On or around the first of every month, 2nd Green Revolution updates the upcoming green events calendar for the coming month. Last month we began including a post highlighting some of the intriguing events for that month. This month there are several international conferences posted on Conference Alerts. Here are a few domestic and a [...]
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December Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
November 30th, 2009 
Eric Wilson Conventional Vs. Green Building Costs
November 15th, 2009 Eric Wilson In 2003, Gregory Kats (of Capital E) conducted a thorough study of cost differences between conventional and green building techniques. The study served as the source for the Five Friday Facts post on October 23rd. (Click here for the PDF). He found that the differences range from no extra cost for basic and silver level [...]
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No Comments »A Bright Idea: Solatube – Innovation in Daylighting
November 14th, 2009 Eric Wilson Many internal corridors of buildings do not have natural lighting due to a lack of windows. Skylights have provided natural lighting for years, but light tubes (or solar tubes) offer a new option for bringing outside light into buildings. The technology, discussed briefly in a post earlier this year as part of the Science Channel’s [...]
November Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
November 1st, 2009 Eric Wilson Across the country and throughout the world, conferences, festivals, forums, meetings, and other gatherings take place that highlight the clean energy economy and sustainable development. A few months ago we debuted our “Green Events Calendar”. Many of the events come from ConferenceAlerts.com, with others added as we hear about them. Beginning with November, as each [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Sustainable Development Tags: Calendar, California, Clean Energy, Colorado, Greenbuild Expo, Lifecycle, Los Angeles, NREL No Comments »Poll: How Do You Get To Work?
October 6th, 2009 Eric Wilson Here at 2nd Green Revolution, we think about transportation, smart growth, and walkable/carless cities. After watching No Impact Man last week, we decided to resurrect a poll that had been on the shelf for a while. Take a moment to tell us how you commute to work. If you use a combination of these forms, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Polls, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: Bus, Carless Cities, Smart Growth, Trains No Comments »Hewlett-Packard Tops Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Big Business Rankings
September 27th, 2009 Justin Manger Out of the top 500 big businesses in America, Newsweek has awarded computer maker and technology company Hewlett-Packard the title of “Greenest Big Business”. With Dell at number two, Johnson & Johnson at number three, Intel at number four and IBM ranked fifth, technology companies take four of the top five spots. While the complete [...]
Big Week for International Conferences on Climate Change: U.N. Summit, G20
September 21st, 2009 Justin Manger This week the world’s leaders will gather in the U.S. for two major international events. Tomorrow, September 22, the United Nations Summit on Climate Change will be hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York. In his words, “the objective of the Summit on Climate Change… is to mobilize the political will and vision needed [...]
Posted in China, Clean Technology, Economics, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainable Development Tags: Carbon Dioxide, United Nations No Comments »More Thoughts from Paul Hawken’s The Ecology of Commerce
August 27th, 2009 Eric Wilson In a post from the other day, 2nd Green Revolution reviewed Paul Hawken’s groundbreaking 1993 book, The Ecology of Commerce. Throughout his work, Hawken provides insightful information that causes us to rethink our current resource management. One example of his eye-opening exposé revolves around recycling. Hawken states the astonishing fact that “If the items used [...]
Book Review: Paul Hawken’s The Ecology of Commerce
August 25th, 2009 Eric Wilson In his revolutionary 1993 book, The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability, Paul Hawken describes how companies and the country would benefit from taking a new approach to business. Hawken suggests that the climate in which businesses have operated cannot possibly continue. He points out the need for all products and energy sources to [...]
Brad Pitt Helps Rebuild a Greener New Orleans
August 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson Brad Pitt appeared on NBC’s The Today Show earlier this month showcasing the work his organization, Make It Right New Orleans, has done to help rebuild neighborhoods in New Orleans that were hardest hit after Hurricane Katrina nearly four years ago. Several of the parishes in the city remain devastated and have not benefited from [...]
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