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• Finding A Green Job

  If you read articles on this website you are most likely interested in green technology and sustainability and would probably be interested in working in a gree... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Keystone Pipeline Closer to Becoming Reality

  Though controversial, I think the Keystone Pipeline should be built. (Eric, of course, reminds me that “not all of us at 2GR agree.”) However, it now looks as... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Tsunami Debris and Sustainability

  

  A dock that washed up along a remote stretch of the Pacific coast in Olympic National Park in December is the most recent herald of one of the most important... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Japan’s Zipcar

  

  Walking around exploring the new neighborhood (Yoyogiuehara/Komaba) I moved to in Tokyo over winter vacation, I came across what seems to be a Japanese version... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• One Car Family and Quasi-Suburbia

  Technically my wife and I moved to Minneapolis, at least in the city limits. We’re currently renting a home with a Walk Score of 74 (Transit Score of 47 and Bik... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Aleutian Magic. It’s All Connected.

  After finally getting to a point where I feel settled into my new apartment, I spent an hour this afternoon surfing the 10 or so digital TV channels I and... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Production Tax Credit Spared from Fiscal Cliff

  It appears that I misspoke in the calendar post from earlier this month. The Production Tax Credit for renewable energy, namely wind, which expired on December... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Plastic Bags

  The following come from Factory Direct Promos, which has the plastic bag ban map. Some of these numbers are actually hard to comprehend, like 1 million bags... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• EPA’s Best Wood Burning Practices

  As a Florida native, I can’t offer much personal insight into how to best setup your wood-burning stove or fireplace. Luckily, the Environmental Protection... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Avis to Buy Zipcar

  Though I wish they would stay independent and continue to lead the car sharing movement, Zipcar will be bought by Avis rental car company. An offer of $12. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• January 2013 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

  Welcome 2013. With the expiration of the Production Tax Credit, it will be interesting to see what happens in the upcoming year with wind power related events. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• With Abe Back, Are Reactors Back, Too?

  A few weeks ago, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) took back control of the Japanese government and named Shinzo Abe Prime Minister. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• From Orange Tree-Shaded Courtyards to Urban Food Forests

  

  Wandering the narrow streets of the Barrio Santa Cruz in Seville, Spain on a chilly New Year’s Eve two years ago, I was struck by the sight of orange trees... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Tragedy of the Commons Writ Small

  I finally obtained a copy of the 1968 article by former professor of biology Garrett Hardin from the journal Science. Titled, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” the... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Lisa Jackson to Leave EPA

  Early next year, Lisa Jackson will step down from her 4 year tenure as Environmental Protection Agency chief. Known for her aggressiveness, she fought long and... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: The Power of Natural Disasters

  The devastation wrought by hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters is mindblowing. To wreak the havoc that the these acts of nature... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• China Unveils Longest High Speed Rail Line in the World

  Xinhua, China’s national news agency, reports that China opened the world’s longest high speed rail line yesterday. Measuring more than 1,400 miles, or nearly... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Wanted: Map of World’s Renewable Energy

  Last week we talked about the worldwide map of power plants. This week we’d like to ask if any of our readers can go one better: create a map of the world’s... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Dispatches from the Bus: Intellectual Discourse and the 94 Route Philosopher

  This is the first post in what will become an ongoing series about riding the bus to and from work each day through Minneapolis and St. Paul.I believe his name... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Recycling Rate Surpasses Waste in Washington

  

  The Evergreen State just got a little greener. According to the Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington’s recycling rate reached 50.7 percent in 2011. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT