The Wall Street Journal reports that General Motors “will build 10,000 Chevrolet Volts in 2011 and another 30,000 in 2012.” Details had been few and far between regarding GM’s foray into electrically powered cars. According to the story, “The Volt will go on sale later this year in California, Washington, D.C., Austin, Texas, and around [...]
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10,000 Chevy Volts Planned for 2011
July 2nd, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation 
Tags: California, Cars, Chevy Volt, Electric Vehicles, Honda Clarity, New York City, Tesla 
No Comments »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 [...]
Tesla Motors Going Public
June 28th, 2010 Justin Manger The Initial Public Offering (IPO) for electric car start-up Tesla Motors is scheduled for tomorrow June 29th. The company will put 13.3 million shares of stock on sale to the public in order to raise some much needed cash. Tesla shares are expected to open between a range of $14 to $16, at which price the [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Battery, California, Electric Vehicles, Tesla No Comments »Five Friday Facts
June 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson The following five Friday facts come via an Economix blog post on NY Times. Carbon emissions from San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, California were the lowest among American metropolitan areas, but “are still more than four times the emissions in the brownest Chinese city (Daqing) and 10 times as high as the household [...]
Posted in China, Conservation, Eric Wilson Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Coal, Energy Conservation, New York City No Comments »Green Dry Cleaning Takes Off
June 19th, 2010 Eric Wilson Many successful green technologies replace existing ones with little to no transition. This includes cost, appearance (in the case of building materials and other consumer goods), and ease of use. While dry cleaning is ripe for a more eco-friendly approach, it is expensive. In order for a new product to be sustainable it must be [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Products Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Denver, Farmer's Market, Green Technology, New York City 1 Comment »The Farm to Table Experience
June 12th, 2010 Eric Wilson Farmer’s markets and CSAs (community supported agriculture) are wonderful opportunities to support local farmers, eat fresh, nutrient rich foods, and include seasonal elements in ones diet. However, they still remove the consumer from the food’s origins. Picking your own food helps connect people to the source of their nourishment. On a recent family vacation to [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Site Visits Tags: California, Farmer's Market, Food 2 Comments »Mexico Looks to Export Wind Power to US
May 20th, 2010 Eric Wilson As a follow up to a previous post about China and the clean energy economy, American Public Radio’s Marketplace carried a story on renewable energy in Baja California. Wind production on the peninsula holds potential for future development of the region. In light of news that regulators approved the United States’ first offshore wind project, [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy Tags: Bio-fuels, California, Electricity Generation, Geothermal, Wind Power No Comments »Utilities Get Behind Conservation
April 18th, 2010 Eric Wilson As finite resources like clean water and nonrenewable energy become scarce, utilities will need to devise ways to encourage and engender conservation measures. Although it seems a bit backward at first, utilities represent the best advocates for conservation. A unit of energy saved is cheaper than a unit of energy produced. For every watt of [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: California, Coal, Colorado, Denver, Energy Conservation, Los Angeles, Water, Water Conservation, Xcel Energy 2 Comments »America’s Best Farmer’s Markets
April 15th, 2010 Eric Wilson Spring is in the air. In some locations throughout the country – like California – the weather allows for spring like conditions year round. However, other less temperate locations are starting to gear up for the farmer’s market season. The markets, which have proliferated over the past decade, are a great place to get fresh, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food Tags: California, Economy, Farmer's Market, Food, Travel and Leisure 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 »
