http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered Fresh culture daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/03/biotown-usa-affordable-green-housing/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/03/biotown-usa-affordable-green-housing/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:41:27 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=34532

Since 2005, the tiny town of Reynolds, Indiana, has been hard at work developing itself into Biotown USA. This designation awarded by the state government meant that Reynolds would become a hub for energy experimentation... particularly in using agricultural wastes and byproducts to power the community.]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2010/03/biotown-usa-affordable-green-housing/feed/ 2 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/06/5-us-towns-energy-independence-renewable-resources/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/06/5-us-towns-energy-independence-renewable-resources/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:00:20 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=19896 You may have gotten your fill of the phrase "energy independence" with last year's election: both parties and presidential candidates touted the idea repeatedly. It's a compelling concept... it's also contentious. For some, energy independence means harvesting solar, wind, and geothermal power; for others, it's the motivation behind "Drill, baby, drill!" Either way, it's a challenging goal at the national level.]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/06/5-us-towns-energy-independence-renewable-resources/feed/ 4