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Michael is a 31 year old guy from Ithaca, New York, USA

Green. Happy. Driven. Alive. Warm.

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It's difficult to describe one's profile in a few sentences, but I'd love to tell you more over a bottle of wine. I'm heavy into green living, but I'm more yuppie than hippie. I enjoy learning about cool technologies that seek to find balance with the planet and push the human race in a direction that's more friendly to those around us sharing the earth.

  • New Business Model Cuts Up-Front Costs to Spur Energy...

    Rated Jul 03 • 3 reviews • business, energy efficiency, environment, financing • solveclimate.com

    Technological developments often are seen as the surest way to reduce societyâ€s dependence on fossil fuels, but one young startup hopes to spur change with an innovative business model. If successful, Metrus Energy's model could usher in a wave of investment in energy efficiency projects. The idea is to enter into long-term contracts with commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in which Metrus pays the upfront costs of installing energy efficiency measures, such as high-efficiency lighting or building energy management systems, and then shares the resulting savings from lower energy bills.