As part of the massive $3.8 trillion dollar federal budget proposed recently by President Barack Obama, $27.2 billion was geared toward the Department of Energy (DOE). For those interested, here is a PDF of the DOE budget. Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu provided details of the budget proposal as it pertains to his office. In [...]
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Inside the 2013 Department of Energy Budget
February 21st, 2012 
Eric Wilson NPR 2-Part Series on California Cap and Trade Legislation
December 12th, 2011 Eric Wilson Media coverage of COP17, the latest United Nations climate conference in Durban, South Africa that wrapped up on Friday, was sparse in the United States. With no national legislation in this country to address limits on greenhouse emissions, the state of California has taken some steps ahead of the federal government. Last week, NPR aired [...]
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Tags: California, Cap and Trade, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, United Nations 
No Comments »Governor Ritter Question and Answer Session
November 26th, 2011 Eric Wilson A few days ago I wrote up the presentation given by former Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter. Ritter currently holds the position of Director and Senior Scholar at Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE). After his 30 minute speech, he took questions from the audience. What follows are notes from the question [...]
Five Friday Facts: The Nature of Design
September 30th, 2011 Eric Wilson A friend recently lent me her copy of David Orr’s The Nature of Design. I read and reviewed his 1994 book, Earth in Mind several months back. In the first few chapters there were a number of interesting facts. I culled a few from Earth in Mind for a past Five Friday Facts and noted [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Coal, David Orr, Food, Population Growth, Science, Waste No Comments »Biochar Engineering Corporation Brings Biochar Technology to the Rockies
March 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson The first time we came across biochar here at 2nd Green Revolution we were exactly one month old. As a result of that post, we were contacted last summer about the publication of Biochar – its Production and Application to Soils which launched at the 3rd International Biochar Conference in Brazil last September. It turns [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Products Tags: Biomass, Carbon Sequestration, Colorado, Denver 3 Comments »The Race For A Clean Energy Future: Is China Our Only Hope?
November 19th, 2009 Eric Wilson 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, [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Energy, Diesel, 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 [...]
