Comments on: Cities can be entrepreneurial too

By: Chris Cookley

Chris Cookley — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:57:26 +0000

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.

By: Ankit Buti

Ankit Buti — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:51:04 +0000

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.

By: Sung Jae

Sung Jae — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:57:34 +0000

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.

By: Amber Illig

Amber Illig — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:06:45 +0000

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.

By: Rohan Thakkar

Rohan Thakkar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:41:10 +0000

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

By: Alvin Abraham

Alvin Abraham — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:52:31 +0000

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

By: Sanford C

Sanford C — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:26:59 +0000

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”

By: Kevin B.

Kevin B. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:52:59 +0000

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

By: Andrew Rodriguez

Andrew Rodriguez — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:29:43 +0000

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.

By: Zhihneg Liu

Zhihneg Liu — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:12:09 +0000

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.