A very comprehensive report by The Brookings Institute reveals just how rapidly the cities of the developing world are growing. In the midst of the largest human migration from the countryside to cities, the report portends a rise in living standards for millions as well as highlights the challenges in sustainably providing energy and food for the inhabitants [...]
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FFF: Fastest Growing Metropolitan Regions in the World
February 3rd, 2012 
Justin Manger 
Posted in 2nd Green, China, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, News, Sustainable Development 
Tags: Environment, Urban Planning 
No Comments »Starbucks Store Made from Recycled Shipping Containers
December 14th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Though it seems like you can get Starbucks coffee just about anywhere, only one store (located in Tukwila, WA) can serve it to you from inside old cargo containers. A little over a week ago, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that construction is underway to build a Starbucks out of four repurposed shipping containers (40′ long, 8′ [...]
Chinese Power Plants Fined for Sulfur Pollution, False Data
November 30th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Although China has faced harsh criticism for its lackadaisical enforcement of environmental regulations, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) recently issued fines to eight large coal-fired power plants. In each case, they were found to have exceeded the permissible limit for sulfur dioxide, and six of them disabled monitoring equipment or falsified emissions data. China [...]
Posted in China, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Sustainable Development Tags: Chris DeArmond, Coal, Electricity Generation, Environment No Comments »Apple’s New Headquarters: A Spaceship in the Woods?
October 12th, 2011 Justin Manger In the video below, Steve Jobs presents plans for Apple’s new massive corporate building to be built on 150 acres in Cupertino. The speech before the Cupertino city council was given June 7th, one day after his final Apple keynote presentation (introducing iCloud) and what may have been his final public presentation. Though he is [...]
21st Annual Tour of Solar Homes Oct. 1st & 2nd in Washington, D.C.
September 28th, 2011 Justin Manger For those living in the Washington, D.C. area, you can visit any of 50 energy-efficient homes around the region this weekend to learn about solar power. 2nd Green Revolution visited a home on the circuit two years ago and found the experience pretty interesting and educational. Here is the information from an email we received about this [...]
Entering the Anthropocene Epoch?
September 10th, 2011 Nick Grue Geologic time periods of the past have generally been differentiated due to changes in landscape and organism populations. During some geologic time periods, certain organisms have thrived while others have faltered, and sometimes many organism falter as seen during mass extinction events. Humans first appeared during the Pleistocene epoch and have been in existence all [...]
Posted in Behavior, Guest Authors, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Environment, Nick Grue No Comments »September 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
September 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson This month the calendar is chock full of events both stateside and abroad. A number of conferences center on smart grid technologies. There are also a few Public Health conferences on the agenda, one in London and the other in Brisbane, Australia which asks the question “Is Public Health Sustainable?” As with just about every [...]
Posted in Conferences, Eric Wilson, Smart Grid, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Calendar, California, Clean Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Can D.C. Lead the Charge in Shutting Down Coal-fired Power Plants?
August 24th, 2011 Justin Manger Gridlock in Washington. It’s not just the traffic, but the political process that has stalled as evidenced by the debt ceiling debacle and other squabbles. That’s at the federal level. At the city level there has been worry over the change from Mayor Fenty to Mayor Gray and a possible return to DCs not so [...]
