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• Finally, Simple and Standard Recycling Labels

  

  There many barriers to getting people to recycle: inconvenience, lack of recycling bins, confusion over how materials get separated, not being used to doing... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Convenience: The Nemesis of Sustainability

  

  In Megan’s article a few weeks back, she talked about the long list of items that she “needed” to pack on a camping trip. This seemingly suggests that getting... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 2012 London Olympic Games Said to Be Greenest to Date

  

  Last night served as the launch of the Summer Olympics’ most recent incarnation. As a prelude of sorts to the competition, a report titled “Toward a One Planet... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, SPORTS

• Five Friday Facts: Green Car Sales

  

  As noted in an article posted Wednesday, hybrids and electric vehicles (EVs) are starting to gain traction in the U.S. market. Here are some interesting sales... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Ten Years After First Visiting Beijing, A Different City

  

  The famous, historic structures have not changed. As someone who visited Beijing in 2003, the Forbidden Palace and Tienanmen Square and the Great Wall were, of... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• A Quick Look at Electric Vehicles

  

  Whether or not you’re a fan of electric propulsion, one thing has become wonderfully (or as it may be the case, painfully) clear: electric vehicles (EVs) are... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• IEA Projects 40% Growth in Rewnewables Over Next 5 Years

  

  As a follow up to last month’s post “Global Investment in Renewables Hits All-Time High in 2011” comes the International Energy Agency’s projections for... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• IEA Projects 40% Growth in Renewables Over Next 5 Years

  

  As a follow up to last month’s post “Global Investment in Renewables Hits All-Time High in 2011” comes the International Energy Agency’s projections for... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Book Review: The Good Food Revolution

  

  I just finished The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People and Communities by Will Allen and knew I had to share this book with others. This book wa... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Aren’t There More Natural Gas Powered Cars?

  

  With natural gas prices near historic lows I have been wondering if this will lead to an increase in the number of natural gas powered vehicles on the road.... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• “Buildings As Teaching Tools” Workshop Set for August 7-8th in Denver, CO

  

  2nd Green Revolution is currently a website (or a blog I suppose). However, we have designs on expanding into other realms, including a non-profit arm. Read... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Those Trees Feel Good On My Eyes (Brief Reverie)

  

  Hours of staring at the computer screen. Reading size A3 printouts with tiny Japanese font. Breathing office environment stale air. Time to step outside and... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Planning and Execution, Before the Storms Hit

  

  Last week I wrote about nuclear fusion, the elusive and extremely difficult-to-harness energy source with the potential to solve the entire world’s problem of... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• It’s a Sidewalk, Not a Sideride Take 2

  

  Last week I vented about bicyclists on the sidewalk. The other night I had to move out of the way of bicyclist coming at me on the sidewalk. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Car Sharing

  

  As a follow up to John’s spotlight post earlier this week, in which he featured Zipcar, come this week’s Five Friday Facts about car sharing. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Button Helps American Families Reduce Energy Costs

  

  Back in 2010, the US Department of Veteran Affairs unveiled Blue Button, which successfully gave veterans online access to their medical records. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Brainerd, MN to Tap Sewer Line for Energy

  

  Perhaps best known by many from the film Fargo, Brainerd, MN is putting itself on the map for its innovative approach to heating and cooling numerous municipal... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Our Growing Garden

  

  Now that summer is in full effect, so is our thriving garden. (And so are the earwigs, ew.) This is our third year having a garden and each year we keep... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, GARDENING

• Massive New Transmission Line to Bring in More Renewable Energy

  

  If the recent power outages in the eastern region of the United States remind us of anything, it should be the need to modernize and update the aging power grid... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Efficiency Cannot Trump Conservation

  

  A lot of posts come about as a result of emails, conversations, or reading/editing other people’s articles on the site. The following is an example of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT