23 responses to “Cities can be entrepreneurial too”

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   Zacheriah Ruggles November 8th, 2009 at 10:41

   Changing thermostat by two deg may help save money now but wait six months and you will have to move it 4 degrees, 2 in the opposite direction as originally, otherwise you are over compensating for the opposite season. I think I said that in a way that is understandable.

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   Brent McClean November 8th, 2009 at 11:51

   The graph for energy sources is impressive. Granted, only certain locations can use hydro, but almost 89% is a great path for energy.

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   Kyle Chen November 8th, 2009 at 12:16

   City can be “innovative”. Remember talking to CEO of GE Energy few weeks ago, he says that Energy Grid nowadays is dramatically different than 20 years ago with all the new source of energy, uprising awareness for “clean” energy, and etc..

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   Quentin Campbell November 8th, 2009 at 14:15

   We should be more aware of the resources we use because we are in a time that some of those resources are scarce. This awareness might bring people to doing something about this.

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   Mayura Davda November 8th, 2009 at 14:41

   This is a great way of spreading environmental awareness initiated by Microsoft. I’m very impressed by the way this software works.
   I also think it’s a true thing that cities can be entrepreneurial. The statistics shown in the blog as well as the blog as a whole, are the testimony to how much concern we all are extending towards the environment’s sustainability.
   Once again-good work, Microsoft!

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   Jennifer Cook November 8th, 2009 at 16:08

   I think the software is a great idea. If people aren’t concerned about saving the environment right now, I’m sure they’re concerned about saving money.

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   Lyndsey S. November 8th, 2009 at 17:31

   In ENGL 106, I interviewed a lady in charge of all of the food halls (Ford, Windsor, Earhart,etc) and she talked mostly about how the dorms try to work hand-in-hand with the West Lafayette Waste Disposal because there is so much food that students waste and/or is just not taken off the hot plates. Now I remember why that distinct smell of West Lafayette surprises me everytime I come back from Indianapolis! haha!

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   Allison Weilbaker November 8th, 2009 at 19:24

   I’m glad that West Lafayette reuses food waste. It’s something that I didn’t know. It’s surprising to me that it’s the only one in the state to do so especially because there is Biotown, USA and they are not utilizing this. I think West Lafayette and Purdue deserve a well earned pat on the back.
   As Lyndsey said above, it does smell, ha.

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   Mark Minissale November 8th, 2009 at 22:55

   This is impressive

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    Chris Perry November 8th, 2009 at 23:41

    Great to hear they are doing this, I have been to the dump in Buffalo IN and one think that stuck in my mind was the fact they had a constant “torch” going there to burn on the methane.

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    Eugene November 9th, 2009 at 00:25

    Been to seattle really nice city……they have these solar trees -they are solar panels which are like trees; artistically made n really nice I thought it was the smartest thin ever.

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    Sree Harsha Uddandam November 9th, 2009 at 01:09

    Yeah it seems interesting to me as well.
    I wanted to convey one thing in my comment….please don’t waste the food in the dining courts. I mean I know that anyone wont do that on purpose but try to avoid the wastage of food on your plates. keep required quantity of food and make sure you eat the whole food. I don’t know about the situation here but back in India there are many thousands of people who eat their food once in a week.
    There is a quote in Sanskrit :
    “Annam parabrambha svarupam” – means food is equivalent to god.

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    Shawn Tomlinson November 9th, 2009 at 16:05

    If Seattle can get this large percentage of their energy from alternate sources then why can’t more large cities? Its great that Seattle has got their numbers so low. I would say that it is in no small part that Seattle as a city makes eco-friendly decisions because the people of the city are so eco-minded.

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    Zhihneg Liu November 9th, 2009 at 19:12

    Hydro seems like a clean energy source but it actually distroys animal habitats. Just like wind generators kill birds, only much more severe.
    Everything comes with a cost, even so-called “green” products; when the government is trying hard selling their “green” world, we should be able to see through the cover and know what the government really wants.

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    Andrew Rodriguez November 9th, 2009 at 19:29

    It’s cool how earth-conscious Seattle is as a whole city. The fact that over 88% of their energy comes from hydro-powered sources and another 3% from wind turbines is fantastic.

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    Kevin B. November 9th, 2009 at 22:52

    That is a cool thing that Seattle has and they should have that information available from every city. For environmental awareness or entrepreneurship ha.

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    Sanford C November 12th, 2009 at 01:26

    one thing i want to see purdue to do to become green is what they do with the left overs from the dinning hall and what they can do to prevent waste. In addition, maybe they could start regulating student’s car emission around campus, im sure it is no news to see one of those huge trucks on campus driven by one person and letting out smog smoking up tons of student behind their back as they roll with “style”

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    Alvin Abraham November 12th, 2009 at 03:52

    That’s why Purdue Engineers are taught to face the challenge of the future energy crisis, one of them includes Nuclear Energy and Biodiesel.

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    Rohan Thakkar November 12th, 2009 at 12:41

    This is great first steps, overall i think purdue should become totally green.

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    Amber Illig November 12th, 2009 at 16:06

    Firstly, I agree with the title of this article. But I believe that not only can cities be entrepreneurial, but they MUST be significantly entrepreneurial to flourish. Anything with growth and in mind has to involve a bit of entrepreneurship. Purdue should definitely become more green. In the short term, it’s a lot of work, but in the long run it will help the school to flourish as well as the city of lafayette, and even Tippecanoe County as a whole would be affected.

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    Sung Jae November 13th, 2009 at 12:57

    This is a great idea from microsoft to save energy. But how would it compare the use of energy if there is not many people using this program? The good thing is people will be more aware of how much money they are spending. I am glad to hear West Lafayete has power facility that can distribute power using waste.

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    Ankit Buti November 15th, 2009 at 21:51

    This is a good initiative from Microsoft so as to help people save money, energy and help in contributing to the environment. I had never heard about Microsoft hohm before but after this I looked into the online tool and it actually offers a lot in terms of relative comparison.
    I believe Microsoft should step up and do more advertising for this tool so that more people know about it.

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    Chris Cookley November 19th, 2009 at 09:57

    It’s good to see cities taking initiative to reduce the negative gases that are too often released into the atmosphere. Hopefully more cities take Seattle’s lead.