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  • A Wind Farm Without The Blades

    Do Your Part
    Megan M.
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    A wind farm with no blades? Here's how it could work.

  • Thailand elephants now poached for their meat

    msnbc.com: Environment
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species.

  • Energy Efficiency Improvements Could Save Up To $3.4 Billion Annually

    Clean Edge News
    Sean Sosnovec
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pm

  • Forests for all? New federal rule aims to please

    msnbc.com: Environment
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm
    It's no easy task figuring out how to balance forest and wildlife protection with logging, drilling and offroading on the nation's 155 national forests, but the Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a rule it says will do just that.

  • How to Pack a Healthy, Zero Waste Lunch

    Matter Network - Clean Technology, Sustainable Business and Green News
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:58 pm
    by Lynn Fang Lunch is something we often look over in the morning rush to be on time. We either pack something quick and not so healthy, or just skip making it altogether to buy something near work. A good, healthy lunch is important to making sure you stay energized and centered during the day. It's also an opportunity to practice being more green! Fresh, Healthy Food What have you been eating for lunch? Going out to eat is easy and quick, but restaurants often pile up on the butter and sauce, all while serving giant portions. If you do need to buy food, consider healthier options like whole…
 
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    Switchboard, from NRDC

  • Refining RGGI: States are helping improve an already impressive system that cuts pollution, creates jobs, spurs energy innovation, and reduces energy costs

    Dale Bryk
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:32 pm
    Dale Bryk, Director, Air & Energy Program, New York Who doesn’t want more good things? And by good things, here’s some of what I mean: pollution cuts that help protect the health of our children and of our increasingly fragile atmosphere. (Just how bad are things getting, climate-wise? To find out, check out NRDC’s new extreme weather mapping tool, which shows the increasingly severe impacts global-warming pollution is having on our nation.)    good-paying jobs that can’t be shipped overseas—jobs not just for out-of-work construction workers and newly…

  • Last Week in Whales: Mass Stranding of Dolphins in Cape Cod; Dolphins Are People Too?; Sale of Whale Bycatch in Korea Spurs Illegal Slaughter...

    Zak Smith
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:11 pm
    Zak Smith, Attorney, Marine Mammal Protection Project, Santa Monica News in the world of whales last week (or close to it). Okay, let’s start with some dolphin news. The big news last week was the mass stranding of dolphins that continued throughout the week in Cape Cod.  It started on January 14 with the stranding of about 30 dolphins and appears to have ended at the close of the weekend after a total of 90 dolphins stranded, making it the largest dolphin beaching in years.  Rescuers not only saved dolphins that were trapped on shore, but also helped about 300 dolphins swim…

  • The Ugly Side of Globalization in the New York Times this Week

    Linda Greer
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:26 pm
    Linda Greer, Director, Health and Environment Program, Washington, D.C. This week, the New York Times week published articles about Apple Computer ( here and here) which paint a grim picture about the prospects that manufacturing will ever move back to the U.S. and an even grimmer picture of life in Chinese factories.  This news has shocked many readers, but not me. As NRDC’s health director, my charge is to follow the pollution – and then get rid of it.  In recent years, the pollution trail has led me to China, which is a global hotspot of toxic water and air pollution,…

  • Could wolves help songbirds weather climate change?

    Sylvia Fallon
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:52 pm
    Sylvia Fallon, Senior Scientist, Washington, DC A new study has documented a decline in songbird populations in Arizona as a result of climate change.  What gets less attention in this story is that this decline is caused by elk over-browsing the plants that provide cover and nesting sites for the birds.  With warming temperatures leading to decreased snow pack over the last 22 years, elk have been staying at higher elevations for longer periods of time, leading to the intensive browsing and resulting reduction in songbirds. We know that songbirds also declined in the Yellowstone…

  • Report Announces Top 10 Species Imperiled by Fossil Fuels

    Elly Pepper
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Elly Pepper, Legislative Advocate, Washington, DC When we turn on the heat in our homes or start our cars, most of us don’t think about the creatures that may be harmed as a result.  But the fact is that oil, gas, and coal extraction is one of the leading threats to our nation’s wildlife. The Endangered Species Coalition’s new report, Fueling Extinction: How Dirty Energy Drives Wildlife to the Brinkextrapolates upon this point by highlighting the top ten animals, plants, birds, and fish most jeopardized by the development, storage, and transportation of fossil fuels. At…
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    The Green Skeptic

  • The Future of Biofuels: What's Hot, Hype, and Possible

    Scott Edward Anderson
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:55 am
    Renmatix Super Converter What is the future of BioFuels? From algae to switchgrass and wood waste to sewer grease, many advances in next generation biofuels are being made today. But what is realistic and how do you cut through the hope and hype to get at viable solutions? The US military is one of the largest investors in advanced biofuels development and is in a position to make the market ripe for commercialization on a massive scale. Can it do for biofuels what it did for GPS and the Internet? I'll be moderating an informative and lively dialogue with industry experts, entrepreneurs and…

  • Cleanweb Hackathon Focuses on Killer Apps Built in a Day...or Two

    Scott Edward Anderson
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am
    Hackers hacking at Cleanweb Hackathon, NYC. What if you put a bunch of developers in the room, gave them access to datasets and APIs and set them loose on the planet's resource problems over a weekend? Well, the folks behind Cleanweb Hackathon did just that on Saturday and Sunday in New York City. The result may just be the start of a revolution in cleanweb solutions. The cleanweb, as defined by the hackathon's organizers, uses information technology, the Internet, and social media to address the issues of energy, transportation, and smart grid. "Information technology is the most powerful…

  • Tar Sands, Pipelines and Nukes: The Green Skeptic on FOX Business

    Scott Edward Anderson
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:18 pm
    This morning I sat down with Charles Payne on FOX Business's Varney & Co to talk tar sands, the Keystone XL pipeline, and environmental victories. My opinions shouldn't surprise you if you're a regular reader of The Green Skeptic. Here's the video: Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com">video.foxbusiness.com</a> And here is a link in the event that your browser doesn't accept the format: The Green Skeptic on FOX Business

  • The Green Skeptic Goes Black to Protest #SOPA and #PIPA

    Scott Edward Anderson
    18 Jan 2012 | 7:57 am
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  • CleanWeb Hackathon Brings Its Disruptive Energy to New York

    Scott Edward Anderson
    17 Jan 2012 | 9:20 am
    There's no question that the energy infrastructure is ripe for disruption. Outmoded, inefficient systems and distribution, and an entitlement mindset has ruled the day in the utility industry for decades. Enter the CleanWeb Hackathon. Its founders propose to apply information technology to resource constraints, building apps and hacks that combine new, sustainable business models and leverage the mobile and social web. For 24 hours this weekend in New York attendees will tackle utility, transport, and smart grid datasets and see what they can "hack" out of them. The first CleanWeb Hackathon,…
 
 
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    TheGreenGirls

  • Green Your Nursery

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Be a Baby Hugger- Green Your Nursery The phrase “going green” has often been thought of, and often is, about using environmentally sustainable products and having a low carbon footprint.   It’s a hippy-dippy thing right?  Wrong.  Being green is more than that.  For me it is about my family, specifically my toddler.  I do NOT hug trees.  I hug babies.  I also love my husband, myself and even my dogs enough to give them a safe home.  To me, green is synonymous with safe.  When you look at it that way….   Cancer,…

  • (Video) Malin Akerman & FilterForGood Music Project @ Sundance 2012

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:43 pm
    Brita FilterForGood Music Project combines the social power of music with passion for the environment by unveiling short documentary at exclusive 2012 Sundance Film Festival event hosted by Malin Akerman   Malin and the Mystikats perform at the Brita FilterForGood Music Project premiere party held at Sundance HQ during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 21, 2012 in Park City, Utah PARK CITY, Utah, – Brita® FilterForGood® will continue to prove that small changes can make a big difference for the planet by unveiling a short documentary at a Brita FilterForGood Music…

  • (Video) How To Save Tomato Seeds

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:41 am
    Ever wanted to learn how to save your own tomato seeds? Learn now!     Matthew and Astrid invite you to learn about The Living Seed Company as well as a few steps to get you started with your own seed saving.   For more on Nancy, visit The Living Seed Company

  • (Video) How To Properly Cleanse Face

    24 Jan 2012 | 2:01 pm
    How long do you cleanse your face for? It's probably not long enough. Here are some tips to make sure you are cleansing properly as well as my current skincare routine.     Learn more about Katherine McKenney at Naturalbeautee.com

  • World Solar Corp provides energy at your fingertips

    23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    In a generation where we are constantly connected to our phones and tablets, solar gadget chargers are on it's way to becoming an essential part of our electronic arsenal. World Solar Corp provides a solution.     WSC is a global importer, exporter, wholesaler and contract manufacturer of solar energy based products. Anything that is powered by solar,  WSC takes interest in. Their primary core product lines consist of solar chargers. As a global trader of these product lines it allows  WSC to not only offer excellent products that are in demand, but it also allows…
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    Do Your Part

  • A Wind Farm Without The Blades

    Megan M.
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    A wind farm with no blades? Here's how it could work.

  • New Worries Surround Cruise Ship Disaster

    Megan M.
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    Crews will soon begin the difficult task of removing fuel from this doomed cruise ship. Now, we know more about just how difficult this job is.

  • IKEA’s Big Solar Plans

    Megan M.
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:21 am
    Do you love IKEA? Here's another reason to love them and it has nothing to do with what's inside the store!

  • Reusable Water Bottle Giveaway

    DoYourPart
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm
    January is our Detox Challenge month. What better way to detox than by drinking more water - especially out of reusable water bottles! This month, we're giving away 4 reusable, Do Your Part water bottles. We love them because they are double insulated, BPA-free, dishwasher safe, and made in the USA.

  • Concentrated Juices Will Save Money and Resources

    DoYourPart
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:17 am
    Does your family love juice? One smart change will have you saving money and treading a little easier on the planet, too!
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    The Alternative Consumer

  • eco-fashion friday finds: indie designers

    Maureen O'Connor
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:05 pm
    (above) Funky chic — designer Stephanie Teague’s Pretty Birdie’s Hemp Silk Layer Dress is made from gathered layers of gorgeous, sustainable hemp silk. The dress features hand sewn flowers made from organic cotton gauze or peace silk and trim that’s organic lace. The hemp muslin belt is hand dyed with eco friendly dyes. Quite a departure from the scruffy hemp-laden fare of yesteryear … find it @ stephanieteague Etsy shop (above) Sign of the times … Eco-fashion visionary Gary Harvey creates his high-fashion works from the most unlikely, and often mundane,…

  • a mixed bag of green news

    mr. happy
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:52 am
    Maybe an automated car will actually use a turn signal… Google Speeds Toward a Future With Driverless Cars – cs monitor Is it just me, or do these names sound like they were made up by someone at Nickleodeon? Crayola Katydid & Cowboy Frog Among 46 Newfound Jungle Species – livescience Will Newt Gingrich’s moon colony qualify as life beyond earth? Life Beyond Earth? Underwater Caves in Bahamas Could Give Clues – sciencedaily Not good… Elephant Sashimi: Thailand Elephants Now Poached for Their Meat – msnbc Politics as usual. Our economy is…

  • the house arc – a cute, modular, off-grid prefab

    Ross Dulmaine
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:03 pm
    The House Arc is the brainchild of Bellomo Architects. The small-footprint, modular, off-grid housing solution is designed to be shipped in pieces (fabricated locally if possible) to a site and erected by the user or community. The designers envision the freestanding tiny-house as an emergency housing solution for communities located in warm weather climates struck by natural disasters — like earthquake-ravaged Haiti and hurricane-battered New Orleans. The first House Arc prototype has been built and installed on the Big Island of Hawaii. The house has a simple layout the features large…

  • SolarSail – hybrid solar and wind powered ships reduce emissions

    Kayla McGlinchey
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:24 am
    A 2008 report by CNN points out that the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean-going ships is a far greater problem than most people realize. The shipping industry emits an astonishing 1.2 billion tons of greenhouse gases per year — over twice the amount of the aviation industry! The Australian company, SolarSail, may offer the industry some hope. Recipient of the Technical Innovation Award at the Sea trade China Awards 2010, SolarSailor specializes in hybrid marine power. Their SolarSail and Hybrid Marine technologies are patented for use on tankers, cruise liners, commercial ferries,…

  • Whirleo – a little green gaming app for the apple of your eye

    Maureen O'Connor
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:09 am
    If you’re spending more quality time with your iPhone or iPod than you are with your kids, you may want to download this little app. Whirleo is an eco-themed app game that can help you connect with your kids while teaching them the importance of saving the planet and fighting pollution. This fun-with-a-message app is pretty affordable — the first seven levels of the new game are free and players can unlock 23 additional levels for just $0.99. Details: Whirleo follows the journey of a group of colorful, spinning tops that whirl across the planet Rotopolis. As they move around the…
 
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    Environmental News Network

  • Nanotechnology Safety Strategies Need Improvement

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    According to a report released by the National Research Council (NRC), human and environmental safeties of nanomaterials remain uncertain despite the spending of billions of dollars in nanotechnology research and development over the past ten years.

  • Headed for Surgery? Hold the Protein

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:52 am
    Fast before surgery. That's a common recommendation doctors give patients to ensure a safe procedure. Now a new study in mice suggests that the advice may have benefits beyond the operation itself: Extensive presurgical fasting appears to protect organs from postsurgical damage. Although preliminary, the finding builds on evidence that short-term starvation helps the body guard against stress and may be a useful medical tool.

  • Scientists reveal how females store sperm for decades

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:43 am
    Scientists have discovered that all sorts of females – from birds to reptiles to insects – have a nifty trick to prolong the lifespan of sperm, letting them store it for weeks, months or even years on end. They found that females do this by lowering the metabolic rate of sperm, so it can survive in their bodies almost indefinitely.

  • Fructose Effects

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:02 am
    Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple monosaccharide found in many plants. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galactose, that are absorbed directly into the bloodstream during digestion. Fructose is generally regarded as being 1.73 times as sweet as sucrose. Fructose is a common sweetener used in many products such as soda as a result. There is now some new research evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat.

  • The Era Of Cheap Water Is Over: Deloitte

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:50 am
    Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) today launched the Water Tight 2012 report, which explores the future of the global water sector in the year ahead. The report examines how major global trends such as population growth, increasing economic development, and urbanization, coupled with the changes in climate patterns, underscore the importance of effective public policy and private sector water stewardship in managing this finite and shared resource. The growing demand for water is making conservation and efficient use central issues, particularly as governments, utilities, and the…
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    Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy

  • Making the Business Case for Conservation

    Brad Parker
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:37 pm
    Mark Tercek is the president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. This week he’s at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where he was invited to participate in a panel on innovative ways to tackle water, food, mineral and energy challenges. See interviews with Mark and all of his blog posts from Davos on nature.org. What is the business case for conservation? Just a few years ago, I don’t think many people in either the business or conservation communities would have thought to even pose that question, let alone try to answer it in a meaningful way. But times are changing. The…

  • Cool Green Morning: Friday, January 27

    Brad Parker
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:31 am
    Kids, the bus is here. Oh, never mind, that’s an asteroid. School-bus-sized asteroid to buzz Earth Friday, closer than the moon. (Christian Science Monitor) The world’s giant trees are declining, face a dire future due to climate change & other factors. (Mongabay) NASA nearly doubled their list of confirmed planets beyond our solar system in one day. (Cosmic Log) Jumping spiders hunt with deadly accuracy thanks to 3-D vision. (Wired) Yosemite is having its driest winter in 30 years, forcing tourist destinations to get creative . (LA Times)

  • Nature Photo of the Week: Light Fell Within…

    Brad Parker
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:23 am
    Just a stunning image of light cascading into a canyon. Thanks to Flickr user Mac Danzig Photography for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group! See all of The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you—at my.nature.org. And get inspired to take your own great nature shots—check out our favorite nature photography features, including amazing slideshows and tips from the pros.

  • Smart Resource Management: Good for Nature, People and Business

    Mark Tercek
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:54 pm
    Mark Tercek is the president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. This week he’s at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where he was invited to participate in a panel on innovative ways to tackle water, food, mineral and energy challenges. See interviews with Mark and all of his blog posts from Davos on nature.org. Resource scarcity has been a frequent topic at the World Economic Forum in recent years, and for good reason. Between now and 2050, the world’s population will grow by an additional 2 billion people. Over the same period, millions of people will be lifted out…

  • Cool Green Morning: Thursday, January 26

    Madeline Breen
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:26 am
    Today we learn that Facebook’s roots go way, way back. Pass the veggies. School lunches get a makeover. (Christian Science Monitor) What do Tanzania’s Hadza people and Facebook have in common? (MSNBC) See the Earth in high-definition. (PhysOrg) Remodeling an old building is greener than building a new one. (Grist) Frog perfume? Madagascar frogs use more than just sight and sound to communicate. (Mongabay)
 
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    The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future

  • Drumbeat: January 27, 2012

    Leanan
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:12 am
    Everything You Know About Peak Oil Is Wrong We’ve been warned before. Four decades ago this year, five scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published an influential set of predictions regarding the sustainability of human progress. Titled Limits to Growth, their report suggested the world was heading toward economic collapse as it exhausted the natural resources, such as oil and copper, required for economic production. The report forecast that the world would run out of new gold in 2001 and petroleum by 2022, at the latest. Over the intervening years, the threat of…

  • With Gas So Cheap and Well Drilling Down, Why is Gas Production so High?

    Euan Mearns
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    This is a guest post by David Hughes, a geoscientist, president of a consultancy dedicated to research on energy and sustainability issues, and a fellow of Post Carbon Institute, on whose website this article first appeared. Natural gas prices have declined to below $3.00/mcf, levels not seen for years, yet the EIA posted the highest gas production ever in October, 2011. U.S. gas production is growing despite annual well completion rates that are half that at the peak of the drilling boom in 2008, when gas price topped $12.00/mcf. Proponents of shale gas as a “game changer”…

  • The Changing Status of Renewable Fuels

    Heading Out
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:42 pm
    While it may be way too early to declare a final winner in the race to find replacement renewable liquid fuels for the jet fuel and diesel that power so many of the vehicles in the world, there are some indications as to the technology that just might end up coming out ahead. The results starting to appear also show that sometimes there is a disconnect between what the Government wants and considers possible, and the real world. The concern over climate change (not peak oil) led many governments around the world to mandate that propulsion fuels include a growing percentage generated from a…

  • TheOilDrum.com Archive 2005-2011

    Admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:30 pm
    During the past seven years, TheOilDrum.com has hosted analysis and discussion surrounding the possibility and implications of a near term peak in global oil production and importance of energy to society in general. Out of the ~8,500 articles posted here (all searchable by keyword in upper left), the list below comprises what each author considered some of their most relevant content. The list is in alphabetical order, by last name of Oil Drum contributor. Click on the author's name to go to their list of selected articles. At the end of each section, a link is given to the complete list of…

  • Tech Talk - The Potential for Future Production from Romania

    Heading Out
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:57 pm
    There are violent protests taking place in Bucharest, Romania, which carry with them the threat of destabilizing the government, as we have seen in countries which lie further south. But while countries involved in the “Arab Spring” have oil and natural gas that are being exported, Romania is no longer a leader in production and export of petroleum products, and now imports them. Yet back in 1837, it was reportedly the first country to have an oil industry, reaching a production of 1719 barrels a year. It was also, in 1900, the first country to export gasoline, at a time when it…
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    EcoSalon | Conscious Culture and Fashion

  • The Friday 5: Inner Workings Edition

    Mike Sowden
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:41 pm
      The top stories of the week at EcoSalon. Want to give your body’s fat-burning mechanisms a kick-start? We suggest 20 foods to boost your metabolism to new heights. Or pehaps you need a burst of adrenaline? Gather inspiration from these 25 photos of thrill-seeking women. Spotlighting the tiny unsung heroes of our biological systems, we praise Lactobacilli, Mycorrhizal fungi and more. And turning to the inner workings of your home – why not decorate it with fashionable bicycles (the chic way to gad about for over a century)? And if that’s left you feeling…

  • Curated Style: Top 20 Fashion Tumblrs We Can’t Get Enough Of

    Kestrel Jenkins
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:09 pm
    To tumble = to come by chance; to come to understand. It’s this sort of happenstance social tumble-ing that seems to be taking the globe by storm. Tech-savvy or not, online perusers are seriously embracing the rumbling, stumbling platform that is: Tumblr. For finding the hottest new looks on the runway to inspiring videos and photographs for design, Tumblr is quickly becoming a resource for style and fashion. When feeling overwhelmed by the tumultuous expansiveness of Tumblr’s community, look to these 20 fashion finds – their curations will keep you coming back for more.

  • Highlights From The Fancy Food Show

    Vanessa Barrington
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    Treasure hunt or travesty? It depends on your attitude. Non-professional foodies express envy when I tell them I’m going to the Fancy Food Show. I guess because it sounds so, well, “fancy. I don’t know what people imagine: small, exquisite plates of foie gras and caviar arranged vertically; exotic grains cooked with pristine baby vegetables; elegant finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off; and petit fours. It’s none of that, though I did try some bourbon-infused, sustainable California caviar that struck my fancy. And yes, there are fancy (and incredibly delicious) cheeses, but you…

  • Natalie Chanin: Sewing for Humankind

    Natalie Chanin
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:12 am
    ColumnNatalie Chanin’s bi-weekly column, Material Witness, offers a seasoned designer’s perspective on the fashion industry, textile history and what happens when love for community trumps all. There was a time not so long ago on humanity’s calendar that sewing was not considered “women’s work,” but rather a tool for survival. Hunter/gatherers looking for food on a cold winter’s day, some miles from their camp, might have a shoe wear through and break, and their ability to sew that shoe back together in a simple repair stitch might have meant the difference between safe…

  • Sex by Numbers: It’s Only Natural Edition

    Mallory Ortberg
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:55 am
    Column Facts are facts. It’s almost the end of January, which means that for at least the last 3 weeks your life has been a gray, dull, hopeless blur of days in which you’ve almost certainly been forced to listen to your co-worker’s latest cleanse. Nobody’s drinking, nobody’s going out, and it’s probably raining. Wouldn’t it make you feel better to read a string of sex-related facts? Number of years since the last time Tim Gunn had sex: 29 $1.30: the price of a gallon of gas in the last year that Tim Gunn had sex Number of unique combinations of sex…
 
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    Yale Environment 360

  • Wide Variety of Threats Wiping Out World’s Big Trees, Expert Says

    Yale Environment 360
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:21 am
    A litany of environmental threats, from forest fragmentation and logging to climate change and disease, are wiping out the world’s biggest trees, according to a published report. In forest ecosystems worldwide, research shows that giant trees have become particularly vulnerable to a changing environment, ecologist and tropical forest expert William Laurance writes in New Scientist magazine. Increased fragmentation has left big trees exposed to stronger winds, while dry conditions and warming temperatures have forced the giants of the forest to consume more energy simply to survive, allowing…

  • California ‘Clean Car’ Rules Mandate Boost in Electric Vehicle Sales

    Yale Environment 360
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:52 am
    California regulators are expected to pass new rules today requiring that 15 percent of all new cars sold by 2025 be powered by electricity, hydrogen, or other reduced-emission sources. The new rules proposed by the California Air Resources Board would also require a 75-percent reduction in smog-creating emissions from new cars, SUVS, pickups and minivans, and a 50-percent reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 2025. According to the board, the initiative would put about 1.4 million low-emission vehicles on California roads by 2025, compared with current levels…

  • Safety of Nanotechnology Should Be Comprehensively Studied, Panel Says

    Yale Environment 360
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:08 am
    A U.S. scientific panel is calling for a systematic study of the growing use of nanomaterials in industry, saying little is known about the risk of the microscopic particles increasingly being used in everything from cosmetics to clothing and paint. The National Research Council (NRC), part of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, noted that the use of nanomaterials — measured on the scale of billionths of a meter — is growing rapidly, rising from $225 billion in nanotechnology-based products in 2009 to an estimated $3 trillion by 2015. But the NRC said that little is known about the…

  • For the Electric Car, A Slow Road to Success

    Yale Environment 360
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    The big electric car launches of 2011 failed to generate the consumer excitement that some had predicted. But as new battery technologies emerge and tougher mileage standards kick in, automakers and analysts still believe that electric vehicles have a bright future. BY JIM MOTAVALLI

  • Fishing ‘Free-for-All’ Decimating South Pacific Stocks, Report Says

    Yale Environment 360
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:10 am
    Years of lax oversight, corruption, and political rivalry have allowed industrial fishing fleets from Asia, Europe, and Latin America to decimate fish stocks across the southern Pacific, a “free-for-all” that has pushed one Getty Images A Peruvian fishmeal factory critical species to the brink, according to a new report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). With governments ignoring the threat of overfishing and heavily subsidizing the fishing industry, fleets have plundered the waters off Chile and Peru and have fished heavily right up to protected…
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    Reuters: Environment

  • California water projects circling the drain

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:29 pm
    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's efforts to deal with its chronic water crisis are again in upheaval as lawmakers prepare to pull an $11 billion water bond off the November ballot even as Governor Jerry Brown revives the controversial idea of a canal to route Northern California water to the state's arid south.

  • California sets landmark rules to cut auto emissions

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:46 pm
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California approved aggressive new rules on Friday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring automakers to put many more electric and hybrid vehicles on the Golden State's roads by 2025.

  • Bats occupy Israeli army ghost bunkers

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:32 am
    QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank (Reuters) - Abandoned Israeli army bunkers along the Jordan River are providing a lifeline for bats on the endangered species list, researchers say.

  • "Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:25 am
    BARAHBISE, Nepal (Reuters) - Looking at the swirling grey waters of the Bhote Koshi River, Ratna Kaji remembers when it turned into a "monster," leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.

  • BP fails to shift $15 billion oil spill costs onto Transocean

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:24 am
    LONDON (Reuters) - Oil giant BP has lost its attempt to shift over $15 billion of costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto contractor Transocean, increasing the possibility BP may have to foot the entire $42 billion clean up bill.
 
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    Great Green Goods - Shopping the Eco-friendly Way!

  • Upcycled Fabric Felt Art Hearts

    green
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:38 pm
    You don’t need to pollute the planet to prove your love…try one of these adorable heart pins made from random bits of fabric scraps. $16.00 at TresArty’s Etsy Shop

  • Recycled Hearts

    green
    15 Jan 2012 | 5:49 pm
    There is no end to the good vibes that you get with this pretty “heart” platter. Each plate is cut from glass that would otherwise go to waste and end up in the land-fill which is a tragedy since it is perfectly good glass!! It is categorized as pre-consumer/ post-industrial. The design on the plates is hand screened. With each purchase, $2 is donated to benefit Pittsburgh Habitat for Humanity, which brings community volunteers together to build affordable housing for low-income families….and a little certificate describing the donation is included with the plate. It is…

  • Recycled T Shirts

    green
    28 Dec 2011 | 3:37 pm
    We’re all spent from the holiday and now need to regroup and make something beautiful for ourselves that doesn’t cost a lot of money! Everyone has a spare T-shirt hanging around. Check out the beautiful ideas:     This neckware is created by Etsy seller Johnny Vegas Originals. Lots of different colors and styles available for sale in his Etsy shop. Can you imagine anything more comfortable to wear?     This creative craftster cut up her t-shirts and made yarn out of it which she then knitted to make dishtowels. I’m sure they are nice and soft and…

  • Eco Friendly Menorah 2011

    green
    4 Dec 2011 | 10:27 pm
    If you are looking for a new take on an old tradition how about using a menorah created from recycled materials? We have some from recycled galvanized steel, recycled circuit boards, recycled sweaters, recycled glass and on and on. Click here to see the collection>>

  • Eco Friendly Wreaths

    green
    28 Nov 2011 | 10:51 pm
    We combed the web and came up with wreaths made from recycled cans, upcycled wool felted sweaters, wine corks, recycled paper, recycled vintage books and eco-friendly organic greens. Check out the eco-friendly wreath collection 2011>>  
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  • PG&E Ordered To Pay Millions For Poor Inspection Of Pipes

    AP
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:46 pm
    SAN FRANCISCO -- State regulators plan to fine Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $16.8 million for failing to perform gas leak surveys in the wake of a deadly pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb in 2010. The California Public Utilities Commission announced the fine Friday, as part of a new citation program that gives its staff oversight muscle to fine natural gas companies for safety problems spotted on their lines. The Sept. 9, 2010 blast on the transmission line in San Bruno ignited a fireball that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. Last year, PG&E self-reported to the commission…

  • Magnitude-5.5 Quake Rocks Eastern Japan

    AP
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:58 pm
    TOKYO — A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Yamanashi prefecture in central Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning was issued. The temblor was some 20 kilometers (12 1/2 miles) deep and hit at 7:43 a.m. local time (2243 GMT Friday), the Japanese earthquake-reporting agency said. Last year, a magnitude-9 quake on March 11 and subsequent tsunami about 140 miles (230 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone…

  • Recording Of Deep-Sea Fish Reveals Grunts And Quacks

    Joanna Zelman
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:49 pm
    By: Joseph Castro, LiveScience Staff Writer Ecologists may have captured the first deep-sea fish sounds, hidden among the sounds of dolphins and humpback, fin and pilot whales, they report in a new study. More than 50 years ago, researchers hypothesized that sound production in deep-sea fish is common, based on the fact that many of the species have the anatomy needed to produce sound. Most fish make incidental noises as a byproduct of chewing and swimming, but for deep-sea fish, which live in perpetual darkness, communicative noises might be important for survival and reproduction. "But just…

  • Surging Racoons Bring Major Major Health Risk

    CP
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:38 pm
    TORONTO - Canadian doctors are reporting two human infections with raccoon roundworm, a parasite many of the pesky critters carry in their guts and excrete in their poo.Though rare, human infections with Baylisascaris procyonis can be devastating. Usually seen in small children, the infection can leave sufferers with profound brain damage.There are few reports of the disease in the medical literature. In fact, the two newly described Canadian cases are believed to be only the second and third reported from this country.But people who study the pathogen are worried that the surging population…

  • WATCH: Get Ready For The Puppy Bowl!

    James Gerken
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:15 pm
    What do puppies, piggies and birds that use Twitter have in common? They're all going to be a part of the Puppy Bowl, a Super Bowl alternative which celebrates cuteness over gridiron prowess. With Super Bowl XLVI barely a week away, some fans are already asking, "Are you ready for some football?" If you aren't, then get ready for some puppies. Puppy Bowl VIII, which will air on Super Bowl Sunday on Animal Planet, is the cutest bowl you've seen since, well, Puppy Bowl VII. During the Puppy Bowl, you'll get to see adorable canines on a miniature football field showing off their cuteness. But…
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    The Blog

  • Mary-Pat Hector: Teen Impact: Finalist #6

    Mary-Pat Hector
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:53 pm
    This blog post was submitted as an entry in the Teen Impact contest and awarded as a finalist. As founder of a national organization, I understand that only 10 percent will lead the 90 percent of my generation. I know I am in that 10 percent, so I created a national campaign, Shake Off Violence, beginning with a 90-day ceasefire. The purpose of the campaign is to raise public awareness about youth violence and to promote peace. With a 40 percent rise in gang membership and a surge in gun violence, I just got tired of seeing my peers die. So I created a campaign to bring together leaders in…

  • Imran Cronk: Teen Impact: Finalist #7

    Imran Cronk
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:40 pm
    This blog post was submitted as an entry in the Teen Impact contest and awarded as a finalist. I'm a product of the upper middle class, so the houses I have lived in and visited have always been well-appointed, comfortable, and secure. Working with Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County has awakened my mind to the sub-standard housing that exists in neighborhoods across the country and across the world. I find it disturbing that in a country as rich and developed as the United States, we still have a vast number of people living in miserable conditions due to lack of affordable housing. I've…

  • Susanna Murley: Amy Harder Previews Innovative Efficient Technologies at the Washington D.C. Auto Show

    Susanna Murley
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:15 pm
    Get a first glimpse into what a few automakers hoping will be your fuel-efficient future car. Whether because of Obama's renewed call for increased vehicular efficiency or just to meet market demand, automakers have brought some interesting new cars to the show. Amy Harder, who covers energy and environmental policy at the National Journal, recorded these updates as a part of Planet Forward's Ask an Expert" project. Honda's Natural Gas Vehicle Toyota's Fuel Cell Sedan Ford's Electric Focus Honda Fit EV Toyota's Prius V

  • Bill Chameides: The State of the Union's Climate Education

    Bill Chameides
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Does racing to the top include no opinion left behind when teaching climate science?In his State of the Union speech this week, President Obama did not have a whole lot to say about climate change. But he did emphasize education, and specifically the need for education to prepare Americans for high-tech jobs. Well, climate science is pretty technical, so let's take a look at how climate science fares in our nation's schools and among our nation's teachers. Does climate change science get a passing grade in America's classrooms? Two Sides? Part of the controversy surrounding climate science…

  • Paul Abrams: Sarah Palin, as Energy Secretary, Would Be in Charge of Our Nuclear Program

    Paul Abrams
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:10 pm
    War and peace, the Supreme Court, the middle class vs. the 1%, the social safety net, the economy, tax policy, education, the environment, R&D investments... these are all critical matters that demand our attention, our considered judgment, and our votes in the election cycle. Potentially frightening as these are in the wrong hands, the prospect of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as a possible Secretary of Energy in a Republican administration scares me the most. The Department of Energy is responsible, among other things, for the country's nuclear weapons program, the Navy's nuclear…
 
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    Yahoo! News: Environment News

  • BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate (AP)

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    AP - On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank, BP officials warned in an internal memo that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an amount a million gallons higher than what the government later believed spilled daily from the site.

  • Michigan Gray Wolves Off Endangered Species List (ContributorNetwork)

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:11 pm
    ContributorNetwork - Gray wolves in Michigan have taken off the federal endangered species list and may now be shot if they pose a threat to local wildlife. Last December, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) placed management of wolves into the hands of local DNR officials in Michigan. The Wolf Management Plan went into effect Friday, says Click on Detroit. Here are details about Michigan's wolf population and the new guidelines surrounding them.

  • California passes new auto emission rules (AP)

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:53 pm
    AP - Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

  • Anti-nuclear movement growing in Asia (The Christian Science Monitor)

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:33 pm
    The Christian Science Monitor - Heonseok Lee has a simple way of describing how public sentiment toward nuclear power has changed in South Korea since the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March 11.

  • BP fails to shift $15 billion oil spill costs onto Transocean (Reuters)

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:32 am
    Reuters - Oil giant BP has lost its attempt to shift over $15 billion of costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto contractor Transocean, increasing the possibility BP may have to foot the entire $42 billion clean up bill.
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    ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News

  • NASA sees a weakening Cyclone Funso's 'closed eye'

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Powerful Cyclone Funso's eye has been clear in NASA satellite imagery over the last several days until NASA's Aqua satellite noticed it had "closed" and become filled with high clouds on January 27.

  • NASA eyes cyclone Iggy's threat to western Australia

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud tops and strengthening storm. Iggy has already triggered warnings and watches along coastal areas.

  • Space weather center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm
    Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.

  • New ideas sharpen focus for greener aircraft

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.

  • NASA study solves case of Earth's 'missing energy'

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    Two years ago, scientists released a study claiming that inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth's heat and measurements of ocean heating amounted to evidence of "missing energy" in the planet's system. Where was it going? Or, they wondered, was something wrong with the way researchers tracked energy as it was absorbed from the sun and emitted back into space? An international team of atmospheric scientists and oceanographers set out to investigate the mystery.
 
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    GoodGuide Blog

  • Mobile Technology and the Future American Diet

    Sheila Viswanathan
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:37 pm
    Last week, GoodGuide founder Dara O’Rourke delivered a keynote speech at the Sustainable Foods Summit that focused on how mobile technology will transform the food system. Whether it’s bringing transparency to the marketplace (like our app) or improving food safety, there is no doubt that this technology can and will make a difference in how our food system operates. However, despite the various tech-based solutions presented to consumers, retailers, distributors, and farmers, there still remains the question of who is will capitalize most from this new trend. During his talk,…

  • A Nod to Popcorn

    Sheila Viswanathan
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    Corn Kernels Popcorn isn’t just meant for the movies anymore. A stop in the chips aisle at the grocery store reveals a plethora of options for at-home popcorn enjoyment that fall into three main categories: bagged popcorn that’s ready to eat, microwave popcorn, and corn kernels. Corn kernels score noticeably higher on GoodGuide, because they have yet to be popped (in oil) or flavored with salt or butter. Turning corn kernels into popcorn is a form of processing, but one that is necessary as our bodies are unable to efficiently digest raw corn kernels. We have the choice of…

  • Going Unprocessed

    Sheila Viswanathan
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:40 pm
    It’s January, so most of us are still talking about (and hopefully sticking to) our new year’s resolutions. While we have some ideas about what you should strive for this year, we know that many people are hoping to eat healthier over the course of 2012. Eating healthier is a worthwhile resolution, but it’s essential to drill this general resolution down into a manageable, actionable goal. We’re much more likely to keep a resolution if we have clear benchmarks or defined actions in place. Some examples of “eating healthier” include eating more whole grains,…

  • The Smarter Barcode

    Mia Gralla
    11 Jan 2012 | 7:15 pm
    The simple arrangement of black and white lines that revolutionized shopping decades ago has done it again. To celebrate the barcode’s 60th birthday, The NY Times wrote an article examining its history and exploring new innovations from advancements utilizing mobile technology to the introduction of its rival, QR codes. So what does all this mean for consumers? Today, it’s not just the cashier at the grocery store who has the ability to scan and receive information from a barcode. Anyone with a smart phone can scan QR codes to gain product information, enter contests and even…

  • 12 Tips For A Healthy 2012

    Mia Gralla
    5 Jan 2012 | 6:16 pm
    Do you pause when people ask what your New Year’s Resolutions are? Feel guilty when you see all your co-workers trekking to the gym, but not guilty enough to actually go? Whether you are a health nut with a green thumb or still trying to kick your potato chip habit (obsession), try these simple resolutions to kick 2012 off to a healthy start: 1) Live in a toxic-free home. Who wants to come home to a formaldehyde-laden house? Unfortunately, toxins are so widespread these days that they are found everywhere from our cleaning products to personal care products. Use this checklist from…
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    Forbes - Energy

  • Remarkable Editorial Bias on Climate Science at the Wall Street Journal

    Peter Gleick
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:59 pm
    The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has long been understood to be not only antagonistic to the facts of climate science, but hostile. But in a remarkable example of their unabashed bias, on Friday they published an opinion piece that not only repeats many of the flawed and misleading arguments

  • Study: Energy Efficiency in Apartments Could Save $3.4 Billion

    Jennifer Kho
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Energy-efficiency upgrades in U.S. apartment buildings could cut energy bills by almost $3.4 billion annually nationwide, according to a new report this week from think tanks CNT Energy and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

  • California Orders Automakers To Sell More Plug-In and Fuel-Cell Cars

    Jim Gorzelany
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:11 pm
    California regulators voted to mandate major automakers substantially increase the numbers of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell-powered models in their fleets in the coming years, eventually accounting for 15.4 percent of all vehicles sold in the state by 2025.

  • California Sets New Rules To Boost Zero-Emission Car Sales

    Ucilia Wang
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:53 pm
    About 15 percent of the new cars sold in California by 2025 must run on electricity, hydrogen fuel or other alternative fuels that produce near zero or no emissions, according to new rules adopted unanimously by state regulators on Friday. The  new rules means one in seven new cars, or 1.4 million total, will use much cleaner sources of fuel by 2025.

  • Powerful Solar Financing Program For Homeowners Gets Reprieve

    Justin Gerdes
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:29 pm
    Last week, two events gave notice that rumors of the death of PACE financing, one of the most promising policies available to fund energy retrofits, have been greatly exaggerated.
 
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    The Good Human

  • Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 247

    david
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    A weekly roundup of important green news stories from around the web… How much of fashion giant H&M’s progress is part of an honest, dedicated commitment to doing good, and how much is just great greenwashing? Let’s have a look at some of the facts behind the marketing. President Barack Obama had a lot to say about energy at Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. The president mentioned the word 23 times in the course of the speech, but his emphasis was mostly on fossil-based energy. He focused the majority of his comments on expanding offshore and onshore oil…

  • 39 Simple Ways Going Green Saves Big Money

    david
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Sometimes you have to go back to the basics, right? Well, as I have mentioned a few times lately, going green doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, you can actually save a lot of money by greening your life, rather than spending a ton. Marketing tricks and television advertising do their best to convince us that in order to become more eco-friendly we have to buy more stuff (see my post “Shopping just for the sake of buying green” for more on that) – but that’s not true at all. After all, if you were to throw out a perfectly good item just to buy a new eco-friendly one, you…

  • If You Can’t Buy Eco, At Least Buy Well-Made

    david
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    $299 for organic cotton jeans. $20 for a pair of organic cotton socks. $3,000 for a coffee table made of reclaimed wood. “Going green” can be an expensive endeavor if you are to only buy eco-friendly goods made entirely from sustainably-harvested materials with fair-trade labor practices. Let’s be honest, most of us cannot afford to fill our house with the latest and greatest green fashion or furniture – it’s very pricey stuff. While the best way to go green is to buy goods used or pre-owned and give them another life, what if you need something new but cannot…

  • 9 of the 10 Warmest Years Recorded Have Occurred Since 2000

    david
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:51 pm
    In the last 11 years since 2000, 9 of them have been the warmest years ever recorded. NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies has kept temperature records since 1880, and the records show that the first 11 years of the 2000’s were hotter than both the middle and late 20th century, according to James Hansen, the institute’s director. The study links the hotter temperatures with our CO2 emissions and greenhouse gasses: The NASA statement said the current higher temperatures are largely sustained by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, especially…
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    green.tv

  • GREEN.TV Weekly News - 27th January 2012

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    We'll be taking an extra special look at all the eco-friendly motors making an appearance at the 2012 North American Auto Show.

  • Ep.6 Extreme Weather with Vestas

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Alaska's snowiest winter on record. Northern India suffers extreme cold spell. And we head out on patrol with the weather service pilots looking for trouble. Tell us about your extreme weather experiences on twitter with hash tags ExtremeWeather and Green_TV.

