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MYGREENSUIT

Yes, I had a three piece green suit back in the 70’s and 80’s. I used to wear it around in college to be different from the jeans & sweatshirt crowd. Mission Accomplished ! Now it stands as a metaphor for all of us, especially my generation to put on a ‘green suit’.  We have a chance to be a generation of action. Incremental change is not needed. Dramatic change, disruption, crisis, will drive major progress quicker than any other approach. Ask our founding fathers.

The storm clouds have been building for years on these issues.  So what do we do ?

This site looks at new technologies, proposes energy policy ideas, and serves as a way to drive discussion about action in this area. Take this information and bring it up at your town meeting, tell your co-workers at the coffee machine that the technology is here now, that WE need to act. Tell Washington to promote and provide incentives to not just research but help produce these ideas.

Brian Farrey

I was a teenager in the 70’s when Jimmy Carter wore his sweater and told everyone to lower their thermostats. I bought my first solar energy book back then and did a science paper on it for a high school report. I have been interested in alternative technologies for years and am continually fascinated by the innovation and desire of the scientific community to overcome current challenges. I am equally frustrated by the lack of visibility these ideas get.

Forces are aligned against these ideas becoming ‘viable’. The reasons are usually the same; Corporations do not have proper incentives to make new products. The US economy is driven by short term motives. Congress is influenced by Corporations and lobbyists and finally, a lack of leadership from the President to challenge us to do better. I believe that if challenged… industry, universities and the public will respond.

Technology can solve problems. With the right focus and incentive, the problems associated with oil dependency as a fuel source, and global warming can be solved.

My current Gig

Chief Technology Officer

Brian Farrey oversees NameMedia’s technology strategy, development and operations.

Prior to joining NameMedia, Brian was the President of Technology for Monster Worldwide, the leading global online career and recruitment resource and consistently one the of the world’s Top 20 most-visited websites. In his capacity of leading Monster’s technology strategy and operations, he managed more than 700 technology professionals in 20 countries, launched dozens of new products, integrated a series of acquisitions and developed an R&D center to drive the company’s technology innovation. He led the development of technology infrastructure and product development as the company grew from less than $100 million in revenue to over $1.1 billion in revenue, and from less than 25 technology professionals to more than 700.

He has a BA from Rochester Institute of Technology, an MA in Computer Science from Worcester State College and has been recognized by Computerworld as one of the country’s Top 100 CIOs and by Infoworld as one the Top 25 Most Influential CTOs.