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• Introducing Nest: The Learning Thermostat

  

  Simplicity. Apple knew it could sell electronics if they got the interface correct and made them easy to use. Now some former Apple employees are taking that... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• U.S. Solar Companies File Trade Suit Against China

  

  News is coming out that confirms what many have suspected for some time now, namely that Chinese producers of solar panels may have an unfair advantage over... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New Writers Join 2nd Green Revolution

  

  We have recently brought two writers on board as independent contractors. Megan Stilley began writing last week and has already covered GMOs and written about... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Need for Sustainable and Easily Accessible Alternative Energy

  

  With the increasing costs of energy and the pertinent issues of global warming, people are posing questions whether it’s feasible to have alternative energy... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Carrying Capacity: The Missing Link in Sustainability

  

  A few of our previous op-ed pieces have touched on keys to sustainability (including resilience and durability) and where sustainability is today. Often... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Bringing Back Freedom Gardens

  

  Sustainability has many definitions and approaches. But I feel in order for the global world to be sustainable, we individually need to take steps in being... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Bottlemania Water Facts

  

  While in between books for school, I picked up a copy of Elizabeth Royte’s Bottlemania. I had previously read (and reviewed) her book Garbage Land. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Elastec Wins Cash for Creating Vastly Improved Oil Skimmer

  

  $1 million is a lot of motivation. Using that cash from the X Prize Foundation’s “X Challenge” contest as an incentive, Illinois-based Elastec/American Marine... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Small Wind Turbine Sales Are Up, but Should You Buy One?

  

  Though you probably have seen or heard about giant utility-sized wind farms that contribute to powering thousands of homes, much smaller, residential turbines... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• RecycOil Takes Old Fryer Oil and Makes Biodiesel

  

  The idea of waste as fuel or nutrients for another purpose is a fundamental process in nature. Taking a substance that is considered waste and refining,... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• GreenerGagdets Widget for Energy Consumption and Recycling

  

  Notice anything new? Scroll down our homepage and take a peek at the latest addition to 2ndGreenRevolution.com on the right side bar of the site under the movin... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Genetically Modified Organisms in Food

  

  October is GMO awareness month. GMOs are genetically modified foods and are now in most processed foods. According to Grist.org, “80 percent of packaged foods i... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Resilience is the Key to Sustainability

  

  When a single species comes to dominate and ecosystem, whether it is a predator or a producer (i.e. plant), it tends to lose its adaptability. This can also be... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• General Electric to Build Largest Solar Factory in US

  

  A recent news release from General Electric (GE) stated that the company will build the United States’ largest solar panel factory. GE estimates that it will... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Economic Advantages of Green Energy

  

  The world is changing, and maybe not for the better. A look at The United States, as well as many other industrialized countries, finds that nearly 85% of energ... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• FFF: Agriculture and the Environment

  

  The world has been able to feed increasing masses of humanity thanks to giant leaps in technology and mechanization that have increased yields and reduced the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Garage: Eco-Friendly Car Maintenance

  

  When one thinks about being eco-friendly, driving a car does not necessarily come to the top of the list. Some cars are more fuel-efficient than others, but... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Known for Going Big, Texas Places Large Bet on Algae

  

  Austin is supposed to be great. I’ve never been but I fall into that category of people who have heard great things, yet never gotten around to going. For... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Apple’s New Headquarters

  

  In the video below, Steve Jobs presents plans for Apple’s new massive corporate building to be built on 150 acres in Cupertino. The speech before the Cupertino... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 ARCHITECTURE, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, TECH

• “Wild Catch” Opens in Denver, Offering Sustainable Seafood

  

  On occasion we write about local restaurants that we come across in our travels – or in this case in our neighborhood – that exhibit sustainable practices.... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT