With the increased importance of protecting our environment, many cities are taking part by investing in clean energy. Local governments have begun taking initiative which will ultimately encourage other cities and homeowners to take initiative as well. Cities around the world are investing in solar PV systems to help lower electric costs, reduce their environmental [...]
Posts Tagged ‘California’
Guest Post: Cities Going Solar
August 30th, 2011 
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Posted in Education, Guest Authors, Renewable Energy 
Tags: California, Clean Energy, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy 
1 Comment »Sierra Club Releases Its 5th Annual Coolest Schools Rankings
August 29th, 2011 Eric Wilson It seems like college rankings can be found just about anywhere, ranking just about any component of higher education. 2nd Green Revolution has covered a few of these in past, including the Sierra Club and Princeton Review’s ranking of green colleges. This earlier rendition of the “Cool Schools” ranking contains a number of schools that [...]
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: California, Energy, Food No Comments »Toyota’s Expanded Prius Line to Make US Debut This Fall
July 20th, 2011 Eric Wilson The Prius v, a larger version of the “traditional” Prius that has become borderline ubiquitous in many parts of the country, will go on sale across the United States this fall. It represents the first of the expanded Prius line to come to market. In addition, the plug-in Prius, oft discussed (including on 2nd Green [...]
Posted in Business, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Japan, News, Transportation Tags: California, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Prius No Comments »California, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, and Colorado Leading U.S. in Clean Energy
July 5th, 2011 Justin Manger Released for the second time ever, the U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index by Clean Edge has ranked how all 50 states compare across the clean energy spectrum. Using 70 different indicators in technology, policy, and capital, the index names the following as the top 10 states: California, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Washington, New Mexico, Minnesota, [...]
July 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
July 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson Recent news out of Germany that the country has decided to forgo nuclear energy in the upcoming years has increased the market for wind farms on the North Sea. Conferences like the offshore wind conference in Bremen, Germany this month will become increasingly important. Another intriguing international event takes place this month at the Green [...]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: AASHE, Calendar, California, Denver, Food, Green School, New York City, Waste, Wind Power No Comments »The Postal Service’s Green Efforts
June 11th, 2011 Eric Wilson The United States Postal Service (USPS) has engaged in a sustainability push over the past several years. Many of their efforts have been documented on their website. In addition, the USPS launched their Go Green stamp collection, which was released in April of this year. Consisting of 16 stamps (available for purchase online), the pane [...]
Five Friday Facts: Residential Energy Consumption
May 27th, 2011 Chris DeArmond The average home in the U.S. incurred $1,817 in energy expenses, which equates to nearly $202 billion annually. Despite the number of primary residences in the U.S. increasing from 77 million in 1978 to 111 million in 2005, total household energy consumption decreased slightly, from 10.58 to 10.55 quadrillion British Thermal Units (Btu). From 1978 [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Five Friday Facts Tags: California, Chris DeArmond, Energy, Energy Star No Comments »$2 Billion in Funding for High Speed Rail Announced
May 10th, 2011 Eric Wilson Yesterday Ray LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), announced awards totaling $2 billion dollars for high speed rail infrastructure. In the press release from DOT, the money will go to the “Northeast Corridor, expand service in the Midwest, and provide new, state-of-the-art locomotives and rail cars.” 15 states and Amtrak were among those [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Economy, News, Transportation Tags: California, High Speed Rail, Los Angeles, Saint Louis Missouri, Washington DC No Comments »