  • Boost in Energy Boosts Business, Jobs and Comfort in Haiti

    22 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Providing affordable and quality energy is one of the keys to Haiti's ability to attract investments and help small businesses strive. A Port au Prince power plant is doing just that.

  • GREEN.TV Weekly News - 20th January 2012

    19 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Recycled lowriders, invasive eating and Ford's all new electric on this year's first GreenTV news.

  • Stories from the Rainbow Warrior - Getting on Board

    18 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Episode 1 of Greenpeace's web video series 'Stories from the Rainbow Warrior'. You'll see the maiden voyage through the eyes of our youngest activists, the New Hands on Deck - www.facebook.com/newhandsondeck. It's our way of saying 'Thank you' and to show off what 100,000+ of you bought when you funded the ship bolt by bolt, cleat by cleat, and sail by sail.
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    DeSmogBlog

  • What Does GWPF Really Stand For?

    Guest
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:50 pm
    gwpf.jpg This is a guest post by MA Rodger The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is a UK-based climate-sceptic think-tank founded in November 2009 by Lord Lawson. Within two years of its launch, a survey of scepticism in the global media by Oxford University's RISJ had added a final chapter showing the GWPF had gained success in 'inserting itself into the (UK) national discourse' and that its founder and its director had become 'the two most quoted sceptics by far' within the UK national press. The GWPF believes it has made a difference, saying of itself…

  • Greenpeace Calls On SEC To Investigate TransCanada’s Inflated Jobs Claims

    Brendan DeMelle
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:40 pm
    keystone_xl_jobs.jpg Greenpeace USA President Phil Radford sent a formal complaint this week to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling for an investigation into TransCanada’s use of wildly inflated jobs figures in promoting its application to build the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The letter asks the SEC to review the false and misleading claims made by TransCanada on a number of matters related to the pipeline. Although President Obama rejected the company’s first proposal to build the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, industry-friendly Republicans continue to…

  • Will The Global Warming Policy Foundation’s Seed Funder Be Revealed?

    Brendan DeMelle
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:50 pm
    gwpf.jpg Who is funding the shadowy front groups that represent the interests of polluters by sowing doubt about climate change? One of the most aggressive climate denial “think” tanks spreading misinformation in Europe is the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), founded in 2009 by former British Conservative politician Lord Nigel Lawson, who chairs the organization. British investigative journalist Brendan Montague argued today in a tribunal that the UK's Charity Commission should release documents regarding the GWPF’s early funding. Specifically, Montague…

  • The Uneasy Relationship Between Explaining Science to Conservatives...and Explaining Conservatives Scientifically

    Chris Mooney
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    democrat_and_republican_symbols.jpg Over the past year or more, I’ve profited from a series of conversations and exchanges with Yale’s Dan Kahan, the NSF supported researcher who has made great waves studying how our cultural values predispose us to discount certain risks (like, say, climate change). Kahan’s schematic for approaching this question—dividing us up into hierarchs versus egalitarians, and individualists versus communitarians—is a very helpful one that gets to the root of all manner of dysfunctions and misadventures in the relationship between…

  • Media Matters Analysis Shows Keystone XL Proponents Dominated Media

    Farron Cousins
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:16 pm
    corporate news.jpg A compelling new study from Media Matters for America reveals that proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline were granted far more time in the media than those who opposed it. As their study reveals, the majority of the coverage of the proposed pipeline regarded the creation of jobs, which was overwhelmingly discussed in a positive light, with most news outlets reporting only the industry’s own analysis of the jobs that would be created, even as reports repeatedly showed the industry’s job numbers to be false. In general, the report shows that the pipeline issue…
 
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    How can I recycle this?

  • How can I reuse or recycle leftover chips?

    louisa
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:15 am
    Mari has emailed asking about leftover chips – as in English chips eaten hot, thick fries not potato chips/crisps – saying her family nearly always have “eyes bigger than their bellies” when they order fish’n'chips and end up with some leftovers: Good thick chips not just tiny hard scraps. It’s such a waste. Can anything be done with them? Obviously the first thing here is to reduce the amount she & her family buy in the first place – but I realise chip portions are a variable thing. I read about a study recently that found that portion sizes…

  • How can I reuse or recycle an old toaster oven?

    louisa
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:54 am
    Joel has an old toaster oven and would like ideas on how he can reuse or recycle it: My wife just bought a new toaster oven. The previous one had problems in her eyes, because the spring-loaded door didn’t work as smoothly as when new, and the unit, after three years, had a couple unsightliness issues. The door is not much of a problem, as far as I’m concerned. It does stay shut reliably when you shut it. So, okay, now I’ve got this little heating unit that I can take to my shop. It seems the controls function as-new. Thermostat system works. Heats up to 450* F. People are using old…

  • How can I reuse or recycle an old cast iron casserole dish/pan?

    louisa
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:45 am
    Good friend (and bully ;) ) of Recycle This and The Really Good Life Su has emailed with a question: Me again! With an actual, proper reuse question! My much used enamelled, cast iron casserole dish has died. Proper died, a large section of the enamel has come off the bottom & I dropped the lid on the stone flagged kitchen floor & it broke into 3 pieces! Me & that casserole have been together a long while & been through many culinary adventures, I know that I could put a plant in it, but wondered if you or anybody else had any idea how I might reuse it? You might be able…

  • How can I reuse or recycle leached wood ash left over from lye making?

    louisa
    16 Jan 2012 | 10:27 am
    Bee has asked: What can I do with a lot of wood ash after it has been leached? I have a large firepit, and I plan on saving and leaching the ashes… but I’m very leery about tossing that much slag ash onto the compost heap. I’ve found lots of info about ashes before leaching, but practically nothing about after leaching. Funnily enough, I was riddling our woodburner and thinking about recycling ash just before I spotted this question from Bee :) We’ve already covered the various different ways to reuse wood ash – from unpainted/unvarnished wood – in the garden and…

  • How can I reuse or recycle water from a condenser dryer/air conditioner/dehumidifier?

    louisa
    9 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am
    We’ve had an email from Mark: What is the best way to recycle small quantities of hot water from a condenser tumble dryer? I know i could pour it down the toilet, put it on the garden etc, but what are the economical benefits of reusing this clean water. Can it be used (when cold) for anything beneficial? Recycled/redirected to a dishwasher etc In yet another of those great-minds moments on here, I’ve been thinking a similar thing lately – we’ve had a dehumidifier running in our office after a series of leaks over the summer and while it’s thankfully slowed down…
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    Environmental Health News

  • A flaky winter in Yosemite.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    28 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    In this spine-country of grandeur and extremes, where people often mark time by natural events such as "the year of the big flood," this is the year of the weird winter. Even with California's volatile weather, where exceptions are the rule, the season has been the driest in 30 years. Without snow, hotels are offering rock climbing and archery to frustrated skiers.

  • California orders hike in number of super clean cars.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    28 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles on the road in coming years.

  • UNFCCC launches climate adaption guide for businesses.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    The UN's climate agency has released a new online tool detailing how the world's largest companies plan to deal with climate change, in a bid to help other businesses and communities improve their climate resilience.

  • Climate change advocacy group targets Geoff Fox.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    As if broadcast meteorologists didn’t have enough pressure to get their forecasts right during the season of ice and snow, an advocacy group is slamming them for denying climate change.

  • Breaking News: California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions.

    jpmyers@ehsic.org
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Reshaping the next decade of America's auto industry, the California Air Resources Board on Friday approved historic new rules that require 15 percent of new cars sold in California by 2025 run on electricity, hydrogen or other systems producing little or no smog.
 
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    Green Car Congress

  • California Air Resources Board unanimously adopts Advanced Clean Cars Package

    Mike Millikin
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm
    ACC combines three sets of regulations to reduce emissions from light-duty vehicles and build the market for advanced zero emission vehicles. Source: ARB. Click to enlarge. In a unanimous vote on Friday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) regulatory package (earlier post), launching California into another round of major automotive regulations for model years 2015-2025 that are designed to deliver cleaner air, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to help build the future market for battery-electric and fuel-cell electric vehicles. “This package of…

  • EPA finds that both biodiesel and renewable diesel from palm oil fail to meet GHG reduction threshold for RFS program

    Mike Millikin
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:51 pm
    Simplified palm oil biofuel lifecycle system diagram. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has conducted lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) analyses on biodiesel and renewable diesel produced from palm oil and estimated GHG emission reductions of 17% (81 (kgCO2e/mmBtu) and 11% (87 (kgCO2e/mmBtu) respectively for these biofuels compared to the statutory baseline (97 (kgCO2e/mmBtu) petroleum-based diesel fuel used in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Consequently, neither palm oil-based biofuel qualifies as meeting the minimum 20% greenhouse gas (GHG)…

  • BioJet forms strategic alliance with Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT); envisioning up to $1B in joint projects over 10 years

    Mike Millikin
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:55 am
    The Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) and BioJet International have formed a strategic business relationship. The two expect to conclude a Memorandum of Agreement in the next 60 days to define the terms of their participation. We envision the scope of our business relationship broadly with CERT to include at least $1 billion worth of joint projects over a ten year period locating feedstock generation and refining operations to provide biofuels for commercial airlines and ground transportation at key locations throughout the western United States.—Mitch Hawkins, Chairman and CEO…

  • Rhodia and Avantium to jointly develop bio-based polyamides; applications include automotive

    Mike Millikin
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:54 am
    Specialty chemical company Rhodia, member of the Solvay Group, and Avantium, which spun off from Shell in 2000 to develop furan-based biofuels and biomaterials (earlier post), have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a range of new bio-based polyamides targeting a variety of applications. This partnership expands and completes the previously announced development agreement in the field of bio-based engineering plastics between Solvay and Avantium. (Earlier post.) In the frame of this joint development, the companies will explore the market potential of polyamide compositions on the…

  • Renewable fuels company KiOR closes $75M loan

    Mike Millikin
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    Renewable fuels company KiOR, Inc. (earlier post) has closed a $75 million four-year term loan with a lender group comprising an affiliate of Vinod Khosla and two Canadian corporations owned by certain pension fund clients of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). The additional capital de-risks KiOR’s near-term business plan, decreases KiOR’s dependency on volatile capital markets and allows additional front-end engineering work on our second facility.—Fred Cannon, CEO KiOR is a development-stage company commercializing a two-step catalytic pyrolysis technology platform…
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  • Vampire power finale (for now)

    11 Jan 2012 | 11:21 am
    Is the PumPing Tap the be-all-end-all solution to home energy drain? by Julia Wang We seem to have an obsession here on combating “vampire power” (or at least writing about it in the past but it looks like we might run out of things to say soon*. *Well… as soon as this gets developed since it’s still only a product in concept. The PumPing Tap is a spring-loaded electrical socket that physically ejects a plug when it’s been left in the socket. MNN writer Matt Hickman summarized it quite nicely: “Here’s how the PumPing Tap works: If, for example, you’ve just used the…

  • Carbon surcharges arrive on US flights

    10 Jan 2012 | 8:16 pm
    US-based airlines begin to levy fees to comply with regulations under EU emissions trading scheme. by Erin Craig It’s finally here. The first overt economic deterrent aimed at US consumers for their emissions of greenhouse gases has arrived on our shores. Figuratively, at least. This past week, most major US airlines levied a $3 ticket surcharge on all flights to and from European Union (EU) nations after a European court determined that the “EU Aviation Directive” can and should apply to them. This means that US-based airlines will need to acquire and submit carbon emission permits…

  • New project enters comment period: Greenville County Landfill

    1 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    The next project up for public comment is the Enoree Landfill municipal solid waste Landfill Gas to Energy Project. by Julia Wang The next project up for public comment is the Enoree Landfill municipal solid waste Landfill Gas to Energy Project. The Enoree Landfill is a small, municipally-owned solid waste disposal facility in Greer, South Carolina which closed in 2007 after 12 years of use. Due to its small size, the landfill’s closure plan did not require an active gas management system, in which methane from decomposing trash is pulled from the landfill and destroyed. Nonetheless,…

  • Transit. It's taxing.

    7 Dec 2011 | 12:46 pm
    Incentives for commuters set to expire at end of year. by Erin Craig One of the less heralded benefits of the 2009 Recovery Act is a change in pre-tax commuter benefits. As with pre-tax health care and child care plans, commuter benefits allow you to set aside some of your paycheck before it’s taxed, and use that money to pay commute expenses - transit passes and parking. Employers also benefit from commuter benefits because they don’t pay employment taxes on your set-aside. The Recovery Act boosted the limit on how much money could be set aside each month for transit passes, from…

  • Attention: problem of global warming has been solved

    6 Dec 2011 | 4:17 pm
    NASA's latest discovery is a planet that resembles Earth (with a balmy temperature of 72° F). by Julia Wang Allow me to digress briefly from the stated blog topic: any time I see NASA in the news, I always think of this graphic, which I find hysterical. (For more barrels of laughs, if you’re ever short on any, I recommend searching “NASA” on theonion.com) Anyway, NASA HAS discovered something super cool - what the media is branding as Earth 2.0. Kepler-22b (what a super unsexy name - these 12 year-old Brits can do way better) is the first planet to be discovered in the habitable zone…
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  • SuperFlex: A flexible housing system with efficient spatial features

    Dattatreya Mandal
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:15 am
    Dattatreya Mandal: A house has always alluded to that private spatial element, where we can ‘circulate’ at a personal level. As a matter of fact, it is among the very few places where one experiences the transient tranquility of physical safety as well as psychological retirement. In relation to this, architects have time and again looked forth to integrate a more collective approach to housing, which in turn would improve upon its spatial flexibility. Following along this trend, designer Søren Korsgaard has contrived his expansive SuperFlex system: a housing component which can…

  • WHO headquarters in Jordan gets a LEED-certified green building

    Abdul Vahid V
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:15 am
    Abdul Vahid V: The new headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Amman, the capital of Jordan is a prominent green construction. The highly eco friendly four story structure also accommodates the Regional Center for Environmental Health Activities, sharing its reception, conference rooms, etc. and economizing on space. Designed by Amman-based builders the Engicon, the building has immense of green potential. UN Office Picture Gallery UN Office UN Office in Jordan Gets the Green Building Gold The building set up allows plenty of daylight for the interiors and at the same time…

  • Twist Bike: A reversible bike with an unusual frame

    Jaspreet Kaur Walia
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:14 am
    Jaspreet Kaur Walia: Riding a bicycle is pollution free and keeps the environment clean and green. A lot of innovations in terms of bicycle designing have been made in the past and designers just don’t seem to run out of ideas that will give you a more eco friendly ride. Jazzing up with numerous bike designs is a Spanish architect turned designer named Jose Hurtado, who is credited for crafting the Twist Bike. It has an unconventional shape, which pushes people into a state of awe. Swiveling Cycles Picture Gallery Swiveling Cycles Jose Hurtado’s Twist Bike Concept is Uniquely…

  • Dreamtime Alarm Clock tells time using water

    Jaspreet Kaur Walia
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:14 am
    Jaspreet Kaur Walia: What looks like an equipment straight out of a chemistry lab is the Dreamtime Alarm Clock designed by Vera Wiedermann. The alarm clock has a beautiful appearance and will stir you awake from a dreamy state pleasantly. If you get annoyed by the beeping sound of a tradition alarm clock, then the meaningful design by Vera will leave you impressed. Dreamcatcher Alarm Clock Picture Gallery Dreamcatcher Alarm Clock Dreamcatcher Alarm Clock Uses Water To Tell Time. Dreamtime Alarm Clock come wrapped in simplicity and is not powered by batteries, but water. The eco friendly clock…

  • MIT’s Hiriko electric city car meant for transport sharing systems

    Abdul Vahid V
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:42 pm
    Abdul Vahid V: City transportation goes more electric and sustainable with researchers all geared up for developing highly efficient electric cars meant for city commutation. The one from MIT, dubbed the Hiriko is an outstanding concept and exclusively meant for shared transportation. MIT recently uncovered the smart, foldable and stackable City Car concept, which will arrive in European cities by 2013, but will not be available for individual use. They plan to deploy a squad of 20 Hirikos in Spain next year to check their suitability in a sharing transportation system. MIT’s City Car…
 
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  • A tale of two snow blowers

    Consumer Reports News
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 am
    Forget Dickens—this is more of an outdoor-gear spin on the Aesop fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” a moral lesson on the virtues of hard work and planning ahead. But in this case it was a snow blower and not a winter food supply that stymied the grasshopper. And the ant learned that, when it comes to snow-blower maintenance, there can be a downside to having the only working machine in the neighborhood. It happened last weekend, when a snowstorm hit the New York tri-state area dumping about eight inches onto my neighborhood. I’d been keeping up maintenance on my…

  • Can this former Apple executive put a shine on JCPenney?

    Consumer Reports News
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:10 pm
    The genius behind the genius bar at Apple is now reimagining JCPenney’s 1,100 stores. Penney CEO Ron Johnson, who made it more attractive to go to Apple stores than shop elsewhere, wants to do the same for the 110-year-old retailer. To do so he is creating stores-within-a-store and a “town square” where shoppers can hang out—just like they do at Apple. He’s also enlisting the help of such A-listers as Martha Stewart, Ellen DeGeneres and designer Nanette Lepore. Johnson described his plan as the six P's: Price, Personality, Product, Promotion, Place and…

  • Can a pro-style range help you cook like one?

    Consumer Reports News
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    When it comes to pro-style ranges, the claims are big and bold, just like the ranges: “The ultimate in performance and design,” says Viking. “Kitchen artistry” boasts Wolf. Thermador touts its “state-of-the art functionality.” With claims like these, it’s no wonder people are tempted to spend $7,000 for a range. But, as Consumer Reports' testing suggests, you may want to think twice before going pro. Beneath all that shiny stainless steel are substantial performance differences in pro-style ranges, according to Consumer Reports tests of 20 models. We…

  • Energy Star's Most Efficient program will expand in 2012

    Consumer Reports News
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:51 pm
    Energy Star, the consumer product labeling program started in 1992 by the Environmental Protection Agency, has done much to raise awareness of energy efficiency in the U.S. But with some products, a kind of Lake Wobegon effect has set in over the years as the vast majority of models in a category have come to qualify for the above average distinction. Enter the Energy Star program's Most Efficient label, which launched in pilot phase last year and is expanding to eight product categories in 2012. The label is reserved for products that demonstrate truly exceptional, inspirational, or leading…

  • Clearing the air: Do you really need a purifier?

    Consumer Reports News
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Indoor air can be 10 times more polluted than what you breathe outdoors so getting an air purifier may seem like a natural solution. But some of the models in Consumer Reports recent tests do little to rid a space of dust and smoke. And one air purifier we tested did practically nothing. Of course, you won’t discover any of that by browsing store shelves. Some of the newest air purifiers have a sleek look and are quiet enough to use in the bedroom—from the retro-radiator Electrolux EL500AZ (see photo) to the modern Humanscale Zon HZAP. But other models work well only at speeds too…
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  • Future Measures

    Cindy Mehallow
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:41 am
    While at the GreenBiz12 Forum in New York earlier this week, I got a sneak preview of the findings of the new Ernst & Young and GreenBiz Group survey of trends in sustainability reporting. The soon-to-be-released survey validates much of what I’ve seen firsthand in my work preparing sustainability and corporate responsibility reports for Fortune 100 companies in various industry sectors.There’s been no slowdown in the number of reports being produced, despite the poor economy, noted John DeMelis, a sustainability assurance partner with Ernst & Young. DeMelis kicked off the…

  • Eco-label evolution

    Andrea Newell
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:50 pm
    In 2007, Timberland pioneered eco-labels on their apparel, modeling them after USDA nutrition labels. The imitation was deliberate, said VP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Mark Newton. With the wealth of green information that is currently tracked, measured, analyzed and debated, the intent was to capture the essence of several large categories on a very small parcel of garment real estate. The absence of numbers keeps consumers from getting bogged down by a figure that would need a detailed explanation and wouldn’t be consistent with measurements on other ecolabels.This way,…

  • Love your lawyer

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This article is part of the Building a Sustainable Business series about starting and running a sustainable business. Read all the articles hereIgnore Shakespeare. Do not kill all the lawyers. You need yours in good health, walking around, and capable of keeping your business on track.Too many people think of lawyers like a legal AAA. They only call when total disaster has struck. But that’s too late. If you are running a company you need to check in with your lawyer before you make a mistake, not afterwards. Think of your corporate lawyer as your best friend who will be there to guide…

  • More productivity, no benefits

    Maggie Winslow
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm
    Increasing labor productivity is generally hailed as a positive outcome of technological innovation. The production of more goods and services with fewer hours worked allows for both higher standards of living and decreased inflationary pressure, since wage increases can result from increased productivity and are not translated into higher costs for goods and services. Increased labor productivity has been promoted through government policy, such as tax breaks for capital investment and direct investment in technological innovation. It has also been promoted ideologically by both the left…

  • Shrinking footprints

    Bill Roth
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:23 pm
    “Our business revenues are directly tied to winning competitive bids,” explains Elizabeth Barry, Chief Sustainability Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies. “Over the last couple of years an increasing number of our customers are inserting into their bid packages questions that seek documentation of our company’s sustainability commitment.”Barry’s comments reflect the growth of the green supply chain beyond manufacturing into professional services companies like Marsh & McLennan Companies which provides advice and solutions in risk, strategy and…
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  • U.S. Navy's Largest Solar Project Going Up

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    by Pete Danko SunPower broke ground this month on a big solar installation at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. Though it's not a utility scale system of the magnitude being developed elsewhere in the desert - like the 392-megawatt (MW) Ivanpah concentrating solar plant, for instance - at 13.78 MW it is large enough to hint at the kind of solar development the military would like to see take place on its bases in the California desert. "This is the largest solar project in the Navy," the assistant Navy secretary for Energy, Installation and Environment, Jackalyne…

  • Make Your Own Hydrating Sports Drink

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:18 am
    by Vivian Nelson Melle The sports drink aisle grows into a meandering wall of plastic bottle-filled elixirs coming in every color of the rainbow. With the overwhelming number of sports drink choices it's easy to throw in the towel and stick to water. However, sports drinks help the body replace valuable nutrients and electrolytes lost during strenuous workouts. Luckily, you don't have to purchase your revitalizing quencher. Here's how to make your own hydrating sports drink, saving money and the endless flood of plastic bottles filling our landfills. The best recipe for sports drinks I've…

  • Has the Recession Doomed Cleantech Startups?

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:12 am
    by Maria Surma Manka It hasn't sounded very promising for cleantech startups lately. As even the big guys fail and falter (think Evergreen Solar's bankruptcy or Vestas' lay-offs), one begins to wonder whether the little guys can weather the economic storm of this recession, not to mention Congress' generally allergic reaction to any sort of federal renewable energy standards or goals. Furthermore, the budget and debt crises here and abroad have led many venture capitalists (VCs) and investors to hunker down and hold on to their money. Some federal policies encouraging renewables have…

  • Bam'booming' Bass With Your New iBamboo iSpeaker?

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:23 pm
    by Kristy Hessman Lately it seems anything made of bamboo is typically accompanied by adjectives like green and sustainable, since bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. Bamboo is becoming more popular for use in everything from wood flooring, to furniture and even for products paired with electronics. And, because it can be harvested without the need for replanting, it's often touted as one of the most eco-friendly options. At EarthTechling, we've featured stories on a slew of bamboo products, from hand-crafted bamboo iPhone cases, to bamboo MacBook cases and even a…

  • How to Pack a Healthy, Zero Waste Lunch

    25 Jan 2012 | 5:58 pm
    by Lynn Fang Lunch is something we often look over in the morning rush to be on time. We either pack something quick and not so healthy, or just skip making it altogether to buy something near work. A good, healthy lunch is important to making sure you stay energized and centered during the day. It's also an opportunity to practice being more green! Fresh, Healthy Food What have you been eating for lunch? Going out to eat is easy and quick, but restaurants often pile up on the butter and sauce, all while serving giant portions. If you do need to buy food, consider healthier options like whole…
 
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  • State of the Union Address: A Nation "Built to Last" on Clean Energy

    Fred Krupp
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:45 pm
    By Fred KruppPresident Obama delivered his State of the Union Address last night, and energy issues played a starring role in the speech.  Here are some of the comments that caught my attention:  The President drew some firm lines in the sand. The address was a strong defense of the importance of clean energyto America’s long-term economic prosperity. The President said:  “I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy." In the speech, the President called for Congress to pass a clean energy standard and extend clean energy tax credits, while ending a century of tax…

  • New Website Lets You Find the Largest Sources of Climate Pollution in Your Area

    Peter Zalzal
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:11 pm
    By Peter ZalzalI’m very excited about a brand new website that will let me – and all Americans – learn about sources of climate pollution in my community and across America. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the website today. The consumer-friendly web platform has new greenhouse gas emissions data that will help Americans work together to develop innovative ways to reduce climate pollution. The public availability of this data means that Americans now, for the first time, have access to accurate information about the heat-trapping greenhouse gases emitted by large…

  • New Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Will Protect Children and Save Lives

    Fred Krupp
    21 Dec 2011 | 3:23 pm
    By Fred KruppThis is one of the best weeks I’ve had in a long time. Right on the heels of today’s landmark court decision upholding European laws to reduce airplane pollution, we got another historic moment for the environment and public health. Today, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson unveiled the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which will place our country’s first-ever national limits on mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Every decade or so, the United States takes a giant step forward on the road to cleaner, healthier air. Getting the lead…

  • America’s Leading Mercury Scientists Call for Strong Air Pollution Standards

    Kritee
    14 Dec 2011 | 3:26 pm
    By KriteeThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce its long-awaited Mercury and Air Toxics Standards any day now. The new standards would place the first-ever national limits on mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants, and the issue is already being examined from every possible angle – politics, economics, business, health, you name it. Now a new group is weighing in. Just yesterday, 23 of the country’s leading scientific experts on mercury wrote a letter to the White House about the proposed new standard and its importance to the…

  • New Report on Climate Change Says Wilder Weather is Headed Our Way

    Keith Gaby
    18 Nov 2011 | 5:02 pm
    By Keith GabyA new report by some the world’s top researchers confirms that climate change will make the extreme weather we’ve seen recently even worse in the future. The report was released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It synthesizes two years work from 100 experts who analyze data from all over the world. Their conclusion: climate change is bringing us more extreme weather, and it’s likely to get worse and have greater negative impacts over the next century. Here’s what EDF’s Chief Scientist, Steve Hamburg, had to say today: We've all been…
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  • Tendril courting developers for its cloud-delivered energy app platform

    tom@redmonk.com (Tom Raftery)
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:26 pm
    Green Carrot energy usage app Last August Tendril, a US-based energy platform company, announced that they were opening their API’s and launching an energy application developer program. The idea is to allow developers to build on Tendril’s cloud platform and to deploy the developed applications on Tendril’s Tendril Connect cloud platform. For developers this is an opportunity to develop applications addressing the energy challenge and have them deployed in a ready-made marketplace of up-to 70 million addressable households. Similar to the Apple App store, Tendril offers…

  • Is Cloud Computing Green?

    tom@redmonk.com (Tom Raftery)
    9 Jan 2012 | 6:35 am
    I gave the keynote address at the Digital Trends 2011 event organised by HePIS and CEPIS in Athens recently. My talk was on Cloud Computing’s Green Potential and in my presentation, I claimed that Cloud Computing is NOT Green. I started the talk by explaining what Cloud Computing is and the many advantages it can bring to companies. However, because none of the Cloud providers are publishing energy figures around Cloud computing, we can’t say whether or not Cloud computing is energy efficient. I went on to point out that even if Cloud is energy efficient (and we have no proof that…

  • Don’t forget – where your cloud apps are hosted helps determine their carbon footprint

    tom@redmonk.com (Tom Raftery)
    20 Dec 2011 | 10:44 am
    Back in July of this year (2011), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), in conjunction with Verdantix, released a report titled Cloud Computing – The IT Solution for the 21st Century [PDF warning] which erroneously claims Cloud Computing is Green. Shortly after it was released, I wrote a long post outlining exactly where the report was flawed. I also contacted the CDP directly outlining my concerns to them and pointing them to the blog post. Then, a couple of weeks back, when preparing my slides for my Cloud Computing’s Green Potential talk for the Cepis and Hepis Green IT…

  • Facebook hires Google’s former Green Energy Czar Bill Weihl, and increases its commitment to renewables

    tom@redmonk.com (Tom Raftery)
    19 Dec 2011 | 12:42 pm
    Google has had an impressive record in renewable energy. They invested over $850m dollars in renewable energy projects to do with geothermal, solar and wind energy. They entered into 20 year power purchase agreements with wind farm producers guaranteeing to buy their energy at an agreed price for twenty years giving the wind farms an income stream with which to approach investors about further investment and giving Google certainty about the price of their energy for the next twenty years – a definite win-win. Google also set up RE < C – an ambitious research project looking at…

  • GreenMonk TV talks flywheel UPS’s with Active Power

    tom@redmonk.com (Tom Raftery)
    16 Dec 2011 | 8:02 am
    I attended the 2011 DataCenterDynamics Converged conference in London recently and at it I chatted to a number of people in the data center industry about where the industry is going. One of these was Active Power‘s Graham Evans. Active Power make flywheel UPS’s so we talked about the technology behind these and how they are now becoming a more mainstream option for data centers. Tom Raftery: Hi everyone, welcome to GreenMonk TV, we are at the DCD Converge Conference in London and with me I have Graham Evans from Active Power. Graham you guys, you make the spinning UPSs. Graham…
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  • Glassen Insulated Reusable Travel Mug

    Janet
    3 Jan 2012 | 1:25 pm
    What: Grosche Glassen insulated glass travel mug Features: This 12oz  travel mug is handmade of double-walled glass which helps keep your beverages hot. It has no metal or plastic parts and is a better fit for car drink holders than a standard coffee mug. Green Factor: It’s made of glass so there is no leaching of chemicals into your beverages and the lid and grip are made of food-safe silicone. Since it’s reusable, you can also forgo the yucky styrofoam poison cups. Bonus: Right now they’re 40% off at Amazon.com. Editors Note: I got one of these for Christmas and I…

  • Great Gifts: Eco-Friendly Dump Truck Toy

    Janet
    14 Dec 2011 | 11:36 am
    What: Green Toys Dump Truck Features: This award-winning, eco-designed toy truck has no metal axles and a workable dumper that encourages motor skill development. Green Factor: Made from 100 percent recycled plastic milk containers Bonus: Made in the USA Find It Here: Amazon.com The Green Mom Review™..

  • Great Gifts: 50% Off Sale at Pure and Little

    Janet
    2 Dec 2011 | 1:09 pm
    Pure and Little, purveyors of organic baby and toddler gear are having a SITEWIDE 50% off sale. It runs through Sunday, December 4th. Score some awesome (and affordable) holiday gifts and if you have any baby showers coming up, this is a great time to pick up something fabulous for the mama-to-be! Find It Here: Pure and Little The Green Mom Review™..

  • Great Gifts: Zoe Organic Wrap Dress

    Janet
    15 Nov 2011 | 1:30 pm
    What: Cotton wrap dress Features: This flirty wrap dress is sewn and dyed by a women’s fair trade collective in Nepal. Green Factor: Made of certified organic cotton and 100% natural dyes made from bark, roots, and the leaves of plants native to Nepal. Bonus: Get free shipping and a free scarf with your $100 order from Nancy’s Gone Green Find It Here: Nancy’s Gone Green The Green Mom Review™..

  • Vinegar: Over 400 Various & Versatile Uses

    Janet
    8 Nov 2011 | 8:01 am
    What: Before chemicals were king, people used natural products like vinegar for cleaning, cooking, preserving and health. This book is a great resource for all the different ways you can use vinegar as a natural alternative to numerous chemical products. Features: This comprehensive guide covers all types and uses of vinegar. Contains a full index and whimsical illustrations make the book informative and fun. Green Factor: Any time you can use something natural instead of a potentially dangerous chemical, it’s green. This book gives you over 400 ways to do that. Bonus: Using vinegar…
 
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  • Electrolux NJORD Flask Can Create Water out of Humid Air

    Alex Ion
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:05 am
    When we first heard of the Electrolux NJORD, we were quite surprised to hear about a flask that can give us water from the air around it. The idea behind the product was so simple but the implementation side, which includes the design, was absolutely a very hectic job for the people at Electrolux. However, this product upholds the effort researchers are putting into almost every aspect of our life. In warm climates, humid days come and go, but this fascinating flask makes the most of the wet air. You simply press the button found on the cap of this hi-tech canteen and it works to convert…

  • Ford Hybrid Electric Version of Lincoln MKZ in 2013

    Siyahi
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:04 am
    Year 2013 could dawn with the news that the Lincoln MKZ is selling at unbelievable rates and roads are filled with them. Of course we are talking of the hybrid electric version of the Lincoln MKZ from Ford, which they are working on right now. Ford guarantees that if the model clicks among the public, they will mass produce the vehicle and also they will introduce variants for it. The 2013 MKZ will be including gas powered hybrid versions as well. Ford is proudly showing off their next-generation Fusion, touting that it not only will have a hybrid version, but also a plug-in version that is…

  • Cars May Shiver When Snow Falls, but Nissan Leaf Won’t [Video]

    Alex Ion
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:52 am
    While Nissan was celebrating selling its 10,000th Leaf in North America, NissanJapanwas proving that the Leaf wasn’t scared of winter weather, at a special press event held near the northern city of Shibetsu, Hokkaido. With ambient temperatures averaging just 15.8 degrees Fahrenheit, Nissan invited Japanese automotive journalists to test the handling and performance of the Leaf in frigid temperatures. Despite the cold temperatures, Nissan technicians reported the temperature of each test car’s battery packs used never dropped below 41 degrees Fahrenheit, illustrating that at worst, the…

  • Pack Your iPad in an Eco-friendly Handmade Green Sleeve

    Siyahi
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:44 am
    The Greensleeve is a 100% petroleum-free iPad case manufactured with “zero-energy”, from a design company called Gone Studio. After the Gulf Coast oil spill, the founder, Dr. George Elvin, wanted to minimize the use of petroleum products in his designs, so he set out to create a modern, biodegradable case without using any plastic. And to take it even a step further, no electricity is used in making the Greensleeve, as Gone Studio uses only hand and foot-powered tools and machinery in the process. Specifically, they use a Singer foot-powered sewing machine from 1935 to manufacture the…

  • OLED Solar Sun Roof Turning Real

    Siyahi
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:23 am
    Philips and BASF have teamed up to create an OLED concept for your car that would also function as a high-tech roof. The idea is that the sunroof will let in light during the days and also charges the solar cells at the same time, and at night, the panels turn into a light powered by the electricity stored earlier. Philips, along with BASF, is hoping the collaborative efforts will pull together interest from the automotive community as well as consumers by leading the research in this area. While driving, Philip’s new technology would allow drivers to have a transparent view of the outside…
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  • California breaks rank again, demands over 15% of cars sold be non-polluting by 2025

    Jeremy Korzeniewski
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:29 pm
    Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy Less than a year after everyone with any sort of say in the matter seemed to agree that 54.5 miles per gallon by the year 2025 was a properly attainable goal, the California Air Resources Board has decided to change things up a bit. In addition to CAFE requirements of a 54.5-mpg fleet average (using the government's formula, not what you see on window stickers), at least 15.4 percent of all cars sold by any major automaker doing business in California will have to be either fully electric, a plug-in hybrid or be powered by a…

  • Bright Automotive says it's ready to heed Obama's call for more jobs, just needs its loan approved

    Danny King
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Bright AutomotiveBright Automotive Chief Operating Officer Mike Donoughe invoked President Barack Obama's recent call for U.S. companies to create American jobs while developing alternative energy sources for transportation by requesting that Congress speed up the company's federal loan process. The company, which is developing the Bright IDEA plug-in hybrid-electric cargo van, is "ready, willing and able" to create as many as 2,500 direct and indirect U.S. job once production is up and running. The hold up? Its loan request from the U.S. Energy Department's…

  • A word on Nissan Leaf sales, orders and reservation numbers [w/poll]

    Sebastian Blanco
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:58 pm
    Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive What's up with the sales, orders and reservations of the Nissan Leaf? Nissan loudly trumpeted the 20,000 reservations it originally collected back in September, 2010 and Nissan's Mark Perry recently told AutoblogGreen that, since then, that number has climbed to around 26,000. Where do things stand today? That's not exactly simple to figure out. Here's what we know: Number of accepted Leaf reservations: 26,000 - Number of Leaf models sold: 10,000 - Number sold in January: 800 (estimate) - Number sold in February: 800 (estimate. Perry…

  • Chevrolet introduces new Ecologic window sticker, coming first to Sonic

    Sebastian Blanco
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:45 pm
    Filed under: Etc., Manufacturing/Plants, MPG, Chevrolet At the Washington Auto Show today, Chevrolet introduced a sticker. Okay, the new Ecologic environmental labels that will be coming to all new Chevy vehicles - starting with the 2013 Sonic - is a lot more than just an adhesive piece of paper. Last year, the EPA revamped its mileage stickers, and GM has realized that many people like more information about the environmental impact of the vehicle they may be buying. GM North America President Mark Reuss said at the show that, "Customers want companies to be honest and transparent about…

  • Toyota works on electric-drive powertrains that don't need rare earth metals

    Danny King
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:52 am
    Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota Toyota is working on a method of making electric-drive powertrains without using magnets that require pricey rare-earth metals such as neodymium and dysprosium, and may start integrating that process into vehicle production within two years, Reuters reported, citing Japan's Kyodo News. The world's biggest maker of hybrid-electric vehicles is trying to find ways to cut costs by reducing dependency on rare earth metals, which are expensive and which are primarily produced in China, the wire service said. The Japanese automaker is…
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    Awake at the Wheel

  • From Festive to Feedstock, San Franciscans “Treecycle”

    propel
    13 Jan 2012 | 7:24 pm
    In many American cities, nothing quite marks the end of the holiday season (or the beginning of the New Year) like gutters strewn with discarded Christmas trees. But for the past 25 years, the city of San Francisco has been … Continue reading →

  • Propel Fuels Partners with Econation Green Transportation Service in California

    propel
    6 Jan 2012 | 11:45 am
    Just in time for the New Year, Propel is making new friends in the fleet world, including our latest fleet customer, Econation – a global ground transportation company that exclusively employs the use of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles in its … Continue reading →

  • 2012 VW Passat TDI ranks #1 for fuel economy over hybrids

    propel
    18 Nov 2011 | 4:40 pm
    Consumers don’t often consider full-size options when on the hunt for fuel efficient vehicles; however, there is a new class of roomy sedans boasting better fuel economy than previous generations. Motor Trend put three of these super efficient sedans in a … Continue reading →

  • Major Commercial Airlines Launch Biofuels Flights

    propel
    7 Nov 2011 | 1:28 pm
    Two commercial airlines are taking biofuels to the skies, and with a bit of competition in the air, biofuels for aviation are becoming a reality. Just this morning, United Airlines launched the first commercial US flight operated by biofuels. Powered … Continue reading →

  • Propel’s gone mobile!

    propel
    3 Nov 2011 | 5:39 pm
    We are happy to announce the launch of Propel Mobile. Visit propelfuels.com from your smart phone to get started. The new Propel Fuels mobile site has everything you need to find and fill with Propel renewable fuels. In addition to … Continue reading →
 
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    Green

  • New York's Fracking Deliberations Inch Along

    By MIREYA NAVARRO
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm
    A meeting with an advisory panel is deferred, suggesting that the decision-making process will not be rushed in coming months.

  • Racing Up (and Down) the Performance Index

    By FELICITY BARRINGER
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    In the latest Environmental Performance Index, Switzerland is at the top, Russia is much closer to the bottom and the United States has failed to gain much ground.

  • When Marine Mammals Become Food

    By DOUGLAS M. MAIN
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm
    Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write.

  • On Our Radar: 6 More Coal Plants to Close

    By THE NEW YORK TIMES
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:45 am
    FirstEnergy says it would not be cost-effective to install scrubbing technology at aging plants to meet new federal emissions rules.

  • Reaping a Bonus From Cap-and-Trade

    By MIREYA NAVARRO
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:37 am
    Rather than imposing higher costs on consumers and businesses, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative lowered their bills.
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    EcoGeek

  • Tesla Model X Will Be Unveiled February 9

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:25 pm
    Tesla won't be producing its all-electric SUV until 2014, but luckily we'll get a look at the design far sooner than that, though later than originally announced. Tesla is set to unveil the Model X prototype on February 9 at its design studio in California, just a few short days away. In a filing with the SEC, Tesla said that it was "designing the Model X to incorporate the functionality of a minivan with the consumer appeal of a sports-utility vehicle." This leaves quite a bit of room to imagine its design.  With both the Roadster and the soon-to-be-launched Model S, the carmaker pulled…

  • UK Installing "Wind Farm Friendly" Radar

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:55 pm
    New radar facilities are being installed in Great Britain in order to "unlock" large sections of potential wind farm area for development. Because of potential interference, dozens of wind farm projects have been blocked by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). But now, the MOD has tested these new radar systems, and is satisfied that they will not suffer adverse effects from wind turbines. One recent installation of a new Lockheed Martin air defense radar has let to the Ministry withdrawing its objection to five offshore wind farms that had been stalled over the issue. Wind farm developers are…

  • Japanese Solar Panel Owners Sold $1.2 Billion Worth of Surplus Power Back to Grid Last Year

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:46 pm
    Japanese home and business owners with solar power installations sold 2,150 GWh of electricity back to their power utilities last year, a huge 50 percent increase over the amount sold back to the grid in 2010.  The sellers collectively made a nice $1.2 billion off their surplus electricity. The Japanese government has a feed-in-tariff scheme that requires the utilities to purchase the extra power which was small beans compared to the average 884,000 GWh of electricity that those utilities sell to customers per year. The government is set to introduce even more subsidies for domestic…

  • Study: Decrease in Sun's Output Won't Curb Global Warming

    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    A new study done by the University of Reading and the Met Office looked at the likely changes in solar activity over the next 90 years and whether a decrease would offset global warming by any significant measure.  The answer:  no. The study found that the sun's output is likely to decrease until 2100, but that decrease will only lead to a global temperature reduction of 0.08 °C.  Compared to the forecasted warming of at least 2.5 °C over the same period from greenhouse gases, a solar activity decline doesn't get us very far. The study found that even if the sun's output fell to it's…

  • GE Gives London's Tower Bridge the LED Treatment

    24 Jan 2012 | 1:42 pm
    We love seeing the world's architectural icons retrofitted to become more energy efficient, especially when they're major energy hogs like skyscrapers and huge bridges.  Now we have another icon to add to that list. As part of GE's Ecomagination initiative and in time for this summer's Olympic games, London's Tower Bridge will be given a green lighting makeover, switching out the street and artistic lighting for more efficient LEDs. GE is teaming up with London's City Hall, City of London Corporation and EDF to complete the new installations. GE is replacing the existing street lighting with…
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    inhabitat.com

  • Tim Cook Outraged Over New York Times Accusations That Apple Abuses Worker’s Rights in Chinese Factories

    Molly Cotter
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Today a leaked internal email from Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed outrage over the New York Times‘ scathing exposé revealing the harsh working conditions of Apple’s many Chinese suppliers. Cook insisted that Apple has done and will continue to do everything they can to improve worker conditions, and he even questioned the validity of the New York Times article, saying “Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are.” Read the rest of Tim Cook…

  • Villa Escudero’s Waterfall Restaurant Serves Philippine Cuisine at the Foot of the Falls

    Molly Cotter
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:58 pm
    Read the rest of Villa Escudero’s Waterfall Restaurant Serves Philippine Cuisine at the Foot of the Falls Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco restaurant, eco vacation, eco-resorts, Environment, environmental, environmental resort, green resorts, green restaurant, green vacation, labasin falls, Nature, nature restaurant, Philippines, philippines resort, sustainable resorts, sustainable restaurant, sustainable vacation, villa escudero, villa escudero resort, waterfall resort, waterfall restaurant, waterfalls

  • PHOTOS: San Francisco’s Southern Pacific Brewing is a Tree-Filled Beer Sanctuary in a Renovated Warehouse

    Mike Chino
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:56 pm
    Read the rest of PHOTOS: San Francisco’s Southern Pacific Brewing is a Tree-Filled Beer Sanctuary in a Renovated Warehouse Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, boor bridges architecture, green architecture, green bar, green brewing company, Green Building, green design, green renovation, industrial renovation, Mission District, San Francisco, Southern Pacific Brewing, southern pacific brewing company, sustainable design

  • 6 Green Roof Resorts from Around the World!

