June 6th, 2013 
Chris DeArmond 
With more than 650 planes and 90,000 delivery trucks worldwide, it’s not hard to see how FedEx went through 1.3 billion gallons of fuel in 2006—half the amount used by the Air Force in the same year. However, between 2005 and 2012, FedEx reduced the carbon emissions of its air fleet by 18 percent and [...]
March 3rd, 2013 Eric Wilson 
With sequestration upon us, it will be interesting to see where renewable energy’s future lies. Many of the cuts have been to military expenditures, but renewable energy offers a way forward for reduced utility costs for the Department of Defense. This month, the 8th annual military energy alternatives conference in Washington DC may lay the [...]
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No Comments » November 25th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
Well, no, shale gas is not the answer. Neither is solar, fusion, or wind. At least these three though aren’t delaying the inevitable. Nick has written quite a few posts recently about climate change. In addition, I just finished reading SuperFreakonomics, which has a section dedicated to global warming/climate change. Part of the reason I [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Economics, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Bio-fuels, Climate Change, Ethanol, Global Warming, Natural Gas, Peak Oil, Water No Comments » October 28th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
As part of the debates last week and the energy policies of the two candidates for president, the notion of energy independence has crept into the discussion once dominated by the economy. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney vows energy independence by 2020. As pointed out in a recent article by NPR, President Obama also touts [...]
September 30th, 2012 Max Caughron Generating electricity from imported fuels on islands is dirty and expensive. Most islands generate the majority of their electricity using large diesel and bunker fuel generators on offshore barges (see image) where spills can be relatively small but frequent. These dirty fuels are more expensive than on the mainland due to the lack of economies [...]
September 13th, 2012 Max Caughron When I wrote my Master’s thesis I recommended Jatropha based biodiesel as a potential solution to the dire need for cheap homegrown energy in Marinduque, Philippines. At the time I was amazed at the promise of the little shrub, and I want to take the opportunity in my first column for 2nd Green Revolution to [...]
August 28th, 2012 Eric Wilson Building on its goal of energy independence, the United States Navy recently undertook its “Green Fleet” biofuel tests. Late last year we wrote that the Navy made the largest government purchase of biofuels from Solazyme, with the intention of testing out the fuels’ in the near future. Last month saw the test come to fruition. [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: Alternative Energy, Bio-fuels, Biodiesel, Nuclear, Solazyme No Comments » August 19th, 2012 Eric Wilson I realize it’s a small, nonrepresentative sample size, but I saw two electric cars on the same day recently. I first wrote about seeing two electric cars in one week a few years back and haven’t seen many since, until the other day. Granted one was a plug-in hybrid, the Chevy Volt, but the other [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Bio-fuels, Chevy Volt, Denver, Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen Economy, Los Angeles, Nissan Leaf No Comments » August 10th, 2012 Eric Wilson A spate of reports about the health and future projection of investments in renewable energy have been released lately. Bloomberg News released the following findings regarding the second fiscal quarter of 2012: New investment in renewable energy totaled $59.6 billion in the second quarter. This was up 24% on Q1, but still 18% below the [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Bio-fuels, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments » May 7th, 2012 John Basalla The following post is the first by our new contributor, John Basalla, a CPA currently working in Tokyo who is interested in the business side of green technology. All his “Green Tech Company Spotlight” articles can be found at the following tag or on John’s page. What does KiOR do? KiOR is an alternative fuels [...]
