As a former teacher and current doctoral student in education, I firmly believe in the power of education to change the world. That is not to say that I think the current system is working. Fortunately, there are a number of organizations doing phenomenal work to change the system. The Project Earth Network is “a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’
Project Earth Network: Connecting Schools to Solve Environmental Problems
April 19th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson 
Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment, Video 
1 Comment »December 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
December 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson As often happens around the end of the year, the number of conferences seems to dwindle. However, given our newest writer’s interest in food security and a recent guest post on corporate social responsibility, there are a few key events listed below that pertain to recent stories on 2nd Green Revolution. In addition, new events [...]
Posted in Conferences, Eric Wilson, Japan, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: Calendar, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Desalination, Food, Washington DC, Water No Comments »Is Corporate Social Responsibility Effective?
November 19th, 2011 Guest Author Corporations are composed of individuals. It’s only natural that their behavior will parallel that of the citizenry. Some citizens display community spirit and consistently act in a socially responsible manner; some totally ignore the welfare of others and behave in an intensely selfish and irresponsible manner. The same can be said of corporations that appear [...]
Spectrum Ecycle: Responsible Electronic Waste Disposal in St. Louis
May 9th, 2011 Eric Wilson One of the biggest issues with electronics waste is the proper disposal of potentially toxic materials. Countless exposés can be found online that reveal the horrors of e-waste dumping abroad. See below for a clip from a recent 60 Minutes story on the illegal practices from some e-waste recyclers that claim to properly recycle old [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Recylcing Tags: Chemicals, Corporate Social Responsibility, E-waste, EPA, LEED, Saint Louis Missouri No Comments »April Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
April 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson Many of the events on our green events calendar and stories that we write about here on 2nd Green Revolution occur in Colorado, including several this month in Denver, and Washington DC because we live in these locales. California often shows up as well. This month is no different, including an energy efficiency symposium in [...]
What to Make of GM’s $40 Million Investment in Renewable Energy
March 5th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Towards the end of last year, GM announced that its largest brand, Chevrolet, would invest $40 million over the next three to five years in external clean energy projects across America. As outlined on its website, the projects will address three areas: renewable energy, energy efficiency programs, and planting trees. Ultimately, Chevy’s goal is to [...]
Hewlett-Packard Tops Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Big Business Rankings
September 27th, 2009 Justin Manger Out of the top 500 big businesses in America, Newsweek has awarded computer maker and technology company Hewlett-Packard the title of “Greenest Big Business”. With Dell at number two, Johnson & Johnson at number three, Intel at number four and IBM ranked fifth, technology companies take four of the top five spots. While the complete [...]
