Wes Golomb has been an environmental advocate for over 40 years and a college professor for more than 35 years. His activity dates back to helping organize the first Earth Day in Boston
I’ve been interested in sustainable energy since the ’60s. In college, I helped to organize the first Earth Day in Boston, I also helped build several solar greenhouses. After grad school, where I studied environmental science, I taught high school science, and like any good American teacher, I needed a second job.
My interests led me to energy, and somewhere around 1980, I became the second ‘certified’ energy auditor in New Hampshire and soon after opened up my own business called Warm Homes. We did energy auditing and retrofits, built solar greenhouses, and installed solar hot water systems.
Since then, I’ve spent my life studying and teaching Environmental Science with a particular focus, interest, and passion, which more than one of my friends has referred to as an obsession with sustainable energy!
About 20 years ago, I had a fellowship at the National Renewable Energy Lab. They had an educational display with a question. What percent of our energy could we get from sustainable sources? It was multiple guesses; the answer was more than 100%.
Everything I’ve learned since then supports their conclusion. For economic, political, and ecological reasons, it is becoming imperative that we make that transition to a green economy as quickly as possible.
I started The Energy Geek in 2017 to share information about energy and sustainability. During that time, I have written a book and video series called Warm and Cool Homes about High-performance homes in NH. How they’re built, and what makes them work so well.
You’ll also find our blog, Sustainability Matters. In addition to my own writing, we feature posts from people around the world responding to the following question(s); How is climate change affecting you in your community? And/or, What is your community doing to limit or mitigate these changes?
The Energy Geek also features videos about clean energy-related topics.
We are always looking for interesting energy-related stories, guest bloggers, and motivated interns to help us spread the message and information that clean energy can lead to a healthier, more productive world.
Thanks for visiting.
Wes Golomb
The Energy Geek
The Energy Geek recommended efficiency work on town offices in Deerfield, NH resulting in:
WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
