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• How Did Green(ish) Republicans Do in the 2012 Election?

  

  The Republican plan to make Obama a one term President didn’t work. Whether House Republican leaders decide to change their completely obstructionist strategy... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Mixed Review on Impact of Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

  Since the beginning of 2009, the federal government has offered tax credits to consumers of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and fully electric vehicles (EVs). Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Sandy Should Be a Slap in the Face, but It Won’t Be

  

  Hurricane Sandy appears to have brought a resurgence of interest in climate change. The massive storm that sank parts of the Jersey shore, flooded countless... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Voting Day in the United States. Few More Hours to Head to the Polls.

  If you are a U.S. citizen and you haven’t voted yet, take a small piece out of your day to vote. Vote because you believe in climate change, or vote because... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Envisioning a Renewable Energy Super Grid in Asia

  

  The recent announcement of a major new wind energy farm project in Mongolia could represent an early step towards the establishment of an envisioned... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• I Will NOT Buy a Hybrid

  Justin emailed me the other day in response to my recent post about becoming a father again. His email yielded a pretty specific response and triggered this... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Will Detroit Build a Light Rail?

  

  “Detroit is the only major metropolitan area in the country that doesn’t have a regional transportation system,” said Ray LaHood, U.S. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Ranking G20 Countries’ Sustainability

  A recent report produced by Corporate Knights, “a media, research and financial products company focused on quantifying and animating clean capitalism drivers... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Book Review: Hope’s Edge

  

  I read Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe and it was an interesting read. It was a good book for me since... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 BOOKS, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• November 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

  This month I’ve chosen a smattering of events that are related to the staff here at 2nd Green Revolution. Most are connected to where I’ve lived (plus the annua... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• India’s Capital Territory to Introduce “Blanket Ban” on Plastic Bags

  

  We’ve talked about plastic bag bans in the United States (specifically, in L.A., Seattle, and D.C.), but plastic bags are frequently even more of a problem in... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Giants: Pioneering Sustainable Baseball at AT&T; Park

  

  I know there is a massive climate change enhanced storm battering the East Coast of the US, but earlier week my beloved San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Largest American Wind Farm Gets Approval from Interior

  Philip Anschutz, the multi-billionaire and philanthropist who has been in the news lately because of the proposed sale of AEG, the Anschutz Entertainment... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• In the Pacific Northwest, Wind Powers Past Hydro for the First Time

  

  Last week The Oregonian reported that wind energy farms connected with the Bonneville Power Administration’s transmission network had, for the first time,... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Abound Solar Ceases Operations

  While we’re a little slow in getting to this story, it’s important in several ways. Abound Solar, a manufacturer of solar panels in Northern Colorado announced... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Energy Independence? Not Without Renewables

  As part of the debates last week and the energy policies of the two candidates for president, the notion of energy independence has crept into the discussion... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Is There a Place for the Poor in Cities?

  

  The story of the world is the story of cities. According to the National Geographic, in eighteen years two out of three people in the world will live in urban... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Living in the Present

  

  I feel when talking about sustainability we often look to the future for our solutions. Transportation issues will be solved with increased technology because... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Kyoto Protocol Targets

  

  Signed in 1998, the Kyoto Protocol asked 40 “Annex 1″ countries – the United States and Canada, western Europe, Russia and its neighbors, Japan, Australia... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Norwegian Study Sparks Debate Over Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles

  

  Electric vehicles (EVs) have been accepted as greener alternatives to traditional vehicles, but since EV technology is so new, their comparative environmental... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT