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• Europe’s Dirty Affair with American Coal

  As you’re probably aware, natural gas prices in the United States have plummeted in recent times with the development of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Weight of China’s Heavy Hand

  Some regions wait for economic development to reduce unsustainably high fertility rates. Others take more direct approaches. China’s One-Child policy... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Review: Costco

  I recently became a Costco member after shopping there on a trial run with a friend. I know Costco isn’t considered the most sustainable place with its... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Mini Nuclear Plants May Change the Face of Nuclear Power

  

  As climate change is becoming increasingly accepted in government and business planning, the cost of carbon and other greenhouse gases are making some consider... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Renewables in the Mix in Japan’s Energy Sector Reforms

  

  In a development with important implications for the future expansion of renewable energy generation and use in Japan, a Japanese government panel on February... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Learning from Trees: Climate Appropriate Design

  I picked up David Suzuki’s Tree: A Life Story at the library recently and started reading it on the bus. It traces the development of a Douglas-fir from seedlin... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Writers Spotlight: Megan Stilley (Part 2)

  Here is the second installment of Megan’s answers to questions the 2nd Green Revolution editorial staff asked her about sustainability. This is part of a new... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Uinta Brewery

  

  Uinta Brewery Utah brings to mind a number of distinct images: the Desert, the Great Salt Lake, Mormons, and possibly Karl Malone.  Chances are beer, or any... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Brazil

  This week we bring you some green facts related to Brazil, host of the World Cup next year and the Olympics in 2016. Brazil has 12% of the world’s amount of... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• In Response to the Super Bowl

  Don’t take this the wrong way because I love football but the Super Bowl and everything it involves is a bit excessive.  The massive amounts of energy used for... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What I’ve Learned About Fuel Cells

  

  I recently started working with a non-profit that promotes the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Since joining, I’ve learned a lot about... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Writers Spotlight: Megan Stilley

  This week’s featured writer is Megan Stilley. In order to give you a chance to get to know the 2nd Green Revolution writers better, we will be highlighting... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Extension of Personal Commitment

  As graduate students, my peers and I are faced daily with workloads that seem at times, insurmountable. The prospect of “keeping up” is a mere physical... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Sustainable Community Development and Disaster Recovery

  

  In the months following the March 2011 earthquake that devastated Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region, Japanese government leaders pledged as part of... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What Will Happen to Car Sharing Now the ZipCar is Part of Avis?

  Avis epitomizes corporate America in many ways. ZipCar was a counter-corporate organization in many ways. Although ZipCar was a publicly traded company, it did... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Bike Fix Station Vending Machine

  A few years ago while I was teaching entry level environmental science as part of my doctoral program, I had students yet to reimagine/redesign Denver as a... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Dr. Stephen Chu Steps Down as Head of Energy Department

  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... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Writers Spotlight: Featuring Chris DeArmond (Part 2)

  Here is the second installment of Chris DeArmond’s answers to questions the 2nd Green Revolution editorial staff asked him about sustainability. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: 40 Years Alone in the Wilderness

  

  This week’s Five Friday Facts are a bit different. They come from a story in Smithsonian.com about a family living totally isolated in the Siberian Wilderness. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Unsustainable Cities

  I wrote about our visit to Ann Arbor and how that city was making conscious efforts to be sustainable. While there are cities going this route there are others... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT