Earlier this summer Colorado Governor Bill Ritter “signed legislation that will let renters and others who are unable to install solar panels on their own roofs to join forces and create community ‘solar gardens’.” According to the press release, House Bill 1342 – as its known – “allows renters and homeowners and businesses without solar [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Colorado’
Solar Gardens Allow for Easy Ownership of Photovoltaic Systems
September 3rd, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Products, Renewable Energy 
Tags: Bill Ritter, Colorado, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy 
No Comments »Environmental vs. Sustainability Education: Shifting the Focus
August 29th, 2010 Eric Wilson The environmental education movement in this country has been around for quite some time. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and the first Earth Day 40 years ago were both important factors in bringing environmental education to the fore. My personal journey is not nearly as long. Nearly ten years ago I worked for a school district [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Sustainability Tags: Colorado, Curriculum, David Orr, Environment, Jobs No Comments »Steamboat Ski Area Moves Toward Zero Waste
August 9th, 2010 Eric Wilson The prospect of climate change has several ski resorts reconsidering their use of natural resources. Last year we wrote about Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts and the steps they had taken to both minimize their consumption of non-renewable resources by installing a wind turbine as well as producing their own energy to cut down on future [...]
Governor Ritter Launches Colorado Industrial Energy Challenge
July 26th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last week, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced the Colorado Industrial Energy Challenge. Beginning with 13 participants, the challenge is “a voluntary program open to industrial facilities with more than $200,000 in annual energy costs.” In order to take part, “companies agree to set a five-year goal of reducing energy use, reporting total energy consumption for [...]
New Millennium Wind Energy Hopes to Revolutionize Rooftop Turbines
July 24th, 2010 Eric Wilson Colorado based New Millennium Wind Energy has designed a 30 foot spherical wind turbine dubbed the Turbinator with hopes that it will provide electricity directly to big box retailers and office buildings. Andrew Thacker, founder and principle engineer, was seen on Denver’s 9 News this past Friday. Thacker claims that the Turbinator will produce 60 [...]
Is Green Tape the New Red Tape?
July 19th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last month a guest author wrote about his experiences installing a rain barrel in his home. The moral of his story was “Be prepared to face an uphill battle.” In the Denver Post recently there was an article with a similar theme, namely that the regulations being put in place regarding clean energy have hampered [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, Colorado, Geothermal, Nuclear, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Eating Seasonally: Shopping at the Farmer’s Market
July 10th, 2010 Eric Wilson A few weeks ago I wrote about my “Farm to Table” experience. Today brings a follow up story of sorts. Back home in Colorado, I started to think about meals that could be arranged with products from a local farmer’s market. As summer begins, all sorts of fruits and vegetables start showing up at farmer’s [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food Tags: Barbara Kingsolver, Colorado, Farmer's Market No Comments »Obama Announces $2 Billion in Stimulus Funds for Solar
July 4th, 2010 Eric Wilson In what may amount to his boldest move to date in support of the clean energy economy as part of the economic recovery, President Obama announced that he would be “awarding nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments from the Recovery Act to two solar companies.” Abound Solar (mentioned here in a post last year) and Abengoa [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, President Obama, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, Colorado, Green Jobs, Solar Energy, Stimulus Bill No Comments »Colorado Oil Spill Facts
June 29th, 2010 Eric Wilson In light of the BP oil spill, The Denver Post ran an article yesterday reporting on oil spills in the state of Colorado. Natural gas and oil exploration and extraction are major industries, especially on the state’s Western Slope (the region on the western side of the Continental Divide). Here are some of the intriguing [...]
Living City Block: Sustainable Re-development in Denver
June 6th, 2010 Eric Wilson Here at 2nd Green Revolution we come across a lot of stories that demonstrate the exciting possibilities of a sustainable future. In downtown Denver, Colorado a unique experiment is taking shape that may exemplify the type of project that will help fulfill this vision; enter the Living City Block (LCB). The mission of LCB is [...]
