A few years back I started reading Natural Capitalism. I wrote a post about the first chapter and vowed to come back to the book “soon.” Geologically speaking, it’s been the blink of an eye. In human terms, a wee bit longer. The book isn’t inordinately long, but after coming back to it after many months, I [...]
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Natural Capitalism: Chapter 2 – Reinventing the Wheels
May 22nd, 2012 
Eric Wilson EPA’s Green Power Challenge
May 15th, 2012 Eric Wilson Over the course of the past academic year, 30 collegiate athletic conferences comprising more than 70 universities competed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) College and University Green Power Challenge. The competition, which is an offshoot of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, wrapped up last month with the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania taking the top [...]
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Tags: Biomass, EPA, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Solar Energy, Wind Power 
No Comments »Site Visit: MUSE School (CA)
May 8th, 2012 Eric Wilson Last month I had the opportunity to visit the MUSE School in Southern California. Located in a canyon between Calabasas and Malibu, the setting for the school is idyllic. Founded in 2006 by Suzy Amis Cameron and her sister Rebecca Amis, this marks the first year on the current campus, a 22 acre spread that [...]
May 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
May 1st, 2012 Eric Wilson A recent report measured American “Green Jobs” for the first time. Perhaps no place in the U.S. was hit as hard by the economy of the past several years than Detroit. The Motor City has seen a decline for quite some time, but later this month there is a conference focused on green jobs in [...]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Army, Calendar, Economy, Green Jobs, Los Angeles, Solar Energy No Comments »Project Earth Network: Connecting Schools to Solve Environmental Problems
April 19th, 2012 Eric Wilson As a former teacher and current doctoral student in education, I firmly believe in the power of education to change the world. That is not to say that I think the current system is working. Fortunately, there are a number of organizations doing phenomenal work to change the system. The Project Earth Network is “a [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment, Video 1 Comment »April 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
March 31st, 2012 Eric Wilson When thinking about mining, sustainability is not the first word that comes to mind. For that very reason, the Sustainable Mining Conference in London presents an interesting notion. Can mining be sustainable? It would be hard to argue in favor since mining mostly procures minerals which do not regenerate in a human lifetime, making them [...]
Posted in Conferences, Conservation, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Calendar, California, EPA, New York City, Saint Louis Missouri, Washington DC No Comments »Energy Star Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary
March 30th, 2012 Chris DeArmond Since being created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1992, the Energy Star program and its partners have helped save Americans nearly $230 billion through increased energy efficiency of appliances and electronics. More than five billion products from more than 60 different categories have been sold under the voluntary program. According to EPA’s March [...]
USGBC Launches Its Green Teacher Certificate
March 29th, 2012 Eric Wilson As an educator, this next story is the type I love to read about. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) is now offering a Green Classroom Professional Certificate Program. According to the Center for Green Schools, the certification program “encourages sustainable practices in classrooms to further the mission of creating green schools for everyone [...]
You Can Now Stroll Through Amazonian Rainforest on Your Desktop; Good or Bad?
March 27th, 2012 Justin Manger What do you all think of this? Google Maps now takes you into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. My reaction is split: 1) Great! I’ve always been interested in learning more about the rainforests and I think people being able to access information about them will lead to increased understanding and eventually recognition that [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Education, Justin Manger, News, Op-Ed, Sustainability Tags: Conservation, Environment, Nature, rainf No Comments »New Educating for Sustainability Website
March 17th, 2012 Eric Wilson It’s not too often that we write about a website let alone a blog, but Antioch University’s Educating for Sustainability (EfS) program has launched a new WordPress site that aims to serve as a clearinghouse for EfS materials. The university (located in New Hampshire) currently offers a Master’s degree for EfS, but this site is [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Curriculum, Green Schools, Saint Louis Missouri No Comments »