    Andrew Michler
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm
    Read the rest of 6 Green Roof Resorts from Around the World! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco lodges, eco lodging, eco resort, eco roof, green roof, green roof cover, green roof hotel, heat island reduction, rain water, roughing it green retreat, storm water retention, vegetated roofs

  • Irish Artist Builds the World’s First 1.4 Billion Euro Home From Shredded Bills

    Molly Cotter
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:52 pm
    What makes a home worth a million dollars? How about a billion dollars? Irish artist Frank Buckley has taken this question to its logical extreme by building his very own home made from 1.4 billion Euro notes! Graced with very strict permission from the Central Bank of Ireland, Buckley has constructed and now lives in a home made entirely of shredded decommissioned Euros. He formed the bills into 6 inch by 2 inch bricks, each of which contains around 40 to 50 thousand Euros. The three-room house is an amazing exercise in recycled materials as well as a social statement on Ireland’s…
 
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    Green Tech

  • Hydrogen 'sponge' could extend EV driving range

    Martin LaMonica
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:49 am
    Novel molecules with as much surface area per volume as a football field could be used to store more hydrogen than compressed gas, extending the range of fuel-cell electric vehicles. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge

  • U.S.-backed battery firm Ener1 seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Brooke Crothers
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:49 am
    Another company that received backing from the U.S. Department of Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

  • Flower power: Ford interiors made of tropical plant

    Martin LaMonica
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    The door bolsters inside Ford's latest Escape SUV will be made with a tropical plant called kenaf, offsetting 300 pounds of oil-based reins per year. The SUV will be 85 percent recyclable. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge

  • Want better EV range? Hitch it to a fuel cell

    Martin LaMonica
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Startup Oorja Protonics has developed a methanol fuel cell to give battery-powered forklifts a lift and it's planning to apply the same hybrid approach in fleet vehicles. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge

  • Electric car that folds itself launches in Spain

    Liane Yvkoff
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:44 pm
    Spain will begin producing an electric car next year that's about the same size as Smart For, but can collapse itself into an even smaller footprint when parked. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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    Clean Break

  • U.S. venture capital firm SAIL Venture Partners goes on hunt for Canadian cleantech, plans to establish Canadian-focused fund

    Tyler
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:59 am
    This is an encouraging sign for the Canadian clean technology sector. SAIL Venture Partners, the early-stage venture arm of SAIL Capital Partners, said today it is partnering up with the Canadian subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. to create a joint venture and fund that would tap into Canadian cleantech opportunities. Specifically, the fund would invest in early stage cleantech companies in Canada that have ready-for-market products. “SAIL’s expansion into Canada represents a tremendous vote of confidence in the quality of Canada’s cleantech sector,” according to…

  • Hamilton consortium puts pressure on Ontario government to lift moratorium on offshore wind in the Great Lakes

    Tyler
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:50 pm
    For a year now there has been a moratorium on the development of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes. The Ontario government issued the ban because it said more study was needed to make sure the projects can be developed safety and responsibly, even though such studies were supposedly already done when the previous moratorium was lifted in January 2008. It’s more than likely that the latest ban was politically motivated, which is why a consortium of companies stretching from Kingston to Niagara Region has high hopes of changing the government’s mind. The consortium, calling…

  • Marnoch Thermal Power: a new type of heat engine for tapping into lower temperatures

    Tyler
    21 Jan 2012 | 9:18 am
    My latest Clean Break column on Ontario inventor Ian Marnoch and his new heat engine design that could make efforts at turning low-grade heat into electricity more economical. ——————————————————– Tyler Hamilton The Geological Survey of Canada put out a research paper in 2010 that concluded the country has enough geothermal heat to power itself many times over. The big question is how much of that heat can be economically tapped? As a general rule, the hotter and shallower the…

  • The better use of natural gas: Waste Management pushes forward on CNG fleet conversion

    Tyler
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:16 am
    Natural gas is inexpensive, seemingly plentiful and much cleaner-burning when used as an alternative to diesel fuel in transportation fleets, so it makes sense that Waste Management is converting its entire North American fleet to run on compressed natural gas. The company announced this week it has added 25 new CNG waste collection trucks to its fleet in Ottawa. About 80 per cent of all new trucks purchased by the company now run on compressed natural gas. To accommodate this fleet conversion, Waste Management has been increasing the number of fuelling stations it has to support the fleet.

  • TowerLabs turns tall buildings into “laboratories of change”

    Tyler
    14 Jan 2012 | 11:27 am
    My Clean Break column this week looks at a small company in Toronto called TowerLabs that helps get green building technologies tested and ultimately embraced by major condo and tower developers, a notoriously conservative bunch at the best of times. The company is a spinoff of condo developer Tridel, and so far its efforts at matching up tower builders with new cleantech startups is showing strong results. ————————————————- By Tyler Hamilton Technologies abound, many of them developed in Ontario,…
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    My Plastic-Free Life

  • Plastic-free Toys from Dress Me Up Organic Give-Away

    Beth Terry
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:24 pm
    A few nights ago, while in the throes of editing my book, I received an email from Jen Williams of Dress Me Up Organic asking if I would review her natural, organic baby products that she packages and ships without any plastic. I took a quick look at the site and was blown away by how cute the toys are–I love the designs–but at the time, I was scrambling to get my book edits done, didn’t have time to do a review, and don’t have kids to test the products on anyway.  So I asked Jen if she would write up her story, how she became interested in environmental issues,…

  • Zero Waste “Jug Sunday” at Sutton Cellars Winery in San Francisco

    Beth Terry
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    It should go without saying that I choose wines bottled in glass rather than the new plastic-coated aseptic cartons that are growing in popularity. But glass has its drawbacks too. And wine-related plastic is about more than just the container. Not only do I have to look for wines with natural cork stoppers–as opposed to plastic “corks” or screw caps that are lined inside with plastic–I also have to consider the capsule–that antiquated wrapper around the neck and over the top of the cork. Historically, capsules were made from lead. Nowadays, they are made from…

  • Homemade Plastic-free Vegetable Broth from The Plastic-free Chef

    Beth Terry
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    The following is a guest post from 17-year old Mary Katherine from Mountain View, CA who has been participating in the Show Your Plastic Trash Challenge since October of last year and has done an incredible job reducing her plastic waste.  See her trash challenge posts here.  Recently, she started her own blog called The Plastic-free Chef to share her strategies for cooking with less plastic.   My name is Mary Katherine and I’m 17. I love to cook. I love everything about it (except cleaning). I do most of the cooking in my house. My quest to banish disposable plastic from my life began…

  • Bittman’s Recipes for the Semi-Vegan — Plastic-free Style

    Beth Terry
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Two weeks ago, food columnist Mark Bittman published ten Recipes for the Semi-Vegan in The New York Times Magazine along with photos that left many of us salivating. What a great source of inspiration, I thought, for those of us who aspire to eat more plants and fewer animal products.   I, in particular, need help.  See, in May 2010, after reading Jonathan Safran Foer’s book Eating Animals,I resolved to stop eating meat. My reasons were personal. (You can read them here.) And I kept my resolution until the end of February 2011. Then my mom died. After the memorial service, my sister…

  • 2011 Plastic Trash Collection Wrap Up

    Beth Terry
    12 Jan 2012 | 6:30 pm
    As many of you know, 2011 was difficult and challenging for me in many ways. My mom passed away early in the year, and I didn’t really have time to truly grieve until after I finished the biggest project ever: writing my book. Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Toois now available for pre-order on Amazon. (I’ll tell you more about the book in a future post.) I kept collecting my plastic waste all year and just today have finally made the time to photograph and post the 2011 tallies. Surprisingly, and somewhat disappointingly, the total was almost exactly…
 
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    Clean Energy Stocks -News and Commentary in Cleantech Investing

  • Investors Ride the Wave with Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ:OPTT); Stock Trades Up 18%

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am
    New York, NY - January 26, 2012 - (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in renewable energy stock research for independent investors, Issues a trading alert for renewable energy stock, wave technology company, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT) for January 25 th. The stock closed at $2.9, up $0.45(18.00%), with a high of $3.00 on over 240,000 shares. The stock was featured as a speculative buy on Seeking Alpha on Monday. About Ocean Power Technologies Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT) is a pioneer in wave-energy technology that…

  • Renewable Energy Stock Alert: Juhl Wind (OTCBB: JUHL) Trades up over 15% on News

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:44 pm
    New York, NY - January 25, 2012 (Investorideas.com renewable energy newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in renewable energy stock research tools for independent investors issues a news and trading alert for Juhl Wind, Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL) for January 25th. The stock is trading up at $0.8, up 0.12 (15.79%) on light volume. Juhl announced the official commercial start-up and operation of the two turbine project for Gundersen Health System in Winona County, MN. The 4.95 megawatt project (the "GL Wind project") is the first-of-its-kind in North America to be constructed specifically to address…

  • Renewable Energy Stock News; Juhl Wind (OTCBB: JUHL) Announces 7th Wind System Completed in Past 24 months

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:29 am
    PIPESTONE, Minn. - January 25, 2012 (Investorideas.com renewable energy newswire) Wind stock news alert: Juhl Wind, Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced the official commercial start-up and operation of the two turbine project for Gundersen Health System in Winona County, MN. The 4.95 megawatt project (the "GL Wind project") is the first-of-its-kind in North America to be constructed specifically to address the energy concerns of a large regional health organization, in this case, Gundersen Health System. "This unique wind project represents the continued…

  • Electric Car Stocks Alert: Enova Systems, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ENA) Trades up over 40% on News of Supplying Drive Systems to First Auto Works (China)

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:51 am
    New York, NY - January 24, 2012 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in renewable energy stock research for independent investors, issues an investor alert for electric car stock, Enova Systems, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ENA). The stock is trading up at$ 0.31, up 0.09 (44.19%) on news. Enova Systems, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ENA) (AIM: ENV.L) (AIM: ENVS.L), a developer of proprietary hybrid electric and all-electric drive systems and drive system components for the emerging green commercial vehicle market, reports it has received further orders to supply drive system…

  • Renewable Energy Stocks Alert; Battery Stocks on the Move; AONE, ARTX, (AXPW:OB)

    19 Jan 2012 | 1:08 pm
    Point Roberts, WA - January 19, 2012 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in renewable energy stock research for independent investors, issues an investor alert for battery stocks for January 19th. A123 Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate (R) lithium ion batteries and systems, is trading at $2.2601, up 0.0801(3.67%) on over 700,00 shares. The Company announced that Edward Kopkowski has accepted an offer to become A123's Chief Operating Officer (COO) and is expected to join the company effective January…
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    Cleantech Blog

  • Gartner Forecasts 100,000 Electric Car Sales for 2012

    John Addison
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:31 am
    from original post at Clean Fleet Report Gartner, the largest technology market research firm, is forecasting 100,000 electric car sales in 2012 in the United States. Yesterday, I took in the presentation at the SV Forum and then talked with Thilo Koslowski, Vice President of Gartner’s Automotive and Vehicle Practice. He acknowledged that 100,000 is [...]

  • U.S. Water Infrastructure: FAIL (Almost)

    Richard T. Stuebi
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:57 am
    The Water Innovations Alliance (WIA) recently completed an assessment of the state of the U.S. water infrastructure, which was given an overall grade of D- by the American Society of Civil Engineers in its most recent infrastructure report card.  Underlying that nearly failing grade, the WIA produced some startling statistics in a recent newsletter (not yet posted to [...]

  • Ford Expands Customer Choice – Lowers Manufacturing Cost

    John Addison
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:58 am
    original post at Clean Fleet Report The new Ford Fusion gives car owners unprecedented choice in powertrains and fuel economy. The Ford Fusion can be offered with an efficient EcoBoost engine or as a hybrid with better mileage than any midsized sedan or as a plug-in hybrid that allows many trips to use zero gasoline. [...]

  • Is Sodium Sulfur (NaS) Battery a viable Grid Energy Storage Solution?

    David Anthony
    16 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    On September 21st, 2011, sodium-sulfur (NAS) batteries installed at Mitsubishi Materials Corp’s Tsukuba Plant, Japan, caught on fire. It took firefighters more than 8 hours to control the blaze, and two weeks to extinguish the fire. NGK Insulators Ltd., the company that manufactured the energy storage system, said the fire authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire. NGK has suspended production of its NAS cells, and advised customers around the world refrain from using their batteries until it tracks down the cause of the fire and finds a solution.

  • Blue Is The New Green

    Richard T. Stuebi
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:21 am
    I don’t know exactly when “green” became the de facto official color of environmentalism, but it dates back at least to the 1970s, when European political parties rooted in ardent environmental positions took the name “Green”. But, as Paul Markille noted in The Economist‘s excellent annual round-up of speculations for the new year — “The World [...]
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    Greentech Media: Cleantech Investing

  • “How Do I Get a Job in Cleantech Venture Capital?”

    info@greentechmedia.com
    10 Jan 2012 | 5:38 pm
    Around this time of year, the amount of inbound requests for coffees and "picking your brain" chats is always pretty overwhelming, as business school students and others start thinking about how they would love to be a cleantech venture capital investor. I wanted to write down a few thoughts for such folks in case they would be helpful. Unfortunately, much of what I have to give is simply tough love. Because it's very, very hard to break into cleantech venture capital. When you account for the few specialist teams out there still actively investing in the sector, and then…

  • 12 Predictions for ‘12

    info@greentechmedia.com
    28 Dec 2011 | 2:52 pm
    'Tis the season for making year-end predictions, and even though I'm clearly not very good at it, I got dragged into doing them a while back. So here are some for 2012. Enjoy these with the appropriately sized grain of sodium chloride. 1. Both dollar totals and deal totals for U.S. cleantech venture capital will be up more than 20% over 2011. I'm basing this on the hope of a bit more economic stabilization, allowing some of the currently fundraising venture funds in the sector to successfully close and start writing checks. Furthermore, more and more corporate and other large…

  • Looking Back on 2011 Cleantech Investing Predictions

    info@greentechmedia.com
    27 Dec 2011 | 12:30 pm
    It's been a tumultuous year for a whole lot of folks, and the cleantech market has been no exception. As we near the end of 2011, I thought it would be good to look back on how our predictions from a year ago turned out.   Here's what I predicted last December: 1. The cleantech venture capital shakeout will become more obvious. I'd say this has been true. At least to entrepreneurs seeking financing, especially early stage. A few of us in Boston were recently trying to figure out who's still actively investing in the sector in this region -- and it was a shockingly short…

  • Quick Hits: Boston’s Super-Angels, Nordan’s Smart Thoughts, and More

    info@greentechmedia.com
    15 Dec 2011 | 7:06 am
    Been caught up in a number of year-end projects and thus am way behind on topics I've wanted to write about, so here's a quick set of thoughts on a few unrelated topics, Peter King "Monday Morning Quarterback" style: Had dinner last night with several of Boston's most active cleantech angel investors (thanks to Bic Stevens for the invite).  No, none of this went on -- just some thought-provoking conversation over a great Italian meal. One thing that struck me, though, was hearing that Boston-area cleantech VCs are now doing only around three or four Series A rounds…

  • Reinvent the Utility

    info@greentechmedia.com
    18 Nov 2011 | 7:12 pm
    In the last decade, cleantech venture capital was about reinventing the electric generator. It's time to reinvent the utility. Utilities, as currently structured, exist for one reason: wires.  Wires connecting consumers to generators are a natural monopoly, so rather than expecting a competitive market, the market is heavily regulated and overseen by PUCs representing the public's interest. It's true in electricity, just as it's true in wireline communications. Yes, that skews the market, but there's no good alternative in the face of a natural monopoly. But wires are…
 
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    Gil Friend

  • Top Sustainability Stories of 2011 -- AND 2012

    Gil Friend
    11 Jan 2012 | 1:53 pm
    This is the time of year when people assemble their top 10 lists for 2011 -- movies, restaurants, etc, -- and top sustainability stories and trends. Here are mine -- not ranked, not complete, quite subjective, and hopefully rich food for thought for you. (Next time: my predictions for 2012!) Green China? Not quite (actually, not by a long shot), but China maintains strong investment in renewable energy and clean tech, even as US energy & climate policy remain mired in, well politics. Not much talked about: China's Circular Economy Law. Its significance depends of course on how seriously it's…

  • To Understand is to Perceive Patterns

    Gil Friend
    3 Jan 2012 | 8:24 pm
    I've long felt than one of the big differences (chasms) is between people who look at the world and see things, and people who look at the world and see pattern. Here's a beautiful exploration of that idea. "To Understand is to Perceive Patterns" on Vimeo

  • "In Defense of the Plastic Bag" -- Useful provocation, but asks the wrong questions

    Gil Friend
    27 Dec 2011 | 5:13 pm
    Marc Gunther seems to be relishing his role as green curmudgeon (or at least provocateur) over at GreenBiz.com. To judge by the comment stream, he hit a nerve with his recent "In Defense of the Plastic Bag." Here's my response: It may seem complicated, Marc, but perhaps it doesn't have to be -- if we ask the right questions. "Paper or plastic?" (or "this plastic or that plastic?") aren't the right questions. Nor is "Should we tax or ban all plastics because some end up as litter?" No, I don't want to "impose my beliefs on others," but I do want everyone to bear the full costs of their…

  • In love with WalMart?

    Gil Friend
    5 Dec 2011 | 9:39 pm
    In his latest blog post, veteran journalist Marc Gunther asks Have I fallen in love with Walmart? It's a long, thougthtful piece, responding to an even longer piece in Grist. "I’ve written dozens of stories about the retail giant, Gunther writes. "...I’ve been critical at times...but most of my coverage of the company’s sustainability effort has been laundatory [sic]." Now here comes Stacy Mitchell, a smart reporter, with a six-part series in Grist called Walmart’s Greenwash: Why the retail giant is still unsustainable. She assails Walmart for promoting suburban sprawl, making…

  • What I'm reading

    Gil Friend
    4 Dec 2011 | 5:00 pm
    It sometimes seems that books flow into my bedside reading stack faster than they leave it. It's a good problem too have; there are so many good books on the subjects that concern us all. Here are a few of my current favorites - some that I've read, some that I'm reading, all of which are worth your attention. Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World's Greatest Business Case for Compassion. Pavithra K. Mehta & Suchitra Shenoy. Aravind sprang from a surgeon's vision of ending curable blindness - without regard to people's ability to pay and without compromising their dignity. It's become…
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    The BiOH Experience

  • What to expect at this year’s Las Vegas Market

    Kelsey Ness
    16 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    We are so excited about attending this year’s Las Vegas Market, January 30-February 3 at the huge World Market Center. Each year, there are always plenty of new and exciting things to see and do, so even if you have attended in the past, you’ll want to spend time planning out this year’s adventure. On opening day, make the First Look Exhibit in the Building B lobby one of your first stops. You will be able to pick up a copy of the First Look Book (limited quantities available) and see a showcase of the new product trends to be discovered at the show. Speaking of trendy, we’re looking…

  • Make zero-energy furniture one of your 2012 resolutions

    Kelsey Ness
    4 Jan 2012 | 1:53 pm
    Companies are making it easier than ever for Americans to embrace the concept of sustainability and energy conservation. The selection of products and services has never been greater – and it just keeps expanding! One of the newest initiatives is Zero Energy America, a project focused on using eco-friendly materials and new building techniques to design Zero Energy Homes. A Zero Energy Home is one in which the net average energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emission, are both zero over the course of a year. In the U.S. and Europe, our homes account for about 40 percent of the total…

  • Building green/living green: smart trends in green furnishings, part 2

    Kelsey Ness
    21 Dec 2011 | 10:45 am
    Smart interior design can also have low environmental impact. From window shades and blinds to floor coverings, there are many products today made with recycled or sustainable materials. Here are some of our favorite tips to pass along to customers. • Certified fair-trade goods: Many are produced by independent worker cooperatives. The emphasis is respect for the environment, gender equity and fair working conditions. You might be surprised to see what can be made from recycled phone books! • Think durability. Products that last a long time means that fewer will wind up in landfills. •…

  • Building green/living green: smart trends in green furnishings

    Kelsey Ness
    14 Dec 2011 | 10:42 am
    Consumer demand for resource-efficient homes is on the rise. As people remodel, or move into new homes, they also are likely to need furnishings to complete their new space. This is the ideal time to help these environmentally conscious buyers think “eco-friendly” while decorating their homes. Consider how to complement green home construction Green builders try to minimize the environmental impact of a home by considering environmental factors as well as resource efficiency. Practical homeowners embrace green construction because it helps them cope with increasing energy prices as well…

  • Sustainable home furnishings make great family gifts this holiday season

    Kelsey Ness
    22 Nov 2011 | 1:00 pm
    Need an exciting gift idea for someone in your family this holiday season? Think new! Think stylish! Think green! Environmentally friendly furniture and mattresses made with soy-based BiOH® polyols are cutting edge. Just say “no” to boring or predictable gifts! Sustainable furnishings are ideal gift alternatives that say you know how to make smart, informed choices. There is something comfy and durable for just about everyone on your list, and in just about every price range. They’ll feel happy and indulged for years to come, and you will feel terrific because you’ve also done…
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  • Varian Slashes Redesign Time for RoHS, REACH Compliance

    Environmental Leader
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:25 am
    Varian Medical Systems, a $2.6 billion manufacturer of medical devices and software, is reducing its time to implement engineering changes from 18 to five days with two sustainability products from SAP. Using the SAP Environment, Health, and Safety Management application with product compliance functionality and the SAP Product Life Cycle Management application, Varian says it’s [...]

  • Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Manufacturing Tax Credit, Natural Gas Drilling, Ener1 Chapter 11, Tier 3 Emissions

    Environmental Leader
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:25 am
    The White House has released more details about the manufacturing efficiency incentives that President Obama announced in his State of the Union address Thursday. The proposed $5 billion in incentives aren’t new, but – if passed by Congress – are an extension to the Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit awarding a 30 percent rebate on qualified [...]

  • Calgon Launches Products to Control Mercury Emissions

    Environmental Leader
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:49 am
    Calgon Carbon Corporation has launched an advanced line of its Fluepac products aimed at controlling mercury emissions in the coal-fired electric power generation market. The new line, which includes the Fluepac MC+ Ultra, Fluepac MC Maxx and Fluepac ST, can reduce carbon injection rates by 50 to 70 percent below that of standard products, while [...]

  • Hospital Energy Management Tips

    Environmental Leader
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am
    Ian Buckle discusses hospital energy management in this Energy Live News interview.

  • Software Briefing: NCC Group, Ryder, SAIC and ThinkEco

    Environmental Leader
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:22 am
    Nordic region-based construction and property development firm NCC Group is to start using CA Technologies’ CA ecoSoftware energy and sustainability management system. NCC hopes to use the product to automate its carbon reporting and lower its emissions. Transportation and supply chain management company Ryder System Inc. has launched “RydeSmart 3.0,” the next generation of its [...]
 
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  • Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas – Comments Invited

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:23 pm
    SER, in partnership with Parks Canada and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas is pleased to invite you to comment on the draft document Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas: Principles, guidelines and best practice. This consultation draft, which has been prepared&nbsp;by a 23-member Task Force with input from many other experts around the world, is&nbsp;intended to guide the efforts of protected area managers and their partners in restoring ecological, cultural and other important values of protected areas.

  • SER Seeks Two Interns

    10 Jan 2012 | 9:53 am
    SER is currently seeking two interns to start on February 1, 2012! Click here to read about the Indigenous Peoples' Restoration Network (IPRN)&nbsp;Internship which will focus on updating and improving the IPRN. Click here for details on the SER Office Internship which will mainly provide administrative and general support to SER.

  • SER Partners with the Satoyama Initiative at CBD SBSTTA15

    5 Jan 2012 | 7:49 am
    Restoring Life Challenges and Hopes in Ecosystem Restoration and Potential Role of the CBD was co-hosted by&nbsp;the CBD Secretariat, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, and the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) on 8 November 2011. Click here to view the presentations&nbsp;on the restoration of rice paddies and biodiversity after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, as well as various unique ecosystem restoration activities in Canada, followed by a remark on the role for the CBD in addressing challenges in ecosystem restoration.

  • SER is Currently Seeking an Executive Director

    28 Nov 2011 | 9:54 am
    The Society for Ecological Restoration in Washington, D.C. is currently seeking an Executive Director. Click here to view the detailed job description.

  • SER Endorses the Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy

    10 Nov 2011 | 9:18 am
    SER supports the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force's efforts to engage stakeholders throughout the Gulf region, incorporate science-based adaptive management and monitoring into its strategy, and formalize long-term intergovernmental partnerships. The Task Force will release the final version of its Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy in December 2011. Click here&nbsp;to view SER's endorsement.
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  • Thought Leadership and Sustainability: As Within, So Without

    Anna Clark
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:36 pm
    The more things change, the more they stay the same.  Like most clichés, this one conveys some truth, as do words attributed to ancient Greek poet Hermesianax: “As within, so without.”  Those who have endured inner-work fully enough to enjoy the outward results will attest that self-awareness leads to empowerment, which in turn leads to voice.  Leadership, expressed thro January 27, 2012 read more

  • Novo Nordisk Ranked World’s Most Sustainable Corporation

    Bart King
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:50 am
    Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk was named the most sustainable corporation in the world by Corporate Knights, the Toronto-based media company focused on “clean capitalism.” January 27, 2012 read more

  • Identity-Centered Leadership: Enabling Individuals and Brands to Thrive through Sustainability

    Ram Nidumolu
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:35 pm
    Brand leadership is about creating a connection between the brand and its customers.   We can identify three waves through which brand leadership has evolved in relation to sustainability: January 26, 2012 read more

  • Secrets Behind Innovations in CSR Reporting

    Nikos
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:43 pm
    Susan McPherson at Fenton walks participants through the CSR communications design and development decision-making process with Disney, Dell, SAP, and Coca-cola, followed by an interactive Q&A. Duration:  51:15 Speakers:  Susan McPherson Allyson Park Ephi Banaynal dela Cruz Kierstin Regelin Emily Cichy SUSTAINABLE BRANDS '11

  • Three Ways to Develop Your Inner Leadership (and Why Leaders of Sustainable Brands Should Care)

    Mary Gorham
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:38 pm
    Whether you are a business leader or a MapQuest user, knowing where you are and where you want to go is important. But if you’re a leader of a sustainable brand, this is only the beginning.  Who you are at your core now counts more than ever. January 24, 2012 read more
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  • Ultrabook Thin Notebooks Low Prices Terbaik

    Sucipto
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:29 pm
    Posted on January 28, 2012 by Sucipto Ok Ultrabook Thin Notebooks Low Prices Terbaik.Perkembangan computing world is now faster, this is attested by the PT. Acer Indonesia, which has just launch its newest product ultrabook Acer Aspire S3 in October 2011 yesterday, this device is Ultrabook Thin Notebooks Low Prices and Best in its class. Ultrabook Thin Notebook Cheap Best Price? Is it worth the new Acer products bearing this title Spacer all?, Of PT Acer Indonesia is not arbitrary. Some indication that we should admit and especially me that this latest product as Ultrabook Thin Notebook Cheap…

  • Best Financial Accounting Software

    Sucipto
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:24 pm
    Posted on January 28, 2012 by Sucipto Ok Best Financial Accounting Software. Currently, many software-made country boy who appeared on the market. Good game, in the field of education and finance. PT Zahir International is one of the child domestic software manufacturers in the field of financial statements with a product that is named "Zahir Accounting Software"-Best Financial Accounting Software. source: http://update-seputar-software.blogspot.com/2012/01/software-akuntansi-laporan-keuangan.html

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    Nazar
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:25 am
    Posted on January 27, 2012 by Nazar Zawix ayo ngeblog biar gak goblok zawix blog yang sedang ikut kontes SEO m0hon didukung ya hehe

  • Home’s Energy Efficiency From Your Kitchen

    Cindy
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:56 pm
    Posted on January 26, 2012 by Cindy Novana Be carefully on how your kitchen appliances are used. Because, As we know that We are well accustomed to having an appliance for our every need and, that is as more and more people seem to be taking an interest in cooking, it seems that the number of appliances found in the kitchen of an average American home is increasing exponentially.So, it unsurprisingly tha's the kitchen that is the main room of the house that uses and consumes the most energy. We should all think carefully about the kitchen appliances that we have and try to rationalise their…

  • Learn How To Provide The Ideal Wedding Speeches

    Mark
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:29 am
    Posted on January 26, 2012 by Mark Allen The actual pain of provided wedding speeches usually are enormously very difficult and stress filled for the average joe. The best man, groom and farther of the bride are the main characters that will take the stage.The particular training of developing an appropriate terms without the need of walking on toes and fingers are often very confusing. It is the things that definitely will drive the weeding party nuts when ever attempting help make that wedding day a great occasion to reflect upon.A large number of young couples will like accomplish the…
 
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  • Carbon Finance

    Earth & Economy
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:16 am
    Climate Change Capital Ltd is an investment manager and advisor specializing in the opportunities created by the global transition to a low carbon economy. CCC...

  • Purchases Matter

    Earth & Economy
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:45 am
    Fair Trade USA (previously TransFair USA) audits and certifies transactions between U.S. companies and their international suppliers to guarantee that the farmers and workers producing...

  • Educational Institution

    Earth & Economy
    25 Oct 2011 | 10:50 am
    Everblue Training Institute provides green job training for federal, state and local governments, contractors, owners, operators, architects, and engineers. They are a veteran founded, accredited...

  • Risk Management

    Earth & Economy
    16 Oct 2011 | 9:43 am
    Landmark Information Group offers current and historical environmental risk management information and desktop mapping solutions for the property industry. They work closely with data providers...

  • Electronics Recycling

    Earth & Economy
    9 Oct 2011 | 7:38 pm
    Total Reclaim recycles computers and electronics in the Pacific Northwest via a high-capacity electronics recycling facility. They offer a variety of environmental services for management...
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  • ALERT! Stop Peru's Road to Rainforest Ecocide and Genocide of Uncontacted Indigenous Tribes

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am
    By Ecological Internet's Rainforest Portal TAKE ACTION HERE NOW! Plans are to build a highway through Alto Purus - Peru’s largest national park – comprised of vital intact Amazonian rainforest ecosystems and inhabited by at least two 'uncontacted' indigenous tribes [search]. The Alto Purus protected rainforest in south-east Peru is an area of incredible biodiversity covering some of the most pristine forests in the southwestern Amazon and home to jaguars, monkeys and pink dolphins. To cut it with a road would compromise the integrity of the entire Amazonion basin and trigger the swift…

  • ALERT! NAMING NAMES: UN REDD+ Forest Carbon Fund to Log Primary Forests with Corporate NGO Greenwash Support

    3 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pm
    By Ecological Internet's Rainforest Portal and ClimateArk TAKE ACTION HERE NOW! Earth is facing the twin global ecological emergencies of abrupt climate change and land being scoured of natural ecosystems. Sadly, corporate American NGOs and the United Nations are responding to these crises by further promoting logging ancient forests. The United Nations REDD+ program to protect primary and old growth forests as a climate change and deforestation solution has been hi-jacked by logging interests [search] and their big pro-logging NGO friends, and will instead subsidize primary forest logging…

  • ALERT! Brazilian Forest Code Revisions Threaten Amazon Rainforest, National Advancement, and Ecological Sustainability

    22 Dec 2011 | 1:14 pm
    By Ecological Internet's Rainforest Portal TAKE ACTION HERE NOW! Brazil's industrial agriculture lobby has forced through their Congress changes to the forest code [search], the primary legal instrument related to Amazon rainforest protections. It has been done without any scientific inputs, and in a way that will greatly expand industrial agriculture by reducing ecological protections. Newly elected President Dilma Rousseff must be encouraged to veto the bill, something she promised to do during the election. Efforts to address forest code deficiencies must recommence in a manner that…

  • Give the Gift of Rainforests: Support Ecological Internet to Protect Old Forests

    15 Dec 2011 | 9:03 am
    Please help Ecological Internet protect and restore standing old forests for local and global benefit. Please donate what you can afford – including by check – to support our brave, quixotic, and highly successful campaign to end primary forest logging at http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/donate/ . We have raised $12,303 from 125 donors thus far, 31% to our goal of $40,000. Dear rainforest colleagues, Ecological Internet is the only major global rainforest action network working to end primary rainforest and old forest logging. We understand these sacred, nurturing shrines of life…

  • RAINFOREST ALERT! Protest Belize National Park Being Opened by Corrupt U.S. Oil Exploration to Illegal Logging

    13 Dec 2011 | 9:00 pm
    By Ecological Internet's Rainforest Portal TAKE ACTION HERE NOW! Belize’s renowned rainforests [search], beaches, and Mayan homelands are threatened with a resource rampage by a corrupt government confronted with massive foreign debt. With the Prime Minister's permission, Colorado-based oil company US Capital Energy is drilling seismic testing lines through the ecologically spectacular Sarstoon-Temash national park - against international treaty commitments and a Belizean Supreme Court ruling. These cleared lines are now being used by poachers to ransack the rainforest, with stolen timbers…
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    Mom Goes Green

  • The A to Z Guide for a Green 2012!

    Doreen
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:34 am
    Well, Hello 2012! For some of us, you couldn’t have come soon enough! It’s a new year with a new chance to make a new beginning… our chance to make a real difference! If you’ve been “putting off your greening”, I’m going to give you the A to Z list to get the ball rolling. (I think I’ve put together quite the extraordinary list, if I do say so myself!  Be sure to click on the orange links to learn more!) Hold onto your “green” party hats, and let’s go!… A – Appliances, Animals – Buy energy efficient appliances when you need to make a replacement.  If you’re…

  • Mountain Dew vs. Mouse…

    Doreen
    4 Jan 2012 | 11:28 pm
    Why Mom Goes Green rejects “pop”, “soda” and/or any carbonated beverages in her menu of ‘approved family consumables’. Read the news article… View the news video… Enough said.    

  • 8 THINGS you should do after the holidays!

    Doreen
    28 Dec 2011 | 9:40 am
    Finally… we’ve stopping scurrying around in preparation for the holidays, but now we’re all liking looking around and seeing plenty yet to be done in the wake of a hectic season. The tree, the lights, the presents, the boxes, the bags and bows, the piles of Christmas cards!… WHAT to do now? Well, let me help… Here is a very simple list of things you can do to curb the waste, make the most of the season and keep it green!: The Christmas tree – if you had a live-cut Christmas tree, check out Earth911 to find a drop-off so it can be turned into mulch or composted (if your community…

  • From the Mom Goes Green Family to yours!!!

    Doreen
    23 Dec 2011 | 4:07 pm
    If there is no joyous way to give a festive gift, give love away. — Unknown This Christmas we want to wish you all of the things that bring you happiness.  Enjoy memories of the past, live in the moment, and have hope for the future.  May your New Year be filled with everything wonderful — health, happiness, laughter and especially love! – xoxo, Mom Goes Green —

  • Consider the extraordinary gift of “Kiva”!

    Doreen
    20 Dec 2011 | 8:47 am
    Oh, the ticking clock to the holidays… it’s getting louder and louder! I have already given you the list of Mom Goes Green holiday recommendations, from gifts to party planning, so I hope you’ve already discovered some great ideas and tips. I also realized that there is one VERY important organization that I didn’t mention loudly enough: Kiva! Kiva is really quite extraordinary… through their gift certificate program you can “loan” your gifted money to a “working poor” recipient of your choosing.  Once they are able to repay the loan, you are given back your donated money…
 
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  • Zimbabwe farmers turn back to tradition as rainfall changes

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:38 am
    AlertNet: Whether rotating her crops, sowing seed from previous harvests or gathering rainwater, Susan Gama is pulling out all the stops in an attempt to keep her livelihood going. Subsistence farmers like Gama in this southern African nation are reverting to traditional farming knowledge and local experimentation to cope with the challenges of poor and unpredictable rainfall, which experts believe is linked to climate change. That is producing mixed results -- and considerable frustration for government...

  • Internet Criticism Pushes China to Act on Pollution

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:01 am
    New York Times: Weary of waiting for the authorities to alert residents to the city’s most pernicious air pollutant, citizen activists last May took matters here into their own hands: they bought their own $4,000 air-quality monitor and posted its daily readings on the Internet. That began a chain reaction. Volunteers in Shanghai and Guangzhou purchased monitors in December, followed by citizens in Wenzhou, who are selling oranges to finance their device. Wenzhou donated $50 to volunteers in Wuhan, 140 miles inland....

  • BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:37 pm
    Associated Press: On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank, BP officials warned in an internal memo that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day, an amount a million gallons higher than what the government later believed spilled daily from the site. The email conversation, which BP agreed to release Friday as part of federal court proceedings, suggests BP managers recognized the potential of the...

  • Michigan Gray Wolves Off Endangered Species List

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:11 pm
    Yahoo!: Gray wolves in Michigan have taken off the federal endangered species list and may now be shot if they pose a threat to local wildlife. Last December, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) placed management of wolves into the hands of local DNR officials in Michigan. The Wolf Management Plan went into effect Friday, says Click on Detroit. Here are details about Michigan's wolf population and the new guidelines surrounding them. * Gray wolves were once nearly extinct in Michigan and all over...

  • Remarkable Editorial Bias on Climate Science at the Wall Street Journal

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm
    Forbes: The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has long been understood to be not only antagonistic to the facts of climate science, but hostile. But in a remarkable example of their unabashed bias, on Friday they published an opinion piece that not only repeats many of the flawed and misleading arguments about climate science, but purports to be of special significance because it was signed by 16 “scientists.” Serious doubt has been cast on the actual expertise on climate science of the signers and...
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    Clean Energy Wonk

  • Bill Konrad 1930-2011

    Tom
    10 Jan 2012 | 11:59 pm
    May father died on December 7th, and I just published his obituary on Forbes: http://onforb.es/BillKonrad. As a life-long investor and IT CEO, I think it would have pleased him to have it published there. Interviewing his friends and family in the process of writing it was a great help in coming to terms with losing him, as was this shorter poem I read at his memorial ceremony: Dad could be a little prickly and hard to know at times, just like the cacti you see around you here, at his favorite spot, overlooking the Pacific ocean. I believe he loved them because he saw a parallel between them…

  • Wood gas conversion of pickups

    Tom
    29 Dec 2011 | 10:17 am
    Biofuels Digest brings us the story of Wayne Keith and his wood-syngas conversion for pickups (I get the feeling he uses mostly pickups because you can use the truck bed as you “gas tank.” I think this option has a lot going for it. The biggest barrier to cellulosic biofuels in my mind is the dispersed nature of the resource… it’s difficult to gather it op in one place to convert it efficiently into fuel. So if the conversion is done in the vehicle, the dispersed nature of (especially rural vehicles) is a much better match for the dispersed nature of the resource.

  • Mathemagic

    Tom
    7 Dec 2011 | 9:26 am
    I just found out my college Probability and Statistics professor was on the Colbert Report last year. Apparently he’s the only mathematician to ever have been on the show. Watch the video below for a sample Art Benjamin’s unique mathemagic (and Colbert’s four-standard-deviation humor)… and don’t worry, there won’t be a pop quiz after the episode. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Arthur Benjamin www.colbertnation.com http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:262614 Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor &…

  • The One Alternative Energy Sure Thing?

    Tom
    5 Dec 2011 | 2:49 pm
    It looks like Tom Gardiner at Motley Fool is pushing one of my current favorite stocks, Ameresco (AMRC). The Stock Gumshoe deciphered the clues here, giving my Forbes blog about Ameresco a link. A appreciate the Gumshoe for his dry sense of humor and ability to deflate the hype newsletter promoters are always trying to drum up. Not that I mind when those propmoters are pushing a stock I already own a substantial chunk of!

