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, [...]
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May 2010 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
May 3rd, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Sustainability 
Tags: Calendar, Clean Energy, Lifecycle, New Urbanism, New York City, NYC Green Buildings 
View CommentsMarch 2010 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
March 1st, 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. Many of the events on the calendar for March take place in India and China. Half of the events [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Bio-fuels, Biomimicry, Calendar, California, New York City View CommentsTrash 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 [...]
USGBC Announces New Building Performance Initiative
September 26th, 2009 Eric Wilson In a recent email sent out to its members, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that their new Building Performance Initiative “will be in full swing with the first of five summits planned to raise the level of discussion about how we can ensure that all green buildings perform the way they are [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building Tags: California, LEED, New York City, Triple Bottom Line, USGBC, Washington DC View CommentsFive Friday Facts
June 19th, 2009 Eric Wilson In San Jose, California, three private partners will produce 900,000 gallons of biogas using German technology and 150,000 metric tons of organic waste generated by San Jose residents (source: New York Times). Puget Sound Energy, the electricity provider for the Seattle, Washington region, gets 42% of its total electricity production from hydro-power. New York City [...]
Posted in Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger Tags: Battery, Biogas, Carbon Dioxide, Hydroelectricity, New York City View Comments
