I’m not a city planner. I took one class in college, so I don’t even pretend to be qualified. However, living in a city and trying to commute without a car has led to some insights that I would not get out of a book. Last year I wrote a piece called “The Hegemony of [...]
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Designing Cities with People in Mind
April 29th, 2012 
Eric Wilson April 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
March 31st, 2012 Eric Wilson When thinking about mining, sustainability is not the first word that comes to mind. For that very reason, the Sustainable Mining Conference in London presents an interesting notion. Can mining be sustainable? It would be hard to argue in favor since mining mostly procures minerals which do not regenerate in a human lifetime, making them [...]
Posted in Conferences, Conservation, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability 
Tags: Calendar, California, EPA, New York City, Saint Louis Missouri, Washington DC 
No Comments »March 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
March 1st, 2012 Eric Wilson Numerous events are slated for the United Kingdom this month, including a slew in London. With so many great conferences on U.S. soil though, we highlight a number of those taking place domestically this month. These include a few in Washington D.C., one of which focuses on the military and alternative energy. Check out our [...]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Calendar, Curriculum, David Orr, Florida, New York City, Washington DC No Comments »New Exhibit at MoMA Highlights Reimagined Suburbs
February 13th, 2012 Eric Wilson On Wednesday February 15th, a new exhibit will open at the Modern Museum of Art (MoMA) in Manhattan. Running through the end of July, this installation looks at how to reconstitute the suburbs in a more integrated fashion. In other words, scrap the current plan. Titled “Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream” the project “is an [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Real Estate, Sustainable Development Tags: Calendar, New Urbanism, New York City, Urban Planning No Comments »New York City Gets Tidal Energy Project
February 6th, 2012 Justin Manger Verdant Power was granted the first US license for a tidal energy project right on New York City’s doorstep, the East River. While the 1MW project is tiny compared to the over 2,000MW wind farm on the drawing board for Wyoming, it is good to see various renewable technologies being tested around the country. Localization of power sources [...]
Five Friday Facts: Industrial Waste
January 27th, 2012 Eric Wilson As a follow up to yesterday’s post detailing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most recent Toxics report, comes today’s Five Friday Facts. The EPA compared many of the 2010 figures to 2000. The facts below come from Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and Hunter Lovins (the latter two are co-founders of the Rocky [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Recylcing Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Chemicals, EPA, Landfill, Natural Capitalism, New York City, RMI, Waste, Wastewater No Comments »January 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
January 2nd, 2012 Eric Wilson In the world of clean energy and sustainability conferences, 2012 begins much as 2011 ends. There are only a few conferences and events listed on 2nd Green Revolution’s events calendar. Many universities are out of session until after Martin Luther King Day. However, Emory University in Atlanta is hosting a workshop focused on sustainability in [...]
Posted in Conferences, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: AASHE, Calendar, California, Emory, Film Series, Minnesota, New York City No Comments »Five Friday Facts: 2011 Heat Wave
August 26th, 2011 Eric Wilson As a follow up to last Friday’s story about New York University’s energy reduction this past summer, The Washington Post, UPI, and CBS’s Dallas affiliate provide the following facts about the heat waves from this summer. Nationally, 1,966 daily high maximum temperature records have been broken or tied so far this month (through July 23). [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Minnesota, New York City, Washington DC No Comments »NYU Saves Energy During the Heat Wave
August 19th, 2011 Eric Wilson The spell of hot weather last month would seem an unlikely time to reduce energy consumption, but New York University shaved approximately 15% off their normal energy usage. A heat wave may seem like an inopportune time to reduce electricity use, but demand during the summer has created problems in the past, like the blackouts [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Eric Wilson, News, Sustainability Tags: Energy, Grid, New York City 2 Comments »Rainstorms, Runoff, and Repaving Roads
July 28th, 2011 Eric Wilson Summer storms have ripped through Colorado over the past several weeks leaving the landscape decimated. The picture associated with this post was taken in Denver at a newly completed hospital with a retaining wall, catchment system for snow melt and storm waters, and landscaping which can help prevent soil erosion. Walking down the street reveals [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Transportation Tags: Colorado, New York City, Video, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »
