Last week I presented at the University of Colorado, Boulder on the topic of Educating for Sustainable Development and US-Japanese relations in this arena. In addition, Dan Bihn and Dai Kato provided their unique perspective on education and sustainability practices in Japan. My presentation is embedded below. Please feel free to contact me with any [...]
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The Fate of High Speed Rail in the US
November 15th, 2010 
Eric Wilson NPR recently carried a story about the effect of the 2010 election on high speed rail development in Florida, Wisconsin, and Ohio. According to the story, the governors-elect of the latter intend to return the funds allocated as part of the Recovery Act, while Florida’s governor-elect may join them. The following is from a comment [...]
Book Review: Thriving Beyond Sustainability
November 10th, 2010 Eric Wilson As part of Eco-Libris’ Green Books campaign, 2nd Green Revolution is reviewing Andrés Edwards’ Thriving Beyond Sustainability: Pathways to a Resilient Society from New Society Publishers. According to the publisher, the book is “printed on Forest Stewardship Council-certified acid-free paper that is 100% post-consumer recycled (100% old growth forest-free), processed chlorine free, and printed with [...]
Join Us Tuesday in Boulder, CO
November 8th, 2010 Eric Wilson This is a reminder that 2nd Green Revolution will be participating in a discussion tomorrow, November 9th at the University of Colorado at Boulder on how Japan and the U.S. can work together and learn from each other in the field of sustainable development. If you are in the Denver or Boulder area, please join us [...]
2nd Green Revolution to Speak at UC Boulder November 9th
November 2nd, 2010 Eric Wilson A week from today, I’ll be part of a panel discussion at the University of Colorado’s Boulder Campus. Sponsored by The Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) the seminar will focus on how the U.S. – and Colorado in particular – can collaborate with Japan in laying the groundwork for sustainable development. A networking reception will [...]
Noise from Wind Turbines and Compostable Bags
October 24th, 2010 Eric Wilson In light of the recent news that Frito-Lay will discontinue the compostable chip bag used by subsidiary SunChips, I came across a story from the New York Times that has some similar sentiments. Some history first though. My sister, a physician in the Northeast, told me some time back that she had come across studies [...]
Santa Fe, N.M. Cleverly Acting Against Drought
October 20th, 2010 Justin Manger Much of the southwest portion of the United States is in the midst of a near-crippling drought. On top of the National Weather Service predicting the worst seasonal drought in over 50 years, the region’s main water source is in danger of running low. The Lake Mead Basin is close to falling into the “shortage” [...]
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No Comments »Newsweek’s 2010 Green Rankings
October 18th, 2010 Eric Wilson Today, Newsweek released their 2010 Green Rankings. The list is a “data-driven assessment of the largest companies in the U.S. and in the world. Our goal was to cut through the green chatter and quantify the actual environmental footprints, policies, and reputations of these big businesses.” Dell topped the U.S list, followed by Hewlett Packard [...]
How Green is NYC? Yard Space Underutilized
October 18th, 2010 Justin Manger New York City is actually pretty green (see GreeNYC’s website here). With that many people crammed into such a small space, certain benefits of big city living like using public transportation, walking, living in smaller quarters, etc. result in a smaller per capita carbon footprint for residents. The Big Apple could be even greener, though, [...]
First GE Ecomagination Challenge Award Goes to Solar Roadways
October 14th, 2010 Justin Manger “There’s 25,000 square miles of road surfaces, parking lots, and driveways in the lower 48 states. If we covered that with solar panels with just a 15% efficiency, we’d produce 3 times more energy than this country produces on an annual basis.” – Solar Roadways founder Scott Brusaw We first mentioned Solar Roadways back in [...]
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