  • Small is Beautiful

    Tom
    3 Dec 2011 | 5:33 pm
    My recent Forbes article Cheap Photovoltaics Are Eating Solar Thermal’s Lunch about how the rapidly falling price for photvoltaic (PV) modules is undermining the case for concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) is just one instance in a larger trend: In the modern energy economy, modular technologies advance more rapidly than large scale technologies because it is easier to get experience with them in the field at reasonable cost. PV started with sub-watt sized cells in solar powered calculators. Solar calculators may not seem to have much to do with today’s multiple hundreds of…
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  • Greens Go After Obama Admin on Arctic Drilling

    Kate Sheppard
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:45 pm
    Pew Environment is running some aggressive new ads targeting the Obama administration's decision to allow drilling in the Arctic to proceed. Last year, the Department of Interior approved Shell's drilling plan for the Beaufort Sea. Here's the television ad, which is ran on CNN and MSNBC after the State of the Union address on Tuesday, and which is running this weekend during the Sunday shows: The group also took out full-page ads in Politico and the New York Times, cosponsored by the Ocean Conservancy. The group said they are expecting some key decisions on Arctic drilling from the…

  • Image-of-the-Week: Chile's Antarctic Superbug

    Julia Whitty
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:07 pm
    Escherichia coliMattosaurus via Wikimedia Commons.  Escherichia coli bacteria are ubiquitous in the lower gut of warm-blooded critters, and because we're warm-blooded and more or less ubiquitous on planet Earth, so are E. coli. While many strains are harmless, others are deadly. A new paper in Applied and Environmental Microbiology reports that one-fourth of seawater samples collected off Antarctica now contain E. coli that  carry genes to make the enzyme ESBL. This enzyme is known to destroy antibiotics and…

  • About That "Clean Energy" Future

    Kate Sheppard
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:45 pm
    President Obama devoted a significant portion of his energy remarks in the State of the Union to natural gas development on Tuesday. He called for greater production of the 100-year supply here in the US, and pledged to take "every possible action" ensure that it is done safely. "America will develop this resource without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk," he told the joint session of Congress. He has repeated his support for natural gas in multiple stops along his "America Built to Last" tour this week, which included a visit to a UPS facility in Nevada to tout a…

  • Inside Apple's Hidden Factories. Finally.

    Kiera Butler
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Almost everyone I know owns something made by Apple, and while most of us spend a fair bit of time obsessing about our gadgets—which apps are worth paying for? Is Siri useful or annoying?—rarely do we talk about where they came from. In part, that's because Apple wants it that way: The company is famously tight-lipped about its manufacturing process, and few outsiders have ever made it into their factories. But now, Apple's tough facade has finally begun to crack: Recent coverage (more on this below) has provided a glimpse into Apple's vast supply chain and the massive profits it…

  • Long Overdue Plant Hardiness Map is a Hothouse

    Julia Whitty
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:53 pm
      2012 plant hardiness zone map. Click for interactive image: USDA and Oregon State University The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a long overdue new version of their Plant Hardiness Zone Map yesterday—the first update since 1990. How out of date was the 1990 map? It was based on data from 1974 to 1986. That's 26 years ago.  The new map is interactive, which is cool, and based on a much finer data scale than the old one, which is great. And guess what. It shows that things are getting warmer. The USDA managed to pretty much bury that fact in…
 
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  • Energy awareness with just a push of a (green) button

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    After last night’s Al Green-less State of the Union address, I thought now would be a good as time as ever to help spread the word about an exciting, potentially game-changing development from the Obama administration called the Green Button Initiative.   Formally unvei

  • Hiber-Nation: Throw blankets

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    Welcome to week five of "Hiber-Nation," a new series of posts featuring home accessories and other odds-and-ends that will help make housebound-in-the-winter life a bit more enjoyable.    So, you've come inside from the cold — perhaps after putting your Sno Wovel to the test or embarking on a SAD-busting stroll around

  • Playing catch up: The missing links

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm
    TreeHugger wonders if a 94-square-foot home (pictured above) built as a possible solution to Sweden's student housing crunch is just too compact n' cute for its own good. The Swedish Housing Authority seems to think so.

  • Infamous pirate was also one of the world's most influential naturalists

    Bryan Nelson
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    When you think of a pirate, you probably imagine a rum-swilling, eyepatch-wearing, parrot-adorned, peg-legged, doubloon-hoarding thief. You probably don't imagine a scholar, writer and renowned explorer-naturalist who Charles Darwin referred to as his buddy-ol' pal.   William Dampier defies classification.

  • Pajamas: Not just for lazy Sundays anymore?

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:28 pm
    It wasn't that long ago that people dressed up to take a flight; throughout the '80s, I flew frequently, and even in economy, most men wore jackets and pants and most women had a dress or a nice pants outfit for the duration of the flight.
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  • Cleanweb Hackathon: Competition Brings Cleantech Apps to NYC

    info@greentechmedia.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:15 pm
    Last weekend, New York had more to be proud of than just a football team, as Greg Neichin from Cleantech Group pointed out. At the second Cleanweb Hackathon, and the first to be held in New York City, a host of teams made the NYC clean tech community proud during a 30-plus hour hacking session that ended in presentations to a select panel of judges. The overall prize went to Econofy and their slogan, "Before you buy, Econofy." The beta website allows consumers to compare appliances by their energy efficiency ratings. "By buying the most energy-efficient…

  • Consert Takes Aim at Home Electricity Control, Not Home Automation

    info@greentechmedia.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Can utilities rely on home air conditioners and water heaters the same way they rely on power plants? Consert, a startup founded in 2008 and funded by about $25 million from strategic investors including General Electric, Verizon, Qualcomm and Constellation Energy, says it has the magic formula for making it happen. Now the startup has a chance to test its proposition in its new hometown of San Antonio, Texas. This summer, the company announced it was moving its headquarters there from Raleigh, N.C. to work on its biggest project yet: a partnership with municipal utility CPS Energy, aimed at…

  • Who Reigns Supreme in Residential Solar?

    info@greentechmedia.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:30 pm
    In 2010, the market value of all residential solar installed in the U.S. was just shy of $1.8 billion. Once tallied, the 2011 dollar amount will be substantially larger. According to data collected by GTM Research, there are well over 2,000 experienced residential installers fighting for a piece of this $2-billion-plus pie. This highlights the question, who gets the biggest slice? With the explosion of third-party-owned systems in many of the larger state markets, the results are actually quite unsurprising. Source: GTM Research  Throughout the first three quarters of 2011, SolarCity…

  • Astronergy on the Complexities of the U.S. Solar Market

    info@greentechmedia.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Alan Yuan, Senior VP of Astronergy

  • First Solar on the Future of Photovoltaics: Part 1

    info@greentechmedia.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:05 am
    First Solar is the largest solar module firm by market capitalization, the largest thin-film solar firm, and one of the largest solar firms by capacity, shipments, and certainly by cumulative profits. The company is in the cross hairs of every other solar firm and continues to set the bar in terms of solar panel value and corporate performance. What first Solar does in the next few years is important. Which is why more than 200 people showed up last week to attend a presentation by Alex Panchula, First Solar's Manager of Performance Analysis, presented by the Silicon Valley PV Society…
 
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    Practical Environmentalist

  • Party Time! Here Are Some Eco Friendly Party Ideas

    Jill
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:56 pm
    Save CC flickr photo courtesy of JAGwired You can carry over your eco-friendly living ideas into any type of party — from lavish holiday dinners to children’s birthday parties. With just a little planning, you can find green solutions to almost any party need. Here are a few tips to help you get started planning your next big event. Don’t use Throwaways Throwaway plates and cups make clean up easier, but are hard on the environment. If you must use throwaways, choose paper over Styrofoam, and look for ones that are made from recycled materials and are BPA-free. Better yet, buy…

  • Eco-Friendly Hotels: What to Look For

    Jill
    16 Jan 2012 | 2:47 pm
    Save Orchard Garden Hotel - CC flickr photo by DoNotLick Choosing an eco-friendly hotel when you travel is a natural extension of your environmental commitment at home. Whether you incorporate eco-friendly products into your life because they are healthier for you and your family, because you are concerned for the environment, or both, supporting green hotels just makes sense. What Makes a Hotel Eco-Friendly? At first thought, you may wonder what kinds of things to look for when choosing the best eco-friendly hotels. Ideally, eco-friendly hotels should use some form of sustainable energy,…

  • How to Buy Eco Friendly Paint

    Jill
    9 Dec 2011 | 12:21 pm
    Save CC flickr photo courtesy of ewan and donabel Painting the interior of your home should be a wonderful experience. It makes everything look new again, brightens up a room, and helps you create the ambiance you envision. Common commercial paints can do all that, but at the same time cause dangerous problems from fumes that can harm both you and the environment. What Is Eco-Friendly Paint? Eco-friendly paints are specifically designed to do everything those other paints do, but without the toxic fumes. The most common fumes, known as VOCs (volatile organic compounds), are not only present…

  • Eco Friendly Furniture Options

    Jill
    3 Dec 2011 | 2:05 pm
    Save CC flickr photo courtesy of David Stanley There are few things as satisfying as furnishing a new home, or choosing new furniture to update a home.  The items we choose to make a place feel like a home do so by creating a feeling, and by reflecting our own unique style. Home is sanctuary.  And the furniture options we have to choose from are almost limitless. However, furniture production is resource-intensive and can involve chemicals that are bad for your health.  Seeking out eco-friendly furniture can be a great way to make a difference without any sacrifice of comfort or style.

  • Eco Friendly Flooring Options

    Jill
    2 Dec 2011 | 2:04 pm
    Save Bamboo floor - CC flickr photo by anathea There are two main reasons to choose eco-friendly flooring when looking for materials to renovate old surfaces or create new structures. The first reason is your family’s health. Many of today’s flooring options off-gas harmful chemicals and negatively affect your home’s indoor air quality. The second reason to choose eco-friendly flooring for your home is to reduce the impact on the environment. Most carpet and vinyl production is energy-intensive and uses up our petroleum reserves. The dyes, adhesives, sealants, etc. used in…
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    No Impact Man

  • NASA says 2011 is the ninth warmest year on record

    Colin Beavan aka No Impact Man
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:32 pm
        Why were we born? What is really important in life? Are we living in line with that? Or are we distracted from the point of our existence? Is there a way to get people to wake up and ask these crucial questions? Is there a way to get governments to do so? Because if we are wrecking the place in fulfillment of our human purpose, then so be it. But if we are wrecking the place while sleepwalking our way from birth to death? Living unconsciously and wrecking the place in that process? That seems like such a terrible tragedy. How can we wake up? God bless us. Kwan Seum Bosal. PS…

  • A mom and dad who should be proud

    Colin Beavan aka No Impact Man
    8 Dec 2011 | 3:56 pm
    Dear Mr and Mrs Borah, I am writing to tell you that you should be so incredibly proud of your amazing daughter. This is what I read about her in today's New York Times: [The American climate envoy’s] statement to delegates from more than 190 nations at the annual climate conference was disrupted by a 21-year-old Middlebury College junior, Abigail Borah, who told the assembly that she would speak for the United States because Mr. Stern had forfeited the right to do so. “I am speaking on behalf of the United States of America because my negotiators cannot,” said Ms. Borah, who is…

  • Raucously fun holiday No Impact fund-raiser--Please Come!!!

    Colin Beavan aka No Impact Man
    1 Dec 2011 | 1:54 pm
    Hi Friend--Please consider this your invitation (on December 14, see below) to what promises to be a wicked fun time. The cost will benefit our charitable effort  the No Impact Project and help get thousands of citizens to begin taking charge of the destiny of this habitat we all share and depend on. Indeed, not only will be the dinner by fun, it's an investment in a world worth living in!! Please come! And bring friends (and grandparents and cousins)!Also, we need to give the restaurant numbers very soon, so it would be a great help if you could purchase your tickets this…

  • To find world peace

    Colin Beavan aka No Impact Man
    28 Nov 2011 | 10:30 am
    A monk asked a master, "I just became a monk and would like to know how to enter Buddhahood." The master said, "Do you hear the waterfall?"   "Yes I do" replied the monk.   The Master said, "Enter there."

  • Ever wanted kids but decided not to have them?

    Colin Beavan aka No Impact Man
    8 Nov 2011 | 10:12 pm
    I am curious about people who wanted to have a child or children but decided to have none or fewer because of concerns over population growth. I'm *not* interested in hearing from people who condemn the choice to have chidren but rather from people actually feel and understand the tug towards parenthood but have chosen not to. Have you had feelings of loss? What ways have you found to satisfy the tug without actually having children? I'm asking because there obviously needs to be a real cultural conversation about population growth and how many kids we should all have. But I don't…
 
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    Pumps

  • Spring Is Coming

    Pump Girl
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:47 am
    And so apparently is $4 gas. Fred Rozell of OPIS sees $4-$4.25 gas sometime between April and early May. Patrick DeHaan of gasbuddy.com predicts $3.75 to $4.15 by May. Look out Chicago! DeHaan predicts $4.60-$4.95/gal. LA: mid-to-upper $4.00. “Bigger cities will always have higher prices due to higher gas taxes and the cost of doing business,” DeHaan said. Could be worse. Despite the possibility of record high gas prices this spring, Rozell says things could be worse. “Over the last 10 years, we have tended to see a 75% increase in prices from the winter low to the spring…

  • Gas Prices in 2012?

    Pump Girl
    5 Jan 2012 | 6:17 pm
    Oh dear, things don’t look so pleasant. Gas prices in Texas are already up six cents a gallon to $3.12. They only paid $2.90 or so last year. Here are some forecasts for the coming year: Head of commodities research at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. says gas may rise over $4 next summer Tom Kloza at OPIS says prices could rise a high as $3.75-$4.50. The federal EIA is a little more optimistic, predicting more like $3.45.

  • EU Reaches Agreement on New Iran Sanctions

    Guy in a Suit
    5 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm
    Oil prices rose today on the news that European diplomats had reached a preliminary agreement to issue new economic sanctions on Iran. Progress on sanctions had been held up by the envoys from Greece, who have now dropped their objections. While debate on the specifics of the sanctions is ongoing, all countries in the EU are resolved to proceed. Two weeks ago, debate over these new sanctions on Iranian oil prompted to government in Tehran to threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz. The threat was promptly backed up by a 10-day series of war games and the tests of some new weapons system. The…

  • Fresh Threats from Iran

    Guy in a Suit
    3 Jan 2012 | 12:25 pm
    After the US Navy removed an air craft carrier from the Persian Gulf, the Iranian military warned Washington not to redeploy it to the area. This news comes in the midst ongoing war games in the Strait of Hormuz, accompanied by tests of new land-to-water cruise missiles. Despite this, the US military remains unfazed. An official statement from the Pentagon today stated: “These are regularly scheduled movements in accordance with our longstanding commitments to the security and stability of the region and in support of ongoing operations.” The escalating tensions in Iran have led directly…

  • Situation in Iran Escalates

    Guy in a Suit
    27 Dec 2011 | 3:21 pm
    The conflict over Iran’s ongoing nuclear program escalated yet again today. Reuters reports that the government in Iran threatened: to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent on Gulf oil. This new threat is just the latest in a series of events that have steadily increased tension between the West and Iran over the past few months. The issue of Iran’s nuclear program was once again brought to the forefront by a November…
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    Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit

  • Should News Corp’s Anti-Climate Stance Impact its CSR Rating?

    CSRHUB
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    Is corporate activism an accurate - or needed - part of the CSR ratings picture? When companies are active in political issues, such as pursuing a negative stance on climate change, how much is this part of their overall picture of corporate sustainability?

  • Where Sustainability Reporting is Headed: A Preview of the E&Y and GreenBiz Survey

    Cindy Mehallow
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:08 am
    While at the GreenBiz12 Forum in New York earlier this week, I got a sneak preview of the findings of the new Ernst & Young and GreenBiz Group survey of trends in sustainability reporting.

  • Coal-Fired Closures: More Plants Biting the Dust

    Bill DiBenedetto
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:07 am
    First Energy will close six coal-fired plants this year in another victory for anti-coal groups.

  • Is There a Better Way to Stop Global Warming?

    RP Siegel
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:06 am
    Most efforts to slow the impact of global warming have focused on reducing carbon emissions, because it is the largest component and, according to the EPA, the most dominant and the fastest growing greenhouse gas. But CO2 is only one of several greenhouse gases. A team of scientists suggest that an easier and possibly more effective approach, at least in the short term, would be to focus on methane and soot.

  • Why Biodiversity Loss Deserves as Much Attention as Climate Change

    Akhila Vijayaraghavan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:05 am
    Biodiversity loss is probably a challenge that is often ignored as climate change looms. Currently the world is losing species at a rate that is 100 to 1000 times faster than the natural extinction rate, further, it is currently seeing the sixth mass extinction. The previous mass extinction occured 65 million years ago, and was caused by [...]
 
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    Green Parent Chicago

  • Kids Eating Green - 6 Veggie Tomato Sauce

    Christine Escobar
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:57 pm
    We all know it can be difficult getting kids to eat their vegetables, especially the leafy green kind that are so good for us. But with a little creative preparation, I believe any vegetable can be turned into something kids will find delicious and be excited to eat. Take pasta with tomato sauce for example, a quick, go to meal that many families eat on a regular basis. A meal, I might add, that most kids absolutely love. The tomato sauce can be a vehicle for serving a whole bunch of vegetables to picky to eaters without them even knowing it. For this recipe, I use kale or collard greens from…

  • EarthTalk: Should You Take Echinacea For Your Cold?

    Christine Escobar
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Dear EarthTalk: What’s the story with Echinacea? Many herb teas contain it, and many people swear by it as a cold remedy. But I’ve also seen headlines saying that the herb has no medicinal value whatsoever. Can you set the record straight? -- Arlene Hixson, Portland, ME Echinacea, also known as purple coneflower, has gained popularity in recent years as a nutritional supplement that proponents believe is helpful in staving off the common cold and shortening its duration. But given the variation between dosages and formulations—such herbs are not regulated as medical drugs by the U.S…

  • Goodwill to All...

    Christine Escobar
    24 Dec 2011 | 6:00 am
      -credit: Bludgeoner86, flickr

  • Little Locavores: A is for Apple-licious!

    Christine Escobar
    27 Oct 2011 | 1:52 pm
    Did you know that October is National Apple Month? We at Purple Asparagus sure do! These days our cars are smelling all apple-licious as we cart varieties like Mutsu, Razor Russet, Scarlet O’Hara, and Lucky Jon’s to Chicago Public Schools all over the city.See Purple Asparagus is a non-profit that educates children, families and the community about eating that’s good for the body and the planet. Our cornerstone educational program, Delicious Nutritious Adventures, teaches elementary school students about fruits and vegetables in season. Starting with a tasting and ending with a cooking…

  • The Green Stork Recommends: I now pronounce you…Baptized….

    Christine Escobar
    22 Sep 2011 | 7:30 am
    My eldest son had three “costume changes” for his baptism. Above, was the a bit too white Christening gown that I bought him based exclusively on the fact that it had the most lace (I’m Cuban.) Below was the outfit that he wore to begin the baptism. It’s The Family Gown. All Cubans have one of these and all grandmothers will feign heart problems if the child does not wear it for at least half the baptism. Cuban grandmothers are second only to Jewish ones for chest clutching. (Important note: The cross my son is wearing was worn by my grandfather as he landed on Omaha Beach the…
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    Max Gladwell

  • SoLoMo: The New Way to Understand Location

    Max Gladwell
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:49 pm
    As the technology space evolves, so does the terminology In 2009, we added the term “geolocation” to this blog as one of its primary topics. We marked this with a post stating that geolocation would be a major trend in 2010. This echoed much of what other blogs were writing at the time. Geolocation was the buzz term. We followed up several months later with one one of our distributed blog posts entitled “10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World.” It’s about this time, however, that the terminology shifted and we began to refer to this as location-based services…

  • The SoLoMo Manifesto: Social + Local + Mobile

    Max Gladwell
    6 Jan 2012 | 11:43 am
    The SoLoMo Manifesto: Just About Everything Marketers Need to Know about the Convergence of Social, Local, and Mobile We invite you to download the most recent whitepaper from MomentFeed: The SoLoMo Manifesto  The SoLoMo Manifesto explores the mega-markets of social, local, and mobile as a cohesive ecosystem of marketing technologies. Driven by the rapid adoption of smartphones and the global network of connected consumers, the SoLoMo space can be uniquely understood through MomentFeed’s “Location-Based Engagement Stack.” This is the central premise to the paper and…

  • Take Green Marketing to the Next Level with Geolocation & Location Aware Content

    lornali
    28 Jan 2011 | 6:30 am
    Guest post by Lorna Li, founder of a green marketing blog for green entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs. Visit Green Marketing 2.0 for more great tips on how to use social media for green business. A new tool allows green business owners to take their marketing to the next level – geolocation. This inexpensive marketing medium allows green business owners to not only attract more customers, but also to learn more about current customers. What is Geolocation? Geolocation software has a variety of applications for small business owners. The most popular geolocation software is available in…

  • Location-Based Analytics: MomentFeed Launches in Beta

    Max Gladwell
    13 Jan 2011 | 6:08 pm
    If your company or client has multiple locations, such as a restaurant or retail chain, then you need a location-based monitoring and analytics solution. An interview with MomentFeed founder Rob Reed. First, we wrote that geolocation would be the trend for 2010. Next, we added geolocation as a fundamental topic, alongside social media and green living. Most recently, we cross-posted 10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World on more than 100 blogs (Guy Kawasaki re-posted it just yesterday). All of which is culminating with the launch of MomentFeed, a first-of-its-kind analytics solution…

  • Four Reasons to Invest in Location-Based Services

    Rob Reed
    17 Nov 2010 | 1:37 pm
    On the question of why to check-in, most are still at a loss. We try to clear it up with four good reasons. When I talk to non-LBS folks about services like Foursquare, Whrrl, and Gowalla, the typical response is, “Why the hell would I do that?” In other words, why invest the time to check-in? Why bother? What do I have to gain from sharing my location and volunteering this personal information? What’s the pay-off? The most basic reason for checking in—letting your friends know where you are—is pretty obvious, yet most people don’t see this as having a lot…
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    Environment, Organics, Fair Trade & Recycling at Big Green Purse

  • Energy-efficient Fusion debuts at North American Auto Show

    Diane MacEachern
    17 Jan 2012 | 1:26 pm
    If you're in the market for a new family car that gets good gas mileage, easily carries 5 passengers, and has room in the trunk for your junk, several of the new models that debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week could be exactly what you're looking for. For now, let's take a look at the Ford Fusion Hybrid. The Ford Fusion Hybrid created some of the biggest buzz at the show, and for good reason. It's a roomy, family-size car but with snazzy style and a regenerative braking system and electric battery that help it get 36 mpg in the city, 41…

  • Do You Have a BHAGG for 2012?

    Diane MacEachern
    2 Jan 2012 | 4:27 pm
    You can't buy it. You can't make it. And you probably shouldn't eat it - unless it's organic. You can, however, achieve it - because it's a goal... a Big Hairy Audacious Green Goal, exactly the kind of goal we need if we're serious about protecting the planet, our health, and the health and safety of our families. You notice a BHAGG is not a "resolution," as in the well-meaning but easy-to-break promise you might make to yourself in the new year. Nope, a BHAGG is a specific challenge you strive to achieve, knowing full well it may not be easy to reach - but…

  • Avoid Post-Christmas Clutter: 15 Things You Can Easily Recycle After Christmas

    Diane MacEachern
    14 Dec 2011 | 5:07 pm
    Now's the time to think ahead to the day after Christmas -- and all the stuff you may want or need to throw away. Instead of trashing it, here's a list of what you should easily be able to recycle: 1) Wrapping paper and ribbon (keep a paper bag or box handy when you're unwrapping presents to make the job easy and efficient) - Shred paper to use as packing material, put aside for your kids' art projects, or recycle with the weekly newspapers and junk mail. 2) Cardboard and paper boxes - Line smaller boxes with soft towels to create a new bed for a cat or small dog; flatten any…

  • Jessica Alba Joins Movement to Pass Safe Chemicals Act

    Diane MacEachern
    17 Nov 2011 | 1:02 pm
    The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition is working hard to get Congress to pass the Safe Chemicals Act. The legislation would require chemicals to be proven safe before they can be used in toys, clothes, furniture and other products that kids are likely to encounter. Actress Jessica Alba, left, is probably one of the highest-profile supporters of the Coalition and SCA, but tens of thousands of people also endorse this effort to protect people from the toxic chemicals that cause cancer, asthma, birth defects, learning disabilities, and other illnesses. Like the Campaign on Facebook,…

  • Do Natural Scents Make You Happy?

    Diane MacEachern
    15 Nov 2011 | 3:20 pm
    Seventh Generation, the green cleaning products company, has used natural plant oils to create three new scented dishwashing liquids: lavender and mint, lemongrass and clementine zest, and fresh citrus and ginger (they still offer their "free and clear" option). In honor of their new products, they asked me to think about favorite scents that bring back fond memories. For me, those scents - and the memories associated with them - are seasonal. Walk into my house right now and here's what you'll smell: cinnamon sticks and orange rind simmering in a small pot of fresh apple…
 
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    Non-Toxic Kids

  • School Lunch Blues (tips for teaching your child about healthy eating at school)

    Katy Farber
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:53 pm
    (Here is a guest post from writer and fitness expert Denis Faye. I'm afraid I have one of those "weird health food kids" he describes but luckily they are common in Vermont! I agree with Denis's take on moderation-- I've seen a kid who has only eaten seasonal, organic vegetables, and whole foods gorge on chips, brownies and juice and become ill. )If you found your way to Non-Toxic Kids, you probably already know the numbers I'm about to throw at you. According to the Center for Disease Control, 17% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 are obese. Not just a little chubby, but obese. It's a…

  • New Book: Vegan Yum Yum

    Katy Farber
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    At dinner the other night with our dear friends, who are vegan, I asked for their top 5 go to recipes.  I was in a food rut (can you say pizza, pasta, Mexican, repeat?), and had made a resolution to eat more vegan meals. I want tasty, simple, fast vegan meals.  She handed me a new book she had recently found called Vegan Yum Yum by Lauren Ulm.Immediately, I loved the pictures, the disarming bloggy tone, and what looked like the relative ease of the recipes.  With our CSA share, we often have loads of veggies, and I am always looking for ways to use them. This book is full of…

  • California Baby Reformulation Trouble: In the Age of Social Media, Don't Make Moms Mad

    Katy Farber
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:21 pm
    My youngest daughter used to have terrible, painful eczema.  Her baby skin was racked with cracks and red blotches around her ankles, elbows, and neck.  This didn't help her colicky disposition.  In those days, she would cry for hours on end.  And I would walk around the house in my pajamas, carrying her, looking desperately out the window, barely able to shower, brush my teeth, or go to the bathroom.I searched and searched for cream to help her.  I found a few that did:  California Baby's Calendula cream, Badger Balm, and Eucrein.So last night while at the Green…

  • How to Reduce Your Radiation Exposure

    Katy Farber
    22 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    (Here is a guest post I requested from author, parent and neighbor Woden Teachout. She's been researching the issue of radiation in wireless systems, from cell phones, and cordless phones.  She assembled a helpful list for how people can reduce their exposure to radiation.  In the spirit of precaution, I wanted to share it here.  I found them very helpful.  Recently, I bought the Siemen's Gigaset C385, Eco-Dect phone for our home.  This phone "only" radiates when in use, unlike the DECT phone we have now, which constantly radiates, as Woden explains below.

  • How To Limit Your Child's Exposure To Cell Phone Radiation

    Katy Farber
    19 Jan 2012 | 7:38 pm
    (This is an issue I can't seem to get away from. We've been discussing EMF exposure from the laptops and the wireless server in our local elementary school.  I've been reminding my students to turn off their wireless if they are using Word to type a document to reduce exposure. I recently read an article in Time magazine about how the International Agency for Research on Cancer labeled cell phones as "possibly carcinogenic" which put them in the same category as DDT and gas exhaust.  Confusingly, also in that category are mundane items like pickles and coffee.  No wonder people…
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    Crunchy Chicken

  • Hoop Houses and Urban Winter Garden Tour

    Crunchy Chicken
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    I was just going to go outside yesterday and take some pictures of the many different vegetables we currently have growing in our hoop houses (as described on The Crunchy Chicken Facebook page), but I decided that I might as well make a video about it. So, for your viewing pleasure, here's a short video of what's growing in our backyard in late January, 2012. I apologize for the weird camera

  • Top 10 Urban Farming books

    Crunchy Chicken
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    I wanted to create a list of essential Urban Farming books for those who are just starting out as well as for the more experienced urban farmer. I selected books that don't concentrate on just one topic (like city chickens or vegetable gardening in small spaces), but on a wide variety of topics that range from growing food to raising animals and beyond. For those of you who live in the city (or

  • Non-Toxic Avenger: The Book Club!

    Crunchy Chicken
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Now that the blog book tour for my book, The Non-Toxic Avenger, is wrapping up this week, I wanted to announce that I'll be hosting a book club starting in February. It will be in the same format as most of my other book clubs: each section will start with an overview, followed by discussion questions. The only key difference is that I'm the author on this one! Here's the tentative schedule

  • Blog book tour - Week 4

    Crunchy Chicken
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    This week wraps up the month long blog book tour for my new book, The Non-Toxic Avenger. I'll be visiting the following blog and, as the post goes up, I'll be updating this post with the direct link. I hope that the blog tour has given you some more info about the book! I'll post a wrap-up with links to everything next week so it's in one spot. Tour DateBlogType of Post 1/24/12http://

  • Random bits of nothingness

    Crunchy Chicken
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    I'm out of town and don't have time to post much, so here are a few things for ya from how I spent my day last Saturday... Before my Dad's funeral. Do not touch prickly pear fruit. No matter how much you want to eat it. They are, not surprisingly, prickly. I spent a good half hour pulling invisible prickles out of my hands. Flavor Flav drives a Prius. And he is a very huggy person. That is
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    Nature Moms Blog

  • Emani Minerals Makeup

    Tiffany
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    I am not much for wearing makeup. I can count on one hand how many times I wear it in a year’s time. Mostly this is because I just don’t care for the feel of it on my face and also because the skin is a penetrable organ that can easily absorb any chemicals we put on it. Makeup is generally pretty nasty stuff, hence my reluctance to wear it. I am also so used to not wearing any that I cannot get over how “clownish” I appear to myself when I do. My resolution for 2012 to have more fun has meant going out more though… to places that require something other than a…

  • 30 Day Clean & Green Kitchen Plan

    Tiffany
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Cleaning the kitchen is one of those things that I know needs to be broken down into daily tasks but an actual plan of action seems to elude me. I always seem to get the bare minimum done… aka cleaning the counters so I can prepare the day’s meals or loading/unloading the dishwasher so we have clean dishes to eat off of. But cleaning the spray off the backsplash and stove, wiping down the walls, or cleaning up stray peas underneath the kitchen table… forget it! This year I totally planned to hire someone to clean the kitchen for me 2-3 times a month but contributing to our…

  • Health Benefits And Uses Of Ginger

    Tiffany
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am
    Most people think of ginger as the spice that is used in baked goods or Asian soups for it’s wonderful almost woodsy flavor. But, people in other countries have not only used ginger as a spice in their food for centuries, but for its medicinal benefits as well. While some of the health benefits of ginger are well known throughout the world new benefits of this incredible spice is being discovered all of the time. Here are some of the health benefits and uses of ginger. Ginger Tea For A Variety Of Ills Ginger is a wonderful digestive aid and tea made with ginger is used to help…

  • Choosing Green Baby Gear for a Healthy, Happy Baby

    Guest
    22 Jan 2012 | 2:29 pm
    When bringing home a new baby, parents want to create a warm, loving and safe home where their child can grow and flourish. One way that new parents can help ensure the safety of their precious little ones is by choosing environmentally friendly products, which are free of toxins and hazardous substances. Bringing a new baby home can be a powerful motivator to go green and natural. Many parents decide to seek the greenest products they can find for their baby and look for organic cotton baby clothing, foods, and bathing supplies, since their baby is in such close contact with those products.

  • January Conscious Box

    Tiffany
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:34 pm
    January ‘s Conscious Box arrived this week. The theme is “Renew Your Intentions”. I guess it is fitting that so many of the products seek to provide help with health and wellness goals since that is usually tops on our list! I enjoyed this box but have to admit that several things in it did not interest me. Here is what it contained: Raw Rev 100 Chocolate & Coconut Bar – This was the first thing to be touched in the box and it was divine. It is raw, vegan gluten free and dairy free. It’s made up of fruit, seeds, nuts, and cocoa so it is grain free and…
 
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  • Five Life Lessons I Learned From My Car

    Green Bean
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    From the bean of Green BeanBack in September, I traded in my minivan for a Prius.  Almost immediately, I went through withdrawals - as evidenced by this post.  I missed the ability to schlep dozens of kids and some random piece of furniture picked up at a garage sale.  I missed the cavernous interior which put the kids out of kicking the back seat and hitting each other range.  Heck, it nearly put them out of ear shot which, depending on the day, was a good or bad thing.A few months later and you couldn't pay me to get back in a minivan or SUV.  My driving habits and…

  • Plastic-Lite Bread Storage Hack

    Betsy (Eco-Novice)
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am
    I started making my own whole wheat bread about a year ago.At first, I stored my bread in plastic bags that I'd kept from store-bought bread. One of the benefits of homemade over store-bought is that you can use reusable rather than disposable packaging.But I didn't like using the plastic bags. For one thing, they aren't really made for long-term use and aren't particularly durable. Also, it's actually a bit of work to undo a twist tie and untwist a plastic bag to take out the loaf so you can slice it. And then you have to put back the loaf, twist up the bag, and put on the twist tie again.

  • Homemade VapoRub!

    Laura
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:04 pm
    Fromthe laundry basket of the Homegrown MamaI just got yet another winter weather advisory on my phonethis afternoon.  Yesterday, the forecast was for today to bepartly sunny and 46 degrees.  The weather this winter has been all overthe place and yet my children have remained remarkably healthy.  I'mready, though.  Weather this warm tends to breed all sorts of illness andeveryday I hear about another one of my friends' children and respiratoryinfections, croup, and even pneumonia.  This is the time of year that highdollar coupons…

  • Taking Money from the Enemy

    Lisa Sharp
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm
    Non-profits often struggle for money, right now seems to be worse than ever, but should they take that funding from just anyone? What if the funding comes from a group that seems to be the enemy? Well, some groups seem to be looking the other way when it comes to the practices of the groups they are associating with.This is not a new story, this has been happening for a long time. You have cancer organizations taking money from products that are linked to cancer, the Sierra Club has joined up with Clorox, and in my own town a cement plant is funding a green expo. This seems to be going on…

  • Lentil Barley Risotto Recipe

    Jenn the Greenmom
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:35 pm
    a suburban greenmom accidentally discovers an amazingly easy cheap delicious vegetarian dinnerRemember last week, when I put my desire to lose weight and eat better (no Slim-Fast shakes here!) out there in print, to keep myself a little more accountable?Well...it's going fine so far. I've found myself craving big crunchy salads, eating less of everything but what I'm eating has a really high percentage of Good For My Body stuff, drinking tea by the liter. Gallon, practically. It's good. (Except that my body is telling me I need a little more animal protein; I'm starting to feel that…
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  • Strong 4 Life Campaign on Childhood Obesity: More Harm than Good

    greenandcleanmom
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pm
    My daughter’s birthday bash was this last weekend. I watched children of all different ages, sizes and shapes play together. Tall, short, chubby, curvy, stocky and muscular but not one child had the exact same body shape. They all consumed the ice cream and cake with joy and did not worry about their waist line [...]Post from: Green and Clean Mom (TM) all rights reserved.Strong 4 Life Campaign on Childhood Obesity: More Harm than Good

  • Environmentally-Friendly Home Decorating

    greenandcleanmom
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:21 am
    When it comes to eco-friendly living, there is no better place to start making changes than in your home. And there’s no better time to find environmentally-friendly home decorating and design ideas than the present – where green living is not only available and stylish, but affordable as well. Whether you’re looking to redo your [...]Post from: Green and Clean Mom (TM) all rights reserved.Environmentally-Friendly Home Decorating

  • A Chance to Win $1,000

    greenandcleanmom
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:52 pm
      Where can you shop online and buy items that are Eco-friendly, cheap or cheaper because they are used items, the box that your item arrives in is recycled and if you have a question about going green there’s a community of over 300,000 ready to help you? eBay Green! From fashion to redecorating your [...]Post from: Green and Clean Mom (TM) all rights reserved.A Chance to Win $1,000

  • It Only Takes One Girl

    greenandcleanmom
    18 Jan 2012 | 8:18 am
    Source: alexacall.com via Sarah on Pinterest   This quote resonates with me.  Most people see me as someone with an education, nice car, home, ring, husband and job but they do not know I was born to a teen mother. You would not know I would be familiar with state assistance, standing in line for [...]Post from: Green and Clean Mom (TM) all rights reserved.It Only Takes One Girl

  • Naked Binder is Back at It

    Haley
    17 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Naked Binder is back at it, last August I did a post on their full size three ring binder and folders but since they are always evolving and keeping up with customer demands they have a new product, a notebook binder. The binder is small which makes it perfect for organizing recipes, notes, party planning, [...]Post from: Green and Clean Mom (TM) all rights reserved.Naked Binder is Back at It
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  • Right Now

    Greenstylemom
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:34 pm
    Kate's first swim meet- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

  • Bone Marrow Registry

    Greenstylemom
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am
    One of the items on my 40 for 40 list is to join the Bone Marrow Donation Registry. I filled out the online registration form and got my packet in the mail a couple weeks ago. It was easy to swab my cheeks, I stuck the swabs in the mail, and I think I have to wait a couple months until I'm officially on the list. Easy peasy. You should go do it also. Right now.The Testing Kit

  • Rudolph Club

    Greenstylemom
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:47 am
    Just for the record, even I think I'm a bit crazy for doing this. But the last 2 years I have used the Organized Christmas site to help me get ready for the holidays. in 2010 I did the 6 week Christmas Countdown which was great and really allowed me to enjoy the season. For 2011, I did the Houseworks Holiday Plan. It got a little long, and I lost momentum by early November. But I was really happy to have lots of my holiday plans done early. This year I've decided to do the Rudolph Club. On the 25th of every month, you do some Christmas planning. They have assignments each…

  • WIP Wednesday

    Greenstylemom
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:29 am
    Having a sewing day with Miss D today, so I'm hoping to get a lot done on either the Camper's Quilt or the new, untitled BIG quilt. My goal for this week is to have the Camper's Quilt top finished. I'd also like to get the Minky Baby Quilt basted because I want to practice quilting the minky.Camper's Quilt in progressBB=Back Burner     = Active this weekCompleted Projects To Be Blogged(I just need to take a day and blog ALL of these...)Crazy Clown Colors QuiltModern Houses QuiltTeacher going away quiltHippo Baby BlanketQuilts Needing Binding(And I need a movie/TV night to…

  • Favorite Sale

    Greenstylemom
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:33 pm
    Patagonia sale started!! Go get some good deals.I know *things* don't make you happy, but Patagonia *things* make me sorta happy.
 
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  • Green Gal Next Door Series Coming to Green Talk

    Anna@Green Talk
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:04 pm
    Inspiration   Over the years as I penned Green Talk, I have met the most inspiring  people who have used their life story to create a business or mission to help others. You know the ones that make your neck hair stand up when you talk about them?  They might be your neighbor, friend or relative.  We all have them in our lives.  And the Earth is a better place because of them.  Amen. In the last year, a voice inside started to bug me.  It would whisper to me, “Anna, tell their stories.” I would then push that voice aside since I had enough work on Green Talk to last me…

  • Ford Fusion 2013 Green Year Lineup: Gas, Hybrid, Electric/Hybrid.

    Anna@Green Talk
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:30 pm
    2013 Ford Fusion A week ago, I witnessed the unveiling of the newly designed Ford Fusion as a guest of Ford. My highlight of the unveiling was my indepth conversation with  Samantha Hoyt, Fusion Marketing Manager about the newly re-designed Fusion.  (See podcast below.) So, you don’t think this is a commercial for the Fusion, I test drove this car last year when my 2005 Sienna lost its transmission and gave it high marks.   (Heck, I drove about 10 cars last summer, but luckily my Sienna was fixed.) When I previously drove the car,  I remarked that the trunk was in my line of…

  • LEED Litigation: Where Is It?

    Anna@Green Talk
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:18 pm
    Could LEED Litigation be Happening Here? Welcome guest poster, David Scott, Esquire.  I asked David to write a post about why there hasn’t been much LEED litigation.  As a fellow lawyer and LEED AP, I anticipated a slew of lawsuits.    However, like David, I am still waiting.  Here is David’s response: At one point in the immortal comedy Caddyshack, the character Judge Smails looks to the protagonist Danny Noonan and expectantly beseeches “Well … we’re waiting!” The same sentiment could characterize the feelings of many in the legal community about green building…

  • How to Dispose of Old Vitamins.

    Anna@Green Talk
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:21 pm
    Old Vitamins starting to decompose The first of the year some how invokes that “must “declutter feeling.”   Is it being indoor?  A new year?  Who know.  All I do know is my pantry is the bane of my existence.    Especially the shelves that contain the vitamins. I swear they grow expontentially. And no, Suzanne Sommers doesn’t live with me.  However, if  there were a male Suzanne Sommers, it would be my hubby.  He is a vitamin addict. We have vitamins that I have no idea what they are for. Three or four containers of the same vitamin. Why? He can’t see…

  • Ford’s Green Cars: Building them Fuel Efficient, Smart and Safe

    Anna@Green Talk
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:29 am
    The Ford Electric Focus For the last couple of days, I have been in Detroit, Michigan attending the North American International Auto Show. My trip along with 140 plus bloggers was sponsored by Ford to learn about the Company’s mission to provide smart, safe, and green cars.  In my wildest dreams I would have never imagined the education I received. Not only did I learn about their sustainability goals, which is dear to my heart, and their evolving technology but how a car is made.  Mind you, not an easy task.   Come along and find out what I learned. History of a Company Cars…
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  • Green & Healthy Roundup

    Micaela
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:57 pm
    Welcome to the weekend friends! What kind of green & healthy plans do you have? I have to get up early tomorrow morning (on a Saturday!) to be on the Fresh & Local radio show at 8:00am. The Director of Nutrition at the Minneapolis Public Schools will be there talking about new school lunch initiatives and I'll chime in about green & healthy packed lunch ideas. Listen in if you can or stream it later - they post the broadcasts. Here's a little roundup of green & healthy news and info that passed by my desk this week, for your weekend reading pleasure: Improving School Lunch…

  • Mama Jess Pasta Sauces: Organically Good

    Micaela
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:23 am
    Raise your hand if you have a convenience food or two (or three or four) that you rely on regularly to get a meal on the table for your family. My hand is up there with the rest of yours! Even though I love to cook (and cook a ton), it can be a trade off to spend time in the kitchen vs. working, playing with my kids and oh so many other things.... One of my pantry staples is jarred pasta sauce because it's such an easy starter for a meal the kids will love! I usually add extra veggies to the sauce to make it a tad more healthy. Imagine how happy I was to discover a pasta sauce that was…

  • Easy Eco-Tip: Turn Diapers into Dusters

    Micaela
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:30 pm
    Calling all cloth diaper users! What do you do with your prefold cloth diapers when the baby stage is over? You could pass them on to another parent of course. But if you still have some laying around in your cupboard somewhere, I suggest pulling them out and repurposing them as dusting cloths. That's what I do! Most cloth prefolds are 100% cotton (although some are bamboo) and are super-absorbent and perfect for dusting. Other reusable dusting cloth ideas include: Bath towels that are too shabby for the bathroom Dish towels that are stained or otherwise unworthy of display in your kitchen…

  • Homemade Furniture Polish

    Micaela
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:28 pm
    Yesterday I asked my Facebook readers if they had ever come across an eco-friendly dusting spray. I was thinking of something to replace the ubiquitous can of Endust or other such conventional sprays that so many people grab automatically. I don't think anyone makes an actual aerosol spray (not that I think anyone should - I was just curious) but there are certainly some greener, safer products available to use for dusting. Earth Friendly Products makes a Furniture Polish which I recommend and Vermont Soap Organics makes a product called Liquid Sunshine that reader Meg swears by for dusting.

