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• Can D.C. Lead the Charge in Shutting Down Coal-fired Power Plants?

  

  Gridlock in Washington. It’s not just the traffic, but the political process that has stalled as evidenced by the debt ceiling debacle and other squabbles.... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• EPA’s Renewable Energy Cost Database

  

  Until costs of renewable energy can compete with traditional sources like coal and nuclear, it will be difficult for them to gain a large foothold. Recent news... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 4th Annual Back to School Guide to PVC-Free Supplies Released

  

  In its fourth annual edition of the PVC-Free School Supply Guide, the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (CHEJ) provides a list of items that are... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 13 Year Old Makes Solar Panel Breakthrough By Mimicking Nature, Or Does He?

  

  Taking a page from Mother Nature’s instruction book, a young and curious student from New York has built a small tree-shaped solar array (we’ve featured leaf... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Econation Offers Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicles

  

  During the Academy Award ceremony earlier this year, stars arrived in the usual black car, but many of these were either powered by alternative fuel or were... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Virginia’s First Light Rail, “The Tide,” Opens in Norfolk

  

  Build it and they will come, especially if it is free. With the opening of a 7.4 mile light rail system, the crowds were out early Friday in Norfolk, Virginia t... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Durability is the Key to Sustainability

  

  Goods that need replacing every few years, what is known as planned obsolescence, deals a serious blow to the goals of sustainability. When a poorly made... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• NYU Saves Energy During the Heat Wave

  The spell of hot weather last month would seem an unlikely time to reduce energy consumption, but New York University shaved approximately 15% off their normal... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts/Infographic: Obama’s 2035 Energy Goals

  

  Can the U.S. really get 80% of its electricity needs from clean energy sources as proposed by president Obama? We currently get about 50% of our electricity fro... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• ReDirect Guide: The Healthy and Sustainable Lifestyle Directory

  

  For those looking to find environmentally and socially equitable companies and products, the ReDirect Guide helps put consumers in touch with businesses that pu... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Sign of the Times? Renewable Energy Consumption Tops Nuclear

  

  In March of this year, consumption of energy generated from renewable sources of power exceeded consumption from nuclear power in the United States. This... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Evergreen Solar Files for Chapter 11

  

  The Massachusetts based Evergreen Solar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Chapter 11, which allows a company to reorganize, does not necessarily spell the en... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• “Green Curtains” Proliferate in Japan

  

  Another trip to Gunma prefecture, another insight into greener living. In past posts, I’ve mentioned the fact that some households can actually make money each... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Rest in Peace Ray

  Last week Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface carpet (click here for 2nd Green Revolution’s tag) passed away. Anderson was perhaps the most notable example of a CEO... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Lake Isabelle, Colorado

  

  The following video was shot at Lake Isabelle in Roosevelt National Forest in Indian Peaks Wilderness. The lake is located outside Ward, Colorado and the... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS

• Going Back to School: A Different Type of Student Store

  

  Remember the days of moving into (and then out of) the college dorms? New lamps, sheets, towels, alarm clocks, and assorted household goods furnished roughly 10... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Newsletter Revamp

  

  Now that part of our team has become somewhat settled in Japan, our weekly newsletter has resumed. It has been revamped to highlight our posts. Click here for... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• We’re 2nd Green Revolution. Wait…So Where’s the Revolution?

  

  The word revolution connotes upheaval, swiftness, displacement, and even violent change. We put revolution in our name when we founded the site because we... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Harvard University Unveils Its 50th LEED Certified Structure

  

  Harvard, the oldest university in the United States – founded in 1636, less than two decades after the Mayflower landed on nearby Plymouth Rock – has reached th... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Recycling Takes All Forms: Oyster Shells in Charleston

  

  From the “meant to write that up a long time ago and never got to it” files comes a post about recycling in Charleston, S.C. Only in the last couple years have... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT