June 15th, 2013 
Megan Stilley 
This weekend I got around to finally watching Vanishing of the Bees (2009). This was a very interesting and well put together documentary. The documentary focused on colony collapse disorder (CCD) and the causes of entire bee colonies disappearing. It was first noticed in 2006 that bee colonies were vanishing into thin air. Beekeepers would [...]
May 31st, 2013 Megan Stilley 
On Friday May 24th and Saturday May 25th many people (estimated to be 2 million) held protests across the world (50 countries) against Monsanto. These protests were to show the local governments that not everyone supports Monsanto or agrees with their policies. Monsanto is one of the biggest companies that has created and controls GMO [...]
May 29th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
Second Green Revolution is seeking two Freelance Writers to compose high-quality, original articles on a weekly basis. New writers will go through an initial trial period of one month (submitting 4 articles), during which time they are considered as Interns. If the trial run goes well (i.e., the content is publishable and submitted on time), the [...]
May 24th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Frankenstein’s Cat (2013) by Emily Anthes is about biotechnology and how animals populations are helping to enhance the field. Anthes is a science writer and is obviously very into biotechnology. The technologies Anthes discusses are cloning, “pharming”, tracking, prosthetics and spying. All of these involve animals of all different species. This book enticed me because [...]
May 11th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
Kansas may have its issues (conservative senators that are not always best for the environment) but I like it. I used to hate driving across Kansas because there was nothing to look at, just farmland. However, I was recently driving through Kansas and I decided that I like the nothingness. It is nice to see [...]
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No Comments » May 10th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
As part of a recent business trip, I flew Delta Airlines. Flying is rife with environmental concerns, but it’s not going away. Here’s what Delta has done to green their practices: In-flight recycling: To date, Delta has recycled more than 7 million pounds of aluminum, plastic, and paper products onboard that would have otherwise been [...]
May 3rd, 2013 Megan Stilley 
One thing that scares me about our food system is the use of antibiotics. It scares me because it seems to be causing problems that weren’t originally foreseen, such as superbugs and resistance to antibiotics. This is along the same lines as superweeds. We are using drugs and pesticides to increase production without thinking about [...]
April 26th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
I was thinking the other day how people try to make sustainability and environmental thinking an easy task. People like to come up with easy tasks to do your part. This is done to make it seem easy to be “green” and encourage people to change their ways. While these steps are helpful, in the [...]
April 19th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
I received an email asking me to watch and review a movie titled Chow Down (2010). After reading the brief synopsis, I decided it was up my alley. Chow Down is available on Hulu for free, which is a really convenient way to reach the public. This is another movie that discusses our current American [...]
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