Scanning the local paper during a recent visit to Charleston, S.C., I came upon an article about how Berkeley County is progressing on its plans to sell the methane gas that is produced at the landfill there. According to the Post and Courier, “Officials are negotiating two contracts that could bring the county $1 million [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Landfill Near Charleston, S.C. Could Get $1M per Year from Methane Gas
August 31st, 2009 
Justin Manger Hara Software Offers Energy Savings for Businesses
August 30th, 2009 Eric Wilson Earlier this summer California based Hara Software, backed by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, began a full-court press of sorts in an attempt to push its efficiency software. According to their website, “Hara Environmental and Energy Management (EEM) on-demand software enables organizations to identify and implement sustainability initiatives across stakeholders to increase [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Green Products, President Obama 
Tags: California, Energy Conservation, Stephen Chu 
No Comments »Five Friday Facts
August 28th, 2009 Justin Manger National trends this year show the biggest spike in gardening among Americans in 30 years. Only $50 in supplies can yield over $1,200 in produce. Only two percent of the world’s population produced all of the food. Half of them are over the age of 65. San Francisco recycles 66% of its waste. Composting can [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Five Friday Facts, Recylcing Tags: Agriculture, Composting, Electricity in America, Food No Comments »More Thoughts from Paul Hawken’s The Ecology of Commerce
August 27th, 2009 Eric Wilson In a post from the other day, 2nd Green Revolution reviewed Paul Hawken’s groundbreaking 1993 book, The Ecology of Commerce. Throughout his work, Hawken provides insightful information that causes us to rethink our current resource management. One example of his eye-opening exposé revolves around recycling. Hawken states the astonishing fact that “If the items used [...]
Four Seasons Hotel to Test Electricity Generating Driveway
August 26th, 2009 Eric Wilson From WTOP News comes news that the Four Seasons Hotel (http://www.fourseasons.com/washington/) in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. is testing out a technology that will generate electricity from kinetic energy captured by the cars moving on its driveway. Burtonsville, MD based New Energy Technologies is the company behind the innovative idea to harness energy. Chief [...]
Book Review: Paul Hawken’s The Ecology of Commerce
August 25th, 2009 Eric Wilson In his revolutionary 1993 book, The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability, Paul Hawken describes how companies and the country would benefit from taking a new approach to business. Hawken suggests that the climate in which businesses have operated cannot possibly continue. He points out the need for all products and energy sources to [...]
Brad Pitt Helps Rebuild a Greener New Orleans
August 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson Brad Pitt appeared on NBC’s The Today Show earlier this month showcasing the work his organization, Make It Right New Orleans, has done to help rebuild neighborhoods in New Orleans that were hardest hit after Hurricane Katrina nearly four years ago. Several of the parishes in the city remain devastated and have not benefited from [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainable Development Tags: Cradle to Cradle, Drywall No Comments »Xcel Energy Eyes 2nd Solar Rebate Reduction in Less Than a Year
August 22nd, 2009 Eric Wilson The website “Environmental Leader” reported that Xcel Energy cut their per watt rebate by one dollar – 22% – to $3.50 (US) last October. At the time, the reduction was most noteworthy not for the dollar value, but the swiftness with which Xcel made the cut. According to the website’s report, the reduction occurred just [...]
