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• Renewable Energy and Natural Disasters

  

  For those readers who know and follow 2nd Green Revolution, you’re probably aware that Justin lived in Japan for a few years and travels there frequently. The... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Double Edge Sword of Growth and Development

  

  A few months back our Five Friday Facts came by way of a 60 Minutes story on Brazil (see the video clip below). Many of the facts touted Brazil’s progress in th... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Diamond Green Diesel Secures Loan Guarantees from DOE

  

  Earlier this year the Department of Energy’s Secretary, Stephen Chu, “announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $241 million loan guarantee to... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Future of Coal

  Environmentalists and a handful of politicians have dreamed of a day when coal power plants are shut down and supplanted by renewable energy sources. However,... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Eco-Trek’s Sixth Edition Takes Us to New Orleans and Texas

  

  Presented by German actress Anita Anthonj, the weekly green news magazine is making its way around the world in fuel cell vehicles reporting on green projects... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts – Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Trash

  

  Last fall CNBC aired “Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Trash” (see the video below). On occasion they re-air the expose. First there are some overall facts to... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Toward a New Set of Three “R”s

  

  I’ve been thinking about this for a long time now. Reduce, reuse, recycle is a fantastic approach to conservation and economic restraint. While I still find... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Up and Coming Green Careers

  

  Brian Jenkins is an expert about a number of career fields, including those in electronics technology and construction management. He has been writing for... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2011 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Monterey Institute Establishes New Marine Policy Program

  

  The Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is situated in one of the most beautiful areas of the country, with the Monterey Bay lapping on Del... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Antioch University: New England’s Educating for Sustainability Masters

  

  Antioch University in New England offers a Masters in Educating for Sustainability (EfS). The program is open to applicants who are currently teachers in... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Biomimetic City and Sustainability

  

  “After 3.8 billion years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.” -Janine Benyus, co-founder of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What to Make of GM’s $40 Million Investment in Renewable Energy

  

  Towards the end of last year, GM announced that its largest brand, Chevrolet, would invest $40 million over the next three to five years in external clean energ... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Food Inc.

  

  Last January, at the beginning of our current streak of continuous days with a post, I reviewed Food, Inc. As part of the movement that has sprung from the film... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Eco-Trek Now Stateside in Miami (Video)

  

  In the 5th weekly installment of Eco-Trek‘s international journey in Mercedes F-Cell cars to chronicle green news around the planet, the team stops in Miami, FL... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Two Ways to Save the Environment

  

  More than half of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions come from moving people and goods and housing those people (see slide 10). Harvard Professor Edward... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Can You Compare High Speed Rail to the Interstate Highway System?

  

  Just over 50 years ago, the interstate system came into being. President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 on June 29th with the aim of... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• March Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

  

  There are two environmental film festivals taking place this month on opposite coasts. There’s the inaugural San Fransisco Green Film Festival and the long(er)... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• “Game-Changing” Companies: DOE Bets on Sun Catalytix and 1366

  The U.S. Department of Energy recently highlighted six projects that are at the forefront of American energy innovation. The funding for these has come from... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Biochar Engineering Corporation Brings Biochar Technology to the US

  

  The first time we came across biochar here at 2nd Green Revolution we were exactly one month old. As a result of that post, we were contacted last summer about... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Growing Popularity in Refurbished Cell Phones

  

  Several months ago, 2nd Green Revolution ran a piece on “urban mining” in Japan, which described the country’s efforts to recycle metals found in many... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2011 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, GADGETS, TECH