18 months ago I purchased a high efficiency washing machine and dryer from LG at Sears. A year and a half in, the machine has performed wonderfully. Although this model as been discontinued, the SteamWashers™ line has several models currently available. Boasting a capacity of 4.2 cubic feet, this washer fits large loads, as well [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Product Review: LG High Efficiency Washing Machine and Dryer
January 16th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Products 
Tags: Denver, Energy Star, Green Product, Product Review, Water Conservation 
No Comments »Notable Quotations
January 15th, 2010 Justin Manger Instead of the usual Five Friday Facts, here are five thought provoking quotations. Feel free to comment and add to the collection. “The significant problems we face cannot be solved with the same level of thinking we used to create them.” – Albert Einstein “Now there is one outstanding important fact regarding spaceship earth, and [...]
Alternative Living, College Style
January 14th, 2010 Justin Manger Here is some eye (and mind) candy. A neat slide show on the New York Times website shows several creative ways college students are living alternatively off the grid. While perhaps not reasonable or desirable for most of us, experimentation like this creates awareness and insight into our accustomed ways of living so that we [...]
Posted in Conservation, Green Building, Justin Manger, Sustainability Tags: California No Comments »SOLCOA: Helping Non-Profits Save Energy, Somehow
January 13th, 2010 Eric Wilson We all want to believe in something (Santa Claus, the money tree, the fountain of youth). The following is something 2nd Green would like to believe in, but we maintain a skeptical stance. I recently heard about this company, SOLCOA, on a sustainability listserve. Based in San Jose, California, SOLCOA provides companies with energy audits [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, California, Energy, Energy Conservation No Comments »Prysm Unveils TV Screen Technology It Says Can Reduce Power Consumption by 75%
January 12th, 2010 Justin Manger In addition to all the hoopla at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas about 3D TV’s, there is word today about yet another new television screen technology. Add LPD to your list of abbreviations. Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) will now join LCD, DLP, OLED, and Plasma in the club of new television screen [...]
Posted in Business, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger Tags: Green Gadget, Green Technology No Comments »Movie Review: Food Inc
January 11th, 2010 Eric Wilson With some time off over the holidays I sat down in front of my computer and streamed Food, Inc. via Netflix. The film (trailer available below) depicts the current state of the nation’s industrial food system. Food, Inc.’s website provides the following synopsis of the documentary. In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil [...]
I’m Freezing. Can Someone Turn Up the Global Warming?
January 10th, 2010 Justin Manger Though the evidence points to definite changes in the atmosphere due to our industrial activity, we don’t talk much about climate change and global warming on this web site. For one, the political connotations and passions that arise upon mentioning such phrases are often overdone and counterproductive. And, to be honest, the whole debate over whether it’s [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Behavior, Business, China, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Op-Ed, Policy, Sustainability Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Analysis 1 Comment »What To Do With Your Christmas Tree: Treecycling
January 9th, 2010 Eric Wilson A few weeks ago 2nd Green Revolution wrote a post about “fake vs. real” holiday symbols. For those of you who decided to purchase real trees, this post contains some thoughts on what to do with them now that the season is over. While rummaging through some old emails, I came across a link to [...]
