Following on the heels of several NASA related stories we’ve had on the site, this post also involves the space agency. NASA is at a turning point with the retiring of the space shuttle, and there is some pondering about what direction the organization should pursue. One mission, called DISCOVER-AQ keeps its flights a little closer to [...]
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NASA Focuses on Terrestrial Concerns with Pollution Research
August 3rd, 2011 
Justin Manger 
Posted in Conservation, Justin Manger, News, Transportation 
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, NASA, Pollution, Washington DC 
No Comments »Interactive Map to Explore the Clean Economy
August 2nd, 2011 Justin Manger The clean economy was responsible for over 2.6 million jobs in 2010. That statistic comes from “Sizing the Clean Economy,” a report based on the Brookings-Battelle Clean Economy Database at the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, a think tank in Washington, DC. The database aims to explore the “size, growth, and geography of the ‘clean’ or [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Economics, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainability Tags: Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Washington DC No Comments »Electric Car Prototype Doesn’t Use Any Rare Earth Materials
August 1st, 2011 Justin Manger With China producing 97% of all rare earths that are used globally, prices for these materials have sky-rocketed in recent years. This is partly due to China’s monopoly on production as well as the fact that demand for rare earths is increasing as we make more electric vehicles and other green technology that rely on [...]
We’re On Our Way to a Greener World
July 30th, 2011 Justin Manger Several articles and events recently have reinforced the optimism I sense in our switch to lower pollution, lower consumption, and more sustainable lives. The hope springs forth in part because there is not just one group or sector or even one reason why society is shifting to more sustainable options. Rather, the change is spread [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Clean Technology, Education, Justin Manger, Op-Ed Tags: Energy Conservation No Comments »Magic Hat Brewery Tips Its Brim to Energy Conservation with Biogas
July 26th, 2011 Justin Manger In a bid to use the tons of grain waste produced during the brewing process that would normally go to waste, Magic Hat is going green. 21 tons of grain waste are produced per day at its South Burlington, VT factory. Instead of simply disposing of this “waste,” Purpose Energy is helping Magic Hat install a 492,000 [...]
New York Tops List of Most Walkable Cities
July 23rd, 2011 Justin Manger With its dense neighborhoods, apartment complexes, public transportation, and mega-city layout, most residents of New York City don’t need a car to go shopping or run daily errands. The list of most walkable cities in the U.S. is thus led by the Big Apple. Put together by Walk Score, which we have written about before, the [...]
International Maritime Organization Sets Sail New Emissions Reductions for Cargo Ships
July 19th, 2011 Justin Manger There has been plenty of attention and debate about coal-fired power plants, electric vehicles, gas taxes, renewable energy and so forth. When it comes to talk about pollution and environmentalism, these are topics du jour. However, a United Nations panel has quietly come to consensus on something not often talked about but important in its [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conferences, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Pollution, United Nations No Comments »Is Environmentalism Compatible with the Market Economy and the American Way?
July 17th, 2011 Justin Manger “Rise up, raise your fist and resist, eco-pragmatists!” Eric and I recently went through all of the posts on 2nd Green Revolution looking for companies and organizations we had mentioned in our write-ups. The aim of this was to create a list of potential advertisers that we can then approach about putting an ad on [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Behavior, Clean Technology, Economics, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Op-Ed, Sustainability No Comments »Project Aura Lights The Way to Safer Night Time Biking
July 14th, 2011 Justin Manger Under the tag line, “The Washington, DC area is great. But it could be greater.” the Greater Greater Washington site features a bicycle related way to make it so. The Aura Project: Bicycle Lighting System comes from 2 industrial design students at Carnegie Mellon University. They noticed how dangerous riding at night can be, especially when most bicycle [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Bicycles, Green Product, Green Technology 1 Comment »New, Easy To Understand Fuel Economy Labels Coming for 2013 Model Year Cars
July 10th, 2011 Justin Manger The DOE Energy Blog posted this news a while ago, but it’s still informational as the change doesn’t take effect for another year or so. As Americans become more concerned with the economical and environmental costs associated with owning and operating a car, it’s more important than ever to have an easy to understand way [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Energy Conservation, Washington DC No Comments »
