to be doing and looking at... thinking and learning about... doing and experimenting.