On or around the first of every month, 2nd Green Revolution updates the upcoming green events calendar for the coming month. Last month we began including a post highlighting some of the intriguing events for that month. This month there are several international conferences posted on Conference Alerts. Here are a few domestic and a [...]
Archive for November, 2009
December Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
November 30th, 2009 
Eric Wilson Solar Decathlon Results: Germany Repeats as Champions
November 29th, 2009 Justin Manger I am remiss to post this so late but still wanted to wish a quick and belated congratulations to Team Germany for winning the 2009 Solar Decathlon that was held last month on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The annual contest challenged 20 student teams to design, build, and operate the most attractive and [...]
InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Advisor Services
November 28th, 2009 Eric Wilson A few days ago, one of our posts discussed the steps that Interface Inc. – a carpet company from LaGrange, GA – had taken to achieve a level of sustainable business practices that places the company as an industry leader. After nearly a decade and a half of developing a sustainable business, Interface has begun [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Sustainability 
Tags: Interface, Lifecycle, Natural Step, Necessary Revolution 
No Comments »Five Friday Facts
November 27th, 2009 Justin Manger Green Myths Exposed (from Kiplinger’s): 1) Never leave the lights on when you leave a room. In the U.S., it saves money to leave compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) on if you will return to the room within 15 minutes, according to the Department of Energy. www.energysavers.gov 2) You can trust products that say “green,” “eco-friendly” [...]
Updates at New Belgium Brewery
November 26th, 2009 Eric Wilson Yesterday I had the opportunity to tour New Belgium Brewery for the second time in the last 14 months. Earlier this year, 2nd Green Revolution carried a write up of the first visit. Subsequently, we have written several other stories about (or mentioning) the brewery. In yesterday’s visit there were several new features that were [...]
President Obama to Go to Copenhagen for COP15. Does it matter?
November 25th, 2009 Justin Manger The White House announced today that President Obama will swing by the much hyped COP 15 climate change meeting taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark (the COP in COP 15 is an acronym for “Conference of Parties”, the highest body of the United Nations Climate Change Convention which meets on an annual basis). On the way [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Economics, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, President Obama Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, United Nations No Comments »Interface Inc. Leading the Way in Sustainability
November 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson While many companies are just now bringing “green” and sustainable products to market (as discussed in an earlier post), Interface Carpet based out of LaGrange, Georgia has been a leader in the field, producing carpet in a sustainable fashion since 1994. Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Inc., recalls the days when he and [...]
Poll: The Race to Lead the Second Green Revolution
November 23rd, 2009 Justin Manger <br /> <a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2295204/” mce_href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2295204/”>Who will lead the clean energy and green technology revolution?</a><br /> <span style=”font:9px;” mce_style=”font:9px;”>(<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com” mce_href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”>polls</a>)</span><br />
The 2010s: The Decade of Sustainability
November 22nd, 2009 Eric Wilson As the first decade of the new millennium comes to a close, the rush to name the current decade has begun (as mentioned in a New York Times editorial). While looking back proves informative, we at 2nd Green Revolution prefer to look to the future. What will the next decade be known as? We would [...]
Paper from Elephant Poo, Who Knew?
November 21st, 2009 Justin Manger Today’s post is about an off-the-wall and perhaps silly or gross but also clever way to use elephant dung. Yep, I’m not joking. Those straw-laden masses of excrement may wind up being processed into actual products thanks to the Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company. Anyway, squeamishness aside, the company’s unusual but creative way to [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Green Products, Justin Manger, Recylcing Tags: Cradle to Cradle, Humor, Regenerative Economy, Waste No Comments »
