Transportation and Commuting

Explore sustainable transportation, mobility strategies including telework, active commuting, and low-emissions transportation under the Perpetual Innovation™ lens.

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    A Tale of Two Reports: Why the DOE’s Climate Assessment Demands a Reality Check

    ByPiAdmin

    A Working Group (of 5) Came out with a “Moderate” Report for the DOE A new DOE climate report has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy at the end of July 2025. Authored by five “independent” researchers, it concludes that the economic damages of climate change may be less than believed and that aggressive action could be more harmful than the problem itself. Essentially, the report says that often doing nothing is better…

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    Happy Earth Day 55: Perpetual Sustainability Book

    BySustainMe

    April 22, 2025 marks the 55th Earth Day. That’s 55 years since millions first took to the streets in 1970 to demand a cleaner, more just, and more sustainable future. But this year, we don’t just mark the day—we recommit to the journey. From Sustainability to Regeneration Sustainability was the starting point. But sustaining broken systems is no longer enough. We need to regenerate—our ecosystems, our communities, and our approach to progress. That’s the heart…

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    Solar-Fit Radio Show: Gallagher and Hall Talk Home is Castle and Solar Fitness

    BySustainMe

    Elmer Hall on Solar-Fit Radio Solar-Fit Renewable Energy Radio Show. June 20, 2020, Live at 10am ET. Bill Gallagher, President/CEO of Solar-Fit (and world renown talk-show host) is interviewing Dr Elmer Hall (Strategic Business Planning Company). We’re talking about Perpetual Innovation(tm), Hall and Hinkelman’s book series on intellectual property (Patents) Commercialization. Then talking about about the COVID abnormal (and new-abnormal). And lastly move on to talk about renewable energy as people spend more time in…

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    Solar 2020 and Sustainability: Looking for the Silver Lining

    BySustainMe

    Kelly Pickerel, Editor in Chief of Solar Power World magazine was cautiously optimistic in January when discussing the impact of US Import tariffs on the Solar industry and still solar installations were up 14% during 2019. She hoped that an even year, 2020, would bode well for solar. She concluded her opening letter by the editor in the January 2020 Trends in Solar edition of SPW: “Superstitious or not, I’m crossing my fingers for a calm,…

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    Solar Fit 052618 by flaglerbroadcasting Elmer Hall with Bill Gallagher EE & Telework

    BySustainMe

    Solar Fit 052618 by flaglerbroadcasting | Free Listening on SoundCloud: Folks, Give a listen to my May 26th appearance on the Solar-Fit radio show with host Bill Gallagher, “Solar Fit Renewable Energy Show” on channel 106.3 FM WNZF News Radio. (Elmer Hall on 05/26/18). You can also find the show, and past shows, archived at Solar-Fit:  https://solar-fit.com/solar-fit-renewable-energy-show/ It is a fun and informative show. I talked about our collective missed opportunities in energy efficiencies (EE) in buildings and telecommuting (Sustainable Remote Work centers)….

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    Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace. – The Washington Post

    BySustainMe

    Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace. – The Washington Post: This is a great article about the “open air” cubicle farm for workers. Or “fish bowl” for employees. Telecommuting would help this work better. If someone has a real deadline and real work that needs to be done, they could work at home. Try to schedule meetings priority days so people who need to meet can all be on campus…