  • Dolphin Organics Baby Products are Naturally Simple

    Micaela
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:07 am
    The parents who launched Dolphin Organics were tired of hearing the same complaint over and over: that many natural and organic brands just couldn't be trusted not to include artificial and potentially toxic ingredients in their products. So when they developed a line of personal care products for babies and kids, they made it simple to tell exactly what was in the products. Check out the easy to read ingredient list (note - there's nothing in the artificial column):  Eco Strengths Products score 0-1 on the Skin Deep cosmetics database (very low hazard) The Quality Insurance International…
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  • Resolving to Make a Difference: Fighting Climate Change

    Lynn
    22 Jan 2012 | 10:56 pm
    At the time, it seemed like a long-shot. A carefully staged group of protests in front of the White House, designed to pressure President Obama into fighting the Keystone Pipeline and to build public awareness of the dangers of the pipeline. But as stood in front of the White House and watched my “green mom” [...] Related posts:Green Mom Activism: Does It Matter Anymore? They  say bad things come in threes. So here are... Blogging Break is Over, New Year Seems Full of Possibilities! I’m soooo glad I took a long blogging break to... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another…

  • Blogging Break is Over, New Year Seems Full of Possibilities!

    Lynn
    8 Jan 2012 | 10:14 pm
    I’m soooo glad I took a long blogging break to enjoy Advent and the full twelve days of Christmas. We just wrapped up the holiday season yesterday – yes, that’s right, not until Saturday, 7th January …with a trip to see “Merry Madagascar” topped off by a Three Kings Day party with some old friends. [...] Related posts:A Valentine’s Ode: The State of My Love Affair with Blogging This Valentine’s Day, the @GreenMoms of the Green Moms Carnival... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Oh no! My Son’s Growing Up and Changing our Family Traditions!

    Lynn
    31 Dec 2011 | 8:23 am
    In years past, I’ve blogged about the beauty of the Advent season  and taking time during the frenetic holiday season to Slow Down and Relax. This year, I took my own advice, and did less blogging – and working – and more cookie baking!  But we still practiced – or tried to practice – the [...] Related posts:How to be a Green Consumer: First, Ignore Black Friday! (At least on Thanksgiving!) Forget the over commercialization of Christmas. That battle is lost.... The Great Green Halloween Grinch Now that Halloween is over, I’ll confess.  For the past... Related posts brought…

  • Holiday Blues Got You Down? A Few Tips to Deal with Depression

    Lynn
    30 Dec 2011 | 10:54 pm
    Christmas Day may be over, but the holiday season is still in full swing, with New Year’s just around the corner. What happens when “the happiest time of the year” is anything but happy? It’s something the @GreenMoms of the Green Moms Carnival discussed when one of our tribe confessed that she was down in [...] Related posts:Do Dads Get a Bum Deal on Father’s Day? “Just look at this!” my husband exclaimed, gazing at the... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Looking for Green Gifts? Better Check out What @GreenMoms Recommends…!

    Lynn
    17 Dec 2011 | 1:57 pm
    A bout with a crazy strep virus that raged through my household kept me from posting the latest link to our monthly Green Moms Carnival -sorry! This one is on Green Gifts…and there are some fantastic tips from some of the green blogosphere’s top green bloggers. So head on over to Citizen Green, for the [...] Related posts:Check Out This Month’s Green Moms Carnival: Green Back-to-School! For the fourth time in as many years, my friends... Thanks Again to All Who Helped @GreenMoms #SaveGreenMoms Some of you know that we had a crisis with... Related posts brought to you by Yet…
 
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  • A Greener Surfboard

    Becky Striepe
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    The typical surfboard is far from eco-friendly, but a small company on the Oregon coast creates a greener surfboard by using lower impact materials and reclaimed wood. To understand what makes a surfboard greener, you have to understand how to make a surfboard. The board has a few different parts: The Blank - This is the core of the board. When you're building a board, you carve your shape out of your blank, which is typically polyurethane. Fins - These are the pieces mounted on the back of the board. These are normally made from fiberglass, which isn't too bad from an environmental…

  • Are Reclaimed Pallets Safe for Raised Bed Gardens?

    Becky Striepe
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    We love DIY projects using pallets. You might say that we're a little bit obsessed, if we're being completely honest. That's why I was really struck when reader Cat wrote in asking if reclaimed pallets were safe for building a raised bed garden. We've shared pallet projects for all sorts of things from building a chair to building a compost bin, and if pallet wood isn't safe, that's definitely something worth looking into. Cat pointed me to an article that questions the safety of bringing pallet wood indoors. It also makes me wonder if it's safe to use in conjunction with growing food.

  • Etsy Finds for Valentine’s Day

    Becky Striepe
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Can you believe that Valentine's Day is less than a month off? We spend upwards of $15 billion on Valentine's Day gifts and getaways. Imagine the impact we could make if we channeled some of that money to independent artisans who use eco-friendly materials instead of blowing it at the big box store? As a former Etsy seller, I can tell you that when you make a living from selling your crafts, there's nothing like seeing those new transaction emails in your inbox. It means that you can keep the lights on, and every sale takes a bit of the stress out of making ends meet. Not only do you get to…

  • Wine to Water Winner

    Becky Striepe
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for a copy of Wine to Water! We used a random number generator to choose a winner, and the winner is.... Bonnie who's awesome water-saving tip was: If it’s brown flush it down. If it’s yellow, let it mellow. We'll get in touch with you ASAP, so that you can claim your prize! Related posts:Organic Shampoo and Conditioner Bar Winner Patagonia Giveaway Winner Wine to Water: Book Review and Giveaway!

  • Wine to Water: Book Review and Giveaway!

    Becky Striepe
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Doc Hendley was more into drinking beers than in water security, but an evening of Googling changed his life. We talk quite a bit about water conservation here at Green Upgrader, but what we don't talk about as much is the fact that in many developing countries access to clean water is not a given. Wine to Water tells the story of one fellow who's helping increase access to clean water in areas where that vital resource is scarce. What really struck me about this book is that Hendley doesn't hesitate for a moment. Before learning about the world water crisis, he was content to coast through…
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  • Milk Thistle Cleanses Your Liver

    Karen Hanrahan
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:36 pm
    I applaud the many of you who are choosing to detoxify after the holiday season of rich foods, high sugar and alcohol consumption. There are many nutrients that we offer for detoxification. A detailed outline of how you can detoxify and why can be found here Today I’d like to highlight the detoxifying herb Milk Thistle Your liver is one organ in the body that fights toxins, you especially need Milk Thistle if you : Have liver problems, are feeling sluggish, have hepatitis, live work or commute in polluted areas, work with hazardous chemicals, smoke or experience second hand…

  • Take Care Of Your Liver. It’s The Only One You’ve Got!

    Karen Hanrahan
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:20 pm
    I am your liver. You only get one of me. Detox me once in a while will you? Do you know how I benefit you? OR HOW to take care of me? I store the iron reserves you need as well as lots of vitamins and minerals - without me you wouldn’t have the strength to carry on I make bile to help you digest your food - without me you’d waste away to nothing I detoxify poisonous chemicals you give me, alcohol, beer, wine and drugs; those prescribed, over the counter or illegal - without me your bad habits would kill you I store energy like a battery by stock piling carbs, glucose and fat…

  • Detox With Senna

    Karen Hanrahan
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pm
    Senna, a natural laxative is part of a quality detox program that offers quality safe bowel elimination. Our signature senna product was created in 1917, by the founder of our company. This unique product encourages a very mild cleansing action to aid the body’s natural elimination process or is useful in a 30 day detox. This herbal laxative, can also be made into a pleasant – tasting tea. Our natural laxative contains Senna leaf, a traditional herb used for more than 3,500 yrs. Benefits of using this product include: improves regularity, reduces body odor, helps acne, relieves…

  • Do You Need A Safe Natural Laxative?

    Karen Hanrahan
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:56 pm
    90% of degenerative disease conditions can be related directly to intestinal stasis — that is, a stagnant, fermenting condition within the bowels and related organs. below is an older field document, retyped for informational purposes. First, a really cool product testimony: my father of 89 takes a natural senna laxative and has been for years and years — recently they thought he should have a colonoscopy, just for diagnostic sake, i mean at his age he should have something wrong right ?? during the procedure the dr asked my dad, do you take this particular natural laxative? my dad…

  • Join Me On WGN :: AM Interview With Jonathon Brandmeier

    Karen Hanrahan
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:25 pm
    Listen in!! Jonathon Brandmeier will be interviewing me tomorrow morning between 8 and 9 am January 25th on WGN!   What about? The burger and my wellness consulting!! WOOT!    
 
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  • Write for Us: We’re Hiring

    Elizabeth
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:26 pm
    Go Green Travel Green is growing and we’re thrilled to announce a job opening for a Travel Writer. If you’re an excellent writer with a travel for passion and environmentalism, we’d love to have you join our team. The job description is below and at http://gogreentravelgreen.com/jobs/.Travel Writer with Environmental FocusDeadline: 1/31/12 or until filledGo Green Travel Green (GGTG) is a leading travel website dedicated to making sustainable travel accessible for everyone. We’re growing and looking for a stellar writer to contribute 4-8 blog posts per month. Each post…

  • How to Prevent Bedbugs While Traveling: In 3 Easy Steps

    Elizabeth
    27 Dec 2011 | 9:23 am
    Don’t let bedbugs keep you down during your New Years’ Travel.  Nothing will make you lose sleep faster than wondering if the bed you are sleeping in is secretly harboring creepy crawly blood-sucking bedbugs. Protect your peace of mind by being prepared, taking the proper precautions, and using preventative measures to make sure you don’t inadvertently bring a few unwanted visitors back home with you. Even though the bedbug infestation is widespread, you can travel safely by following a few simple rules at each step of your trip. We put together this helpful checklist so you can sleep…

  • Ten Tips for Using Priceline for Car Rentals

    Elizabeth
    20 Dec 2011 | 9:30 am
    You are in the midst of making all the arrangements for your next great adventure and it’s time to finalize your transportation and arrange for a rental car. Although people have been using Priceline’s Name Your Own Price function for years to find great deals on flights, many of us don’t think to do the same for our car rental reservations or don’t feel confident that we can name our own price without missing something and ending up with a non-refundable reservation that isn’t what we needed.Because the discounts Priceline offers through this program can result in a significant…

  • Groupon Alternatives for Travel

    Elizabeth
    13 Dec 2011 | 11:42 am
    Last week we wrote about using Groupon for Travel, but there are some great Groupon alternatives for travel.Currently the best seems to be Hotel.com’s Deal of the Dayave up to 50% on the hotel Deal of the Day!We also use Priceline Bidding to stay up to date on the best deals.  If you’re looking for international flights from Australia, Flight Centre might be a good deal.What else do you know of that allows you to get deal of the day type deals for travel? We will keep a running list.Note: This post contains affiliate links. When you click on the links in this post and make a…

  • Groupon for Travel

    Elizabeth
    6 Dec 2011 | 11:31 am
    Have you ever used a Groupon for Travel? If not, now is the time to start.  There are two great ways to take advantage of a Groupon for travel.1) Groupon by CityA few months before heading to a vacation destination, sign up for the Groupon offers in that city.  For instance, if you’re heading to Chicago, subscribe to Groupon Chicago.  If you’re traveling to Miami, sign up for Groupons in Miami.  You can get deals on restaurants, theater tickets, museums and more.  A few words to the wise.  First, be sure to check out the actual map of where the Groupon is for.  You…
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  • A/V Fridays – Why Do You Ride Your Bike?

    Allie
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:50 am
    A Reason to Bike from Brighter Planet on Vimeo.

  • Scrap: Turning Junk Into Money

    Mickey
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:53 am
    photo credit: Wikimedia Commons I recently found myself at the bottom of an appliance hand-me-down chain, not a bad place to be when you’ve been running a washer/dryer set that’s older than the Colorado Rockies (the baseball team, but perhaps also the geologic feature; they may have faux wood-grain panels, but no obvious signs of glaciation.) Actually, we’re keeping the old dryer because it still works fine, the “new” one reportedly doesn’t do such a hot job, and we hardly use the dryer anyway. The washer sprang a leak a while back, though, so we’ll…

  • Soap, Clean the World, and You

    Courtney
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Image: care2.com From the files of Totally Mundane Things That are Secretly Kind of Amazing, let’s talk about soap. Soap is awesome, right? I like using it, and I appreciate it when others use it. The benefits of soap far outweigh the tiny cost of buying it. I am firmly pro-soap. But seriously, soap saves lives, too. According to Clean the World, a charity that provides personal hygiene products to people in homeless shelters and developing countries, every 10 seconds a child dies from a disease that could have been prevented with — you guessed it — soap. And think about how much of…

  • Book Review: A Contract With the Earth by Newt Gingrich

    Courtney
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
      Before I get to my review of Newt Gingrich’s 2008 book A Contract With the Earth, let me first say that this post isn’t about politics. I’m not going to write about Gingrich’s presidential campaign or his personal life. While the environment is something that likely will come up for discussion in the months leading up to the election, Gingrich actually goes to great lengths to explain why something as important as our planet should transcend politics. Protecting our environment isn’t up to Democrats or Republicans, or even Americans — it’s up to…

  • Meatless Mondays: Indonesian Fried Rice, by Olympic Swimmer Natalie Coughlin

    Courtney
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    We are thrilled to present today’s Meatless Mondays post courtesy of Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin! You undoubtedly remember Natalie from the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, as well as Dancing With the Stars. She’s also an organic gardener and proponent of healthy eating. Learn more about Natalie and her green lifestyle over at the California Dried Plum Board. We’ll have another recipe from Natalie next week as well! Ingredients: 3/4 cup chopped onion 1 serrano chile, chopped 2 tablespoons California dried plum purée 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1…
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  • Think Your Product Can Make it Big?

    Monica
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:22 pm
    Walmart recently announced the launch of Get on the Shelf, the first contest of its kind from a major retailer. Anyone can enter Get on the Shelf for the chance to get their product sold on Walmart.com and even in Walmart stores. Any product in any category currently covered by Walmart is eligible ranging from [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Happy 106th Birthday Rayovac!

    Monica
    17 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    You don’t look a year over 100! As a Rayovac Power Blogger, I have been given some pretty cool products, and in honor of their birthday today, I wanted to mention a couple of things that my family has really liked and why. We received the Sportsman Xtreme LED 4 Watt 3C Metal Flashlight. This [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Orange Juice Concerns

    Monica
    10 Jan 2012 | 10:29 pm
    I saw on the news tonight that there are now concerns about pesticides in our orange juice! According to the Food and Drug Administration, a U.S. juice producer had detected low levels of carbendazim in orange juice concentrate imported from Brazil, the top grower accounting for more than 10 percent of the U.S. supply.The pesticide [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Bugaboo Car Seat Adapter Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

    Monica
    9 Jan 2012 | 5:01 pm
    When the adapter is used on a stroller that also has a wheeled board accessory attached for transporting a standing toddler, and the car seat is positioned so the child faces forward, the car seat can disconnect from the adapter and fall. Go to Source [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Bugaboo Bee Strollers Recalled by Bugaboo Americas Due to Fall Hazard

    Monica
    9 Jan 2012 | 5:01 pm
    The front swivel wheels can lock while the stroller is in motion, causing the stroller to tip and posing a fall hazard. Go to Source [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
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    Green (Living) Review

  • Cornish design company expands ECO range of products

    Veshengro
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pm
    by Michael Smith (Veshengro) ashortwalk is expanding their multi award winning range of ECO products with a unique selection of garden products made from recycled plant pots. The Cornish design company ashortwalk is proving that great products need not cost the earth, or the environment. Building on their success at the 2011 Green Business Awards, where they achieved a joint second place with Samsung for their best selling ECO range made from recycled coffee cups, they are now launching an outdoor garden range made from recycled plant pots. Working with their 500 plus retail partners across…

  • London Bike Show 2012 at ExCel – Visit Report

    Veshengro
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:59 pm
    by Michael Smith (Veshengro) How very exiting... NOT! I am really beginning to be at a complete and utter loss as to why, despite the resurgence in serious cycling for commuting and shorter journey and for some the choice of personal transport, the only things that are on display at such shows are overpriced cycles, predominately street racers, BMX bikes and mountain trail bikes, and other kit, rather than “real” bikes. With the exception of a very small number of companies the show was all but geared for those with lots of money who do extreme cycle sports. Very few proper, affordable,…

  • Influenza is slowly progressing in Europe

    Veshengro
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:54 pm
    by Michael Smith (Veshengro) According to the Weekly Influenza Surveillance Overview published on Friday, January 20, 2012, influenza is slowly progressing across Europe and is currently dominated by A(H3N2) viruses. During week 1/2012 (2–8 January 2012), of 625 sentinel specimens collected and tested, 81 (13%) were positive for influenza viruses. While this influenza season is so far characterized by the dominance of A(H3N2) viruses, A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses are significant among the severe cases reported. Since week 40/2011, 157 severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) cases have been…

  • Lakeland Stainless Steel Universal Steamer – Product Review

    Veshengro
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:48 pm
    Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Turn any 18 or 20cm saucepan into a steamer, or use with the Pasta Pot to steam veg whilst cooking pasta below. Lakeland Ref: 15182 Size: 28.5 x 21 x 17cm H. (11¼" x 8¼" x 6¾"). This is a well-made stainless steel steamer insert, with glass lid, that will fit onto an ordinary saucepan (18cm and 20cm) turning it into a two-tier steamer. Thus, this insert eliminates the need for a dedicated, multi-tiered steamer. The Lakeland Universal Steamer is ideal for the single person household, and also for two, where a bigger multi-tier steamer would…

  • LEGAL BID TO HALT NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION

    Veshengro
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    Lawyers send complaint to European Commission about subsidies for nuclear power “Like car drivers, the operators of nuclear plants should be properly insured” A formal complaint about subsidies for nuclear power has been sent to the European Commission. If it is upheld, it unlikely that any new nuclear power stations will be built in the UK or elsewhere in the EU. The complaint may be followed by legal action in the courts or actions by politicians to reduce or remove subsidies for nuclear power. The complaint has been prepared by lawyers for the Energy Fair group, with several other…
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  • Saving a Species from Extinction

    Katie Howe
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:28 am
    Is it possible to turn back the clock and save a species from extinction? Is it possible to successfully navigate a project so ambitious, that its aim is to return a once ‘critically endangered’ species to its natural habitat? The Begawan Foundation’s Bali Starling Project began with this premise – and a passionate belief that that they could achieve these goals. After all, a species that becomes extinct in its own natural habitat is gone forever, leaving later generations to mourn its loss and wonder why it exists only in cages or zoos. The official mascot of Bali, the Bali Starling…

  • A global standard for eco-travel is finally recognized

    Joe Ascanio
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:21 am
    Last week, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council officially recognized Sustainable Travel International’s (STI) “STEP” certification program as the industry standard of sustainability in the tourism sector. STEP – which has been designed to assist tourism businesses assess their operations and identify industry best practices – aims to mitigate harmful impacts while emphasizing positive returns. “We’re very excited that STEP is among the first global standards to be recognized by the GSTC,” said Bobby Chappell, STI’s Director of Standards and Certification. “As we…

  • Responsible Tourism in Rural Northeast Thailand

    Charn Cole
    12 Jan 2012 | 6:42 am
    Whilst Thailand is known globally for its jet-setting beach destinations such as Phuket, its teeming metropolis of Bangkok, and crowded resorts along the coast, the rural plateau of northeast Thailand, known by the locals as Isan, has remained a region seldom frequented by overseas visitors. Comprised of provinces generally dedicated to rice farming and agriculture, it is quilted by verdant rice fields and dotted with villages that have changed little over the past decades. Here, enterprising locals have found a niche in small-scale, responsible tourism in the area, with a focus on the…

  • One Laptop per Child: Consumerism for…good?

    Joe Ascanio
    10 Jan 2012 | 8:05 am
    Can it be? Last week, I tweeted briefly on the rampant excess of supposed “eco” blogs pushing more and more needless “product” down the throats of consumers; a disconcerting trend that has seemingly taken over the “green” blogosphere perhaps due to there being little-else to talk about. In this accusation I cannot exempt myself, either. TerraCurve.com has, on occasion, promoted and/or reviewed it products and other services that – when viewed objectively – can also be tossed into this category. But every now and then, something inspiring comes about. Most recently, the…

  • Where Mother Nature still reigns supreme

    Judy Karwacki
    22 Dec 2011 | 7:05 am
    The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has honored veteran Canadian travel journalist Theresa Storm with an award for excellence in photography. The award was for the best photograph published in conjunction with a feature article in a Canadian publication in 2010. It was the sole photography award announced during the media awards luncheon held December 8th as part of Caribbean Week festivities in Toronto. Storm took the photo in Guyana, South America (part of the CTO), on a fall 2009 trip organized by the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI), a joint initiative of the Guyana…
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  • Chapter 11 @ Ener1

    tessant
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:38 pm
    On Thursday, lithium-battery developer Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV) filed a voluntary petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The writing may have... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>>

  • Buffet's MidAmerican Energy Creates Renewable Energy Division

    tessant
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:08 pm
    MidAmerican Energy, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has created a separate renewable energy division, MidAmerican Renewables. Among investor-owned utilities, MidAmerican has the most installed wind power in the US, totaling 2,284 megawatts  when current projects are completed. The... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>>

  • What Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney Have Planned for U.S Energy

    tessant
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:57 pm
    Although the GOP presidential primary race remains fluid, the front-runners are now Newt Gingrich, fresh from a victory in South Carolina, and Mitt Romney, the second-place finisher in Iowa and South Carolina and... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>>

  • KB Homes Expands Solar Program to Florida

    tessant
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:50 pm
    KB Homes, which has seen success offering solar as a standard on new homes it builds in several California neighborhoods, is taking the program to sunny Florida. The company will install 1.4-kilowatt solar... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>>

  • Cape Cod Embraces Solar

    tessant
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:43 pm
    Few places seem a more appropriate setting for solar installations than the beach. The open ocean provides clear sight of the the sun without the shadows that can prove so frustrating for homeowners... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>>
 
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  • If Nothing Else, at Least I Get a Good Night’s Sleep

    jennae
    13 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pm
    It’s probably seemed quiet around here for the past few weeks. That’s because I have hit what I call my after-Christmas crash. Basically, the month of December is one of my busiest, meaning that I’m usually going and going, right up until Christmas. Or until I just can’t go any more. So instead of starting the new year full of energy and resolve to make this year better than last, I started it exhausted and unable to focus. However, I promise this is only temporary, and I’ll be back to “myself” in time. In all of this, though, the one thing I’ve…

  • Green Gift Giveaway: Jo Totes Vegan Camera Bag

    jennae
    20 Dec 2011 | 11:00 am
    I had to save the best for (almost) last. I have had my eye on Jo Totes for a long time. If you (or a woman you know) own a DSLR camera, or really any quality camera that you use all the time, you will L-O-V-E these bags. I’ve had my Nikon D40 for a few years now, and I learn something new about it every day. Wen I bought it, I also bought an ugly, but functional, boxy Nikon camera bag. I hate it. It is big and clunky, and I only use it for storage or traveling when absolutely necessary. Most of the time, I just stick my DSLR in my purse. But it’s not a very good idea to have an…

  • Green Gift Giveaway: “Chopped” Table Runner from Home Sweet

    jennae
    20 Dec 2011 | 9:00 am
    I always have the best intentions when it comes to setting my table. I will pin photos of lavish table settings on Pinterest, and promise myself that for the next holiday, I’ll make my table look just like them — or better. Needless to say, it usually doesn’t work out that way. After spending all day in the kitchen on Thanksgiving or Christmas or whatever, the last thing I’m interested in doing in making the table look great. Jennifer Nelson of Home Sweet understands that, and she has created a product that will let you give your table a little something extra without all…

  • Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas & Free Printable Gift Tags

    jennae
    19 Dec 2011 | 4:49 pm
    I’ve been a little lazy with my gift wrapping this year, and I’ve used more paper than I’d like. So for the rest of my wrapping, I’m determined to get creative and reuse gift bags, boxes, fabric and anything else I can find. Here are some of my favorite green gift wrapping ideas: Use boxes and bags from last year My family has been reusing the same gift bags and boxes for years now. As we unwrap (or inbox or unbag) gifts on Christmas morning, I neatly fold them up and put them in a stack. I also save bags and boxes from birthdays, Valentine’s Day, etc., all in my…

  • Green Gift Giveaway: THREE Sprout Eco-Friendly Watches!

    jennae
    19 Dec 2011 | 12:00 pm
    There are some green products that will always be on my go-to list when gift-giving time comes around. Sprout Watches are absolutely among those items — which is why they appear in so many categories of the Green Gift Guide! They are stylish, high quality, eco-friendly and affordable. And best of all, Sprout is constantly evolving and releasing new styles. So while you can get some of the same watches this year that were available last year, you can also find a variety of new styles. Among those new styles are watches made from — believe it or not — fish leather! Yes! Sprout recycled…
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  • Arctic Resilience Assessment research position at SRC

    Garry Peterson
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:35 am
    Stockholm Resilience Centre is looking for a researcher in Resilience in Arctic Social-Ecological Systems.  Applications are due Jan 23. The job ad states: In a joint venture with the Stockholm Environmental Institute,  Stockholm Resilience Centre seeks a researcher to be scientific leader in an Arctic Resilience Report (ARR). The ARR has been approved as an Arctic Council project and is a priority for the Swedish chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The goal of the project is to better understand impacts and risks related to integrated processes of change in the Arctic with focus on the…

  • No surprise to Buzz Holling: Non-linear response of seabirds to forage fish depletion

    Garry Peterson
    22 Dec 2011 | 4:30 pm
    Guest post from Henrik Österblom from the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Basic ecology rests firmly on a number of basic assumptions.  Some of these assumptions, specifically how predators interaction with their prey, were developed by a key figure in the history of resilience – Buzz Holling. The Holling type I, II and III functional responses are standard material in many textbooks in ecology (here’s wikipedia on functional response).  The different functional responses reflect the prey consumption ratio as a function of food density.  I learned about these different types of…

  • Three social science and sustainability positions at ASU

    Garry Peterson
    20 Dec 2011 | 3:32 am
    While Stockholm is looking for one professor in the environmental social sciences, ASU is looking for 3 social scientists working on sustainability.  The job ad is below and applications are due in early January: The School of Sustainability at Arizona State University invites applications for up to three tenure track faculty positions at the assistant or associate professor level The School of Sustainability at Arizona State University invites applications for up to three faculty positions either at the tenure-track assistant professor level or tenured associate professor level. The…

  • TED talk on Ecosystem Services

    Garry Peterson
    17 Dec 2011 | 12:12 am
    Economist Pavan Sukhdev, who headed The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity TEEB project that synthesized work on economics on biodiversity and ecosystem services, gives a TED talk Put a value on nature! Related posts:Losses from destruction of Nature dwarf losses from financial crisis Ecological Basis for Managing Ecosystem Services Three new positions in ecosystem services research at McGill University

  • Crisis since 2008

    Garry Peterson
    16 Dec 2011 | 4:05 pm
    According to google searches and news, since 2008 the news has been writing much more about crisis, but people haven’t been searching for it so much. a search for financial crisis and euro crisis leads to a more striking result. Related posts:Ten most popular posts on Resilience Science from 2008 The tragedy of a common currency Financial crisis: bad models or bad modellers
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  • Passive House Retreat in Rhode Island

    Preston
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:55 pm
    Recently I realized that we neglected to follow up on a Passive House project discussed in pre-construction way back in March 2010. It turn out the New England Passive House, or Little Compton Retreat, received LEED Gold certification from the USGBC in recent months. The background is this is a home by ZeroEnergy Design, who performed mechanical and architecture services, and Aedi Construction, who built the home. Located in Little Compton, the 1,200 square-foot retreat has three bedrooms, one of which is a kid’s loft, two bathrooms, a tub room, and an open kitchen, dining and living…

  • Solar Decathlon Takes Talents to the OC

    Preston
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:58 am
    For the Solar Decathlon enthusiasts and early planners, here’s a heads up that Solar Decathlon 2013 will be held at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California, according to the Department of Energy.  In August 2011, we mentioned that the DOE was shopping around for a new location.  Turns out the new location is the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, which Irvine will convert into sustainable parkland for family recreation.  Teams will install their homes on the paved runway. In addition, the DOE announced the 20 teams that will participate in the solar-powered…

  • The Environmental Value of Building Reuse

    Preston
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:40 am
    It turns out that “building reuse almost always offers environmental savings over demolition and new construction,” according to a new study published by the Preservation Green Lab of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  The Green Lab published its findings after a life cycle analysis of environmental impacts of various buildings located in four cities around the country. Green LAB compared building reuse and renovation with new construction in four environmental areas (climate change, human health, ecosystem quality, and resource depletion), six building types…

  • Students Build Greenest Home in Canada

    Preston
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:44 pm
    What’s planned for construction by students on an infill lot and aiming to meet the Living Building Challenge with LEED Platinum certification?  That would be Canada’s Greenest Home in Ontario.  Students enrolled in The Endeavour Centre’s Sustainable New Construction: Building a New Future program will build the 2,000 square-foot home during a five-month period this summer. The home is expected to use a fraction of the energy of a conventional home and will have an energy-efficient foundation, prefabricated straw bale walls, grid-tied photovoltaics, solar hot water,…

  • Plugwise Eliminates Excess Energy Use

    William
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:34 am
    California-based kWh Power is tackling phantom energy loss by introducing the Plugwise system in the United States. Developed by Dutch company Plugwise in 2006, this system allows you to monitor, track, and control unnecessary energy use throughout your home or office. The system consists of “Circles” which are plugged into standard wall outlets to measure load on that outlet, and a “Stick” that wirelessly relays data from the circles to your computer, where Plugwise Source, the monitoring and management software, allows you see and control usage. Data can also be uploaded to the web…
 
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  • In Oregon Lease Renewal, New York-Based Tenant Negotiates Green Building Upgrades

    Stephen Del Percio
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:10 pm
    Welch Allyn, a Skaneateles, New York-based manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, purchased Protocol Systems in 2000. Since then, it’s leased 100,000 square feet of space in Beaverton, Oregon from PS Business Parks, which owns over 27 million square feet of office and industrial space across the country. In 2009, when its lease came up for renewal, the company was able to capitalize on the soft commercial real estate market by negotiating nearly $1 million in base building upgrades that should result in – at the very least – a Silver rating from USGBC under the…

  • Texas-Based ESCO to Retrofit First Commercial Building in New York City

    Stephen Del Percio
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:59 pm
    In cooperation with its joint venture partner Mitsui & Company, Transcend Equity Development Corporation out of Dallas will perform a free $1.4 million energy-efficient retrofit at 125 Maiden Lane, a 17-story, 340,000-square-foot office condominium in the Financial District that is sponsored by Time Equities, Inc. The project is smaller than Transcend’s typical retrofit, which is usually between $2 million and $10 million. But the 8-year-old company took the work on anyway in order to get its foot in the door in the New York City market. “We want owners to get comfortable with…

  • 2011′s Top 5 Stories in Green Building Law

    Stephen Del Percio
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:29 am
    Over at our sister publication, the Green Real Estate Law Journal, we recently took a look back at the top five legal stories in green building from 2011. Below are the top three; click through over to GRELJ for the rest of the list, which includes links to additional articles about each of these important stories. No. 1: After both sides submitted a full set of motion papers, the Southern District of New York granted the USGBC’s motion to dismiss Henry Gifford’s false advertising lawsuit. No. 2: Tax-exempt, green bond financing for the Destiny USA mega-mall project in Syracuse…

  • SL Green Turns LEED Double Play at 360 Hamilton Avenue in White Plains

    Stephen Del Percio
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Let’s head out of town briefly for a quick look at 360 Hamilton Avenue in White Plains. The 384,000-square-foot, 12-story tower serves as the suburban headquarters of SL Green’s Reckson division and recently earned LEED-EB Gold certification from USGBC. The -EB rating is the second for SL Green after its 100 Park Avenue headquarters in Midtown earned Silver back in 2009. It’s also just the tenth commercial office building in New York State to earn LEED-EB Gold or higher. In connection with its LEED-EB application, 360 Hamilton Avenue increased recycling by 50 percent,…

  • Trophy Office Tower Could Bring LEED Platinum to High Line in West Chelsea

    Stephen Del Percio
    12 Jan 2012 | 9:20 pm
    The Albanese Organization has announced plans for a Cook + Fox-designed, LEED Platinum office building in West Chelsea (pictured). Set to rise adjacent to the High Line on a parcel that was once slated for a Jay-Z-owned hotel, the 9-story, 175,000-square-foot tower will feature 160 feet of High Line frontage and 14- to 20-foot-high ceilings on floor plates ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet. The $140 million project would be located at 510 West 22nd Street and 10th Avenue. According to Rick Cook, it will “engage” both the High Line and the natural environment with terraces…
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  • Not Quite Wordless Wednesday

    Jenn
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:59 pm
      This week’s Wordless Wednesday is not quite wordless, but I think in this case you don’t even need the words to understand the point that’s being made…

  • My New Year’s Resolutions for 2012

    Jenn
    22 Jan 2012 | 7:31 pm
    Green moms meetup at Ford NAIAS: Diane MacEachern, Anna Hackman, me, Tifany Washko, and Stephanie Moram I’ve had these resolutions knocking around in my head since we first rang in 2012 a few weeks ago.  I decided to follow my own advice and write them down so that I can make sure they actually happen.  So without further ado, here are my top resolutions for 2012. 1. Spend more time on Facebook: I know most people head into the new year with aspirations to spend less time on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.  But this year, I’m actually vowing to spend more time on…

  • Wordless Funnies?

    Jenn
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:40 am
    Wordless Wednesday had to be postponed yesterday as this site went dark in support of the Stop SOPA movement. And since the kids are off from school tomorrow (teacher workday,) I thought I would give you your Wordless Wednesday and Friday Funny post all rolled into one neat little package.  Enjoy and have a great weekend!

  • Monday Meditation: MLK

    Jenn
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:32 am
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial I’ve decided to launch a new series on this site entitled Monday Meditations. The idea is to take a minute before diving into the week to reflect on a quote, story, poem, or photo.  And what better Monday to start such an endeavor than this Monday – Martin Luther Kinh, Jr. Day.  There was no shortage of quotes to choose from for today’s meditation.  In fact, the really hard part was in finding just one quote to reflect on today. But after careful consideration, I think this one is a winner:   “History will have to record that…

  • 8 Shopping Tips for Dining At Home in a Dine-out World

    Jenn
    13 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am
    by Andrea Woroch Remember all those tips saying you should cook rather than eat out? Well the USDA says we might just be wrong about that in the near future. A recent study by the government agency estimated the price gap between eating at home and dining out will narrow even further in 2012. Grocery prices are expected to rise 3 percent to 4 percent, while menu prices will likely go up 2 percent to 3 percent. That doesn’t mean you have to resort to the McDonald’s Dollar Menu, however. It’s still cheaper to eat at home, but amateur chefs will have to cut even more corners…
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  • Serenity Light

    Courtney
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    The serenity light is a great eco-friendly way to display a remembrance item. It is made from plastic, which does seem a bit fragile and prone to cracking. Yet has not cracked or broke yet. I have placed it in my garden, to light the area at night. It is a subtle glow reflected upon [...]Check out the review @ Serenity Light

  • Melvita Face Scrub

    Courtney
    13 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Melvita face scrub is a product that I was very excited to try out. Unfortunately I became less excited once I actually used it. My usual face scrub is much more course and the type of product that I can feel working and removing dead skin. Melvita is a very fine Italian face scrub which [...]Check out the review @ Melvita Face Scrub

  • Ome Omy- The Wet Bag and The Sweaty Bag

    Anita
    9 Dec 2011 | 9:00 am
    Ever find that after a great workout at the gym, a super sweaty yoga class, or a swim at the pool you are scrounging around for a bag to put your sweaty or wet clothes in so they won’t ruin your gym bag or contaminate the rest of your stuff with that um, less than [...]Check out the review @ Ome Omy- The Wet Bag and The Sweaty Bag

  • Grower’s Secret

    Mike L
    23 Nov 2011 | 9:00 am
            Grower’s Secret recently introduced their Grow Big 521. It is a lavender scented fish emulsion that is used to help your garden grow faster and healthier without the use of synthetic chemicals. It’s simple to use and just have to add a cap full of the emulsion to a gallon of [...]Check out the review @ Grower’s Secret

  • Bug Bandit

    Keri
    26 Sep 2011 | 9:00 am
    Why risk possible skin inflammation or worse from insecticides and manmade chemicals such as DEET when Fairy Tales Bug Bandit offers a better option? Infused with earthy, aromatic scents such as eucalyptus, lemongrass, citronella and rosemary, Bug Bandit is a non toxic, chemical and deet free alternative with undertones of cinnamon, peppermint and cedar bark. [...]Check out the review @ Bug Bandit
 
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  • Psst! Solar Fred Marketing Tip: Film Your Solar Projects in Time Lapse

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm
    I have no idea why people love time-lapse videos. Our eyes are certainly attracted to things that move quickly, and for some reason it’s fun to see people in hardhats and machines building a solar project from nothing, condensing days or weeks into minutes. Below are two recent time-lapse solar videos that I saw on Twitter. Both are large

  • Survey Reveals Customers' Wish List for PV Inverter Improvements

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    System-level monitoring, continued adoption of string inverters for large PV installs, and improvements by Chinese suppliers are among the trends gleaned from a survey of inverter buyers & sellers.

  • NLP Solar Sales Training Live Webinar February 8th & 9th

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pm

  • Think Ink for Increased Efficiency

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:05 am
    One dollar per watt: that's the mark the solar industry is hoping to hit in order to become cost-competitive with conventional energies. In a bid to reach this magic number in the next two years, various Asian manufacturers are striving to reduce costs by increasing volume production. An alternative direction that will benefit the industry in the long term is to target increased efficiencies primarily through new manufacturing processes, new higher-quality materials for metallization and changing the structure of the cell. Nanotechnology companies have developed these new materials and…

  • Much Light, Little Heat Efficiency

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Energy efficiency in the U.S. is much light and little heat — literally.  Government policy pays a great deal of attention to saving electricity, but focuses little on the thermal energy we waste. “Policy is electricity-centric in the U.S. Unless you are making kilowatts, the most efficient investments are off the radar,” sa
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  • What is the Battery of the Future?

    Steve Spence
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:57 am
    Or, what is the future of the Battery? Battery technology seems to move at a snails pace. We want fast charging, non-toxic, long life, and light weight, but can we have it all? There are a lot of different technologies available, some at different levels of development and maturity, and some still on the drawing board. From light weight Lithium Polymer and long lasting Nickel Iron, to the old standby Lead Acid, and Flow batteries, the future is murky. “As a storage device for energy, a battery is notoriously inefficient,” notes Johan de Nysschen, the president of Audi of America, though…

  • Sugar & Fat Bad, Fiber Good?

    Steve Spence
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    We have all heard that sugar is bad for us, fat is bad for us, and fiber is very good for us. Is it that simple? No, not really. There are different types of sugars & fats, of which some are necessary, and some are to be avoided. Fructose (found in white sugar and HFCS) is bad, unless paired with fiber, because you can eat lots of fructose, but without the fiber, the body doesn’t know that you are getting filled up. The short answer is “eat fruit, don’t drink soft drink”. For a more complete explanation of the roles that sugar, fat, cholestoral and fiber play in…

  • Saving Energy with Lighting

    Steve Spence
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:47 pm
    We all know that fluorescent lights use less electricity than incandescent lights, and are a good way to save big on the electric bill. The big thing in the news though is the mercury content of fluorescent lights, and the fact that the T12 fluorescent tubes are being phased out. Well, there is some good news! CFL’s & T5 Tubes have 1/10th the mercury content of the T12 tubes (3mg vs. 30mg), and the T5 tubes are more efficient than the T12′s (100 vs. 60 lumens / Watt. According to the EPA, fluorescents reduce mercury emissions over incandescents, even though they contain…

  • The 6v LED Lantern Flashlight

    Steve Spence
    15 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pm
    Again we address the LED flash-light topic, because it’s one of our favorite topics. This time we converted a Eveready(R) Utility Lantern. It comes with a pretty weak PR13 bulb, but we will fix that shortly. Nice features of this flash-light is that it floats, has a shatter-proof lens, and comes with a 6v battery. It comes in a variety of colors, so if you mail order it, you never know what one you might get. Ok, Why convert to LED? Well, as we have said in previous upgrades of tube type flashlights, a good LED will last pretty much forever, is shock proof, greatly increases brightness,…

  • Are you off-grid, or want to be?

