On or around the first of every month, 2nd Green Revolution updates the green events calendar for the coming month. Last November we began including a post highlighting some of the intriguing events for that month. Many of the events on the calendar for February take place in India, New Zealand, and Australia. However, there [...]
Archive for January, 2010
February 2010 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
January 31st, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Sustainability 
Tags: Calendar, California, Green Gadget, Photovoltaic 
No Comments »The Global Warming Debate: What’s Really Important
January 30th, 2010 Eric Wilson On one level I don’t care about global warming, because it doesn’t matter. On the other, I know it is an incredibly important concern, one that may have drastic effects on society. However, because it has become politicized and polarized, I have steered clear of it. I am a science teacher, but not entirely a [...]
Five Friday Facts: Resources Saved Through Recycling
January 29th, 2010 Justin Manger A little post-consumer waste can go a long way. Hyperion Books saved the following resources by printing Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World on New Leaf Pioneer 100 for the text, and Neenah Environment 100 for the jacket. Both papers are made with 100% post-consumer waste fiber versus virgin fiber. [...]
US Government Announces High Speed Rail Funding
January 28th, 2010 Eric Wilson The United States government announced the recipients of $8 billion in high speed rail stimulus funding today. Three projects will receive the lion’s share of money set aside in last year’s stimulus bill. The projects will be based in California, Illinois, and Florida. According to a press release from The White House, President Obama and [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, President Obama, Transportation Tags: California, Florida, High Speed Rail, Los Angeles, Stimulus Bill, Trains No Comments »Is that a Doraemon in your rice? Incredible Rice Field Art in Japan （田んぼアート）
January 27th, 2010 Justin Manger Okay, the only real connection from these “rice art fields” to sustainability, clean energy, green tech etc. I can think of is that no ink or dye is used in the process. That said, I find the idea and the resulting art work too cool not to post. It also shows a connection with nature [...]
Interactive Sustainability Games Online
January 26th, 2010 Eric Wilson With the proliferation of websites, weeding through the valuable and worthless can be all-consuming. Several sites contain worthwhile simulations and games that get people thinking about resource management. Today’s post details a few of those that do a particularly good job. Chevron, the oil and gas megalith, teamed up with The Economic Group to develop [...]
Posted in Behavior, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainable Development Tags: Behavior, Energy No Comments »LEED-like Standards for Road Construction
January 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson Following on the heals of last week’s update about Solar Roadways comes news of an organization called Greenroads that hopes to bring US Green Building Council-like standards to road construction. The USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification represents an industry-wide set of standards for green building. Greenroads aims to develop a list [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: LEED, Lifecycle, Solar Roadways, USGBC No Comments »1 Year, Un Año, Ein Jahr, 一周年
January 25th, 2010 Justin Manger One year ago today saw the launch of 2nd Green Revolution. We look forward to many more productive years. Thank you to our readers and friends. Please join us on Twitter and Facebook to keep track of the latest stories. Keep an eye out for our redesigned website, coming in the next quarter. – Justin [...]
