by Daniel | Jan 15, 2014 | Blog, Insights & Ideas
What Google could have done with $3.2 billion in Nest thermostats… Google announced on January 13, 2013 that it’s acquiring Nest, the maker of “smart” home thermostats and smoke detectors, for $3.2 billion. As much as we’re excited to see...
by Daniel | Oct 25, 2013 | Blog, Impact Spotlights
Meet Texas State University: The Bobcats. The Net Impact undergrad chapter at Texas State University joined the Green Impact Campaign (GIC) in early 2012. And within months of joining, the student-led team brought the campaign into their community and onto their...
by Daniel | Oct 24, 2013 | Blog, Resources & Reviews, Student Volunteers
5 Tips to Writing a Green Resume Resumes are looked at for about 20 seconds by potential employers. 20 seconds! That’s assuming it actually makes it to a human. At some companies, resumes are first given an optical pat down (or “Optical Character...
by Daniel | Sep 22, 2013 | Blog, Insights & Ideas, Small Business
Why we need to stop talking in terms of carbon, and why we need to start talking in dollars to make sense. Back in 2012, I attended the Energy Efficiency Forum in DC, which was a day-long event featuring mayor’s speaking about their city-wide initiatives, White House...
by Daniel | Sep 16, 2013 | Blog, Small Business
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” This expression has become one of the more frequently used clichés in the energy management and sustainability industry. It’s right up there next to “move the needle” and “solar power is freaking hot!” And although clichés...
