May 11th, 2013 
Megan Stilley 
Kansas may have its issues (conservative senators that are not always best for the environment) but I like it. I used to hate driving across Kansas because there was nothing to look at, just farmland. However, I was recently driving through Kansas and I decided that I like the nothingness. It is nice to see [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Transportation 
Tags: Megan Stilley, minimalism 
No Comments » May 5th, 2013 Mac Maloney Company Long Trail Brewing Co. might not be the first name you think of when it comes to Vermont craft breweries, as others have more widespread distribution (Magic Hat) or craft cache (Hill Farmstead). However, the brewery is one of the State’s oldest craft breweries, designing microbrews since 1989. After outgrowing their initial space and [...]
Posted in Business, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Revolutionary Spirits, Sustainability, Uncategorized Tags: Beer, Mac Maloney No Comments » April 17th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports today that despite the impressive increase in renewable energy – energy produced by wind is up 42% and solar 19% from 2011 to 2012 alone – carbon emissions have not abated worldwide. As relayed on Marketplace Morning Report today, rapidly industrializing economies, as well as Europe which has resorted [...]
Posted in Behavior, Economics, Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, Coal, Environment, IEA, Natural Gas No Comments » April 8th, 2013 Sean Connell The Japanese government approved on April 3 the Policy on Electricity System Reform, the most sweeping changes to Japan’s electricity utility regulations in decades. As reported in an earlier post, the reforms, to be carried out by 2020, include the establishment by about 2015 of an independent body to oversee power supply and demand across [...]
Posted in Japan, News, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: Energy Policy, Feed-in Tariff, Fukushima, Nuclear Energy, Sean Connell, Shale Gas No Comments » April 4th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
Nothing conjures up the ideal life quite like Hawaii, which has the highest ranking in the most recent well-being index. Despite the erroneous name of the event (see below and let us know if you figure out what’s wrong with the name), Hawaii is hosting a sustainability in higher education summit this month. 2nd Green [...]
Posted in Conferences, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Renewable Energy Tags: Calendar, California, Hawaii No Comments » April 2nd, 2013 Luke Jackson A common tactic for those opposed to renewable energy is to remind everyone that solar panels don’t produce energy when the sun is down, and wind turbines don’t produce energy when the wind isn’t blowing. Certainly, this is true – meaning there will need to be backup plans to generate energy when renewables are not [...]
March 31st, 2013 Eric Wilson 
I recently read Alan Weisman’s Gaviotas on the bus. Numerous tweets resulted from the first few chapters and now this post. Weisman relates the story of how the 1973 oil embargo and ensuing energy crisis played a crucial role in the attention heaped upon Gaviotas, a settlement in the llanos (savannah) of Colombia. The town [...]
March 29th, 2013 Megan Stilley 
I am disappointed that the Senate passed approval for the Keystone XL Pipeline construction. But am I really surprised? No. I guess you could say I am pretty pessimistic about the federal government doing anything positive for climate change. Even though it is non-binding currently, I am sure it will eventually be fully passed and [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Climate Change, Keystone Pipeline, Megan Stilley, politics No Comments » March 26th, 2013 Luke Jackson I have noticed recently that climate change is becoming something that people and companies are preparing for, though it is still certainly the cause for much debate both in public and in the government. There are still many fights being waged over the legitimacy of climate change, with the latest example taking place in Ohio, [...]
March 19th, 2013 Luke Jackson President Obama appears to be taking steps to fight climate change with and without the help of Congress. This last Friday, March 15th, Obama addressed a crowd at the Argonne National Laboratory, calling on Congress to establish the Energy Security Trust. The trust is to be funded for 10 years by government fees on offshore [...]
