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Waste to Energy Gains Steam

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As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I moved to the Twin Cities recently and as always, have been keeping my eye out for sustainability related news, companies, and ideas. While eating at a local ice cream shop, the Grand Ole Creamery, I noticed a sign above the trash cans that promoted waste to energy. Xcel Energy, [...]

North Dakota Wind Manufacturers Announce Layoffs

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With my recent move to Minnesota, I get to experience (and report on) a Midwestern perspective in sustainability. While I’ve written about the state previously, many of my articles will now be more focused on the area as most of our writers seem to engage in the issues surrounding their communities. Today’s post will sound [...]

We Are the 100%

100 Percent

By now most of us have heard the rallying cry “We are the 99%” It’s been more than a year and with the recent election seemingly dividing the country even more, I’m here to find common ground. Search the web and you’ll find a slew of blog posts with a similar theme to this week’s [...]

Envisioning a Renewable Energy Super Grid in Asia

The recent announcement of a major new wind energy farm project in Mongolia could represent an early step towards the establishment of an envisioned electricity “super grid,” powered by renewable energy resources, connecting across Asia. The Softbank Corporation announced on October 24 that its green energy subsidiary, SB Energy Corporation, had formed a joint venture [...]

Five Friday Facts: Ranking G20 Countries’ Sustainability

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A recent report produced by Corporate Knights, “a media, research and financial products company focused on quantifying and animating clean capitalism drivers for decision makers,” ranked the top G20 countries in terms of sustainability. Today’s Five Friday Facts will be a bit different. We’re including the rankings and a few associated facts: Germany, score: 80.42 [...]

November 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

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This month I’ve chosen a smattering of events that are related to the staff here at 2nd Green Revolution. Most are connected to where I’ve lived (plus the annual USGBC national conference, GreenBuild), but there is also a summit in Charlottesville, where frequent contributor Stephen Wade obtained his masters degree. Having lived in Salzburg, Austria, [...]

Green Giants: Pioneering Sustainable Baseball at AT&T Park

I know there is a massive climate change enhanced storm battering the East Coast of the US, but earlier week my beloved San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in 4 games, in the same night that my beloved Soyoung and I had our wedding reception (awesome, right?) So as much as I want to [...]

Largest American Wind Farm Gets Approval from Interior

Wind Turbines

Philip Anschutz, the multi-billionaire and philanthropist who has been in the news lately because of the proposed sale of AEG, the Anschutz Entertainment Group, owner of the Los Angeles Kings, Staples Center, and the second largest concert ticket vendor, recently received approval from the United States’ Department of the Interior for the largest wind farm [...]

In the Pacific Northwest, Wind Powers Past Hydro for the First Time

Last week The Oregonian reported that wind energy farms connected with the Bonneville Power Administration’s transmission network had, for the first time, generated more power than the BPA’s hydroelectric power system.  While the result of several converging factors—including a hydropower system operating below full capacity, and the rapid increase of wind generation facilities linked to [...]

Abound Solar Ceases Operations

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While we’re a little slow in getting to this story, it’s important in several ways. Abound Solar, a manufacturer of solar panels in Northern Colorado announced on their website earlier this year that they have ceased operations. Abound Solar’s production of thin-film photovoltaic arrays was one of our earliest stories here on 2nd Green Revolution. [...]

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