I recently had the opportunity to take two tours of 1536 Wynkoop St in the Lower Downtown section of Denver. A hundred year old brick building that began as a warehouse, the structure is now home to some 38 non-profit organizations and the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado. According to the tour guide, the building was [...]
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Site Visit: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
March 23rd, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Site Visits, Sustainability 
Tags: AASHE, Biomimicry, Bus, Chemicals, Colorado, Denver, Interface, LEED, Trains, Water, Water Conservation 
No Comments »Xcel Energy’s Solar*Rewards Rebate Partially Reinstated
March 21st, 2011 Eric Wilson Last month news of Xcel Energy’s decision to cut the Solar*Rewards rebate (which was first offered five years ago) for solar installations rocked the industry. A former co-worker informed me that he and his wife had planned on installing a photovoltaic array on their roof in a Denver suburb. However, the reduction in rebates made [...]
The Double Edged Sword of Growth and Development
March 14th, 2011 2nd Green Revolution A few months back our Five Friday Facts came by way of a 60 Minutes story on Brazil (see the video clip below). Many of the facts touted Brazil’s progress in the area of clean energy. One that did not make the cut was the following fact, “Ninety percent of the roads in the country are still [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Behavior, China, Conservation, Economics, Education, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Policy, Real Estate, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Africa, Brazil, David Orr, Denver, Environment, Opinionator, Pollution, Public Transit, Smart Growth 1 Comment »Antioch University: New England’s Educating for Sustainability Masters
March 7th, 2011 Eric Wilson Antioch University in New England offers a Masters in Educating for Sustainability (EfS). The program is open to applicants who are currently educators in public and private school, as well as non-traditional settings. Applicants can come from any subject area, an indication of how sustainability permeates all disciplines in academia. Antioch defines EfS as “a [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: AASHE, Curriculum, Denver, Economics, Environment 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 »Looking Back as We Move Forward
February 27th, 2011 Eric Wilson I often wonder how we got to the point where so many of our possessions became regarded as disposable. In an effort to live more sustainably, it is time to consider some of the habits that western society has discarded and others maintain. Chief among these are our use of disposable products. While the convenience [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Bus, Cloth Diapers, Denver, Environment, Landfill, Waste No Comments »Hertz’s New Solar Array at Denver International Airport
February 12th, 2011 Eric Wilson Over the past several trips to Denver International Airport (DIA) I noticed a large lattice structure being erected on the roof of the car wash portion of Hertz Car Rental’s property. Last March Vibrant Solar reported on their website that they were seeking approval for a 235KW photovoltaic system for the Hertz location at DIA. [...]
New Resource Provides Homeowners with Solar Estimates
February 8th, 2011 Eric Wilson Solar installers have been using programs like Google Earth and Google Maps for years to provide estimates to homeowners interested in installing photovoltaic systems on their homes. The technology allows companies to reduce their expenses by using these satellite images, as opposed to spending time and money by traveling to a site and making difficult [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Green Products, Local Energy/Food, Real Estate, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, Denver, Energy, Solar Energy No Comments »
