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Coal: A Love Story

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Posted on Jul 26 2011 by Daniel

Being for or against coal may sound simple, until you understand how our energy choices affect the poorest, and richest, among us.


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  Tags: coal, documentary, UNC Category: Carbon, Energy, InfoVis

UNC Emissions Down 20%

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Posted on Oct 6 2010 by Daniel

TweetI finished up UNC’s 2009 greenhouse gas inventory last month, and I’m pleased to say we had our first year of reduction since I started my job.  Better yet, it was a big reduction: 20% lower than 2008. Part of that reduction was due to some improved nitrous oxide emission factors for our coal boilers.  [...]


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  Tags: carbon footprint, electricity, grid, natural gas, UNC Category: Carbon, EcoMetrics, Energy

KaizEnergy

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Posted on Aug 3 2010 by Daniel

GE and the Environmental Defense Fund are offering free Lean energy efficiency consulting to a few select partners. How they approach the work could spell thrilling victory, or agonizing defeat.


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  Tags: 5 whys, capstone, efficiency, kaizen, UNC Category: Commercial, Energy, Lean

Webinar: Green Tech Showcase

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Posted on Jun 8 2010 by Daniel

Tune in on June 9th, 2010 to hear me present on how UNC is slashing up to 50% of a building’s yearly energy consumption.


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  Tags: efficiency, HVAC, UNC, visualization, webinar Category: Energy, InfoVis, Presentation

Recession Regression

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Posted on Mar 10 2010 by Daniel

TweetGreat news!  Carbon emissions in the US were down 3% in 2008, and are likely to trend even lower in 2009, according to a study published by the EPA. Of course, it’s a little like congratulating a sick person on losing weight – positive effect, but a decidedly negative cause. According to the LA Times, [...]


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  Tags: carbon footprint, statistics, UNC Category: Carbon

A Living Tree(map)

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Posted on Sep 28 2009 by Daniel

TweetI’ve talked about visualizing greenhouse gas emissions before, but Sam Savage’s book The Flaw of Averages made me wonder whether there were even more powerful ways to understand data than simple graphs and charts.  He calls them “Mindles.” The concept goes something like this: you don’t learn to ride a bike by studying the equations [...]


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  Tags: buildings, carbon footprint, UNC, visualization Category: Carbon, EcoMetrics, InfoVis

Dubious Data Comes Home

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Posted on Sep 21 2009 by Daniel

TweetI just returned from the Discovery 2009 and Innovator’s Summit in Chicago.  The conference is all about analytics, data mining, visualization and the people who make their living understanding numbers. One the speakers, Joel Best, really caught my attention.  He is the author of several books including Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data [...]


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  Tags: carbon footprint, statistics, UNC Category: EcoMetrics

Climate Action Plan Published

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Posted on Sep 9 2009 by Daniel

TweetCheck it – we’re finally done with the Climate Action Plan, and UNC is on the path to climate neutrality!  Hopefully, I can get back to my regularly scheduled blog… UNC News Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2865/68/ For immediate use: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 UNC submits Climate Action Plan as part of commitment to carbon neutrality As the [...]


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  Tags: carbon footprint, climate action plan, UNC Category: Carbon, Policy

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