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Green Politics
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008I’ve been eager to join the blogging fray and introduce myself, but have been waiting for just the right topic. These past few weeks of political conventions in the US have finally given me that opportunity to jump in.
But first let me quickly introduce myself – my name is Dan Kiely and I am Bright Green Technology’s COO and am based in our NY office. What attracted me to BGT was how the company made it easy, accessible and most importantly, economical to go green. Let’s be honest, we can’t all have windmills on our roofs – we need practical ways to help the environment and save ourselves a few pennies in the process.
Which brings me back to politics. There’s been a lot of debate about whether implementing green reforms causes job losses. Some would say if we add strict environmental controls to our factories, for example, then companies will have to cut jobs to make up for the higher costs and will make us less competitive. But more and more people are starting to argue the opposite – that in fact going green can create jobs and even entire industries.
If governments help companies to develop these technologies then we can develop a green economy and live better, cleaner and greener than ever before. In future blogs I’ll take a look at how various governments, big and small, are helping their towns, cities and countries to go green as well as some policies that are making the green transition more difficult.
If you have an example of a government supported green technology initiative write us using our contact-us form and we’ll publish the latest and greatest.
But before I go did you know a Bright Green Technology backlit display produces 1,800 pounds less carbon compared to a fluorescent unit while saving more than $275 in energy costs each year? – that’s cool technology in action!
*Based on unit being lit for 12 hours per day and $0.15 per kWH
The Fourth Technological Revolution
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Gordon Brown’s first environment speech as prime minister sets some tough targets for the UK.
The current target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 60% may not be enough according to the latest climate change statistics. We may need to cut emissions by as much as 80% by 2050.
By then, the economy is projected to be 2.5 times bigger than it is today, but we’ll need to reduce CO2 emissions to less than half the current levels — somewhere between 155m and 310m tonnes.
At Bright Green, we like to think we’re a part of what Brown calls the ‘fourth technological revolution’ needed to build a low carbon economy.
If every outdoor media contractor starting replacing fluorescent tube displays with a Bright Green solid-state LED system, we’d take a giant step as an industry to help make the low carbon future a reality.
Brown says it will mean facing up to ‘hard choices’ and ‘tough decisions’. But in this case, the Bright Green switch pays for itself and increases quality. The hard choices are no doubt inevitable for us all. But why not start with some of the easy ones?