    Steve Spence
    11 Jan 2012 | 1:27 pm
    Come join the discussion at one of the premier off-grid discussion groups on the net. Learn what off-grid living is like, or share your experience. You’ll be communicating with hundreds of off-gridders on all sorts of off-grid topics like: Rain Water Harvesting Solar & Wind Power Organic Gardening Animal raising for food, transportation and clothes Recycling DIY Home building Soap Making DIY Fuels and much, much more. It’s a warm friendly group, and we look forward to your questions and experiences. Come on home to Simply Off Grid! ©2012 Green-Trust.Org. All Rights…
 
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  • Reclaimed Lumber for Home Improvement Projects

    Joyce Benson
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:29 am
    Whether you need wood for flooring, millwork, furniture, fireplace mantels or exposed beams, you can add instant character to your home by installing reclaimed and restored lumber.  These antique pieces of wood, some species no longer available, are very strong and stable.  This wood is typically sourced from historic buildings, barns, factories and mills. We [...] [[ Please visit GreenStrides.com for the full post, links, and more information. ]]

  • Improve the Efficiency of Radiators

    Joyce Benson
    10 Jan 2012 | 1:57 pm
    If you’re lucky enough to have hot water radiators, the most comfortable and least allergen-producing heating system, you may be wondering how to increase their efficiency this winter.  Here are some tips to help save money on your heating bills: Place a radiant screen, made of reflective insulation, behind the radiator to direct more heat [...] [[ Please visit GreenStrides.com for the full post, links, and more information. ]]

  • Warm up Your Home with these Green Winter Tips, Part I

    Joyce Benson
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:54 am
    Want to create a cozy retreat for those cold, wintry days and nights?  There are many things you can do to make your home feel warmer, improve its efficiency and lower energy bills.  In this post I’ll focus on ideas for drafty windows and doors. ADD THERMAL DRAPES OR ADD CURTAIN LINERS to your regular [...] [[ Please visit GreenStrides.com for the full post, links, and more information. ]]

  • Need a Hot Flame in your Life? Eco-friendly Fireplace Logs

    Joyce Benson
    3 Jan 2012 | 7:48 am
    Who doesn’t love a crackling fire on a chilly night?  If you’re tired of chopping wood and lugging it into the house when needed, firelogs may be a better choice for you.  Besides making your fireplace more efficient this winter, as I’ve written about in a previous post, you can heat up your nights in [...] [[ Please visit GreenStrides.com for the full post, links, and more information. ]]

  • Easy, Green New Year’s Resolutions

    Joyce Benson
    2 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    It’s actually pretty simple to live more simply.  Help yourself and the planet at the same time with a few easy changes to your daily life.  Here’s my list of top 5 things anyone can do to lead a greener lifestyle all year long: TAKE A WALK, RIDE A BIKE OR TAKE MASS TRANSIT instead [...] [[ Please visit GreenStrides.com for the full post, links, and more information. ]]
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    Cooking Up a Story » Food News

  • Alan Kapuler: Man of Science, Ideas, and Humanity part 4 (video)

    Cooking Up a Story
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    The garden is not just a garden. The garden is a metaphor for having a place to develop an ethical way to understand life, and to make a life that is ethical. —Alan KapulerIf there were an intergalactic spacecraft capable of carrying but one life safely in search of contact with other sentient beings, my vote would be for Alan Kapuler to be humanity’s ambassador to the cosmos. Leading a lifetime of work devoted to organic gardening and open pollinated plant breeding in the public interest, Kapuler, a molecular biologist by training, poetically expresses his reverence for all living…

  • David Korten: Capitalism’s Threat to Democracy, part 2 (video)

    Cooking Up a Story
    25 Oct 2011 | 6:00 am
    In part 2, David Korten, noted author, and co-founder of Yes! magazine shares his views on the importance of building local, community-based economies, in which sustainable agriculture has a key role to play.Korten explains that our existing industrial agriculture system receives essential public subsidies (and tax supports) that offset the real costs of energy, and food production. Without these supports, the global food system would no longer be economically viable. Who are the true beneficiaries of a food system that separates the eater from the source of their food? The large agribusiness…

  • David Korten: Capitalism’s Threat to Democracy (video)

    Cooking Up a Story
    3 Oct 2011 | 12:43 pm
    What if we had to make a choice between two quintessential American beliefs: Capitalism and Democracy?As a society, we may well ask ourselves, what is the ultimate purpose of money, if it is not to satisfy human need, and reduce human suffering? Is it possible to make large amounts of money but not create real wealth? What is the difference between our present form of capitalism and a true, self-regulating market economy?In this frank interview with noted author, and visionary David Korten, he minces no words about the dangers our current capitalist system poses to democracy, and how Wall…

  • Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat (video)

    Cooking Up a Story
    13 Sep 2011 | 6:00 am
    For sustainable food activist Temra Costa, women rarely get their proper due in agriculture. As Costa notes in the introduction in her book, Farmer Jane: Woman Changing the Way We Eat:“They are our heroes of today through their everyday acts of living, by becoming the fastest growing number of diversified farmers in the country, controlling the majority of household spending, dominating nonprofits dedicated to shifting the balance from conventional to sustainable foods, and through the creation of menus and businesses that reflect their socio-environmental values”.And so, her book…

  • Oregon Food Bank: Hunger & Food Insecurity In Epic Proportions-2 (video)

    Cooking Up a Story
    12 Jul 2011 | 6:00 am
    EditorialIf America is the greatest nation in the world—and there are many who feel we may justifiably consider ourselves so—why can’t we eliminate (or significantly reduce) hunger and food insecurity in this country?We would do well to listen to what Rachel Bristol, longtime CEO of the Oregon Food Bank has to say on this subject. Bristol has 30 years experience on the frontlines working with people in poverty, and she knows the terrible truth.It is our society that is largely to blame for the huge numbers of people living in poverty, and unable to properly feed themselves and their…
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  • Existence Finally Confirmed of Hypothetical Particle That Could Help Cool the Planet

    Clay Dillow
    12 Jan 2012 | 1:02 pm
    Criegee Biradicals Could Scrub Air Pollution from the Sky Gyre via WikimediaWelcome the Criegee biradical We can fit everything we knew before today about Criegee biradicals inside the period at the end of this sentence, but from what we understand they are pretty amazing. At least, that's the word from a team of researchers form the U. of Manchester, the U. of Bristol, and Sandia National Labs, who have just detected these invisible chemical intermediates for the first time. Apparently they can not only oxidize pollutants from combustion, cleaning up the atmosphere as they go, but they also…

  • The World's First "Nano-Ear" Can Listen to the Songs of Bacteria

    Clay Dillow
    11 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    Hearing sounds smaller than any we've ever heard before German researchers have turned an optical tweezer device into the world's first "nano-ear" capable of detecting sounds six orders of magnitude below the threshold of human hearing. Using an optically trapped gold nanoparticle as their listening device, the team says they can now detect sounds made at the bacterial level or use their device to tune (or perhaps to test?) the minuscule MEMS machines of the future. The nano-ear is pretty simple, considering that it relies on technology that has been laying around in the lab for decades now.

  • New Material Can Scrub Carbon Dioxide Right Out of the Air at Unprecedented Rates

    Clay Dillow
    9 Jan 2012 | 12:28 pm
    Smokestacks Salim Virji via Flickr If cleaning carbon dioxide from the atmosphere was easy, we'd already be doing it. But carbon capture has proven to be a tough technology to feasibly roll out on a grand scale, and that means all the things we do that produce carbon dioxide emissions--which seems to be just about everything these days--are still roughly as bad for the planet as they were several years ago. That's a problem in a warming world, and one that a team of researchers may have just found a solution for via an inexpensive polymeric material. Reporting their findings in the Journal of…

  • China Builds the World's Largest Battery, a Building-Sized, 36-Megawatt-Hour Behemoth

    Clay Dillow
    4 Jan 2012 | 11:05 am
    China's New World-Beating Battery Facility Business Wire via Cleantechnica The largest battery in the world has arrived, and you likely won't be surprised where it landed: Hebei Province, China. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) and electric car maker BYD--the company that most recently made big headlines a few years back when Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a 10 percent stake--have teamed to create a massive battery array capable of storing 36 megawatt-hours of electricity. That's enough to power something like 12,000 homes for an hour during a total power failure, and…

  • Nobel-Winning Quasicrystals Appear to Have Come From Space

    Clay Dillow
    3 Jan 2012 | 1:02 pm
    Quasicrystals Within this chunk of mineral unearthed in Russia's Koryak mountains are crystalline structures that likely originated in space and were delivered to Earth via meteorite, a new study claims. Paul Steinhardt, Princeton University Rare crystals found in Russia were likely deposited there by meteorites First they were thought to be impossible on Earth, then when they were grown in the lab they were thought to be so novel that they earned their discoverer a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Now, it turns out the quasicrystals--unusually structured crystals that break several rules of…
 
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    Reuters Video: Environment

  • Magnetic soap could suck up oil spills

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 am
    Jan. 27 - A team of international scientists has invented a magnetic soap that could revolutionize the clean-up of dangerous oil spills. It's the first cleaning surfactant that responds to magnets. The team, led by Bristol University Professor of Chemistry Julian Eastoe, created a liquid soap containing iron atoms which help form tiny particles. Jim Drury reports.

  • Alligators bring bite to pilosaur study

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:16 pm
    Jan. 25 - Scientists in Gosford near Sydney have taken the bull by the horns - or in this case, the alligator by the snout - in an effort to learn about the bite force and probable dining habits of prehistoric animals. Crocodiles and alligators have roamed the earth for millions of years so for scientists, the Australian Reptile Park was the ideal place to look into the distant past. Rob Muir reports.

  • Heavy flooding hits Australia

    24 Jan 2012 | 6:45 pm
    Jan. 25 - Widespread flooding brought on by heavy rainfall hits eastern Australia, prompting rescues and evacuations as the waters rise. Travis Brecher reports.

  • Gorillas in our midst - one-off jungle encounter a boon for conservation efforts

    24 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Jan. 24 - Video showing a nerve-wracking encounter between an American eco-tourist and a troop of mountain gorillas in Uganda last month, has taken on a life of its own as a promotional tool for gorilla conservation. The African Wildlife Foundation is using the extraordinary video to help protect the endangered species while the tourist, John King, continues to marvel at his good fortune. Rob Muir reports.

  • Aesop's fable brought to life by clever crows

    24 Jan 2012 | 5:06 am
    Jan. 24 - In a series of experiments, the New Caledonian crow has demonstrated an unexpected understanding of how tools work to make their lives easier. The tests by scientists in the UK and New Zealand, revealed that the bird was intelligent enough to select and use the best available tool to raise the water level in a test tube. Jim Drury reports.
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    Sustainable Industries: All Content

  • Future Measures

    Cindy Mehallow
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:41 am
    While at the GreenBiz12 Forum in New York earlier this week, I got a sneak preview of the findings of the new Ernst & Young and GreenBiz Group survey of trends in sustainability reporting. The soon-to-be-released survey validates much of what I’ve seen firsthand in my work preparing sustainability and corporate responsibility reports for Fortune 100 companies in various industry sectors.There’s been no slowdown in the number of reports being produced, despite the poor economy, noted John DeMelis, a sustainability assurance partner with Ernst & Young. DeMelis kicked off the…

  • Eco-label evolution

    Andrea Newell
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:50 pm
    In 2007, Timberland pioneered eco-labels on their apparel, modeling them after USDA nutrition labels. The imitation was deliberate, said VP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Mark Newton. With the wealth of green information that is currently tracked, measured, analyzed and debated, the intent was to capture the essence of several large categories on a very small parcel of garment real estate. The absence of numbers keeps consumers from getting bogged down by a figure that would need a detailed explanation and wouldn’t be consistent with measurements on other ecolabels.This way,…

  • Love your lawyer

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This article is part of the Building a Sustainable Business series about starting and running a sustainable business. Read all the articles hereIgnore Shakespeare. Do not kill all the lawyers. You need yours in good health, walking around, and capable of keeping your business on track.Too many people think of lawyers like a legal AAA. They only call when total disaster has struck. But that’s too late. If you are running a company you need to check in with your lawyer before you make a mistake, not afterwards. Think of your corporate lawyer as your best friend who will be there to guide…

  • More productivity, no benefits

    Maggie Winslow
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm
    Increasing labor productivity is generally hailed as a positive outcome of technological innovation. The production of more goods and services with fewer hours worked allows for both higher standards of living and decreased inflationary pressure, since wage increases can result from increased productivity and are not translated into higher costs for goods and services. Increased labor productivity has been promoted through government policy, such as tax breaks for capital investment and direct investment in technological innovation. It has also been promoted ideologically by both the left…

  • Shrinking footprints

    Bill Roth
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:23 pm
    “Our business revenues are directly tied to winning competitive bids,” explains Elizabeth Barry, Chief Sustainability Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies. “Over the last couple of years an increasing number of our customers are inserting into their bid packages questions that seek documentation of our company’s sustainability commitment.”Barry’s comments reflect the growth of the green supply chain beyond manufacturing into professional services companies like Marsh & McLennan Companies which provides advice and solutions in risk, strategy and…
 
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  • Tim Cook Outraged Over New York Times Accusations That Apple Abuses Worker’s Rights in Chinese Factories

    Molly Cotter
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Today a leaked internal email from Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed outrage over the New York Times‘ scathing exposé revealing the harsh working conditions of Apple’s many Chinese suppliers. Cook insisted that Apple has done and will continue to do everything they can to improve worker conditions, and he even questioned the validity of the New York Times article, saying “Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are.” Read the rest of Tim Cook…

  • Villa Escudero’s Waterfall Restaurant Serves Philippine Cuisine at the Foot of the Falls

    Molly Cotter
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:58 pm
    Read the rest of Villa Escudero’s Waterfall Restaurant Serves Philippine Cuisine at the Foot of the Falls Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco restaurant, eco vacation, eco-resorts, Environment, environmental, environmental resort, green resorts, green restaurant, green vacation, labasin falls, Nature, nature restaurant, Philippines, philippines resort, sustainable resorts, sustainable restaurant, sustainable vacation, villa escudero, villa escudero resort, waterfall resort, waterfall restaurant, waterfalls

  • PHOTOS: San Francisco’s Southern Pacific Brewing is a Tree-Filled Beer Sanctuary in a Renovated Warehouse

    Mike Chino
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:56 pm
    Read the rest of PHOTOS: San Francisco’s Southern Pacific Brewing is a Tree-Filled Beer Sanctuary in a Renovated Warehouse Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, boor bridges architecture, green architecture, green bar, green brewing company, Green Building, green design, green renovation, industrial renovation, Mission District, San Francisco, Southern Pacific Brewing, southern pacific brewing company, sustainable design

  • 6 Green Roof Resorts from Around the World!

    Andrew Michler
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm
    Read the rest of 6 Green Roof Resorts from Around the World! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco lodges, eco lodging, eco resort, eco roof, green roof, green roof cover, green roof hotel, heat island reduction, rain water, roughing it green retreat, storm water retention, vegetated roofs

  • Irish Artist Builds the World’s First 1.4 Billion Euro Home From Shredded Bills

    Molly Cotter
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:52 pm
    What makes a home worth a million dollars? How about a billion dollars? Irish artist Frank Buckley has taken this question to its logical extreme by building his very own home made from 1.4 billion Euro notes! Graced with very strict permission from the Central Bank of Ireland, Buckley has constructed and now lives in a home made entirely of shredded decommissioned Euros. He formed the bills into 6 inch by 2 inch bricks, each of which contains around 40 to 50 thousand Euros. The three-room house is an amazing exercise in recycled materials as well as a social statement on Ireland’s…
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    Eco-Office Gals

  • Grab StudioPress Savings While They Last!

    Jen
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:39 pm
    Until Monday, you can get all 44 StudioPress child themes, plus every child theme design they make in the future, for only $299.95 with the StudioPress Pro Plus All-Theme Package. That’s a savings of $887.80 off the price of buying everything separately. Of course, they didn’t want to let the price increase without one last deal… For a very short time discount code TEN will give you and extra 10% off your Pro Plus purchase! On Tuesday January 31, 2012, the price goes up so don’t miss out. You know how much we love StudioPress at Eco-Office Gals and now you can have them all!

  • Use Online Calculators to Reduce Emissions and Save Energy

    Guest Post
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:49 pm
    Going green isn’t exactly easy to do by your lonesome. Few of us are experts in the fields of energy innovation, nor do we have the skills to assess our individual circumstances and lifestyles and come to practical conclusions about how to save energy. Sure we can make the switch to CFLs, carpool three days out of the week, and properly insulate our homes, but in many cases the biggest contributors to our carbon footprint are ignored in favor of these more apparent and easier issue to tackle. The result is a whole lot of good intentions that unfortunately do not equate to a whole lot of…

  • SOPA: It only went as far as we let it!

    Jen
    20 Jan 2012 | 7:54 pm
    We made noise and they listened! “On January 18th, 13 million of us took the time to tell Congress to protect free speech rights on the internet. Hundreds of millions, maybe a billion, people all around the world saw what we did on Wednesday.” This was unprecedented. Your activism may have changed the way people fight for the public interest and basic rights forever. The MPAA (the lobby for big movie studios which created these terrible bills) was shocked and seemingly humbled.  “‘This was a whole new different game all of a sudden,’ MPAA Chairman and former Senator Chris…

  • SOPA What is it? Why should you care?

    Jen
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:19 pm
    If you come to Eco-Office Gals on January 18th – we won’t be here, along with many others in an effort to Stop SOPA. Here is a video with the basics. (Click through to post if you are viewing this in your feed) So, what should you do? Come visit tomorrow, but all we will offer is a page where you can easily write congress, let your voice be heard! I don’t approve of censorship, neither should you! Learn more at Stop American Censorship. Join the strike, if you are using WordPress you can use the SOPA Strike plug in to black out your site, too. Post from: Eco-Office GalsSOPA…

  • A Post Holiday Thank You!

    Jen
    28 Dec 2011 | 8:33 am
    I’ve been quiet over the holidays. Trying to keep up with work, holidays and life in general has been overwhelming. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was very nice, the kids had a great time that’s what really matters when it’s all said and done. Just because things have been quiet on the blog-front doesn’t mean it’s been quiet around here. We’ve been working with some great companies on their new WordPress sites, mobile sites as well as trying out and gifting some awesome eco-friendly products. I wanted to take a minute to send out a big…
 
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  • Blogging from TRB: Tomorrow’s Public Transport

    Heshuang Zeng
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am
    Does France's Autolib electric vehicle sharing system offer us a glimpse of the future? Photo by Francisco Gonzalez. What will tomorrow’s public transport look like? Are we still going to take buses or trams, similar to what we do today, or will there be more innovative and transformative transit modes that offer users higher flexibility and more comfort? How will these systems address the issue of sustainability? Michel Parent from Inria France shared some answers from Europe at the “Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies Committee” event during the 91st Annual…

  • Bold Vision for the Future of Sustainable Transport

    Holger Dalkmann
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    This year marks EMBARQ's 10-year anniversary. Photo by Dave K. Cooper. EMBARQ (the producer of this blog) and its partners are pleased to host the annual Transforming Transportation event on January 26-27 at The World Bank in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference will focus on big ideas to scale up sustainable transport best practices in cities worldwide. To learn more, see the agenda for Day 1 and Day 2. Highlights include a keynote address by Jaime Lerner, former Mayor of Curitiba, on the “Future of the City: Challenges of Scaling Up Good Practices in Urban Transport,”…

  • San Francisco and Medellin Win 2012 Sustainable Transport Award

    Itir Sonuparlak
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:25 am
    Medellin transformed violence and despair into hope and opportunity, using sustainable transport as one of the key levers to drive change, explained Holger Dalkmann. Photo courtesy of Carlos Felipe Pardo. A version of this post was originally posted on EMBARQ.org on January 24, 2012.  For more info: www.st-award.org. WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 24, 2012) – San Francisco, USA, and Medellin, Colombia, were selected as the 8th annual Sustainable Transport Award winners today during the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board. The slate of nominees included Buenos Aires,…

  • New Report: Bicycling and Walking in the United States

    Itir Sonuparlak
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:29 pm
    Pedestrian and bicycle projects receive less than 2 percent of federal transportation dollars in the U.S. Photo by Eric Allix Rogers. While obesity levels increased by 156 percent between 1960 and 2009, bicycling and walking levels fell by 66 percent. These are statistics from a new report by the Alliance for Biking and Walking. The report, “Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report,” ranks all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities on bicycling and walking levels, safety, funding and other factors. The Benchmarking Report confirms that in almost every…

  • Blogging from TRB: Transportation and Air Quality

    Erin Cooper
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm
    A model that optimizes signal timing at intersections can decrease air pollution. Photo by thisisbossi. At the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, there have been a number of sessions focusing on transportation, public health and emissions. The discussion in recent years of the link between the three has now moved into the area of policy and modeling. Modeling tools are now available to estimate emissions and air pollution from transportation models. There are also emerging results that support the safety of electronic vehicles and successes from large projects to reduce…
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    Cleantech

  • Spain suspends clean power incentive program to rein in costs

    Ucilia Wang
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    Spain once symbolized a great solar boom – and then bust – as its government lowered incentives for clean power to try to rein in a fast installation rate that was way higher than anticipated. The repercussions of that boom have continued, however, and on Friday, the government announced a complete suspension of the incentive program to cut costs. The announcement covers incentives for all sorts of renewable energy projects, including wind and solar power, reported Bloomberg. It will affect new projects, not those already in place. Those that have been operating all have long-term…

  • The motion of the ocean: a look at ocean power

    Tom Murphy
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:24 am
    With the exception of tidal energy, our focus thus far has been on land-based energy sources. Meanwhile, the ocean absorbs a prodigious fraction of the sun’s incident energy, creating thermal gradients, currents, and waves whipped up by winds. Let’s put some scales on the energetics of these sources and see if we may turn to them for help. We’ve got our three boxes ready: abundant, potent, and niche (puny). Time to do some sorting! Thermal Gradients Wherever there is a thermal gradient, our eyes light up because we can create a heat flow across the gradient and capture some fraction of…

  • Alberta, Khosla loan biofuel company KiOR $75M

    Katie Fehrenbacher
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:39 am
    Next-gen biofuel company KiOR has long planned to raise more money to get its first commercial-scale biofuel facilities off the ground. On Friday morning the company filed (and also announced) a new $75 million loan from existing investors Alberta Investment Management, a fund that manages billions on behalf of the province of Alberta, Canada, and Khosla Ventures, the venture firm that was an investor early on and now has voting and investment control over more than 60 percent of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock. All the terms of the loan and repayment details are in the filing…

  • The top 10 trends from the year’s big smart grid show

    Katie Fehrenbacher
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:35 am
    One of the year’s largest smart grid conferences — DistribuTECH — closes today in San Antonio, Texas. The event is relatively unknown in IT and web circles, but it’s like the CES for utilities, power companies and the vendors that are trying to sell them stuff. However, I’m interested in what seems to be a growing number of startups and entrepreneurs at the event, and that seems to be a sign that real innovation and new business models are actually starting to happen when it comes to adding digital intelligence to the power grid and managing energy data. Here are…

  • Biofuel maker ZeaChem lines up $232M loan award from USDA

    Ucilia Wang
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    The long-promised but perpetually fledging biofuel industry still remains a big focus of government support. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it has made a conditional commitment for a $232.5 million loan guarantee to ZeaChem to build the company’s first commercial-scale refinery to turn plants into fuels and other chemical products. This is the same USDA program loan guarantee program that delivered a loan guarantee to now-defunct biofuel maker Range Fuels. To date, none of the next-gen biofuel companies have produced advanced biofuels at any commercial scale,…
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    The Chic Ecologist

  • Microfinance Loans and Microcredit – Kiva

    Jean-Paul
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:48 pm
    I am still a big proponent of investing in and own several mutual funds and stocks in green technologies and companies, but I often wonder “will that actually affect the biggest change?” Most investments now days have been marred by scandals. The stock market was hit with internet bubble stocks, declining bank stocks, failing financial [...] Related posts: Tools for Sustainable Investing

  • Saving Energy Helps You Lose Weight

    Jean-Paul
    4 Jan 2012 | 2:55 pm
    Please excuse the sensationalist title, but it was just too good to pass up, and oddly true at the same time. Research into the links between the increase in weight and the warming temperature of our homes has resulted in some startling news- Warmer homes contribute to weight gain. Now before you turn your house [...] Related posts: Ecobee Energy Efficient WiFi Programable Thermostat Intelligent Auto Learning Thermostat – NEST Winterize your Home for Energy Efficiency Google Spooks you into Saving Energy Energy Active Eco Home- Taking Energy Efficiency Positive

  • Top 7 Green Gadgets and Innovations of 2011

    Jean-Paul
    1 Jan 2012 | 2:04 pm
    2011 has been a great year for green innovations and products and we here at The Chic Ecologist would like to share some of our favorites. This years list includes green electronics, biodegradable stickers and eco-friendly designs all which present innovative solutions to simple environmental problems. You can also find last year’s most popular posts [...] Related posts: Sustainable Sushi in Seattle – Mashiko Go Green Seattle 2011 Conference Seattle Green Festival 2011 Earth Day 2011 Events and Ideas Eco-Friendly Friday – Sustainable Sushi n Rice + Tshirts

  • Vegucated Documentary Film Review

    Jean-Paul
    26 Dec 2011 | 1:01 pm
    Going vegetarian or vegan can be quite a commitment, so how do you decide and more importantly, how do you maintain your momentum during the shaky transition period? Vegucated explores the world of beginner veganism from the perspective of 3 different individuals from New York, all with different reasons. While the producer herself is along [...] Related posts: The Pipe Documentary Film Review For the Dolphins – The Cove Movie Review Sharkwater Movie Review

  • Green Holiday Preparation – More than Just the Tree!

    j_anne
    1 Dec 2011 | 1:36 pm
    Green Holiday Preparation – More than Just the Tree! Besides the fact that green is basically one of only two colors we have to think about for an entire month and your home is probably about to get be-decked in greenery from pine trees and boughs and wreaths galore, not a lot of us (surely not [...] Related posts: Christmas Tree Recycling Disposal Plyboo Bamboo Plywood and Durapalm Palm Tree Sustainable Flooring Make Black Friday a Little Greener – Green Holiday Gifts Save Trees and Read Green with a Kindle Green On The Go
 
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  • Musical trees

    jocorrall
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:23 am
    We've seen some pretty incredible things in our time and we know how amazing wood can be but even we had to admit, we never thought we'd see a slice of tree being played as a record. As unbelievable as it seems, this record player has been hacked to play a slice of wood. And it actually sounds like music! Watch the fantastic video here.

  • How to stop vampires wasting your electricity

    ewycherley
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am
    (Image: Bracketron) Bracketron have just released a range of eco-friendly chargers that are full of GreenZero Technology that Plug Out Boy would be proud of. What is GreenZero Technology I hear you ask? Basically, it means that these chargers automatically switch off once your mobile device is fully charged, eliminating vampire power. (Ok, not real vampires. Vampire power is the energy used when your gadgets are on standby or remained plugged in when fully charged.) These clever chargers mean that there is no more need to worry about leaving things plugged in. Impressive stuff! If this…

  • Plasters for your clothes

    ewycherley
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am
    (Image: Jennie Maizels) Any of your clothes torn, ripped, eaten and have really seen better days? Tempted to throw them out? Not a wizz with the needle and thread? Well some clever folk out there have come up with great ideas for helping you Stick With What You Got and make a bespoke item in the process! Scenario 1 - You are out and about in your local park having the time of your life when you snag your favourite jumper on a branch. What do you do about it? Why not cover up the tear with a beautiful snazzy clothes plaster designed by Jennis Maizel. Sporting one of these is sure to get…

  • Tiny gardens for the city

    jocorrall
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:18 am
    We pass by hundreds of pavement cracks and potholes everyday without a second glance. But one man sees these little spaces in a whole different light. Steve Wheen is known at the Pothole Gardener. For him, these tiny urban openings and neglected holes are a blank canvas for a whole mini world of gardening. (Image: Pothole Gardener) Living in East London with no garden space of his own, he plants these little public areas up and adds in adorable tiny props to create heart warming scenes of grassy bliss. From picnic baskets to bikes to red letterboxes, these patches of organic joy can last from…

  • Plug out and plug into the library

    jocorrall
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    (All images: Milwaukee Public Library)  I think it's safe to say we're all a little guilty of spending a bit too much time with our eyes glued to screens - be they laptops, computers, smart phones or iPads. The Milwaukee Public Library has released a fantastic new ad campaign, spoofing popular time-wasting, I mean social networking, sites to help us Plug Out and plug back into reading. And it's just a little bit brilliant! (Spotted on PSFK)
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    FabianPattberg.com

  • Poll: What is your favourite Social Media Channel for CSR / Sustainability topics?

    Fabian
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:45 am
    I decided to conduct regular polls on interesting CSR / Sustainability topics during 2012. The plan is to do a new poll each week going from Sunday to Friday that week. This is this weeks poll: Your browser doesn’t support iFrames Vote for this poll here. Thank you for participating and I will publish an [...]

  • Howies splits from VF – A good sustainable business decision

    Fabian
    18 Jan 2012 | 9:48 am
    I am not the most passionate shopper or consumer when it comes to clothing but one company I have always been buying from over the past years has been Howies in the UK. Howies started out with the vision to be a truly sustainable and environmentally friendly organisation years ago. They joined Timberland in 2006. I [...]

  • My routine for writing a blog post

    Fabian
    9 Jan 2012 | 2:09 pm
    This is the situation: I am home alone with the dogs tonight, my wife is away on a business trip and I am planning to spend the evening going about my business.  I want to write a blog post but I for some reason get distracted on a regular basis. Twitter updates, Google+, sports pages, [...]

  • I wish you a Happy 2012 – Let’s make it a year to remember

    Fabian
    2 Jan 2012 | 2:16 am
    I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and a successful 2012. Let’s all work together to advance Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awareness and best practice in our world! Although pessimism surrounds some predictions for 2012, I am sure we can make 2012 a year to remember with regards to Sustainability / CSR. So [...]

  • Your CSR / Sustainability world in 2012: What could you do different?

    Fabian
    21 Dec 2011 | 8:14 am
    A strange title I know but the purpose of this post is very simple. What could you do as a CSR / Sustainability professional in 2012 different to 2011? I have listed three points, which I feel are very important and useful for everyone working the CSR / Sustainability field across the globe. Point 1 [...]
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  • The Big Plastic Bummer: Don’t Want to Live With it. Can’t Live Without It

    Green Diva Meg
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Why Should We Care? by Green Diva Meg These posts explore a myriad of topics relating to green, sustainable and healthy living and offer simple and clear information from the fun and quirky point of view of the Green Divas. Each post provides practical, no nonsense information on What Can We Do to make a difference. WHY [...]

  • Don’t Lose your Sense of Wonder

    Linda Brown-Kuhn
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    I’m typically a glass half full kind of person though I can get knocked low by any number of current event depressors: the economy, the state of the environment, taxes, etc. But when I’m feeling negative I’ve learned what to do. I take myself into the woods, walk with my senses on alert and soon [...]

  • Where Exactly Does that Cup of Coffee Come From?

    Green Diva Meg
    18 Jan 2012 | 7:01 pm
    Why Should We Care? by Green Diva Meg These posts explore a myriad of topics relating to green, sustainable and healthy living and offer simple and clear information from the fun and quirky point of view of the Green Divas. Each post provides practical, no nonsense information on What Can We Do to make a difference. WHY [...]

  • How Are You Disposing of Your Old Electronics?

    Green Diva Meg
    11 Jan 2012 | 5:15 pm
    Why Should We Care? by Green Diva Meg These posts explore a myriad of topics relating to green, sustainable and healthy living and offer simple and clear information from the fun and quirky point of view of the Green Divas. Each post provides practical, no nonsense information on What Can We Do to make a difference. WHY [...]

  • 6 Low-Stress Ways to be a Better Eco-Citizen in 2012

    Green Diva Meg
    4 Jan 2012 | 8:08 pm
      Why Should We Care? by Green Diva Meg These posts explore a myriad of topics relating to green, sustainable and healthy living and offer simple and clear information from the fun and quirky point of view of the Green Divas. Each post provides practical, no nonsense information on What Can We Do to make a difference. [...]
 
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    Chelsea Green

  • Marijuana Push in Colorado Likens It to Alcohol — The New York Times

    jmcdougall@chelseagreen.com (Chelsea Green Publishing)
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:06 pm
    DENVER — Proponents of marijuana have argued for years that the drug is safer than alcohol, both to individuals and society. But a ballot proposal to legalize possession of marijuana in small amounts in Colorado, likely to be on the November ballot, is putting the two intoxicants back into the same sentence, [...]

  • Winter Conference Season Kick Off Sale - Save 35%!

    jmcdougall@chelseagreen.com (Chelsea Green Publishing)
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    One of the great things about a northeastern winter is the strong sense of community the harsh weather inspires. A great way to feel that sense of community is to check out your local organic farming organizations. Hang out with small farmers, sample delicious local foods, attend [...]

  • Got Pie?

    jmcdougall@chelseagreen.com (Chelsea Green Publishing)
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pm
    It’s National Pie Day folks — not to be confused with Pi Day — and your pie-loving friends here at Chelsea Green thought we’d share with you one of our favorite fruit pie recipes. The following apple pie recipe was adapted from Michael Phillips’ book The Apple Grower by the foodies over at The Washington Post [...]

  • Coming Soon!

    jmcdougall@chelseagreen.com (Chelsea Green Publishing)
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:55 pm
    This spring is shaping up to be one of our most exciting seasons yet, with new titles to fill important niches in your sustainable living library. Are you already an avid sauerkraut fermenter, but looking to raise your microbial game to the next level? Check out The Art of Fermentation from Sandor Ellix Katz! Are you [...]

  • Miso Soup for the Soul

    jmcdougall@chelseagreen.com (Chelsea Green Publishing)
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am
    The following is an excerpt from Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods by Sandor Katz. It has been adapted for the Web. The classic way to enjoy miso is in the form of miso soup. The comfort and healing that Jewish grandmothers have proverbially offered in the form of chicken soup, I [...]
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  • Rapid climate change in the Arctic...

    Paul Beckwith
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:15 pm
    I am a member of the Arctic Methane Emergency Group (AMEG) and I gave a presentation last week to CMOS (Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society) last week on rapid climate change in the Arctic; the pdf of the presentation is on this link: http://www.arctic-methane-emergency-group.org/#/contributors/4559129859 pdf at bottom of link; or from home page click About and Contributers Basic highlights/lowlights... Chance of zero sea-ice in Arctic ocean by end of summer in 2013: 5% Chance of zero sea-ice in Arctic ocean by end of summer in 2015: 50% Chance of zero sea-ice in Arctic ocean by…

  • Part 2: Rhinoceros Conservation: An introduction

    Paul Reynolds
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:49 am
    If you have not read part 1 of this article (which includes descriptions of the 5 species of Rhino) I would suggest a quick read, as the following article assumes prior knowledge of rhino species/distribution/characteristics etc. Rhinos have been driven to near extinction – the world rhino population has fallen by more than 90 percent in the past 30 years. Whereas 30 species of rhino once roamed the planet, only five species remain today, and all of them are endangered. Conservation projects exist across Africa and Asia working desperately to conserve the rhino. The main threats faced by…

  • Wishing You All a Great 2012

    Chris Stylianou ( Thegreenindex
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:04 pm
    Many of us will be wondering what lies ahead and what has been achieved in the year that has passed. 2011 has been a year of great change and for some great struggle. We have seen the the economic collapse in Europe and the Arab Spring in the Middle East. 2011 also saw the birth of the "Occupy" movement an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality.The first Occupy protest to receive wide coverage was Occupy Wall Street in New York City's Zuccotti Park, which began on September 17, 2011. By October 9, Occupy protests had taken place or…

  • Part 1: Rhinoceros Conservation: An introduction

    Paul Reynolds
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am
    This article will be written in two parts; the first part introduces you to the various species of rhino and their characteristics; the second part will go into more detail about the conservation of the rhino. The second part will be completed shortly.  There are five species of rhino, of which, 3 are found in Asia and two are found in Africa.  Newborn white rhinoceros  Their scientific classification is as follows: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Perissodactyla Suborder: Ceratomorpha Superfamily: Rhinocerotoidea Family: Rhinocerotidae  The…

  • Is your Cloth Bag REALLY Eco-friendly?

    Vivian Ball Ramirez
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm
    Be careful that your cloth bags actually are eco-friendly! Cotton bags (unless they are organic) can have a larger carbon footprint than "disposable" plastic because of the manufacturing & agriculture they require. Even hemp bags, because they are made from cultivated hemp & usually in factories, have significant carbon footprints. The Nature Bag Khmu/Lao Poverty Reduction Project, sharing Earth's Greenest Bag globally, is truly eco-friendly because of its hand-harvested naturally-growing fiber, in-home crafting, long life cycle & minimal weight allowing delivery anywhere with…
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  • Virtual Orientalism

    Amy Champ
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:05 am
    A Religion and American Studies scholar at USC, Jane Iwamura has a new book out dealing with the icon of the Oriental Monk in Western popular media. Her main three chapters focus on D.T. Suzuki, Mararishi, and Kung Fu (the TV show from the 70s). Through popular media research, Iwamura makes the case that the [...]

  • The 12 Elements of Masculine and Feminine Power in Relationships ~ Michele Christensen

    elephantjournal.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:54 pm
    So I'm going to whisper in your ear to name and call forward (maybe even arouse!) the different aspects of your power that might've been hiding (or just not stepping up to the mic as often as their more boisterous counterparts).

  • Ginsberg from the Mayan Jungle.

    Karl Saliter
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:37 pm
    This poem is Allen praying his grace transfer to you, reader. Praying for you to snap out of it, with the considerable evocative nuance of this master poet. He prays for you and to you, and none of it comes off as prayer.

  • What the Hell Do I Know?

    Kate Bartolotta
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:17 pm
    I can say "I don't know" in 12 different languages. Most of the time, my answer to those big questions in life is "I just don't know." I'm okay with that.

  • Chinese New Year Tearjerker: Remember to Love your Family.

    Waylon Lewis
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:21 pm
    “It’s even harder not to love.” “Touching commercial by BERNAS. I downloaded it for sharing the love is with reunion dinner. Chinese New Year is always a time for reunion. Whatever differences we may have as a family, there’s always a way to overcome them. So let’s come together as one family during reunion dinner. [...]
 
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  • Infamous pirate was also one of the world's most influential naturalists

    Bryan Nelson
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    When you think of a pirate, you probably imagine a rum-swilling, eyepatch-wearing, parrot-adorned, peg-legged, doubloon-hoarding thief. You probably don't imagine a scholar, writer and renowned explorer-naturalist who Charles Darwin referred to as his buddy-ol' pal.   William Dampier defies classification.

  • MNN's week in review: Blizzards, bargain wines and Lego toys that make us mad

    MNN User
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:11 pm
      • This winter's weather couldn't be weirder.

  • The magic of banyan trees

    Networx.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:52 pm
    I have been a tree lover for as long as I can remember.

  • Pesticide leaves bees vulnerable to virus

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:47 pm
    A common pesticide used by beekeepers to kill honeybee-infecting mites temporarily leaves the bees more susceptible to a debilitating virus, new research suggests.   From parasitic flies to numerous viruses, honeybee colonies across the globe have a lot of things threatening their survival, but perhaps no stressor is as disastrous as varroa destructor mites.

  • How the Mars probe fell to Earth: Infographic

    MNN User
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:35 pm
    The failed Russian Mars probe came crashing back to Earth on Jan. 15, plunging into Pacific Ocean, according to Russian news reports.   After languishing in Earth orbit for more than two months, the 14.5-ton spacecraft fell at around 12:45 p.m.
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  • Energy awareness with just a push of a (green) button

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    After last night’s Al Green-less State of the Union address, I thought now would be a good as time as ever to help spread the word about an exciting, potentially game-changing development from the Obama administration called the Green Button Initiative.   Formally unvei

  • Hiber-Nation: Throw blankets

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    Welcome to week five of "Hiber-Nation," a new series of posts featuring home accessories and other odds-and-ends that will help make housebound-in-the-winter life a bit more enjoyable.    So, you've come inside from the cold — perhaps after putting your Sno Wovel to the test or embarking on a SAD-busting stroll around

  • Playing catch up: The missing links

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm
    TreeHugger wonders if a 94-square-foot home (pictured above) built as a possible solution to Sweden's student housing crunch is just too compact n' cute for its own good. The Swedish Housing Authority seems to think so.

  • Infamous pirate was also one of the world's most influential naturalists

    Bryan Nelson
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    When you think of a pirate, you probably imagine a rum-swilling, eyepatch-wearing, parrot-adorned, peg-legged, doubloon-hoarding thief. You probably don't imagine a scholar, writer and renowned explorer-naturalist who Charles Darwin referred to as his buddy-ol' pal.   William Dampier defies classification.

  • Pajamas: Not just for lazy Sundays anymore?

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:28 pm
    It wasn't that long ago that people dressed up to take a flight; throughout the '80s, I flew frequently, and even in economy, most men wore jackets and pants and most women had a dress or a nice pants outfit for the duration of the flight.
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    Green Tech News

  • 'Entourage' star supports conflict-free iPhone campaign

    Michael d'Estries
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:17 pm
    While Apple, Inc. has been hard at work on reducing the environmental impact of their devices, there's still much to be done.

  • What is a smart TV?

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:03 pm
    A smart TV is a HD television with a suite of Internet-connected apps that offer online video as well as games, social networking and other features. While Blu-ray players, gaming consoles and set-top boxes can provide the smarts, a true smart TV has its apps built in and requires only an Internet connection.   Like smartphones and tablet computers, smart TVs have their own processors and memory that enable users to download apps; stream movies; store and view photos; play games, and update their social networks.

  • Driven to distraction by rock and rap

    Jim Motavalli
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:57 pm
    Did you know that aggressive rock and rap has the power to make you drive badly? It’s true, according to a new paper from Israeli researchers. In response, they developed their own mellow-sounding “alternative in-car music background” and tested it out on some listeners.

  • Another graphene miracle: It can distill booze

    John Platt
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Graphene may be one of science's greatest recent discoveries.

