March 17th, 2013 
Eric Wilson 
On a recent trip I turned on the television at the hotel and The Day After Tomorrow was on. I avoided watching it while it was in the theaters, and then on DVD. When it came out nearly 10 years ago (which in and of itself is astonishing), I was starting my career as a [...]
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No Comments » February 16th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
As part of the annual State of the Union, President Obama touched on energy as he has in past addresses to the nation. In 2011 he highlighted clean energy, while in 2012 he laid out his goal of 80% of electricity generation from “clean” sources. Below is the excerpt from his speech that dealt with [...]
Posted in China, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, News, Policy, President Obama Tags: Clean Energy, Climate Change, Congress, Energy, Grid, Holy Grail, Jobs, Natural Gas, Pollution, Science, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments » February 1st, 2013 Eric Wilson 
Following the lead of other cabinet officials, Dr. Stephen Chu submitted his resignation from the Department of Energy (DOE). Chu, a former academic from the University of California Berkeley and past winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, stepped down today. He led the DOE during President Obama’s first term in office. Like many other [...]
January 15th, 2013 Nick Grue A 2004 study published in Science by Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow made the assertion that simply stabilizing CO2 emissions over the next 50 years would keep the world from experience dangerous climate change effects. Currently, there is general agreement in the goal to keep global average temperatures from rising 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial [...]
Posted in Conservation, Sustainability Tags: 2 Degrees, 500 ppm, Climate Change, CO2, Nick Grue, Science No Comments » June 26th, 2012 Eric Wilson As I’ve stated in the past, I truly believe that schools play a significant role in the shift to a more sustainable society. Unfortunately, the structure of public education these days makes it difficult to transition from the current model of schooling to one based on sustainability (more on this in a future post). However, [...]
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Alice Waters, Food, Gardens, Green Jobs, Jobs, Science, Video No Comments » March 20th, 2012 Eric Wilson 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 [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, News, Policy, President Obama Tags: Analysis, Bio-fuels, election, Energy, Mitt Romney, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Science No Comments » 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 [...]
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 » 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 » 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 »
