The Wall Street Journal reports that General Motors “will build 10,000 Chevrolet Volts in 2011 and another 30,000 in 2012.” Details had been few and far between regarding GM’s foray into electrically powered cars. According to the story, “The Volt will go on sale later this year in California, Washington, D.C., Austin, Texas, and around [...]
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10,000 Chevy Volts Planned for 2011
July 2nd, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation 
Tags: California, Cars, Chevy Volt, Electric Cars, Honda Clarity, New York City, Tesla 
No Comments »Five Friday Facts
June 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson The following five Friday facts come via an Economix blog post on NY Times. Carbon emissions from San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, California were the lowest among American metropolitan areas, but “are still more than four times the emissions in the brownest Chinese city (Daqing) and 10 times as high as the household [...]
Posted in China, Conservation, Eric Wilson Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Coal, Energy Conservation, New York City No Comments »Greener Than Thou: Holy Wisdom Monastery Achieves Highest LEED Score Ever
June 23rd, 2010 Eric Wilson My dad, an avid reader of AARP, came across this story about the LEED-NC (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – New Construction) certified building at Holy Wisdom Monestary in Middleton, Wisconsin. The LEED rating system is based on points earned for completing/qualifying various levels of green building. Currently, there are 69 possible points that [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Recylcing, Renewable Energy Tags: Geothermal, LEED, New York City, USGBC No Comments »Green Dry Cleaning Takes Off
June 19th, 2010 Eric Wilson Many successful green technologies replace existing ones with little to no transition. This includes cost, appearance (in the case of building materials and other consumer goods), and ease of use. While dry cleaning is ripe for a more eco-friendly approach, it is expensive. In order for a new product to be sustainable it must be [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Products Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Denver, Farmer's Market, Green Technology, New York City 1 Comment »May 2010 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
May 3rd, 2010 Eric Wilson On or around the first of every month, 2nd Green Revolution updates the green events calendar for the coming month. Last November we began including a post highlighting some of the intriguing events for that month. Unlike past months where many of the events on the calendar take place abroad, May showcases numerous conferences, workshops, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Sustainability Tags: Calendar, Clean Energy, Lifecycle, New Urbanism, New York City, NYC Green Buildings No Comments »
