Given that Japan has been through so much this year, it is nice to see the country still hasn’t lost its passion for baseball or its penchant for cuteness. Okay, so this post really has nothing to do with cuteness but trust me, the love for all things “kawaii” (cute) remains strong. But on to [...]
Archive for the ‘Energy Efficiency’ Category
Electric “Hero Car” at Yomiuri Giants Games Saved Energy
November 15th, 2011 
Justin Manger Changers: Not Just Another Solar Charger
November 12th, 2011 Eric Wilson That is what Changers.com would like you to believe. Their solar cell not only charges your electronic devices, but according to a recent article in the New York Times, it “gives consumers the ability to track the amount of money and CO2 they save by using solar power rather than a standard home or office [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Products, Recylcing 
Tags: Battery, Carbon Dioxide, Organic, Solar Energy 
1 Comment »Nest Thermostats Sold-out, Ship Today
November 11th, 2011 Justin Manger Shipping a few weeks ahead of schedule, Nest thermostats that learn from your interaction and program themselves, will soon be appearing in homes around the country. Even at $249 a pop, the devices are sold out and currently on back order. It’s a sleek, smart device that people are clamoring for in their bid to save money, [...]
United Airlines’ Inaugural Biofuel Powered Flight
November 9th, 2011 Eric Wilson Earlier this week, United Airlines launched their first biofuel powered flight. Operated by its subsidiary Continental Airlines, the flight left Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport Monday morning and arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. According to a press release from United Airlines, Flight 1403 became the first commercial U.S. flight powered by “a blend of sustainable, [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Recylcing, Transportation Tags: Bio-fuels, California, Greenwashing, Waste No Comments »U.S. Military to Develop Green Combat Vehicles?
November 9th, 2011 Justin Manger Not tanks, necessarily, but Ground Combat Vehicles (GCV). The part about getting huge, heavy, important military vehicles to go green is accurate, however. Defense contractor BAE Systems is looking to deliver a design for a hybrid-electric, next-generation GCV as the Army looks for ways to modernize its armored fighting vehicles. Similar to a tank, GCVs are large, has mounted [...]
Posted in Behavior, Clean Technology, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, News, Transportation Tags: Green Technology, Hybrids No Comments »Site Visit: Denver Public School’s First LEED Gold Campus
November 8th, 2011 Eric Wilson A week and a half ago, I attended the US Green Building Council Colorado Chapter’s Green School Summit. For my notes on the conference, click here. Held on the 35-acre Evie Garrett Dennis E-12, early childhood through 12th grade, though there is also a 2 year program on the campus (for nursing and other career [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Site Visits Tags: Colorado, Denver, Food, Green Schools, LEED, Net Zero Energy, Photovoltaic No Comments »Introducing Nest: The Learning Thermostat
October 26th, 2011 Justin Manger 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 [...]
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 »Green Garage: Eco-Friendly Car Maintenance
October 13th, 2011 Eric Wilson When one thinks about being eco-friendly, driving a car does not necessarily come to the top of the list. Some cars are more fuel-efficient than others, but all require massive energy inputs in their creation and maintenance. Beyond gasoline and electricity for internal combustion engines, hybrid gasoline-electrics, and the up-and-coming electric vehicles, the materials required [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Boulder-Colorado, Cars, Denver No Comments »MIT Invention Harvests Energy from Vibrations
October 5th, 2011 Justin Manger Bridges, overpasses, walkways…we’ve all felt the rumble or the shaking as people and vehicles cross these structures. Slightly nerve-wracking and sometimes annoying, is there any real use for these vibrations? After all, it is a form of kinetic energy. MIT has thought outside the box yet again to rig up a miniature energy-harvester that can pick up [...]
