Biomimicry, the use of nature as an inspiration for the design of products, may present one of the greatest opportunities to develop sustainable materials for future consumption. In order to learn more about biomimicry and to become a certified biomimicry educator, check out the Biomimicry Professional Certification Program. For interested parties, the application is due [...]
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July Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
July 1st, 2010 
Eric Wilson The Biennial of the Americas, taking place in Denver, Colorado, is “an international event celebrating the culture, ideas and people of the Western Hemisphere, hosted by the City of Denver. Throughout the month of July, Denver will welcome national and international visitors for a cross-cultural experience bridging and unifying the artistic, intellectual and political progress [...]
Electrolux Announces Their “Vac from the Sea” Project
June 27th, 2010 Eric Wilson On occasion we get emails from various people, groups, companies, or organizations informing us of news, products, or innovations in the second green revolution. Some of these emails come across as less than legitimate, some are difficult to determine, and others appear to be extremely unique, valuable messages about worthwhile topics. Today’s post falls somewhere [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Products, Recylcing 
Tags: Biomimicry, Cradle to Cradle, Plastic, Waste 
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June 1st, 2010 Eric Wilson With the launch of our new site, we also have a new feature on the right side of our homepage. Under “Events” is a list of the “Green Events Calendar” which can also be opened in its own page. Below are a handful of exciting conferences, seminars, and workshops in the month of June. There [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson Tags: AASHE, Biomimicry, Calendar, Carless Cities, Emory No Comments »March 2010 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
March 1st, 2010 Eric Wilson On or around the first of every month, 2nd Green Revolution updates the green events calendar for the coming month. Last November we began including a post highlighting some of the intriguing events for that month. Many of the events on the calendar for March take place in India and China. Half of the events [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Bio-fuels, Biomass, Biomimicry, Calendar, California, New York City, Santa Barbara No Comments »Biomimicry: Looking to Nature
February 3rd, 2010 Eric Wilson The term biomimicry has shown up in a number of posts and served as a central theme in Paul Hawken’s The Ecology of Commerce. However, it remains somewhat nebulous as a concept. The December/January issue of National Wildlife contains an article titled “Mimicking Mother Nature.” Covering a range of inventions that mimic nature, the article [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Products, Sustainability Tags: Biomimicry, Ecology of Commerce, Regenerative Economy No Comments »Energy Neutral Whole House Design from ZETA
January 17th, 2010 Justin Manger In finance, a good rule of thumb for managing a budget and staying out of debt is “Don’t spend more money than you make.” This same simple premise can also be applied to energy management. Take homes, for example. With efficiency gains, energy conservation, and home energy production through solar power, geothermal power (see one [...]
Interface Inc. Leading the Way in Sustainability
November 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson While many companies are just now bringing “green” and sustainable products to market (as discussed in an earlier post), Interface Carpet based out of LaGrange, Georgia has been a leader in the field, producing carpet in a sustainable fashion since 1994. Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Inc., recalls the days when he and [...]
Timber’s Future: Sustainably Managed Forests
July 1st, 2009 Eric Wilson As mentioned at the end of yesterday’s post on Carleton Hart Architects and the Tualatin Valley Water District, today’s subject deals with another facet of Oregon’s Natural Step movement. Timber, at the heart of America’s expansion in the 19th century, represents a major opportunity in sustainable development. Although wood is a renewable resource, it has [...]
