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Kenan Samms

Prepare students for what they want to do: examples of best-in-class courses that inspire invention and innovation

Gone are the days when undergraduate students learned theory without the opportunity to practice and apply the lessons learned.  Today, more and more students are attracted to, and inspired by, solving real world problems and ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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Going MiaGreen in Miami

Riding the green wave to MiamiREAD»

Kenan Samms

Green Opportunities in the Hudson Valley

I spoke at a couple of events on April 29 in the Hudson Valley, talking about green business opportunities.  One was a workshop I did sponsored by SUNY Ulster in Kingston New York, and the other was a luncheon with GET (Gateways to ...READ»

Solar Installation - how long does it take?

I am often asked how long it took to build our solar installation in El Segundo   The installation has approaching 3000 modules, a combination of a raised tracking system over the parking lot and fixed ...READ»

Auden Schendler getting green done

Aspen Skiing Company's Auden Schendler on Big Levers, Blue Collars and Bourbon

Auden Schendler, author of Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Movement wastes no time telling us he has something to tell us. He opens his trenchant enviro counterpoint with a dirge. ...READ»

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Sky-Terra Skyscrapers Create Green Spaces in the Sky

These Sky-Terra concept skyscrapers look like giant pieces of artwork shooting up from the ground, but they do more than just look pretty. The network of interconnected towers, one of the entries in the 2009 eVolo Skyscraper ...READ»

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Clean Technology at Innotech

Investing in clean technology might be the way out of this messy economy, but first you've got to tackle things like leveraging the stimulus package and "mapping the green IT landscape." More than 30 leading professions ...READ»

Kenan Samms

Growing Legs to Leap to the Next Opportunity

In recent weeks I’ve been watching tadpoles in a small pool in a drying creekbed.  The tadpoles are small but they tell a big story.  The pool they’re in lies in a canyon surrounded by trees and grasses.  It has been another ...READ»

When Social Media Trashes You...How Should You Respond?

I just read a very interesting article called "How to Weather a Twitterstorm"--and one of the most interesting parts was the comments, which included a whole lot of people who basically said that Twitter, Facebook and other ...READ»

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Now I Know How Al Gore Feels

I’ve been an environmental advocate for the same couple of decades, always suspecting that my friends raised an eyebrow or two over my predictions and admonitions about sustainability (my family, however, was not subtle about raising their eyebrows). I worked for the day when thinking “green” would be a normal part of everyday life. Well, just as Al Gore’s day(s) arrived in 2007, my days arrived this week.READ»

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