This is how fast energy sources can change:
from all horses but one automobile in the 1900 New York Easter Parade
to all automobiles but one horse in the 1913 Easter Parade.
Source: U.S. National Archives
The automobile above is easier to spot than the horse below, 13 years later. Continue reading
Birmingham lures solar conference from London.
Maybe soon we’ll read Valdosta lures solar conference from Atlanta.
Solar Power UK wrote 15 December 2010,
Sun Shines on Birmingham’s Solar Industry:
Birmingham is to host the annual Solar Power UK Conference and
Exhibitionin October 2011. Over 3000 solar industry participants, 30% of
which will be overseas visitors, are due to descend on the city during
the conference following sell out events in Munich and London in 2010,
generating a predicted £4.15m for the city.
That’s about $6.7 million U.S. dollars.
It is the only time the event has been hosted outside of London in the
UK and the first time the conference will be lighting up the city. The
decision comes as Birmingham is increasingly recognised as a hub for the
developing UK solar industry…
So becoming a leader in solar netted Birmingham a major conference,
which brings income in addition to the jobs and energy generated
directly by the solar projects.
Continuing:
A truly friendly city can also bike-share.
Paris, Montreal, and DC do it.
London does it.
How they do it
can be applied stateside.
Georgia Tech
is spinning off a startup
to make it even easier to implement bike-on-demand networks.
Here’s the mayor of London on a bike-share bicycle:
Let’s see a video of the mayor of Valdosta on a bike-share bicycle.
Riding with the president of VSU.
-jsq
