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 [...]
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New York City Gets Tidal Energy Project
February 6th, 2012 
Justin Manger 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: 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 No 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 »Book Review: Elizabeth Royte’s Garbage Land
July 18th, 2011 Eric Wilson While writing a post on biochar, I came across a book I read a few years back. After having written a review of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle two years post-reading, I figured I’d write a review of Elizabeth Royte’s Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash as well. Despite the fact that I read it [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Recylcing Tags: Barbara Kingsolver, Book Review, Composting, Cradle to Cradle, Elizabeth Royte, EPA, New York City, Waste, Zero Waste No Comments »Modern Green Living: City Living at its Best
July 13th, 2011 Guest Author In the classic sitcom, Green Acres, actors Eva Gabor and Eddie Albert bicker over the complications with their move from Manhattan to a rural farm. “Farm livin’ is the life for me/ Land spreadin’ out so far and wide/ Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside,” sings Albert, while Gabor pleads to return to Park [...]
