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• Poll: What is Your McDonald’s Moment?

  In yesterday’s op-ed I referenced Justin’s “McDonald’s moment.” When he was 12 years-old, he wrote a letter to the company inquiring about their Styrofoam... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Growing Up in LA

  

  A few weeks ago I was talking with another transplant from Los Angeles who also became interested in environmental sustainability. She asked what it was that go... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 2012 Green Cup Challenge is Underway

  

  From January 18th to February 15th, 116 schools throughout the country will compete to reduce electricity usage at their schools by taking part in the 2012... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Industrial Waste

  

  As a follow up to yesterday’s post detailing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most recent Toxics report, comes today’s Five Friday Facts. The EPA... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• EPA Publishes Toxics Release Inventory for 2010

  

  Every year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which provides emissions data on 650 toxic chemicals, as wel... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Obama Returns to Energy Theme in State of the Union

  

  As he has done previously in talking about the state of America, President Obama had several things to say about energy in Tuesday night’s speech... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Happy Birthday, 2nd Green Revolution

  

  It has been three years to the day since our first post at 2nd Green Revolution. From that beginning, the number of visits to the site has tripled each year,... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 52 Japanese Municipalities Now Energy Independent

  

  Given the dearth of natural resources, new concerns over nuclear power, and a “mottainai” mentality, it seems natural that Japan should look to put in place... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Aquaculture: How Sustainable is Farming Fish?

  

  I have discussed factory farms in a previous post. But did you know that factory farms go beyond the normal livestock? Factory farms are now plaguing our... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Poll: Obama’s State of the Union Speech

  On Tuesday, January 24th President Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address from Capitol Hill. How prominently do you think clean energy and the “green... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• From Used Mattress to Commodity

  

  If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your mattress after you’re done using it, Spring Back Recycling has one answer. The new company started recycling the ol... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Efficiency is Not the Key to Sustainability

  

  Justin has written a few posts about the importance of getting outside; one titled “Encroachment” and the other “The Set Aside“. This post follows up, but... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Eating in “Meat” Season

  

  I have previously discussed the importance on eating in season, but this focus is usually put on fruits and vegetables.  Did you know that meat is seasonal as... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & DRINK, ORGANIC

• Five Friday Facts: Potpourri

  

  Worldwide meat production tripled between 1971 to 2012 to about 600 billion pounds. The top three foods that generate the most greenhouse gases before and... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Is Germany the Model for a Second Green Revolution?

  

  In May 2011, shortly after the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Germany’s government decided to put the country on track to phase out its nuclear power plant... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Carpooling Grows Up

  

  When I was a kid, my mom and a bunch of other parents in and around the neighborhood arranged a carpool system whereby each parent would drive a group of kids t... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Rising Meat Consumption

  

  A recent report from the Worldwatch Institute stated that global meat consumption is up 20% over the past 10 years.  The report claims the majority of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Where the Trees Are: New Biomass Map Shows Forest Cover Across the U.S.

  

  Calling their work “possibly the highest resolution and most detailed view of forest structure and carbon storage ever assembled for any country,” the NASA Eart... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Game Day Challenge: College Football’s Other Season Long Competition

  

  Last week the extended collegiate football season wrapped up with a one-sided victory by the University of Alabama over Louisiana State University. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Secretary Chu Says EV Batteries Will Be 70% Cheaper in 3 Years

  

  At a recent speech in Detroit - a kind of pep rally for the city and its car industry – Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu had some good news about the cost of... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT