Earlier this month, 2nd Green Revolution posted a series of stories about companies in an around Portland, Oregon that use The Natural Step philosophy in their business decisions. All of the companies profiled, including the architectural firm and public utility below, were featured on the documentary, Passion for Sustainability. Just like the companies discussed earlier, [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Developing Sustainably: 2 Case Studies in Portland, OR
June 30th, 2009 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability, Sustainable Development 
Tags: Colorado, LEED, Natural Step, New Urbanism, Water, Water Conservation 
No Comments »House Passes Cap-and-Trade Bill
June 29th, 2009 Justin Manger Last Friday, June 26th, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the “American Clean Energy and Security Act” (H.R. 2998). Though far from becoming law, the 219-212 vote in favor is the first step toward placing a cap on the amount of green house gases industry and businesses can emit. It also sets up a [...]
Do It Yourself: A Primer in Planning for Sustainability
June 28th, 2009 Eric Wilson Monday, June 22nd served as the opening of the National Association of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) Institute for Leadership in Sustainability Conference at Woodward Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Many of the points made at the conference could help any organization or institution develop a sustainability action plan. Stated goals and outcomes of the conference are to: [...]
Posted in Business, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Low Hanging Fruit, NAIS No Comments »National Association of Independent School’s Five Dimensions of Sustainability
June 27th, 2009 Eric Wilson Over the past week, 2nd Green Revolution has posted several pieces relating to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and their Institute for Leadership in Sustainability (ILS). ILS, however, represents only one element of NAIS’s sustainability outreach. On their website NAIS has outlined a five-point sustainability philosophy, shown below: Financial Sustainability: becoming more efficient [...]
Five Friday Facts
June 26th, 2009 Justin Manger 323,439 kilowatt hours are wasted every minute by inefficient home energy use. (IBM) With little or no intelligence to balance loads or monitor power flows, enough electricity is lost annually to power India, Germany and Canada for an entire year, according to IBM. If the U.S. grid alone were just 5% more efficient, it would [...]
Posted in Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger Tags: Grid, High Speed Rail, Trains, United Nations No Comments »Neil Young’s Newest Creative Push: Turning a ’59 Ford into the 100mpg LincVolt Hybrid
June 26th, 2009 Justin Manger Aiming to show the world that existing cars can be made more efficient with current technology, musician Neil Young is now throwing his name, money, and popularity behind a retro-fitted ’59 Ford gas-guzzler that he claims gets around 100 miles per gallon. From the LincVolt website, “LincVolt is a 2.5 ton Lincoln Continental Mk IV [...]
Picture This: Caring for the Earth – United Nations Photo Contest
June 25th, 2009 Eric Wilson Two months ago 2nd Green Revolution posted a picture of the world for Earth Day that appeared to be composed of satellite images from NASA. A representative from The United Nations contacted us to find out about the picture ahead of their photo contest, “Picture This: Caring for the Earth.” The contest, which began on [...]
Tesla Secures $465 Million Loan for Its Electric Model S Sedan
June 24th, 2009 Justin Manger The U.S. Department of Energy announced yesterday that Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors, and Tesla Motors will be getting the first three of many loans to be used for advanced technology automobiles. According to the press release, the “$8 billion in conditional loan commitments for the development of innovative, advanced vehicle technologies that will create [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Green Technology, Tesla No Comments »
