Over the past month, American Public Radio’s Marketplace has aired a series titled “The Climate Race“. Yesterday’s installment focused on the role that China is playing in the clean energy economy. According to the story, China is churning out solar panels and wind turbines and “it produces more alternative energy than any other country.” However, [...]
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The Race For A Clean Energy Future: Is China Our Only Hope?
November 19th, 2009 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy 
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy 
No Comments »Impact of Climate Change Bill on Rural Farmers
July 11th, 2009 Eric Wilson Over the past century, the number of Americans living on farms has fallen from nearly 40% to less than 2%. As large agribusiness and monoculture farms take over, smaller farmers have had difficulty finding ways to compete. Michael Pollan featured Polyface Farms in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, his treatise on food. By making sure that the [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Green Economy Tags: Agriculture, Cap and Trade, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Colorado, Michael Pollan, Offsets No Comments »BBC’s One Planet Interviews Energy Secretary Stephen Chu
May 31st, 2009 Eric Wilson Mike Williams, host of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s program One Planet, interviewed United States Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu this past week. In the discussion, Secretary Chu argues that “the consequences of business as usual could be catastrophic [and that] we must change our way of thinking about consumption.” He goes on to say that [...]
U.S. – Japan Clean Technology Cooperation
May 14th, 2009 Justin Manger 2nd Green Revolution has written about the potential positive impacts of strong U.S. – Japan cooperation on clean energy technology. It is therefore exciting to see the two governments now taking steps toward further exchange and teamwork in that sector. On May 4th, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Minister Toshihiro Nikai and US [...]
Public Hearing on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
April 27th, 2009 Justin Manger Testimony:Former Vice President Al Gore At a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing last Friday, Mr. Gore testified to the urgent nature and prime importance of the clean energy and security bill being debated in Congress. Mr. Gore focused on three main areas in calling on representatives to pass “one of the most important [...]
