January 21st, 2013 
Eric Wilson 
The following excerpt from President Obama’s second inaugural address comes from the transcript provided by the White House. In the entirety of the address, this paragraph represents the lone mention of energy or climate change. Here it is: We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to [...]
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Tags: Climate Change, Green Jobs 
No Comments » November 20th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
With my recent move to Minnesota, I get to experience (and report on) a Midwestern perspective in sustainability. While I’ve written about the state previously, many of my articles will now be more focused on the area as most of our writers seem to engage in the issues surrounding their communities. Today’s post will sound [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Colorado, Green Jobs, Minnesota, Production Tax Credit, Wind Power No Comments » October 22nd, 2012 Eric Wilson 
In what amounts to an indirect answer to Chris DeArmond’s question a few months back, it appears that the US wind industry will struggle to survive the looming end of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy, which was initiated in 1992. Chris’s article “Can U.S. Wind Energy Survive without Government Backing?” hinted at [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Colorado, Green Jobs, Production Tax Credit, Wind Power No Comments » October 19th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
Last year CNBC put out an article about green economy and jobs facts. Earlier this year, green jobs in the United States were measured for the first time. Today’s facts are a bit dated, but given the discussion of the economy, jobs, and clean energy, it is still pertinent. Twenty-nine states have ordered their utilities [...]
July 11th, 2012 Eric Wilson For the clean energy economy to move into the third pillar of sustainability, (ethics/social sustainability) there needs to be equal access for all. A large part of that is the role women will play. There are a few significant women in the field, including Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx. Her inspirational TED Talk [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, News, Sustainability Tags: Clean Energy, Department of Energy, Green Jobs, Video No Comments » June 26th, 2012 Eric Wilson As I’ve stated in the past, I truly believe that schools play a significant role in the shift to a more sustainable society. Unfortunately, the structure of public education these days makes it difficult to transition from the current model of schooling to one based on sustainability (more on this in a future post). However, [...]
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Alice Waters, Food, Gardens, Green Jobs, Jobs, Science, Video No Comments » May 1st, 2012 Eric Wilson A recent report measured American “Green Jobs” for the first time. Perhaps no place in the U.S. was hit as hard by the economy of the past several years than Detroit. The Motor City has seen a decline for quite some time, but later this month there is a conference focused on green jobs in [...]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Army, Calendar, Economy, Green Jobs, Los Angeles, Solar Energy No Comments » April 10th, 2012 Eric Wilson A few years back we wrote an article about Ball State University’s plan to replace their coal-fired boilers with a geothermal system. As it turns out, the time has come. According to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Office of the Department of Energy, Ball State has completed the nation’s largest ground-source geothermal system [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Coal, Department of Energy, Geothermal, Green Jobs, Jobs, Stimulus Bill No Comments » February 14th, 2012 Eric Wilson As a follow up to last month’s post about BOULD, a Colorado-based social venture that is working to “end substandard housing through green building education,” comes another story from Boulder, Colorado about green homes for under-served populations. In this case, it is the University’s Sustainable Housing Project, which is part of the Mortenson Center in [...]
January 23rd, 2012 Eric Wilson If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your mattress after you’re done using it, Spring Back Recycling has one answer. The new company started recycling the old foam and spring amalgamations. Spring Back Recycling, which was founded last year, charges patrons $10 per mattress to recycle the old sleep-aids. More than just an environmentally friendly [...]
