February 20th, 2013 
Justin Manger 
Today we continue posting various trivia and tidbits about the people that bring you news, analysis, and opinion. Here is the second half of Nick Grue’s answers to the questionnaire that was given to all the writers at 2nd Green Revolution. 5) Do you have a favorite quote? “If you’re not nervous about doing it, it’s [...]
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No Comments » February 19th, 2013 Nick Grue Though the filibuster of Chuck Hagel has created temporary drama in the Senate, in all likelihood he will become the Secretary of Defense. With this, Hagel stands to continue former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s focus on leveraging renewable energy to power the US military. The Defense Department has a lot to gain by switching to [...]
February 14th, 2013 Justin Manger Today we continue posting various trivia and tidbits about the people that bring you news, analysis, and opinion by shining the spotlight on another one of our writers, Nick Grue. The first half of his answers to the questionnaire that was given to all the writers at 2nd Green Revolution can be found below. We [...]
February 12th, 2013 Nick Grue As climate change is becoming increasingly accepted in government and business planning, the cost of carbon and other greenhouse gases are making some consider the use of alternative sources of energy. Solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and biomass are some of the most common forms of alternative energy, but nuclear power is still generating much electricity [...]
Posted in Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Babcock & Wilcox, Energy, Miniature Nuclear Power, Nick Grue, Nuclear, Plants, Reactors No Comments » February 5th, 2013 Nick Grue The recent purchase of the American company A123 systems by the Chinese company Wanxiang Group is another failure of US policy to make electric and hybrid cars attractive to Americans. A123 was recently in the news because the company filed for bankruptcy as a result of weaker-than-expected sales of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries, even [...]
January 29th, 2013 Nick Grue 
This last week, Iran once again brought attention to its contingency plan to close the Strait of Hormuz should hostile action be taken against them. According to Iran’s ambassador, Hassan Danaie-Far, Iran’s reaction to close the Strait doesn’t just hinge on military action on the part of the United States, Israel, or other countries, but includes [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, China, Featured Posts Tags: Blockade, China, Iran, Nick Grue, Nuclear, Oil, Sanctions, Strait of Hormuz, United States No Comments » January 22nd, 2013 Nick Grue The attack on the Algerian gas plant near In Amenas on January 16th has left at least 37 hostages dead in another example of terrorist organizations targeting energy systems. The tragic loss of life of gas field workers along with the nagging reminder of threats against energy infrastructure will add this attack to a list [...]
Posted in 2nd Green Tags: Al Qaeda, Algeria, Gas Plant, In Amenas, Nick Grue, Oil Production, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism No Comments » January 15th, 2013 Nick Grue A 2004 study published in Science by Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow made the assertion that simply stabilizing CO2 emissions over the next 50 years would keep the world from experience dangerous climate change effects. Currently, there is general agreement in the goal to keep global average temperatures from rising 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial [...]
Posted in Conservation, Sustainability Tags: 2 Degrees, 500 ppm, Climate Change, CO2, Nick Grue, Science No Comments » January 8th, 2013 Nick Grue The path to bringing more renewable energy and sustainable technologies into our infrastructure is by making the political environment more friendly towards these technologies. Public opinion shapes the way politicians vote or which politicians enter into office in the first place, meaning that the people have the power to influence how quickly and at what [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Polls, Sustainability Tags: Cap and Trade, Clean Energy, LEED, Nick Grue, Offsets, Survey, sustainability No Comments » November 27th, 2012 Nick Grue At the end of this year, the Kyoto Protocol is set to expire, but talks in Doha, Qatar that began on Monday, November 26th and run through December 7th, aim to extend the protocol up until 2020. The Kyoto Protocol, whose main focus was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 5.2% of 1990 levels [...]
Posted in China, Clean Technology, Japan, News, Sustainability Tags: Analysis, Doha, Greenhouse Gas, Kyoto Protocol, Nick Grue, Summit, United Nations No Comments »