  • Grandma's mental health may have shaped your interests

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm
    A brother with autism or a grandmother with depression could help determine which subjects you find intellectually engaging, according to new research that reveals a link between family psychiatric history and interests.   The research, a survey of 1,077 incoming Princeton University freshmen in the class of 2014, posits a genetic influence on personal interests.
 
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    Food News

  • 10 possible health benefits of drinking tea

    Kimi Harris
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:37 pm
    With a recent Australian study linking black tea to a modest lowering of blood pressure, I thought it would be fun to share other possible health benefits of drinking tea.

  • The amazing health benefits of turmeric

    Amy Evans
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pm
    Turmeric, an orange-colored spice imported from India, is part the ginger family and has been a staple in Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian cooking for thousands of years.    In addition, ayurvedic and Chinese medicines utilize turmeric to clear infections and inflammations on the inside and outside of the body.

  • Foodspotting app: Because not all your friends want to know what you ate

    Robin Shreeves
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:45 pm
     

  • How cutting out refined sugar changed one woman's life

    Kimi Harris
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:20 am
    Starting next Monday, I am hosting a Sugar Detox Challenge. Participants will be giving up refined sweeteners and white flour for two weeks (and many will give up all sweeteners, too). While preparing for it, I was reminded of a 2010 interview I did with a woman named Jennifer who turned her life around. Sometimes just one change, like taking out refined sugar, can change your life.

  • How to stop sugar addiction

    Judd Handler
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:17 am
    We take for granted the idea that sugar is bad for our bodies. And yet, we eat more and more of the stuff. Why?
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  • Energy awareness with just a push of a (green) button

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    After last night’s Al Green-less State of the Union address, I thought now would be a good as time as ever to help spread the word about an exciting, potentially game-changing development from the Obama administration called the Green Button Initiative.   Formally unvei

  • Hiber-Nation: Throw blankets

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    Welcome to week five of "Hiber-Nation," a new series of posts featuring home accessories and other odds-and-ends that will help make housebound-in-the-winter life a bit more enjoyable.    So, you've come inside from the cold — perhaps after putting your Sno Wovel to the test or embarking on a SAD-busting stroll around

  • Playing catch up: The missing links

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm
    TreeHugger wonders if a 94-square-foot home (pictured above) built as a possible solution to Sweden's student housing crunch is just too compact n' cute for its own good. The Swedish Housing Authority seems to think so.

  • Infamous pirate was also one of the world's most influential naturalists

    Bryan Nelson
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    When you think of a pirate, you probably imagine a rum-swilling, eyepatch-wearing, parrot-adorned, peg-legged, doubloon-hoarding thief. You probably don't imagine a scholar, writer and renowned explorer-naturalist who Charles Darwin referred to as his buddy-ol' pal.   William Dampier defies classification.

  • Pajamas: Not just for lazy Sundays anymore?

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:28 pm
    It wasn't that long ago that people dressed up to take a flight; throughout the '80s, I flew frequently, and even in economy, most men wore jackets and pants and most women had a dress or a nice pants outfit for the duration of the flight.
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    Lifestyle News

  • Pajamas: Not just for lazy Sundays anymore?

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:28 pm
    It wasn't that long ago that people dressed up to take a flight; throughout the '80s, I flew frequently, and even in economy, most men wore jackets and pants and most women had a dress or a nice pants outfit for the duration of the flight.

  • Don't quit now! Keep those New Year's resolutions going strong

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    It's one of the strange and frustrating parts of being human that it takes three weeks to form a positive new habit (or get rid of a negative old one), but yet that's also the timeframe when most people will give up on their resolutions or goals and go back to their old ways.    So first of all, if you have kept even one of your New Year's resolutions — even if it's hanging on by a thread — congratulations! Seriously, getting this far was the hardest bit.

  • Drew Barrymore's 'Big Miracle' movie is a home run for greens

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pm
    I'm going to warn you right now that this review is a total rave, as I have nothing but positive things to write about Drew Barrymore's new movie, Big Miracle.   While I'm an unabashed and longtime fan of Ms. Barrymore, I liked the film for plenty of reasons other than her always-radiant presence.

  • Ferris Bueller is back for the Super Bowl

    Michael d'Estries
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    OH YEAAAA....   Forget the "Star Wars" dogs, the Puppy Bowl, or anything to do with the annual awfulness that is GoDaddy.com's ridiculous ads - this year's Super Bowl belongs firmly to Ferris Bueller.    The iconic character from the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is set

  • 'Fear Factor' contestants to drink donkey semen, urine

    Michael d'Estries
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:06 am
    If you thought's NBC's reality gross-out show "Fear Factor" could not go any lower in terms of its stunts, read on. (Actually, you may not want to.
 
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    Earth Matters - Shea Gunther

  • Win a trip to Brazil for World Environment Day

    Shea Gunther
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:55 am
    Calling all green bloggers!   The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Treehugger are holding their third annual World Environment Day Blogging Competition and has announced a call for submissions of blog posts about this years World Environment Day (June 5th) theme - the Green Economy.

  • Dive! The Movie: Dumpster diving against waste

    Shea Gunther
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:21 am
    I was in Boulder, Colo., last week and got the chance to meet one of the producers of "Dive! The Film," a documentary by filmmaker Jeremy Seifert about the fine art of Dumpster diving.

  • We are losing quiet places

    Shea Gunther
    21 Jan 2012 | 8:42 pm
    It's a sad fact that truly quiet places are becoming increasingly rare in the world. There aren't many places left that aren't regularly interrupted by the drone of cars, lawn mowers, chainsaws and airplanes, even if you head deep into the woods— the farthest you can get away from a road in the continental U.S., as the crow flies, is only 22 miles.

  • 10 green writers you should be following on Google+

    Shea Gunther
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:42 am
    Google+, the search giant's big push into social media, was launched in June and quickly amassed a huge user base — 10 million users two weeks after launch and 25 million just a month after.

  • Beautiful stop motion video: The Arctic Circle

    Shea Gunther
    10 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    "The Arctic Circle" is a beautifully crafted stop motion movie that is challenging, compelling, and thought provoking— everything great art should be.
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    Your Home - Matt Hickman

  • Energy awareness with just a push of a (green) button

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    After last night’s Al Green-less State of the Union address, I thought now would be a good as time as ever to help spread the word about an exciting, potentially game-changing development from the Obama administration called the Green Button Initiative.   Formally unvei

  • Hiber-Nation: Throw blankets

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    Welcome to week five of "Hiber-Nation," a new series of posts featuring home accessories and other odds-and-ends that will help make housebound-in-the-winter life a bit more enjoyable.    So, you've come inside from the cold — perhaps after putting your Sno Wovel to the test or embarking on a SAD-busting stroll around

  • Playing catch up: The missing links

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm
    TreeHugger wonders if a 94-square-foot home (pictured above) built as a possible solution to Sweden's student housing crunch is just too compact n' cute for its own good. The Swedish Housing Authority seems to think so.

  • Au revoir D.C.! Solar Decathlon relocates to sunny Southern California

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:09 pm
    Well, it looks like the Solar Decathlon officially has a new home and it’s not exactly a big shocker that the 2013 edition will not be held in or around Washington, D.C.   Prior to and after the 2011 Solar Decathlon — which was

  • Seventh Generation: Top TP

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:20 am
    With more recycled content toilet paper options on store shelves than there was a couple of years ago (a good thing) it can be bewildering as to what brand to buy (a bad thing).
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    Money - Melissa Hincha Ownby

  • Confessions of an Apple addict

    Melissa Hincha-Ownby
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pm
    Hi, my name is Melissa and I am an Apple addict. In fact, I could safely say that our family is addicted to Apple products. My husband and I each have our own iPhone, the kids share an iPod Touch, I own an iPad, we have two personal MacBooks, my husband’s business laptop is a MacBook and we have a 27” iMac.

  • Watch: Philadelphia's Equal Dollars Community Currency program

    Melissa Hincha-Ownby
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:42 pm
    Some Philadelphia residents trade volunteer hours for community currency that can be used to buy groceries.

  • Ener1 files for bankruptcy protection

    Melissa Hincha-Ownby
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:42 pm
    The green jobs naysayers have fresh fodder today with the announcement that Ener1, an electric vehicle battery manufacturer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2009 Ener1 received a $118.5 million grant from the U.S.

  • Coca-Cola's polar bears prepping for the Super Bowl

    Melissa Hincha-Ownby
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:44 am
    On Sunday, February 5 football fans will be glued to their televisions for the airing of Super Bowl XLVI. As football aficionados watch the action between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, others will be checking out the action in between the plays – specifically the high-dollar advertisements.

  • What makes a company a great place to work?

    Melissa Hincha-Ownby
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:57 am
    Fortune magazine recently released its 2012 100 Best Companies to Work For list and Google came out on top. Fortune cited several reasons for choosing Google as the best of the best this year, including free food at one of the company’s 25 cafes, bocce courts, a bowling alley and more.   But are these tangible perks the only things that make Google a great place to work?
 
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    Family - Jenn Savedge

  • Watch: Award-winning teen science in action

    Jenn Savedge
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:09 pm
    The other day, I mentioned that this year's Google Science Fair is open for submissions. And I thought it was worth mentioning that three U.S. teen girls swept the competition last year with awesome experiments about the carcinogens in grilled chicken, reducing people’s reliance on asthma medications, and helping patients who have become resistant to certain chemotherapy drugs.

  • School lunches will be healthier: But will kids eat them?

    Jenn Savedge
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:12 pm
    Did you catch yesterday's ground breaking news about school lunches?  The USDA announced new guidelines that increase the amount of fruits and vegetables that kids will have in their school meals while significantly decreasing the amount of fat.       Three cheers!

  • Should 'grief' be treated as 'depression?'

    Jenn Savedge
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    Speaking from experience, I can tell you that when someone you love passes away, it can utterly and completely knock the wind out of you.  A loved one's death leaves you sad-beyond-sad to the point where it affects your sleeping, eating, relationships and work.  It's depression.  But until now, 'bereavement grief' has been specifically excluded from the definition of depression.

  • Are new Lego toys an insult to girls?

    Jenn Savedge
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:42 pm
    Lego toys are a big deal in our house. My husband still has boxes and boxes of the Lego blocks that he played with as a kid, and over the years, our girls have enjoyed spilling them out on the floor so that they could build, build, build to their hearts' content.       When Lego came out with its Creationary board game a little over a year ago, we were first in line to get it.

  • Exploring America's relationship with cars at the Henry Ford Museum

    Jenn Savedge
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pm
    Earlier this month, I attended the North American International Auto Show and was able to see the latest and greatest green car models. While in town, I also had the opportunity, thanks to the folks at Ford Motor Company, to catch a sneak peak of a new exhibit opening soon at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.
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    MNN Green News Roundup

  • In campaign season, a tale of two Floridas

    Russell McLendon
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:57 am
    America's political attention is focused on Florida this week, thanks to the state's upcoming presidential primary on Jan. 31.

  • Gingrich promises U.S. moon base by 2020

    Russell McLendon
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:58 am
    The U.S. would have a permanent, manned colony on the moon by 2020 if Newt Gingrich is elected president, the former House speaker told a crowd of Florida voters Wednesday.

  • SOTU 2012: Obama touts old, new energy

    Russell McLendon
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    In a State of the Union address Tuesday that focused heavily on "fair play," President Obama spent a lot of time talking about economic inequality and the tax code.

  • Time-lapse video: Over African skies

    Russell McLendon
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:29 pm
    The International Space Station may not be getting any more high-profile visits from U.S. space shuttles, but it's still chugging away up there.

  • Google to open-source Sky Map

    Russell McLendon
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am
    If you like smartphone stargazing, the sky is now the limit.
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    Green Tech - Karl Burkart

  • TV weatherman caught promoting false information about climate change

    Karl Burkart
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:10 am
    2011 broke nearly every storm record there was to be broken, and it was the first time in recorded history we've had two years in a row with more than 18 storms in the hurricane season. But if you were to listen to the TV weather reports of Justin Berk of WMAR-TV in Baltimore, or Bob Breck of WVUE-TV New Orleans, or Dave Dahl of KSTP-TV Minneapolis you would think this was nothing to be alarmed about.   These and dozens of other weatherman across the nation do not believe in climate change.

  • Fortune 500 companies gather for green 'brainstorm'

    Karl Burkart
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:52 am
    It's a gorgeous 90-degree day here at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, and Fortune magazine (spearheaded by Marc Gunther) has assembled the world's top business and technology leaders here for a second annual green "brainstorm."   Marriott, Walmart, IBM, Starbucks, Ford, McDonalds, Dell, Toyota, HP, Microsoft and GE a

  • Sharks become supermodels in new TV show

    Karl Burkart
    13 Dec 2011 | 2:36 pm
    One of the greatest challenges for any fashion photographer is getting the personality and soul of a model to shine during a photo shoot. But one celebrity photographer, Mike Muller, is taking on a far greater challenge — capturing the personality and soul of wild sharks.    A new show on the Travel Channel is airing this Sunday (Dec. 18) at 9 p.m. EST and it has a novel premise: send a team of high-end Hollywood photographers to a series of remote locations and recreate a professional photography studio underwater.

  • U.S. climate negotiators confront growing opposition in Durban

    Karl Burkart
    8 Dec 2011 | 10:08 am
    There are some slopes that are just too steep to go down safely, and that holds true whether you are skiiing, driving or negotiating the decarbonization of the global economy.   Now entering their second week, the UN climate talks in Durban may be putting the world on a precipitous course indeed, with U.S.

  • Leaked report confirms climate change and extreme weather connection

    Karl Burkart
    6 Dec 2011 | 2:34 pm
    UPDATE: The SREX report is now published in full on the UNFCCC website.   As much as climate skeptics would all like us to believe that scientists have been cooking the books to make climate change look worse than it actually is, it turns out quite the opposite is true -- scientists have been downplaying the most extreme impacts.
 
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    Transportation - Jim Motavalli

  • Driven to distraction by rock and rap

    Jim Motavalli
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:57 pm
    Did you know that aggressive rock and rap has the power to make you drive badly? It’s true, according to a new paper from Israeli researchers. In response, they developed their own mellow-sounding “alternative in-car music background” and tested it out on some listeners.

  • Meet the king of million-mile cars

    Jim Motavalli
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:08 pm
    Do you have an old beater, a station car, a piece of junk that really should be in a scrap yard — but it just keeps running and running? Maybe you should hold on to it — it might be valuable someday as a million-mile record car. I don’t think anybody in the world can beat Long Island’s Irv Gordon, who has put nearly 3 million miles on a 1966 Volvo, but others have come surprisingly close, and with all kinds of cars and trucks.

  • Nissan's Leaf: An electric family is coming

    Jim Motavalli
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:41 pm
    Sometime during my visit to the Detroit Auto Show, Nissan sold its 10,000th Leaf electric car to an American consumer. (About half the world total, 21,000, have moved globally.) That’s not a huge number — the company sold almost 10,000 similarly sized Versas in one month last December.

  • Famous death cars

    Jim Motavalli
    18 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
      If you’re squeamish, if you couldn’t sit through "Last House on the Left," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "Saw II," you probably want to stop reading this story about “death cars” right now.

  • Detroit Auto Show: BMW's hybrids combine muscle and mileage

    Jim Motavalli
    12 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm
    The hybrid race has gotten more competitive. I've long wanted to see cheaper ones, and Toyota has finally answered my prayers with a 53-mpg PriusC for less than $19,000. That will be a tough act to beat. But the field is wide, and there's a case to be made for something completely different — hybrids with both muscle and mileage.   BMW, which has long claimed that diesel was the answer to the world’s environmental problems, has finally bowed to the inevitable and is starting to electrify.
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    Lifestyle - Siel Ju

  • Turn out lights for your health

    Siel Ju
    5 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am
    Some of my friends find it odd, but I sleep with an eye mask on at night. Even when I turn out all the lights in my apartment, enough light seeps into my place from the lit-up storefronts, street lights and porch lights outside that I have a hard time falling asleep without the mask.   That’s why Borrego Springs, Calif., seems like the perfect vacation spot for me.

  • E-tail vs. retail

    Siel Ju
    16 Dec 2011 | 3:46 pm
     

  • Knit eco-accessories for the new year

    Siel Ju
    15 Dec 2011 | 11:46 am
    Planning on DIYing more in the new year?

  • Enviro-guide to the digital TV conversion

    Siel Ju
    14 Nov 2011 | 2:48 pm
    Soon, many many analog TVs will be killed en masse and unceremoniously dumped into landfills, due to the upcoming television digital conversion.

  • You're invite to a green inaugural ball

    Siel Ju
    14 Nov 2011 | 2:43 pm
    So many green inaugural events, so little time! Not one, but two green inaugural balls are planned in Obama’s honor.
 
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    Peter Dykstra's Columns

  • Green States: Changing the course of mighty rivers

    Peter Dykstra
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:44 am
      Editor's note: At the bottom of this article, Peter Dykstra explains why this is his final column for MNN.   Every once in a while, humanity manages to do something so sublimely awful that all we can do is laugh.

  • Ten steps toward a happier 2009

    Peter Dykstra
    24 Jun 2011 | 1:35 pm
     

  • Green States: The kids in the hall

    Peter Dykstra
    26 May 2011 | 4:06 pm
    "I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over.

  • Green States: Pink slips at green groups

    Peter Dykstra
    26 May 2011 | 4:03 pm
    Nonprofit groups function a little differently than the rest of the business world. Salaries tend to be a bit lower; passions about the mission of the place you work for a bit higher.

  • Green States: A planet for all seasons

    Peter Dykstra
    26 May 2011 | 4:01 pm
    Nature has a great way of giving clues to the clueless. When spring arrives a little earlier, and fall stays a bit later, it’s not necessarily a good thing.   Phenology is the study of how climate impacts the blooming of plants in the spring, their dying back in the fall, and the migratory and feeding habits of animals.
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    Compass

  • The Public's Verdict? Clean Cars Are More Popular than Oprah. Well almost...

    Heather Moyer
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:26 pm
    After a week of public hearings in Detroit, Philadelphia and San Francisco, we can safely say that cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks are a popular commodity. More than 500 people, including concerned citizens, public health officials, veterans, small business owners, environmentalists and consumer advocates, came out to testify in support of the Obama administration’s proposal to strengthen fuel efficiency and carbon pollution standards for cars and light trucks.  Thanks to these standards from the U.S. EPA and National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), the…

  • Arkansas Gets a Gust of Wind Energy

    The Sierra Club
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:08 pm
    Beyond Coal organizer Glen Hooks stands with a turbine signed by community members. Not one month into the new year and we are already enjoying exciting energy developments out of North Carolina, Georgia, and now Arkansas. Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power, announced today a power purchasing agreement of more than 400 megawatts of clean, renewable energy from wind farms in surrounding states. That amount of wind will "more than quadruple" SWEPCO's wind energy portfolio, boost the region's wind-energy sector, and make…

  • Calling Foul on Big Oil

    Heather Moyer
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:35 pm
    Hundreds of pairs of ears are still ringing from the sound of whistles blowing on the West Lawn of the Capitol yesterday afternoon, as protesters dressed as referees to call foul on the pipeline of money flowing between Big Oil and the halls of Congress.  The Sierra Club joined 350.org, the Energy Action Coalition, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, in organizing the event, which lauded President Obama’s recent Keystone Pipeline decision, while demanding an end to the dirty influence of Big Oil money in government. Headlining the list of speakers were Senator Bernie…

  • Surface Transportation: On the Bubble?

    Heather Moyer
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:27 am
    With college basketball season heating up, and teams trying to pad their resumes in the hope of securing an NCAA tournament bid, Congress has some upcoming March Madness of its own.  The current surface transportation law, which covers highways, transit, freight rail, and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, expires on March 31. The last time Congress succeeded in passing a long-term surface transportation bill was back in 2005, with the passage of SAFETEA-LU (“Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users”).  That law…

  • Big Oil's Marching Orders to GOP: Risk Middle Class Tax Relief to Protect Our Profits on Keystone XL

    The Sierra Club
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:09 pm
    While President Obama and the State Department wisely decided to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline last week, a new joint Big Oil-GOP plan would tie the pipeline to important tax cut legislation, threatening to sink a bill that would save 160 million Americans hundreds of dollars a year. President Obama has already said "no" to Keystone once, declaring that the risky project was not in our national interest.  A 1,700 mile pipeline running from Alberta, Canada to Texas, Keystone XL would move highly toxic and corrosive tar sands crude over some of our nation’s most…
 
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    The Green Life

  • "We Miss You," Love, Nature

    Green Life
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:26 pm
    WE MISS YOU from fireapple films on Vimeo.  "We Miss You" is a beautifully-shot short film and social campaign by three German film students that was launched in 2010. The urgent message to reconnect with nature may be a bit gruesomely displayed; nevertheless, "We Miss You" has now garnered over a million hits throughout the web, not to mention it has won several young filmmaker awards, including three from Cannes. We suggest you check it out for yourself.  --Justin Cohn

  • Book Review: The Insatiable Bark Beetle

    Green Life
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm
    Dr. Reese Halter’s The Insatiable Bark Beetle (Rocky Mountain Books, 2011) concerns yet another terrible consequence of global warming. The bark beetle — an umbrella term for several species of beetle that are killing coniferous trees by the millions — used to die in winter, but recently the mercury hasn’t dipped low enough to significantly dent its populations. Dense swarms are wiping out the forests of western North America, sending the landscape from green to red in the way cold and shadow spread when a cloud covers the sun. Half of commercial woodlands in British…

  • The Victory Garden of Tomorrow: Produce Propaganda for the Modern Era

    Green Life
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:36 pm
    Portland, Oregon-based graphic designer Joe Wirtheim is quite the American history buff. When pressed on the World War II era, he is a bottomless pit of information. One gets the sense his annual stint as a Washington, D.C. tour guide might have something to do with it. The historical angle pervades his art as well. Case in point: his series of World War II-era propaganda posters, The Victory Garden of Tomorrow.  The idea comes from WPA posters that were printed near the end of World War II, commanding citizens to plant "victory gardens" to help supply produce during rationing…

  • Dan Rather vs. Shark-Finning

    Green Life
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:01 am
    Though the environmental cost and cruelty of shark-finning has been well-publicized in recent years, and though the House and Senate both passed the Shark Conservation Act in December 2010, the demand for shark-fin soup still seems to have no end in sight.  California governor Jerry Brown signed AB 376 in October, which forbids the importation, possession, and distribution of shark fins in California. After Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii, California is the fourth state to forbid the practice, theoretically making the entire West Coast shark-fin-free by 2013.  But new undercover…

  • Surfers Establish New Reserve in Santa Cruz

    Green Life
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:58 pm
    Longtime surfer and coastal-protection advocate Dean LaTourrette likes to joke that his job compensates him, in part, with waves. As executive director of Save the Waves Coalition, a nonprofit focused on protecting threatened surf spots around the world, he usually has a schedule flexible enough to accommodate regular payments in the icy waters off San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Lately, prime weather conditions have allowed him to carve into surging bonuses even more frequently: "It's a season for the ages, really, for Northern California," he said, reflecting on a…
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    DeSmogBlog

  • Will The Global Warming Policy Foundation’s Seed Funder Be Revealed?

    Brendan DeMelle
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:50 pm
    gwpf.jpg Who is funding the shadowy front groups that represent the interests of polluters by sowing doubt about climate change? One of the most aggressive climate denial “think” tanks spreading misinformation in Europe is the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), founded in 2009 by former British Conservative politician Lord Nigel Lawson, who chairs the organization. British investigative journalist Brendan Montague argued today in a tribunal that the UK's Charity Commission should release documents regarding the GWPF’s early funding. Specifically, Montague…

  • The Uneasy Relationship Between Explaining Science to Conservatives...and Explaining Conservatives Scientifically

    Chris Mooney
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    democrat_and_republican_symbols.jpg Over the past year or more, I’ve profited from a series of conversations and exchanges with Yale’s Dan Kahan, the NSF supported researcher who has made great waves studying how our cultural values predispose us to discount certain risks (like, say, climate change). Kahan’s schematic for approaching this question—dividing us up into hierarchs versus egalitarians, and individualists versus communitarians—is a very helpful one that gets to the root of all manner of dysfunctions and misadventures in the relationship between…

  • Media Matters Analysis Shows Keystone XL Proponents Dominated Media

    Farron Cousins
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:16 pm
    corporate news.jpg A compelling new study from Media Matters for America reveals that proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline were granted far more time in the media than those who opposed it. As their study reveals, the majority of the coverage of the proposed pipeline regarded the creation of jobs, which was overwhelmingly discussed in a positive light, with most news outlets reporting only the industry’s own analysis of the jobs that would be created, even as reports repeatedly showed the industry’s job numbers to be false. In general, the report shows that the pipeline issue…

  • ALEC Model Bill Behind Push To Require Climate Denial Instruction In Schools

    Steve Horn
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am
    alec-exposed-600x400_0.jpg On January 16, the Los Angeles Times revealed that anti-science bills have been popping up over the past several years in statehouses across the U.S., mandating the teaching of climate change denial or "skepticism" as a credible "theoretical alternative" to human caused climate change came. The L.A. Times' Neela Banerjee explained "Texas and Louisiana have introduced education standards that require educators to teach climate change denial as a valid scientific position. South Dakota and Utah passed…

  • Built to Fail: National Energy Board Muzzles Environmental Scientists In Enbridge Northern Gateway Hearing

    Carol Linnitt
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    Picture 1.png The Obama Administration’s recent decision to deny TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline is monumental. Alongside the rousing display of public environmental activism sparked by the proposed pipeline, the US government finally showed its environmental assessment process has a backbone. And given this timely announcement, which coincides with the Enbridge Joint Panel Review of the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline, it might be cause for some optimism. That is, it would be if the Enbridge hearing wasn’t built to fail. But the hearings…
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    Celebrate Green Blog

  • 3-question interview: Shannon of Pong Research Corporation

    admin
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am
    by Lynn In Tuesday’s post, I talked about Disconnect, a book that will make anyone with a cell phone or other wireless device re-consider how they use it. Yesterday, I introduced you to the Pong case, a revolutionary product that can help protect you and your family from cell and other wireless radiation. Because I [...]

  • Review: Pong case to reduce cell phone radiation

    Lynn
    18 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am
    by Lynn In yesterday’s post, I talked about my awakening to the real and present dangers of radiation from cell phones as well as from other wireless technologies. Until a few months ago, I hadn’t thought much about the subject. Then I received an email asking if I’d like to learn about the Pong case, [...]

  • Do you need to be shocked into action? Here you go!

    Lynn
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    by Lynn Most of us are busy beyond belief. Even when we read shocking headlines that directly affect us, it’s difficult to know what to do. And even when we know what to do, it can be hard act. So we think to ourselves, “I really ought to buy the “Dirty Dozen” vegetables and fruits [...]

  • Delicious Broccoli Bites

    Kia
    11 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    by Kia We eat a lot of fruits and veggies at our house. Sometimes that means we need to change up the way we prepare our produce as a way keep things interesting! My husband is the more adventurous cook in the house so he’s always on the lookout for creative recipes. A friend of [...]

  • Tips on reducing your pet’s paw print

    admin
    6 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am
    Guest post by Heidi Ganahl We all know that we as humans need to be more environmentally conscious and make efforts in our daily lives to “go green.” However, we can do even more by involving our pets in this effort as well.  Americans will spend approximately $51 billion dollars on pets this year. Many [...]
 
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    Tiny Choices

  • Repurpose! Jars Edition!

    tinychoices
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pm
    Let’s take a quick internet tour of some interesting repurpose projects. Maybe y’all will find some weekend project inspiration! We love JARS. glass jars! they’re hefty and heavy, sure, but they are super durable and you can be positive that the jar itself (though perhaps not the cap) is chemical-free. How can we keep showing jars the love after we’ve exhausted their original contents? Here are some neat ideas from the internet! Over here at Team Tiny Choices, we’ve used them to pack waste-free lunches and to fill with delicious beverages (cold OR hot, thanks to a tiny…

  • New Shower Curtains!

    Karina
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    It’s no secret that for several years I have struggled with unsightly shower curtains. In my last apartment the curtain was in tatters by the time I moved away but I didn’t want to buy a new one! The house I live in now requires two shower curtains – one to protect the unfinished window sills in the tub, and one to protect the rest of the bathroom from the shower splatter – and they were also both held together with duct tape and getting incredibly disgusting with mold and soap scum. The last time we washed the curtains they started to split, so they were also held…

  • Easy Peasy Tip: Remake It

    tinychoices
    21 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Sometimes by changing something small, we can get a second life out of things we already own: Love the pendant but hate the necklace?  Buy new cord and restring it… Love the yarn but hate the sweater?  Unravel it, find a pattern you love, and knit up something new… Perfectly good greens and beans but unimpressive soup?  Cook it down, spice it up, add some tofu and make a new dish… Don’t need the backyard doghouse any longer?  Take it apart and use the wood to build a compost bin… Love the fabric but hate the bedspread/blanket/shirt?  Make pillows… Have…

  • Repurpose! Pallet edition.

    Karina
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:32 am
    Instead of happy econews, let’s take a quick internet tour of some interesting repurpose projects. Maybe y’all will find some weekend project inspiration! I love wooden pallets. It turns out they’re good for all kinds of things: Hang them vertically for shallow shelving [here and here] Stack them for wide and deep shelving – perfect for papers or small stacks of things! Make a shed! or a tiny house! So clever: chaise lounges for your yard, rolling tables, benches and desks An entire wall covered in pallets. It looks amazing! Have you used wooden pallets for anything…

  • Easy Peasy Tip: Try a teleconference!

    Karina
    14 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    These days it can be really hard to collaborate with other people. We all live far away we have busy lives, and lordy, what a lot of gas to drive between places. So if you have to go to a meeting, try collaborating with a teleconference! If you ‘ve got a good group of people, it can be a wonderful experience. It’s easy to set up with free tools like wiggio for conference calls, or skype or google hangouts for video. Not only will you be saving on time and fossil fuels, but you can also have your slippers on, enjoy a cup of hot tea, and even slurp down some dinner while…
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    Greenfeet Blog

  • How To Host A Green Tailgate Party At Home

    Valerie Reddemann
    8 Jan 2012 | 5:53 pm
    Hosting a green minded tailgate party is easier (and more enjoyable) than you might think. Here are some tips and inspiration to create something in your backyard your guests will remember!

  • Green Halloween Tips – Throw An Eco Halloween Party

    Valerie Reddemann
    29 Oct 2011 | 6:59 pm
    Don’t let entertaining for Halloween scare the greenie out of you. Throwing a party with the earth in mind is a lot easier – and cheaper – than you think. All it takes is a bit of creativity and planning. In this post, I’m going to share a few tips and products from Greenfeet we [...]

  • My Love Affair With My Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottle

    Valerie Reddemann
    11 Sep 2011 | 2:14 pm
    It’s really more of an obsession. I’m like that with certain products which you’ll see if you follow this blog. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the Chief Yoo-Hoo here at Greenfeet.com and consider myself a moderate to dark shade greenie. I say medium to dark because there are some issues I’m [...]

  • Twin Oaks Envirope Green Living Hammocks

    Valerie Reddemann
    15 Jul 2011 | 11:15 am
    Are you a swinger? Val is - she adores her Twin Oaks Envirope Hammock and swings every chance she gets. Come learn a bit more about how this great product is made. You'll love it!

  • Aeternum Bialetti Non-Stick Cookware. Best Non Stick EVER!

    Valerie Reddemann
    27 Jun 2011 | 11:06 pm
    Looking for a healthy, long lasting non stick cookware? I've got the answer - Bialetti's Aeternum Nano Ceramic Cookware. I personally love this line not only for how it performs on the stove but also the construction. It's built to last and with minimal care, will bring you years and years of delight.
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    Eco-Chick

  • Giveaway: Drew Barrymore’s “Big Miracle” Movie Tickets, Whale Toy and Tee for An Eco Chick Reader!

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:53 am
    Drew Barrymore’s latest movie (which she stars in with with Jon Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Dermot Mulroony and Tim Blake Nelson), Big Miracle, is based on actual events that took place in 1988, when grey whales got stranded under the ice off the Alaskan coast. I got a chance to see a screener of the new film a few days ago, and it was one of the best films I’ve seen in awhile. Read my full review here. “With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost, the one who worries Adam the most is Rachel Kramer (Barrymore). Not…

  • The New Source4Style: THE Eco Fashion Designer’s Key Resource

    Starre Vartan
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:44 am
    Summer Rayne Oakes works on Source4Style from her home office. For years, designers with a conscience spent an inordinate amount of valuable time tracking down fabrics that had a smaller footprint, looking for materials that were made from organic and ethical sources and colored with less-polluting dyestuffs. The textiles were out there, but finding them was a job in and of itself, until Source4Style came along. Source4Style can be searched by fabric type, color, material origin, and more, as well as by price. The brainchild of activist, eco model and environmental consultant Summer Rayne…

  • Polished Beauty Bar: Indulge in a Healthy Mani and Pedi

    Lindsay E. Brown
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm
    Sneaking away from work for 45 minutes to do something nice for yourself every once in a while is the best. In fact, it keeps me sane! I find it to be a terrific way to recalibrate my thoughts and recharge so that I’m at my best the rest of the day. In between a flurry of meetings on the Upper West Side recently, I welcomed the opportunity to toss off my heels and treat myself to a healthy pedicure at Polished Beauty Bar, a cozy and chic UWS salon. I found the service to be impeccable, the staff as friendly as can be, and more importantly, I really liked the products they offered. A…

  • Who Made YOUR Pants? (Or, Shall We Say, Undies?)

    Starre Vartan
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:37 am
    Victoria’s Secret drove me nuts even before they were accused of their most recent child-labor scandal. With high prices for low quality, their kinda-cheesy designs that have to be dug through to find anything cute, and their puke-pink-overload stores (hey, I like a little pink, see above but VC takes it to a level that’s just insulting to the color), I finally gave up on the retailer a few years ago. I know I’m not the only one looking for alternatives. Enter Who Made Your Pants, a British project (but they ship worldwide) that upcycles unused lace from the garment industry…

  • Funnytime: Portlandia’s “How to Recycle Everything”

    Starre Vartan
    17 Jan 2012 | 12:05 am
    I was raised in the great state of New York, but as a teenager in the 90′s, I totally idolized the Pacific Northwest – everything from the music (Temple of the Mother Love Bone JamGarden!) to the clothes (plaidplaidplaid) to the beer. I even thought the guys from there were cuter. (The fact that my boyfriend today is from Oregon is no random thing – when I first heard about him via our mutual friend I remember being really excited about the detail that he was from the Northwest). In the last year or so, I’ve gotten to travel to Portland and Seattle, and it’s…
 
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    SC for Green

  • INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE 2009

    maureen
    19 Jan 2012 | 7:27 am
    As of International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC), a commercial and residential buildings that R1 occupancy containing more than 75 meters from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access is required, the following components of your system, emergency exits with Photo luminescent exit provide tags: handrails and railing extensions, some parts of the door areas, obstacles, landing, stairs and certain parts of the ground surface. International Building Code 2009 regulates the release of security updates in the construction of all 50 states has been adopted, while…

  • SOLAR ENERGY HELP YOU COOKING MEALS AT HOME

    maureen
    2 Jan 2012 | 3:49 am
    Solar power has several distinct beneficial apps like the hybrid cars which might be becoming manufactured by simply auto organizations and also which can be arranged to succeed in the market by simply 2012. Solar energy may also be used for home apps including home heating swimming h2o, asking batteries, or even strength lighting. Photo voltaic goods like solar power tubular skylights and also solar attic room supporters may also be useful to have built in your home since these have extended life-span and demand hardly any routine maintenance. You may also make use of a solar operated cooker…

  • SOLAR POWER – THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PRODUCTION?

    maureen
    24 Dec 2011 | 10:23 pm
    Energy prices are increasing incredibly rapidly. While this is partially due to inflation, a major contributing factor to the price rises is the fact that fossil fuels are running out. This has led many people to wonder what we will use to generate energy in the future. Solar power is an excellent source of renewable energy and it has been adopted in many homes around the country. But is solar the future of energy production? Fossil fuels are not going to be around forever, for this reason, many scientist are looking into alternative ways to generate energy. Solar power is one such energy…

  • IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FLOORING OPTION, YOU SHOULD READ THIS

    maureen
    19 Dec 2011 | 2:22 am
    When a male builds his home, he has in thoughts which this home will be with him for a lifetime as well as even will be there for his generations to come. In this pursuit, he desires which he uses a many appropriate of a options accessible in office building his home. He uses a many appropriate tender element viz. sustainable flooring as well as hires a many appropriate contractors for it. Apart from this he chooses a many appropriate as well as a costliest things for his home so which his home is becomes a single of a kind as well as a place upon earth which he can call unequivocally his…

  • SPECIALIZED SOLAR PANEL INSTALLER INSURANCE

    maureen
    24 Nov 2011 | 9:58 am
    Solar Panel Installer Insurance is a must-have for solar panel installation companies. Insurers, such as NA.co.uk offer insurance policies designed to meet the needs of businesses in this industry. It is important that solar panel installation companies have insurance that will cover employee injuries, installation mistakes and damage which occurs to materials during transit. In addition, some companies will need public liability insurance. Installation companies will need to make sure that they can get the coverage they need, from their insurer. If they are not able to, it will be necessary…
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    Deep Climate

  • Mark Jaccard calls out Stephen Harper on oil sands

    Deep Climate
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:46 pm
    Mark Jaccard is arguably Canada’s foremost climate policy researcher. He was a key architect of British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell’s landmark climate change program, featuring North America’s first comprehensive escalating carbon tax. And he led  a comprehensive 2007 modeling study, Climate Leadership, Economic Prosperity that  detailed the path for Canada to meet, or even exceed, its GHG emissions target for 2020. So when Jaccard has something to say, politicians and interested citizens on all sides of the climate policy debate generally listen. And Jaccard is…

  • Open Thread, January 2012

    Deep Climate
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:37 pm
    A couple of timely topics suggest themselves: 1) The Keystone XL application has been turned down by the Obama administration, but the applicant Trans Canada has been invited to reapply and will do so. In other words, a final decision has been delayed until 2013, which was the situation before the Republicans tried to force the issue. 2) Hansen et al have released their  2011 review, “Global Temperature in 2011, Trends, and Prospects”.

  • Ethical Oil political connections, part 1: Conservatives “Go Newclear”

    Deep Climate
    13 Jan 2012 | 11:27 am
    As a once in a generation Canadian pipeline review process gets underway, the rhetoric around the massive Northern Gateway project has heated up noticeably. The Conservative government and the Ethical Oil pro-industry group seemed to take turns ratcheting up attacks on environmental groups opposing the project almost daily. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver may have set a new low in his recent attacks on those who would  “hijack our regulatory system to achieve their radical ideological agenda”, backed by “foreign special interest groups”, not to mention…

  • Canada after Kyoto

    Deep Climate
    6 Jan 2012 | 3:09 pm
    “Canada’s message: The world and its climate be damned”. That headline on Jeffrey Simpson’s scathing commentary on Canada’s pending formal withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol said it all. Writing in the Globe and Mail, Simpson touched on several themes that have become staples at Deep Climate: the Canadian government’s hypocritical excuses for lack of action, the intellectually dishonest “ethical oil” argument, and the continued sly pandering to a political base of “climate deniers and skeptics”. These are all worthy topics to explore in…

  • Season’s greetings

    Deep Climate
    24 Dec 2011 | 5:15 pm
    As we settle into celebration with family and friends, I’d like to thank everyone  for reading and contributing over the past year (and ask your forgiveness for sporadic attention  over Christmas). I wish you all a happy and peaceful holiday and all the best in the coming year.
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    Green Living

  • Your Nose Knows When Your Green Home is Sick

    azawadzka
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:44 pm
    Is your home causing you health problems? This article was contributed by YellowBlue Designs. Photo credit:  iStockphoto.com/TimAbramowitz Did you know that many house-related health problems – whether it’s a conventional house or a green house plan – can be read more

  • Health of our Water

    azawadzka
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:26 pm
    Learn about the future of water with Waterlution Photo credit:  iStockphoto.com/bibikoff read more

  • Events – January-February, 2012

    GreenLiving
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pm
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  • Introducing Pure Green - What inspires you?

    azawadzka
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:03 am
    Celine MacKay Photo credit:  ©Pure Green Magazine, photographed by Ever Images What motivates you to live green? Is it your health, core values or current trends? ith each passing day it seems there are more and more influences, both culturally and in the media, sending the message that you should be making a bigger effort to live green. read more

  • Going raw in the kitchen

    azawadzka
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    Discover the joy of uncooking Lee Schnaiberg Photo credit:  Photo: istockphoto.com/David Crockett Discover the joy of uncooking read more
 
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    Mommy Goes Green

  • Where To Find Me

    Tiffany
    15 Jan 2012 | 5:41 pm
    I may not be writing here regularly but you can find me contributing every month at Simple Organic and The Creative Mama.  I also post interesting articles and tips on the Mommy Goes Green Facebook .  Please stop by for a visit!

