Simplicity. Apple knew it could sell electronics if they got the interface correct and made them easy to use. Now some former Apple employees are taking that mentality to a device most of us don’t give a thought about: the lowly thermostat. The inventors, Matt Rogers and Tony Fadell, did think much about them either until they [...]
Archive for the ‘Conservation’ Category
Introducing Nest: The Learning Thermostat
October 26th, 2011 
Justin Manger GreenerGagdets Widget for Energy Consumption and Recycling
October 18th, 2011 Justin Manger Notice anything new? Scroll down our homepage and take a peek at the latest addition to 2ndGreenRevolution.com on the right side bar of the site under the moving “Topics” cloud. These new additions both come from GreenerGadgets, a newly launched site by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) that provides some great tools for those that want [...]
Posted in Behavior, Clean Technology, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Recylcing 
Tags: Energy Conservation 
No Comments »FFF: Agriculture and the Environment
October 14th, 2011 Justin Manger The world has been able to feed increasing masses of humanity thanks to giant leaps in technology and mechanization that have increased yields and reduced the work needed to grow crops. It’s a marvel of modern engineering and human ingenuity. But, can it keep up with the still increasing population boom? What will agriculture look [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Behavior, Conservation, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, Sustainability Tags: Environment No Comments »“Wild Catch” Opens in Denver, Offering Sustainable Seafood
October 11th, 2011 Eric Wilson On occasion we write about local restaurants that we come across in our travels – or in this case in our neighborhood – that exhibit sustainable practices. This may be local, fresh produce, like the Black Bean Co. in Charleston, South Carolina or organic offerings, such as those at French Meadow Cafe in Minneapolis. Sustainably [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Sustainability Tags: Denver, Food, Restaurants No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Sewer Water, Drought, and San Antonio
October 7th, 2011 Justin Manger Even in the middle of a historic drought, San Antonio, Texas has managed to keep the San Antonio River flowing through the River Walk area of downtown. What’s their secret? Treated sewage water. Here are a few facts from an NPR article on the river. To keep the river flowing, the city used to have to pump [...]
Posted in Conservation, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, Policy, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: Environment, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Subaru Aims for 30 percent Fuel Economy Boost by 2015
September 29th, 2011 Chris DeArmond With the lowest Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) ranking for imported passenger cars from Asia in 2011 (30.6 miles per gallon), Subaru has announced plans to increase its fleet-wide average by 30 percent. It trails behind Honda (42.1), Toyota (41.1), Hyundai (35.6), Kia (35.6), Suzuki (34.2), Mazda (33.8), Mitsubishi (33.2), and Nissan (33.1). According to [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Transportation Tags: Cars, Chris DeArmond, Energy Conservation No Comments »Per Capita Oil Consumption Around the World: Good News/Bad News
September 26th, 2011 Justin Manger From the chart below, it is apparent that wealthier countries have curtailed their oil consumption per person since the 1970′s oil crisis. Saudi Arabia stands out as a huge consumer over the last two decades, and especially over the last 10 years. China, India, Brazil, and other rapidly developing countries are using an increasingly large proportion of [...]
Posted in Behavior, China, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger Tags: Oil Consumption No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Ray Anderson, Interface, and the Bottom Line
September 23rd, 2011 Justin Manger Ray Anderson, who passed away last month at 77, had an epiphany when he was 60 that would profoundly transform his thoughts about sustainability. In short order, it would also transform his carpet business, Interface, into one of America’s greenest companies. Here are some facts about how his push for sustainable practices led to a cleaner environment [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, Sustainability Tags: Environment, Interface, Waste No Comments »
