The following post is by Jane Nakano, a Fellow in the Energy and National Security Program and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). One of the policy issues that has gone through a notable evolution under the administration of President Barack Obama is nuclear energy. Several years since his cautious acknowledgment of nuclear [...]
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Guest Author: Evolution of Nuclear Energy Policy Under the Obama Administration, Part 1
May 22nd, 2010 
Guest Author Buoy Generators: Float or Sink?
May 11th, 2010 Justin Manger Offshore wind power projects such as the recently approved Cape Cod, Massachusetts installation have been getting headlines as of late. While offshore wind has great potential to generate clean electricity, there is another ocean-related power source that is being explored: wave power. Also called hydrokinetic energy, the idea is to harness the natural rolling movement of the [...]
Nuclear Power Revival in U.S.? Perhaps, but Look East…
May 6th, 2010 Justin Manger According to the the Trade Fact of the Week from the Democratic Leadership Council, energy generated around the world breaks down roughly into these categories: 175 quadrillion BTUs from oil, burned in various refined states to run the world’s transport industries. 130 quadrillion BTUs drawn from coal for electricity. 110 quadrillion BTUs from natural gas [...]
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Tags: Department of Energy, Electricity Generation, Energy, Nuclear 
No Comments »Wild Ideas Light Company: A Bright Future
April 7th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last month’s post about Waste Farmers mentioned that the composting company was one of three finalists for the Denver Green Business of the Year. Today 2nd Green profiles one of the other two finalists. Wild Ideas Light Company has created a line of LED lights that not only provides a range of ultra-efficient lighting options, [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Products Tags: CFL, Colorado, Denver, Department of Energy, Green Product, LED Lights No Comments »The Department of Energy and The Economic Recovery
April 4th, 2010 Eric Wilson Here at 2nd Green Revolution, we firmly believe in the power of a clean energy economy to serve as the backbone of a healthy, sustainable economy going forward. Recent news from the Department of Energy (DOE) provides a glimmer of hope regarding this possibility. The DOE “released a new report [available as a PDF] highlighting [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, President Obama Tags: Department of Energy, Stephen Chu, Stimulus Bill, Tax Rebates No Comments »What Will Be the Next Big Biofuel Breakthrough?
March 28th, 2010 Eric Wilson The oil economy cannot run on crude from underground reserves indefinitely. However, a majority of the transportation infrastructure is set up for the delivery of oil products and for the cars, trucks, boats, that run on refined oil (gasoline, diesel, kerosene). According to MarketWatch, late last year the Department of Energy approved millions of dollars [...]
Five Friday Facts
January 8th, 2010 Justin Manger Between 80 and 85 percent of the energy used to wash clothes comes from heating the water. –U.S. Department of Energy “Sleep” features that power down home office equipment and other electronic devices that [...]
Move Over X-Prize, Here Comes the L-Prize
September 29th, 2009 Eric Wilson A $10 million (US) competition to design a better light bulb has been initiated by the United States’ Department of Energy (DOE). Taking a page from the X-Prize foundation, which offers monetary rewards for innovative products, the government hopes to find a replacement for the 19th century incandescent light bulb. Dubbed the L-Prize – short [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Products Tags: CFL, Department of Energy, Energy Conservation, Green Product, LED Lights, X-Prize No Comments »
