This past Saturday during his weekly address (which can be seen below), President Obama stated that there is “perhaps no industry with more potential to create jobs now – and growth in the coming years – than clean energy.” In particular he cited a recently approved solar energy installation in California as an example of [...]
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Weekly Presidential Address Discusses Clean Energy
October 6th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Policy, President Obama 
Tags: Battery, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Hybrids, Jobs, Solar Energy, Wind Power 
No Comments »Generation Y Not Buying as Many Cars
September 27th, 2010 Eric Wilson Given that both co-founders of 2nd Green Revolution have written about our cars in the past year (Justin and his lack of a car as well as my dilemma on what to do about a car), this article from Yahoo! via Kiplinger.com raises some interesting questions about the long term viability of car companies in [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Environment, Hybrids, Mass Transit No Comments »Update: Buying A Family Car
June 8th, 2010 Eric Wilson Two months ago I wrote a post about my family’s decision to buy a new car. After 11 and a half years, my 1998 Honda Accord did not meet the needs of my growing family or the insane weather (i.e. snowstorms in late April and May) of the Front Range in Colorado. The debate raged [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Farmer's Market, Hybrids, Mass Transit, Plug-in Hybrid, Prius No Comments »Obama Touts Clean Energy Future in Speech at CMU
June 2nd, 2010 Eric Wilson As the oil spill in the Gulf Coast region reaches into the seventh week and officially becomes the largest such disaster in the history of this country, the ire of constituents across the United States is reaching a crescendo. The argument that the spill should be used to forge a clean energy future has merit. [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, President Obama, Renewable Energy Tags: Battery, Clean Energy, Green Jobs, Hybrids, Jobs, Nuclear, Stimulus Bill No Comments »To Buy A Hybrid or Drive Fewer Miles Without One?
April 5th, 2010 Eric Wilson As many of our faithful readers know, half of 2nd Green Revolution gave up their car at the end of last year. For those that having been paying close attention, they are aware that the other half has increased their family by one this year. While the impact of Western lifestyles and consumption patters are [...]
Posted in Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Cars, Colorado, Electric Vehicles, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Prius 2 Comments »Trash Goes Clean: Hybrid Garbage Collectors
December 8th, 2009 Eric Wilson While there is more news than we can possibly cover, there were a number of intriguing stories covered by The New York Times recently that deserve mention. Included was an article about hybrid garbage trucks. In New York City, a number of trucks have been retrofitted with hybrid drivetrains. Because these vehicles start and stop [...]
NASCAR’s Place in a Clean Energy Future
August 1st, 2009 Eric Wilson In April of this year, ESPN reported that the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) planned to use a hybrid-gasoline electric vehicle as its pace car. “A hybrid will be the official pace car for the first time in NASCAR when Toyota lends a Camry for use in next month’s Coca-Cola 600.” While [...]
Senate Passes Cash for Clunkers Bill
June 20th, 2009 Eric Wilson The long awaited “Cash for Clunkers” bill recently passed through the upper house of Congress as an attachment to a war spending bill. As written, the bill will provide vouchers to car owners who turn in a vehicle that gets less than 18 miles per gallon for one that achieves at least 22 mpg, according [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, President Obama, Transportation Tags: CAFE Standards, Cars, Congress, Hybrids No Comments »2010 Prius
June 18th, 2009 Justin Manger 2nd Green Revolution has tested out the 2009 Prius and managed to get incredible gas mileage. We’ve also had a guest author review his purchase of a 2009 Prius. Though we haven’t had the chance to drive the new 2010 version, the New York Times is running a series on the new car that we’d [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Cars, Green Technology, Hybrids, Prius 1 Comment »3rd Generation Toyota Prius Debuts in Japan
May 20th, 2009 Eric Wilson A few months ago 2nd Green Revolution brought news of Toyota Prius’ 50 mile per gallon designation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the blog Auto Tantra, the third generation Prius, which has a base price of $22,000 (US), debuted Monday in Japan. South African website Motoring claims that “Toyota has rolled out [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Japan, President Obama, Transportation Tags: CAFE Standards, Cars, Hybrids, Prius, Solar Energy No Comments »
