Computers and other information technology devices are said to use around $8 billion worth of energy in the United States each year. One of the latest trends that companies are using to offset this use of energy is cloud computing. This enables large companies to be environmentally friendly by using fewer computer processors and by increasing [...]
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Finding the “Greenest” Computer
April 27th, 2011 
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4 Comments »Zero Emissions Race Wraps Up in Switzerland
April 26th, 2011 Eric Wilson A few months ago we first wrote about Zero Emissions Race, the worldwide “race” to circumnavigate the globe in zero emission, electric cars. In a long overdue follow up, the race ended on February 24th at Palais des Nations at United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. In a reference to Jules Verne, the race took 80 [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Electric Vehicles, United Nations, Video No Comments »The TrailerTail Looks Weird but Improves MPG for Tractor Trailers
April 5th, 2011 Justin Manger NPR describes it as “the flaps on a Chinese food take out box, tipped on its side.” I’d say that’s a fair description. It simply looks odd, as you can see in the video below. What exactly is it? It’s called The TrailerTail and was developed by ATDynamics in order to cut down on the rear [...]
April Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
April 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson Many of the events on our green events calendar and stories that we write about here on 2nd Green Revolution occur in Colorado, including several this month in Denver, and Washington DC because we live in these locales. California often shows up as well. This month is no different, including an energy efficiency symposium in [...]
President Obama Announces Energy Plan
March 31st, 2011 Eric Wilson Yesterday President Obama presented his administration’s “Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future” during a speech at Georgetown University. According to the blog post on the White House’s website, the president’s point was that “we need to make ourselves more secure and control our energy future by harnessing all of the resources that we have available [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Japan, Policy, President Obama, Transportation Tags: Alternative Energy, Bio-fuels, Brazil, CAFE Standards, Coal, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Fracking, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil Consumption, Solar Energy, Stephen Chu, Wind Power No Comments »Clean Energy and Environmental Protection: Tackling China’s “Unsustainable Economic Growth”
March 31st, 2011 Guest Author This post was written by Michael Davidson, who works at the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). China leads the world in renewable energy deployment and clean energy investments, according to the Pew/Bloomberg New Energy Finance report “Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race? 2010 edition” released today. This is part of a larger trend we’re seeing in [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, China, Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Featured Posts, Green Economy, Guest Authors, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Cars, Clean Energy, Coal, Electricity Generation, Green Technology, Michael Davidson, NRDC, Renewable Energy No Comments »Protecting the Environment: A Moral Issue, Not a Political One
March 27th, 2011 Eric Wilson For whatever reason, environmental advocacy became a politicized, ideological issue. It’s not. The reality is that it’s a human concern. Our wanton consumption of resources (in the industrialized world) is not sustainable, from an economic or environmental perspective. We have failed to live within the limits of nature. The reality is that we live on [...]
Posted in Economics, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Energy, Environment No Comments »Site Visit: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
March 23rd, 2011 Eric Wilson I recently had the opportunity to take two tours of 1536 Wynkoop St in the Lower Downtown section of Denver. A hundred year old brick building that began as a warehouse, the structure is now home to some 38 non-profit organizations and the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado. According to the tour guide, the building was [...]
Posted in Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Site Visits, Sustainability Tags: AASHE, Biomimicry, Bus, Chemicals, Colorado, Denver, Interface, LEED, Trains, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Eco-Trek’s Sixth Edition Takes Us to New Orleans and Texas
March 12th, 2011 Justin Manger Presented by German actress Anita Anthonj, the weekly green news magazine is making its way around the world in fuel cell vehicles reporting on green projects and news. On this week’s episode, Eco-Trek explores innovative ways New Orleans is rebuilding itself post Katrina and visits the car2go project, the first of its kind in the [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Green Products, Justin Manger, Smart Grid, Sustainability Tags: Eco-Trek No Comments »Up and Coming Green Careers
March 10th, 2011 Guest Author Brian Jenkins is an expert about a number of career fields, including those in electronics technology and construction management. He has been writing for BrainTrack.com since 2008. What are green careers? Basically, any career that contributes to preserving or enhancing environmental quality falls into this category. What types of skills are in demand for these careers? A [...]
