We do not take a political position on this site. However, the other morning the three Republican candidates for the nomination all had curious comments on U.S. energy. I say three, because the radio station I was listening to did not mention Texas Representative Ron Paul’s position on the issue. I suppose the first question [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Science’
Listening Closely to the Energy Debate
March 20th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, News, Policy, President Obama 
Tags: Analysis, Bio-fuels, Energy, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Science 
No Comments »Do Scientists Know for Certain that Humans are Causing Climate Change?
October 27th, 2011 Chris DeArmond It’s no secret that global warming has become a highly politicized talking point in the U.S. If you’ve been paying attention to the GOP presidential debates or even just public sentiment, you probably have noticed that some people believe the science pointing to humans as a cause for global warming has been corrupted by political [...]
Five Friday Facts: The Nature of Design
September 30th, 2011 Eric Wilson A friend recently lent me her copy of David Orr’s The Nature of Design. I read and reviewed his 1994 book, Earth in Mind several months back. In the first few chapters there were a number of interesting facts. I culled a few from Earth in Mind for a past Five Friday Facts and noted [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Sequestration, Coal, David Orr, Food, Population Growth, Science, Waste No Comments »America’s Home Energy Education Challenge
June 23rd, 2011 Eric Wilson Last month the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Teachers Association (disclaimer: I am a former member of the NSTA) launched a cooperative effort to reduce energy consumption. Christened America’s Home Energy Education Challenge, the goal of the effort is to engage young people in their energy usage. According to the post on the [...]
Posted in Behavior, Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: Department of Energy, Energy, Science, Stephen Chu No Comments »The Role of NASA in a Sustainable Future
June 19th, 2011 Eric Wilson A recent NPR story about the space shuttle Endeavor’s final launch and the International Space Station included some profound comments from the commander Mark Kelly. Obviously Kelly has been through a traumatic experience as his wife, Representative Giffords from Arizona, recovers from an assassination attempt. Whether because of this ordeal, or in spite of it, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: NASA, Photovoltaic, Science, Solar Energy No Comments »April Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
April 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson Many of the events on our green events calendar and stories that we write about here on 2nd Green Revolution occur in Colorado, including several this month in Denver, and Washington DC because we live in these locales. California often shows up as well. This month is no different, including an energy efficiency symposium in [...]
Let’s Set This Straight Once and For All: Climate Change Does Not Cause Tsunamis
March 15th, 2011 Justin Manger Eric touched on this in his earlier piece on renewable energy and disasters: the tsunami that literally erased some towns in Northeastern Japan has nothing to do with climate change. There are still people who, through their own deliberately misleading bloviation or due to misinformation from others, think and/or promote the false notion that there [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Education, Graphics, Japan, Justin Manger, Oceans Tags: Science, Water No Comments »Green Kids, Health, and Economics
December 7th, 2010 Guest Author The following post is from Malcolm Bill. He is an Australian freelance writer and journalist. He writes extensively in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the US. He’s published more than 500 articles about various topics, including Washing Machines and Refrigerators It’s an interesting fact that the green concepts which started as a sort of lifestyle protest have become [...]
Posted in Green Economy, Green Products, Guest Authors Tags: Chemicals, Food, Organic, Science No Comments »Biomimicry Institute Launches Youth Challenge
November 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson The Biomimicry Institute, a non-profit organization that “promotes the study and imitation of nature’s remarkably efficient designs, bringing together scientists, engineers, architects and innovators who can use those models to create sustainable technologies” has launched their inaugural Biomimicry Youth Challenge. According to their recent press release: The Biomimicry Youth Challenge (BYC) is a unique initiative [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson Tags: Biomimicry, Curriculum, Regenerative Economy, Science No Comments »The Nature of Science and Scientific Data
February 23rd, 2010 Eric Wilson As a follow up to our most recent Five Friday Facts about the IPCC’s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Summary for Policy Makers (PDF), National Public Radio’s Science Friday program had a wonderful discussion of science and how it is portrayed in the media. The panel, which included a Pulitzer Prize winner, a professor of [...]