  • Keeping Your Whites, WHITE

    Tiffany
    12 Oct 2010 | 10:19 pm
    When we had our oldest, I used our rocking chair incessantly.  It was cream colored and after several years of use, it was stained in so many places.  It was a good quality chair and I didn’t want to toss it so I decided to have a slipcover made for it.  I chose white fabric – I know, white in a kid’s room - but I just love how crisp, clean and classic white is.  I’ve used the chair for 10 months now, snuggling up with my baby before bedtime.  Last week I noticed the cover had a few stains on it so it was time to peel it off and wash it.  Not only did it have…

  • Free Energy Saving Workshops at The Home Depot

    Tiffany
    12 Oct 2010 | 5:55 pm
    Over the next three weekends in October, The Home Depot is hosting FREE Energy Saving workshops.  On Saturday, Oct 16, 23 and 30, the workshop will be held from 1-2 pm at your local store.  Topics include: • Identify several exclusive Eco Options and Energy Star rated products that can help you start saving on energy costs in the Fall • Begin weatherizing your home with a range of low-cost sealants and insulation that make your home more comfortable and save you money • Learn about other easy to install products that help you get the most electricity and water bills

  • Friday Linky Love

    Tiffany
    8 Oct 2010 | 2:09 am
    Simple Organic shares 5 Simple Home Remedies That Really Work.  Skip the Tums and try peppermint essential oil in water or DIY chest rub for those winter colds.  Many great ideas you can put together yourself – saving you money at the drugstore and using natural ingredients. Group buying is the thing now and I’ve gotten some great deals on the sites.  Groupon, Living Social – you’ve heard of them and they all have similar deals that are 50% or more off products and services. In fact, I often find the same deal on Groupon one day and then on Mobba the next.  But…

  • Recycle Your Old Blue Jeans at Gap

    Tiffany
    8 Oct 2010 | 1:09 am
    Need some new jeans?  Take an old pair to Gap and get 30% off a new pair of Gap 1969 jeans.  The Gapwill take your old jeans and use them to create eco-friendly insulation.  If you have a Facebook account, “Like” Gap and get 40% off a new pair! In March, Gap participated in this event recycling over 270,000 pairs of jeans.  The jeans were recycled into insulation for 500 homes in under served communities and for special projects, including Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts. It only runs through October 20! I’m all over this – I so need a new pair of jeans!
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  • Upstream Pumping Solutions

    17 Jan 2012 | 11:50 am
    Maintenance and troubleshooting tips, technical primers and case studies make Upstream Pumping Solutions an indispensible guide for approaching pumping problems onshore and offshore. An expert editorial advisory board featuring prominent upstream professionals offers input on topics including mud pumps, pressure pumping, frac pumping, artificial lift, multiphase pumping and related technologies.Request Free!

  • POWER

    13 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pm
    Published since 1882 and read by managers and engineers, POWER is the oldest and most trusted source of information in the energy industry. Coverage includes boilers and combustion systems, environmental management; instrumentation, controls, computers, and software; information technologies; natural gas, oil, coal, and renewable fuels; nuclear power; pumps, compressors, valves, and piping; turbines, engines, and generators; water treatment.Request Free!

  • Compliance and Beyond: Toward a Consensus on Identity Management Best Practices

    12 Jan 2012 | 6:50 pm
    For more than a decade, government and industry bodies around the world have issued a growing number of regulations for the energy industry designed -- in whole or in part -- to ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of personal and corporate data. Combined, these individual regulatory guidelines outline what constitutes best practices in identity management and IT security. This white paper explores these compliance-driven best practices, how Imprivata® OneSign® solutions support them, and how prioritizing their implementation makes good business sense beyond the fulfillment of…

  • Choose the Right Strong Authentication Method for your Organization

    12 Jan 2012 | 11:50 am
    This tool compares the different types of available strong authentication methods available today for the energy and utility industries. Use this as a tool to evaluate the pros and cons for each solution in order to ensure you make the right choice for your organization.Request Free!

  • Make Field Service Best Practices Even Better by Leveraging Mobile Technology

    11 Jan 2012 | 4:50 pm
    This white paper identifies best practices for workforce optimization, resource management, revenue assurance and performance control. It explains how technology supports these processes, leveraging current mobile and wireless technology to enhance processes to improve productivity and profitability.Request Free!
 
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    EcoGreenHotel

  • Electric Vehicle Charging Station Now Available at Knoxville Hotels

    Parisiscott
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:34 am
    Knoxville, Tennessee – January 10, 2011 – Out of town visitors and local travelers in the Knoxville area now have more fueling options for their Electric Vehicles (EV). Four Knoxville area green hotels operated by Kana Hotel Group are doing their part to help to build the EV Charging network.  Eight charging stations positioned in preferred parking [...]

  • LEDs Have a Bright Future

    Parisiscott
    4 Jan 2012 | 5:44 am
    LEDs give off a very bright, crystal clear light. For those looking to save money and be more environmentally conscience, however, these innovative products emit all green. Because of the high expense associated with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in the past, very few people considered them for most everyday use. With recent changes in semiconductor technology [...]

  • Super 8 – Ukiah, CA Awarded EPA’s Energy Star Label!

    Parisiscott
    18 Nov 2011 | 5:40 am
    The Super 8 Ukiah, CA has just been awarded the Energy Star label for achieving the stringent standards set forth by the federal government. Ranking in at least the top 25th percentile of energy efficient hotels in the country, the Super 8’s Energy Star label is truly outside validation for the sustainability efforts it has [...]

  • EcoGreenHotel Congratulates The Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia on Their Latest Achievement – Having Won Best Hotel in Columbia by Destination Guide!

    Parisiscott
    15 Nov 2011 | 6:51 am
    The Holiday Inn & Suites Columbia, SC won the 2011 “Best Hotel in Columbia” designation from Destination Guide. The achievement was awarded due to the hotel’s consistent quality and the commitment to the community by operating an environment friendly hotel. The Holiday Inn is an EcoRoom certified property, Fresh Stay participant, and currently in the [...]

  • “Walk In” To Hotel Refrigeration Energy And Repair Savings With eCube

    Parisiscott
    25 Oct 2011 | 12:54 am
    The EcoGreenHotel team and I have been evaluating, recommending and installing energy and sustainable solutions into the hospitality industry for several years. With an abundance of new energy saving technologies being promoted by proven and unproven vendors one of the most important responsibilities we engage in daily is evaluating new technologies. After cautious due diligence [...]
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    GoodGuide Blog

  • Mobile Technology and the Future American Diet

    Sheila Viswanathan
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:37 pm
    Last week, GoodGuide founder Dara O’Rourke delivered a keynote speech at the Sustainable Foods Summit that focused on how mobile technology will transform the food system. Whether it’s bringing transparency to the marketplace (like our app) or improving food safety, there is no doubt that this technology can and will make a difference in how our food system operates. However, despite the various tech-based solutions presented to consumers, retailers, distributors, and farmers, there still remains the question of who is will capitalize most from this new trend. During his talk,…

  • A Nod to Popcorn

    Sheila Viswanathan
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    Corn Kernels Popcorn isn’t just meant for the movies anymore. A stop in the chips aisle at the grocery store reveals a plethora of options for at-home popcorn enjoyment that fall into three main categories: bagged popcorn that’s ready to eat, microwave popcorn, and corn kernels. Corn kernels score noticeably higher on GoodGuide, because they have yet to be popped (in oil) or flavored with salt or butter. Turning corn kernels into popcorn is a form of processing, but one that is necessary as our bodies are unable to efficiently digest raw corn kernels. We have the choice of…

  • Going Unprocessed

    Sheila Viswanathan
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:40 pm
    It’s January, so most of us are still talking about (and hopefully sticking to) our new year’s resolutions. While we have some ideas about what you should strive for this year, we know that many people are hoping to eat healthier over the course of 2012. Eating healthier is a worthwhile resolution, but it’s essential to drill this general resolution down into a manageable, actionable goal. We’re much more likely to keep a resolution if we have clear benchmarks or defined actions in place. Some examples of “eating healthier” include eating more whole grains,…

  • The Smarter Barcode

    Mia Gralla
    11 Jan 2012 | 7:15 pm
    The simple arrangement of black and white lines that revolutionized shopping decades ago has done it again. To celebrate the barcode’s 60th birthday, The NY Times wrote an article examining its history and exploring new innovations from advancements utilizing mobile technology to the introduction of its rival, QR codes. So what does all this mean for consumers? Today, it’s not just the cashier at the grocery store who has the ability to scan and receive information from a barcode. Anyone with a smart phone can scan QR codes to gain product information, enter contests and even…

  • 12 Tips For A Healthy 2012

    Mia Gralla
    5 Jan 2012 | 6:16 pm
    Do you pause when people ask what your New Year’s Resolutions are? Feel guilty when you see all your co-workers trekking to the gym, but not guilty enough to actually go? Whether you are a health nut with a green thumb or still trying to kick your potato chip habit (obsession), try these simple resolutions to kick 2012 off to a healthy start: 1) Live in a toxic-free home. Who wants to come home to a formaldehyde-laden house? Unfortunately, toxins are so widespread these days that they are found everywhere from our cleaning products to personal care products. Use this checklist from…
 
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    EcoCentric Blog

  • Toward a More Energy Efficient Food System

    admin@ecocentricblog.org (GRACE)
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:49 am
    It’s important to understand the many interconnections between the food and energy sectors in order to make good consumer choices and develop prudent public policy. A recent Scientific American article by Michael E. Webber makes a big contribution to this effort by examining the food system through the “lens of energy use.” Webber explains that looking at the food supply in this context “reveals opportunities for smart policies, innovative technologies and new dietary choices that can potentially solve food and energy problems together. The same steps would also make our bodies, and…

  • Our Hero: Carole Morison of Bird’s Eye View Farm

    admin@ecocentricblog.org (GRACE)
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:32 am
    When I first met Carole Morison in 2006, she and her family operated an industrial poultry facility on the Delmarva Peninsula where they’d been raising chickens under contract with agri-giant, Perdue, for two decades.  In her spare time, Carole was an outspoken critic of factory farming, a staunch advocate for farmworkers’ rights and an effective organizer intent on exposing the ills of the industrial livestock production system in which she was so deeply involved. Purdue couldn’t stand Carole.  I liked her immediately. It was clear to me from the start that Carole wasn’t a…

  • U.S. Carbon Emissions A-Fallin’

    admin@ecocentricblog.org (GRACE)
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    Good news, America: your carbon emissions are going down! The U.S. Energy Information Administration just released an analysis of the nation’s annual energy-related carbon emissions between 2000 and 2009.  Over this period, total emissions dropped by 7.4 percent while per capita emissions fell 15 percent to an average of 17.6 metric tons per person (#1 among the world’s top economies). Of course, there’s a little more to the story because the greatest drop in emissions was seen in 2009, just when the recession was in full effect.  But as one economist from the EIA explained, the…

  • 12 in 2012: Food, Water and Energy Trends for a New Year

    admin@ecocentricblog.org (GRACE)
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:23 am
    2012 may be the most heavily-predicted year in recorded history. Barring any cataclysmic events, we at Ecocentric would like to share a humble list of predicted trends for 2012 in the areas we follow closely: namely, Food, Water and Energy (Fwenergy, if you will). And while there are no doomsday scenarios, not everything looks rosy for 2012. That being said, here are 12 trends we see in ’12 (with baker’s dozen megatrend thrown in for good luck): Food 1.    Embrace your inner wonk, because 2012 is certain to be a big year for food policy. The farm bill, of course, will dominate…

  • Grassroots Strategy Is Key to Winning Keystone XL Fight

    admin@ecocentricblog.org (GRACE)
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:52 am
    On Wednesday, President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline project.  The battle over this controversial project now shifts to the U.S. Congress.  Over the coming weeks Ecocentric will be sharing views from the field on the President’s decision, reactions to it and what it might mean for our clean energy future. By Jamie Henn, Co-founder and Communications Director of 350.org. Originally published at Huffington Post. The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedication was canceled last August 22 because of Hurricane Irene, a storm that grazed D.C. on its way to causing devastation in…
 
 
 
 
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    Green

  • New York's Fracking Deliberations Inch Along

    By MIREYA NAVARRO
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm
    A meeting with an advisory panel is deferred, suggesting that the decision-making process will not be rushed in coming months.

  • Racing Up (and Down) the Performance Index

    By FELICITY BARRINGER
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    In the latest Environmental Performance Index, Switzerland is at the top, Russia is much closer to the bottom and the United States has failed to gain much ground.

  • When Marine Mammals Become Food

    By DOUGLAS M. MAIN
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm
    Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write.

  • On Our Radar: 6 More Coal Plants to Close

    By THE NEW YORK TIMES
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:45 am
    FirstEnergy says it would not be cost-effective to install scrubbing technology at aging plants to meet new federal emissions rules.

  • Reaping a Bonus From Cap-and-Trade

    By MIREYA NAVARRO
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:37 am
    Rather than imposing higher costs on consumers and businesses, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative lowered their bills.
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    SocialEarth

  • Top 5 Reasons Why Coworking is for Social Entrepreneurs

    Genevieve DeGuzman
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    Over the past five years, coworking has emerged as a movement that is changing how entrepreneurs and innovators work. Coworking has been touted as everything from a way to find [...]

  • New Ashoka Fellow addresses failing environmental programs

    Guest Author
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:11 am
    Minneapolis, MN – “Understanding that ‘knowledge and determination to solve problems’ is where progress will come from” has earned the founder of Recycle Across America™, Mitch Hedlund election to Ashoka’s global fellowship [...]

  • seToolbelt Resource of the Week: Social Enterprise Explained

    Lindsay Miller
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    OK, maybe we got a bit ahead of ourselves. Maybe we should have kicked off with this resource right from the start. But, it's never too late to re-do. This [...]

  • The Recipe for Sustainable Development

    Sabrina Natasha Premji
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:09 pm
    The only thing worse than the smell of a dead rat is not knowing where the dead rat is.  I can sadly say this with conviction, for I have been [...]

  • From Idea to Impact

    23 Jan 2012 | 11:04 pm
    For the last 6 months, I have spent countless hours looking at social innovations in primary health care settings in Kenya. I have come across leading organizations harnessing the capabilities [...]
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    Green Tech

  • Hydrogen 'sponge' could extend EV driving range

    Martin LaMonica
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:49 am
    Novel molecules with as much surface area per volume as a football field could be used to store more hydrogen than compressed gas, extending the range of fuel-cell electric vehicles. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge

  • U.S.-backed battery firm Ener1 seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Brooke Crothers
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:49 am
    Another company that received backing from the U.S. Department of Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

  • Flower power: Ford interiors made of tropical plant

    Martin LaMonica
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    The door bolsters inside Ford's latest Escape SUV will be made with a tropical plant called kenaf, offsetting 300 pounds of oil-based reins per year. The SUV will be 85 percent recyclable. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge

  • Want better EV range? Hitch it to a fuel cell

    Martin LaMonica
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Startup Oorja Protonics has developed a methanol fuel cell to give battery-powered forklifts a lift and it's planning to apply the same hybrid approach in fleet vehicles. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge

  • Electric car that folds itself launches in Spain

    Liane Yvkoff
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:44 pm
    Spain will begin producing an electric car next year that's about the same size as Smart For, but can collapse itself into an even smaller footprint when parked. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
 
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    Energy Circle

  • ReCircle: The Rebound Effect, Smart Homes, Energy Monitoring, Spray Foam Insulation and more!

    Will
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:54 pm
    Why the “Rebound Effect” is Overblown. The Rebound Effect, also known as the Jevons Paradox, has been touted as a reason that we shouldn’t invest in energy efficiency. Here, once again, that theory is debunked. (From Cleantechnica) Smart Homes Becoming a Reality? The “smart house” at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show has caused quite a buzz for the high-tech gizmos it’s showing off (including automatically unlocking locks, remote controlled HVAC systems and shades, and appliances programmed to save energy, among other things). Is this, as…

  • Around the Web: Energy Circle's Hand-Picked Links, Chosen Especially for Energy Efficiency Pros.

    Will
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:47 pm
    From Energy Circle: Why Home Performance Pros Should Blog. Blogging can help establish your credibility, improve your site’s search engine rankings, help drive the industry, and get you new customers. Read on for more info. Curated Links from the Web: How to Become a Successful Home Energy Pro. So you wanna be a home energy professioanl? It’s gonna take a lot more than a BPI certificate or a can of caulk. Allison Bailes lays out his top 9 tips for people trying to break into the business successfully. (From Energy Vanuard) Licenses, Enforcers, and Doing the Right Thing. One…

  • 4 Reasons Home Performance Pros Should Blog.

    Will
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:35 am
    We’ve repeatedly stressed the importance of blogging for up-and-coming Home Performance businesses. In our webinars, blog posts, white papers, emails or conversations you may have heard us stress the importance of “fresh content” for your website, and how blogging is a great way to get fresh content on your site. You may be thinking, “what?,” and that’s fair. So we thought it would be worthwhile to give a quick rundown of the top reasons we think it’s worthwhile for you home performance contractors to at least dip a toe into the blogging world. Just…

  • ReCircle: Energy Monitoring, Remodeling Project Value, Energy Predictions for 2012, and more!

    Will
    6 Jan 2012 | 3:18 pm
    From Energy Circle: Why You Should Start Monitoring Your Electricity Usage This Year. Did your New Year’s Resolution involve saving money, or reducing your impact on the environment? Energy monitoring is a good way to do both, with real and measurable results. Curated Links from the Web: A Remodeling Project Cost vs. Value Report. A new report compares the cost of 35 popular remodeling upgrades to the value they fetch at resale time. Insulation and air sealing didn’t make the list... think they should have? (From Remodeling) Energy Price Predictions for 2012. The Energy Job Blog…

  • Around the Web: Energy Circle's Hand-Picked Links, Chosen Especially for Energy Efficiency Pros.

    Will
    6 Jan 2012 | 2:57 pm
    Do We Need Nutrition Facts Labels for Building Products? Building Green points out that nutrition facts labels allow shoppers to compare two bags of chips, and asks whether a similar label for building products wouldn’t be beneficial to homebuilders and homebuyers. (From Building Green) Truth, Lies, and Online Reviews. Online reviews are send an increasingly powerful signal to potential customers about the quality and integrity of your business. But what happens when things get shady in the online review world? (From Daily5Remodel) Getting to Know You: The Importance of Company Videos.
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    Green Event Connection

  • 4-H Sustainable Schools Gathering

    Michael Green
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:43 pm
    Title: 4-H Sustainable Schools Gathering Location: Portland, Oregon Link out: Click here Description: Please join Alameda School parents and volunteers for a 4-H Sustainable Schools Gathering. This is our 3rd 4-H Sustainable Schools Gathering for the 2011-12 school year. We will be rotating these gatherings to different schools throughout the year so we can share and learn. Alameda School has been a 4-H Member school since 2011. Alameda’s garden is new and in just one year they have accomplished a great deal!. The garden was built during the late winter/spring and dedicated on Earth Day…

  • Berkeley Vegan Earth Day

    Michael Green
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:47 pm
    Title: Berkeley Vegan Earth Day Location: UC Berkeley Campus, Wurster Hall Link out: Click here Description: The phenomenal response to last year’s event has spawned a new tradition in the community! We’re very excited to announce the Second Annual Berkeley Vegan Earth Day will happen Sunday April 22, 2012. It has grown from an evening to an all-day extravaganza that will include films, workshops, panel discussions, and an exciting array of speakers. Area businesses will be on-site with products to sample and buy, while non-profit groups will be there with a wealth of information about…

  • Green Transportation Conference

    Michael Green
    9 Jan 2012 | 1:17 pm
    Title: Green Transportation Conference Location: Salem, Oregon Link out: Click here Description: This conference on green transportation will include hands-on information on transportation electrification, natural gas and propane vehicles and infrastructure, as well as information on grants, tax credits and financing. Attend for hands on information from policy makers and manufacturers, including Freightliner, Eaton, and others. Drive Oregon staff will be participating in a panel discussion and Drive Oregon members have special opportunities to participate. Where: Salem Conference Center 200…

  • SVForum’s Clean Technology Conference: Sustainability

    Michael Green
    14 Dec 2011 | 10:05 am
    Title: SVForum’s Clean Technology Conference: Sustainability Location: Palo alto, CA Link out: Click here Description: Come hear from key leaders and industry influencers about innovative business models and technologies that are addressing global concerns around sustainability and climate change. Please visit our website www.svforum.org/clean-tech-conference for more info including a list of confirmed speakers Early Bird Discount through Dec. 16: $130 Non-members, $110 members, $60 Platinum Pass; $65 Students Online Price through Jan. 19: $150 Non-members, $130 members, $80 Platinum…

  • 5th Building Sustainable Communities Conference

    Michael Green
    16 Nov 2011 | 9:14 am
    Title: 5th Building Sustainable Communities Conference Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Link out: Click here Description: The Fresh Outlook Foundation is hosting its 5th Building SustainAble Communities conference February 27th to March 1st, 2012 at the Delta Grand Resort in Kelowna, BC, Canada. The program–inspired by 75 industry experts on 11 planning committees–features a variety of plenaries, breakouts, panels, workshops, debates, and interactive sessions to provide opportunities for enhanced communication and collaboration. Start Date: 2012-02-27 End Date:…
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    Go Green: DIYs, How-tos and Recipes - Editorial Staff Picks - SustainLane

  • Book Review of "The Non-Toxic Avenger"

    SustainLane
    16 Jan 2012 | 7:59 pm
    "The Non-Toxic Avenger" by Deanna Duke will inspire you to get the toxins out of your life. The author, Deanna Duke, was already interested in living an eco-friendly life when, in the same year, her kindergarten aged son was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and her 38 year old husband was diagnosed with a type of leukemia. This shocked her into realizing that her world was not as toxin free as she thought and made her wonder if the toxins in the environment contributed to her family’s health issues. She began researching the possibility of having herself tested for many common…

  • Breastfed babies 'are more cranky and cry more'

    SustainLane
    11 Jan 2012 | 4:36 pm
    New moms should be advised that it is normal for their baby to cry more if they are breastfed, say experts. by Michelle Roberts, Health reporter, BBC NewsThe Medical Research Council team says this irritability is natural, and although formula-fed babies may appear more content and be easier to pacify, breast is still best.If parents have more realistic expectations more may stick with breastfeeding, they hope.Most UK moms try to breastfeed. Within months the rate drops to a third.The Department of Health recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed for the first six months after birth.The…

  • Recipe for Tuscan 30 Vegetable Soup

    SustainLane
    2 Jan 2011 | 6:32 pm
    No one ever has 30 vegetables - that's not the point! The highest number I've ever assembled was 17. It's more likely to be five or six. And then there was that last-minute Thanksgiving dinner when I served "Berkeley Bowl express lane 12-items-or-less vegetable soup". Active Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 60 minutesIngredients8 cups water2 tblsp sage, rosemary, thyme, basel, parsley2 tblsp minced garlic (to taste)1 small yellow onion, diced (to taste)1 small white onion, diced (to taste)1 small red onion, diced (to taste)5 scallions2 ribs celery1 celery root1 bulb fennel1 cup green…
 
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  • Animal faces with the stunning 3D effect

    nickyurchenko
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:11 am
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  • The Mountain: America's Greenest T-Shirt Company

    nickyurchenko
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:35 am
    Thanks to the special dyeing and printing processes, carbon footprintof The Mountain T-Shirt Company is much smaller thancarbon ootprints of the most companies overseas. Find more info here...

  • International Green Week Berlin 20-29 January 2012: The world's biggest fair for food, agriculture and horticulture

    nickyurchenko
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:41 am
    The International Green Week (IGW) is an international exhibitionfor the food, agricultural and horticultural industries.Established in 1926, it will take place for the 77th time in 2012.Producers from all over the world use the IGW to test-market food and luxuryitems establishing brand images. Right in line with consumer trends, theIGW also includes direct agricultural sales and the BIO MARKT organic products section.

  • Use low-VOC paints

    nickyurchenko
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:02 pm
    According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, paints, stains andother architectural coatings produce about 9 percent of the volatileorganic compound (VOC) emissions from consumer and commercialproducts, making them the second-largest source of VOC emissions after automobiles.Learn more about low-VOC paints and choose products that emit low orno VOCs. Low-toxic, low-odor, water-base adhesives and caulksare the best choices because they emit fewer fumes and quickly stop releasing chemicals.

  • The popularity of two terms: green farming versus organic farming

    nickyurchenko
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
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    Sweet Greens | Your Earth Friendly Guide to All Things Green + Eco Friendly

  • Have a Lovely Green Weekend + A Few Green Things

    Sweet Greens
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:23 pm
    Hello, Everyone! How are you? Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? Tonight we are staying home, snuggling up on the sofa with good books and popcorn. I picked up Michael Pollen's In Defense of Food at the thrift store this week, I am looking forward to reading it again. Tomorrow, we are heading to Miami to look at a sailboat! Every since our camping trip to Bahia Honda, we have had

  • New Healthy School Lunch Changes Equals More Nutritious Meals for Kids

    Sweet Greens
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am
    We have never been fans of the USDA school lunch program in our home. In fact, when Eben was in public school he never ate school lunch, we have always packed a healthy and delicious lunch for him. The very idea of pizza being the vegetable on a school lunch menu makes me cringe. And remember when a Chicago public school banned homemade lunches to encourage their idea of healthy eating? For

  • 6 Non Toxic Wooden Toys for Babies and Kids from Etsy

    Sweet Greens
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:28 am
    When it comes to finding toys that are non-toxic, sustainably made, creative and fun - I always turn to Etsy. You can find the best toys made by artisans that have a focus on the environment and the health of your children. When it comes to choosing the right toys - my favorites tend to be heirloom quality toys made using sustainably harvested or reclaimed woods. The key is to make sure

  • Natural Organic Clothing for Women | Krimson Klover Giveaway

    Sweet Greens
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Today, I have a huge giveaway for you. Yay! Krimson Klover is offering a beautiful Van Winkle button cardigan made from natural merino wool worth $158! Wouldn't this cardigan be perfect for those chilly winter days coming up? Krimson Klover creates the most beautiful natural fiber clothing, locally in Vail, Colorado. [One of my favorite towns!] Each playfully feminine piece in the collection

  • 5 Ways to Save Money for Your Child's Education

    Sweet Greens
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:51 am
    It costs a lot of money to raise children and one of the largest expenses that your family will encounter will be for higher education. Starting to save for college when your children are young is essential since it's such a large expense. There are many great ways to save for your child's education - ways that are easy, affordable and will make sending your child off to college an easier
 
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  • Kyrgyzstan: Prisoners Sew Their Lips Together in Protest

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Watch Video (Image Source: Al Jazeera) BY GILLIAN STEDMAN AND ADNAN KHAN ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have begun force-feeding prisoners, to counter an inmate-led hunger strike. But euronews reports the prisoners took an extreme measure to fight back. A warning -- some might find this video disturbing. “More than thirteen hundred prisoners are said to have sewn their lips together with nearly seven thousand on hunger strike. The shocking images come from Kyrgyzstan.” According to the BBC, the protesters are demanding better living conditions and, they say,…

  • Canadian Teens Launch Lego Into Space

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Watch Video (Image Source: PCWorld) BY ELIZABETH RINEHART ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN   It’s a bird... It’s a plane... It’s a Lego?!   “Built a man out of legos, attached him to a helium balloon, threw a camera on there and this is the result. Lego man got 80,000 feet into the air,” (SOURCE: ABC NEWS)   At 17, when most of their peers are more concerned with beating Skyrim, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad spent four months’ worth of Saturdays building a contraption that would send the Canadian flag-wielding-Lego-man up into space. How, exactly, did…

  • Pat Sajak Admits to Drinking on the Job

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Watch Video (Image Source: LA Times)   BY LOGAN TITTLE   Pat Sajak is putting a whole new twist on the term “drunk behind the wheel.”   The popular Wheel of Fortune host revealed this in an interview with ESPN.   BATARD: “Have you ever done Wheel of Fortune a little bit drunk?”   SAJAK: “Yes…I had a great time. I have no idea if the shows were any good but no one said anything so I guess I did pretty good.”   Sajak confessed to consuming two to six pre-show drinks with his co-host Vanna White . That’s according to…

  • Jumping Spiders' Weird Eyes Make Blurry Vision a Skill

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Watch Video (Image source: Science)   BY STEVEN SPARKMAN ANCHOR JIM FLINK   Who would have thought blurry vision could be a superpower? It turns out the jumping spider, one of nature’s best jumpers, has a trick for measuring distance that’s unique in the animal world.   For decades, scientists have wondered how the spider manages its precise jumps. After all, it has to judge distance perfectly if it wants to catch prey. But the more they studied the spider’s eyes, the more of a mystery it became. (Video source: National Geographic)   That’s because…

  • Analysis: Brewer vs Obama Fallout

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Watch Video (Image source: ABC News) You’re watching multisource global video news analysis by Newsy. BY MARC STEIDLER As the dust settles over “Brewer v. Obama,” each side attempts to explain what exactly happened. The president talked to ABC to give his side of the story. “What I’ve discovered is I think it’s always good publicity for a Republican if they’re in an argument with me, but this was really not a big deal.” Brewer has since described President Obama as “thin-skinned” and “tense” during their encounter. But…
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    Japan for Sustainability

  • Kyoto Reduces GHGs by 16.4% in FY2009 from FY1990

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    The Kyoto Prefecture government announced on September 7, 2011, that its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in fiscal 2009 (preliminary figures) decreased to 12.34 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, down by 3.4% from the previous year (0.44 million tons of CO2), or a reduction of 16.4% (2.43 million tons of CO2) compared to the 1990 level. The prefecture has achieved its fiscal 2010 target of a 10-percent reduction from the fiscal 1990 base year level under the Kyoto Prefectural Ordinances against Global Warming (enacted in fiscal 2005) for two consecutive years.

  • New Hokkaido Office Building Uses 70 Green Technologies to Cut CO2 Emissions in Half

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Copyright Takenaka Corp. Major Japanese construction company Takenaka Corp. announced on October 20, 2011 that it had completed a highly energy-efficient office building, called "Ecohouse," along with a factory employing a total of 70 environmental technologies to significantly reduce environmental impact. The building and factory were built for Amino Up Chemical Co. -- which extracts, develops, and manufactures naturally derived substances -- at its head office site in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

  • Ezorock Grows Organic Vegetables by Utilizing Garbage from Rock Festival

    25 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Copyright Ezorock Ezorock is a Japanese non-government organization that focuses on the theme of "the next generation" led by the efforts of Japanese youth. Ezorock makes compost by hand from garbage collected at the RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL (RSR), the biggest open-air music festival in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's major islands. The compost is used to cultivate organic vegetables at the RSR organic farm, and these vegetable crops are given to the following year's guests at RSR. This experience-oriented project places importance on this cycle.

  • Japanese Power/Electronics Companies Establish Consortium for Promoting HEMS

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    A group of major Japanese power and electronics companies have established consortium for research and actions, "HEMS Alliance," with an aim to establish and promote a market of home energy management system (HEMS), it was announced on July 12, 2011. The participants are KDDI Corp., Sharp Corp., Daikin Industries, Ltd., Tokyo Electric Power Co., Toshiba Corp., NEC Corp., Panasonic Corp., Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corp., and Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

  • [Press release] When Should Japan Quit Nuclear Power? Survey Finds 36% Say "Immediately," 65% Say "By 2050"

    24 Jan 2012 | 2:22 am
    Before Low Cost, Citizens Want Peace of Mind, Safety, Consideration of Future Generations 2012PR01 January 24, 2012 Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society / Japan for Sustainability The Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society and non-profit organization Japan for Sustainability jointly announced the results of a public opinion survey on attitudes toward energy, on January 24, 2012.
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    Raising Them Green

  • Alex is Getting Bit by the Photography Bug

    Melissa
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:57 pm
    Alex has shown a growing interest in photography over the past couple of months. A couple of weeks ago I took him and my nephew to a local urban park, Veteran’s Oasis Park, to take some pictures at sunset. This is one of the photos he took – I loved the perspective from his spot sitting down on the edge of the lake.

  • Help Me Plan My Yellowstone Trip

    Melissa
    18 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    We are taking a family trip to Yellowstone National Park in June and I’m asking you to help me plan my trip. Yes, I want your input for my big trip. I’m reaching out to the public because I’ve quickly discovered that there is just so much to do in and around Yellowstone that we will not be able to pack it into a single trip. So, I want to fill this trip – everyone’s first trip to the park – with the best of the best. We already have our hotel rooms booked and our airline tickets purchased. We are flying in to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and spending one night…

  • Alexander Watching a Gorgeous Arizona Sunset

    Melissa
    15 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Sunsets in the Arizona desert are simply gorgeous. On Friday night I took my son and my oldest nephew to a local urban park, Veteran’s Oasis Park, to take pictures for the park’s photo contest. Alexander took a break to sit down on the ledge of a bridge overlooking a waterfall (running thanks to a reclaimed water system) and watch the sun as it dipped beneath the horizon. He looked so serene so I grabbed my new Canon EOS 7D and snapped this shot.

  • Alex – 0 Fish Creek Bush – 1

    Melissa
    11 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    A few weeks ago the kids, my dad and I took off for a day trip across Arizona’s Apache Trail. We stopped at the bottom of Fish Creek Hill (the kids were worried about seeing Hacksaw Tom) and wandered around a bit. Alexander decided to get into a little fight with a bush and as you can see from the photo, the bush won. Alexander handled the scratches like a champ. He didn’t believe that his lip was bleeding and licked them off. I told him that it was still bleeding and and he had me take a photo as proof. Here’s the photo. Although he’s scratched up I really love this…

  • HABA Reacts to Being on Trouble in Toyland and 10 Worst Toys List

    Melissa
    10 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    I’m a big fan of HABA products – the kids have had several HABA items over the years and they’ve been sturdy, safe and most importantly well-loved toys. HABA recently had items appear on a watch dog list and now the company is speaking out about the safety of their products. Here is an excerpt from their response: I’m writing from a toy manufacturer’s perspective. Our German toy company, HABA, has had three total toys on either PIRG or WATCH’s reports. All three toys passed and exceeded all U.S. and European toy safety standards. HABA has long been a pioneer in using…
 
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    ecopolitology

  • State of the Union Green Twitter Chat Reaches 1 Million+

    Timothy Hurst
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:45 am
    #EcoSOTU included in 4.6 million Twitter impressions Best line of #SOTU so far: "We've subsidized oil companies for 100 years. That's long enough!" Straight outta @350 #EcoSOTU — bcmerchant (@bcmerchant) January 25, 2012 As was expected by many and predicted by some, President Obama's State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress last night contained a considerable amount of references to energy and the environment. But even though we predicted clean energy would play a role in the speech and that juggling support for clean energy and fossil fuels would prove difficult to pull…

  • Obama Invites 5 Clean Energy Guests to State of the Union

    Timothy Hurst
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:09 pm
    Two years ago, I tweeted that I was waiting for the day that our environmental heroes are honored during the little shout-out portion of the State of the Union. Well, if the list of Mrs. Obama's guests released by the White House before Tuesday's State of the Union are any indicator, that day may be today. Of the 21 named guests, 5 are directly involved in the clean energy industry. And while the guests may not consider themselves heroes — more than anything they will help President Obama tell a story and highlight some of the major themes of the speech — they are the closest we've come…

  • You Lie? Obama’s Unfulfilled State of the Union Goals

    ProPublica
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:59 pm
    by Cora Currier, ProPublica President Barack Obama's previous State of the Union speeches have pushed passage of such hallmark initiatives as the stimulus bill, health-care reform, the drawdown of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. But some big ideas from previous SOTU addresses have been abandoned. The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler has done a line-by-line analysis of some of the specific promises made in the 2010 and 2011 addresses, and how they've held up. Here we track the evolution of a few of Obama's promises in the SOTU…

  • Obama to Focus on Energy in State of the Union – Not Just the Clean Kind

    Timothy Hurst
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    In the week or so leading up to Tuesday night's annual State of the Union address, all indications were that President Obama would return to the clean energy themes helped him get elected to office in 2008. First it was denying the Keystone XL pipeline, then it was a new campaign ad—the Obama campaign's first—that made clean energy and jobs its central theme. And just days before the address, President Obama said the resurgence of the American economy will be made possible by "American energy -- fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources." But in advance of tonight's big speech,…

  • State of the Union Energy and Environment Twitter Chat at #ecoSOTU

    Timothy Hurst
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:35 pm
    It's that time of year again. Tuesday night at 9pm ET,  President Obama will speak to a joint session of Congress and viewers across the US and around the globe in the annual State of the Union address. And since 2010, Ecopolitology has urged Twitter users to follow and use the #ecoSOTU hashtag for conversation regarding energy, environment and sustainability topics during the State of the Union* (See screengrab above or this facebook photo gallery from 2010 for examples). #ecoSOTU follows from the widely used #SOTU hashtag but promises to be more focused and far less noisy. Technology…
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    About.com Environmental Issues

  • Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Denied

    18 Jan 2012 | 2:05 pm
    The Obama administration today rejected TransCanada's application for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline from the tar sand fields of Alberta, Canada to U.S. oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico....Read Full Post

  • EPA Issues First National Standards to Control Power Plant Mercury

    23 Dec 2011 | 12:15 pm
    On Wednesday, the EPA issued the first national standards ever created to improve air quality by reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from U.S. power plants. Millions of Americans will breathe a little easier because of the new standards, which will prevent many serious health issues and premature deaths each year, save billions of dollars in health care costs, and create thousands of new jobs without creating significant hardships for the power industry....Read Full Post

  • Tips for a Green Christmas

    21 Dec 2011 | 9:35 am
    Peace on Earth doesn't just apply to resolving war between nations or feuds with your in-laws; it's also a good long-term goal for reducing humankind's harsh treatment of the environment. Learn how following a few simple steps can help you have a green Christmas that will be as much a celebration for the planet as it is for your family....Read Full Post

  • A Kiss is Just a Kiss . . . Fun Facts About Mistletoe

    7 Dec 2011 | 6:05 pm
    Everyone knows about the power of mistletoe at Christmas, right? It turns holiday romance democratic by making everyone equally kissable. But there is more to mistletoe than kissing and holiday merriment....Read Full Post

  • Real vs Fake Christmas Trees

    5 Dec 2011 | 6:01 pm
    Every Christmas you ask yourself the same question: Is it better to get a real Christmas tree that has to be discarded after a few weeks, or a fake Christmas tree you can use year after year?...Read Full Post
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    1-800-Recycling

  • Feds Applaud Growing Local Industry: ERI Hosts GSA, EPA and Industry Partners for White House Energy, Environment and Conservation Roundtable

    1-800-RECYCLING
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:51 pm
    Officials from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State of Massachusetts and industry partners Metech Recycling, Inc., WeRecycle!, LLC, XTechnology Global, North Coast Services LLC, Waste Management Recycle America, and Electronic Recyclers International, Inc gathered recently at Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, for a White House Energy, Environment and Conservation Roundtable discussion. The roundtable was led by New England Regional Administrators Robert…

  • Recycling Profile: Las Vegas

    1-800-RECYCLING
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Background Sin City is looking to add another sin to its ever-expanding list: sending trash to the landfill. One may not think of Las Vegas (pop. 583,756) as a city with conservation on its agenda. Quite the contrary, in fact: Vegas is known as a city of excess; a place where gluttony reigns supreme. But Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, is trying to change that reputation. In 2010, the county recycling rate sat at 17.9%. But recycling rates are up statewide (Clark County’s 2009 rate was 17.4%), and 2011 numbers (when available) will indicate that increase. Currently,…

  • The City of Sioux Falls Sustainability Program

    Wendy Gabriel
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:36 pm
    Sioux Falls, SD, is a beautiful city that takes sustainability very seriously. To that end, the City of Sioux Falls Leading Green Initiative and Sustainability Program was established in 2008. According to the City of Sioux Falls Public Works, the mission of the Sustainability Program is to serve as a “guiding program that creates a more sustainable community now and in the future by proposing and assisting with the implementation of measurable solutions to environmental, social and economic concerns.” The programs focus is broken into four categories: Reducing energy consumption…

  • MODO, Summer Rayne Oakes Collaborate on Recycled Eyewear

    Brandi Miller
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:49 am
    Anyone cursed with bad vision remembers, none too fondly, the names like “four eyes” and “nerd” that seemed to follow them through their academic youth. But, with the geek-chic trend came the need for glasses to complete an outfit. Today, any number of people can be found wearing plastic frames with plain glass for lenses. Now, these fashion staples have been remade for the environmentally conscientious wearer. Summer Rayne Oakes Summer Rayne Oakes, a model, author, designer and activist, has paired up with eyeglass designer MODO to bring consumers a truly recycled line of eyewear…

  • 3Rs Ambassador Volunteer Program in Toronto

    Wendy Gabriel
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:37 pm
    If you live in Toronto, you have a unique volunteering opportunity that allows you to help your community while helping the environment. It’s called the 3Rs Ambassador Volunteer Program. Developed by the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Working Group, a citizen’s advisory group that gives input to the City of Toronto’s Solid Waste Management Services, the program’s primary focus is to help decrease the amount of materials going to landfills. The group is accomplishing this goal by arming volunteers with information and materials to teach residents living in multifamily buildings how to…
 
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    Greendiary

  • Art Fund Pavilion's amazing shell

    Sukirti Negi
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:03 am
    Sukirti Negi: Art fund Pavilion in London, UK has brought a multi-use shell pavilion that has its own excellence. The structure is challenging in its own terms. The overall frame is an embellishment of wooden work with the sprinkle of scientific work in it. The shell is multipurpose which can be used for a number of activities like exhibition, presentation and for party as well. The shell is weatherproof and therefore has the capability to protect the exhibits and people lodging in it. Dynamic Art Pavillion Picture Gallery Art Fund Pavilion The shell, constructed from timber, allows for…

  • Five creative sculptures designed to run on wind power

    Kanwaljit Singh
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:45 am
    Kanwaljit Singh: Although wind power is a well-known source of green energy, it is not that popular among general public. However, now some artists and engineers, with intent to promote wind energy, have designed and built a number of creative sculptures that generate useful energy. Here is a description of five such creative sculptures designed to run on wind power.

  • Reclaimed radiance

    Guneet Kaur
    14 Jan 2012 | 6:33 am
    Guneet Kaur: Pallet generally refers to a flat transport structure which ensures firm support for handling and storage activities. Pallets are a wonderful recycling option, be it solid wood, plastic, steel, metal or even paper. Paper among them is the most versatile and fluid material. We have seen chairs, furniture and variety of tables being made out of used pallets lately, though a very unique piece of home decor is doing the rounds in the market of late. Pallet lamps are the latest rage in the pallet recycling category. Some of the creative and ingenious lamps made out of pallet paper by…

  • Plastic lamps: Lightning the candles of positivity

    Dharmik Shah
    12 Jan 2012 | 4:37 am
    Dharmik Shah: What could be better than turning plastic from being a ‘pirate’ in the environment to something ‘pleasant’ which could beautify our homes? Plastic bottles are non biodegradable and hence, cause a lot of harm to the environment we live in. Why not follow the beautiful principle of ‘reduce, recycle and reuse’ and make some productive use of plastic. Environment friendly crystal lamp We often decorate our homes with objects of crystals. But they are too expensive. Plastic bottles could serve similar purpose. Let us tell you the gimmicks of the…

  • Senescent desk gardening furniture made by Love Hulten

    Bhagyashree Taklikar
    12 Jan 2012 | 4:35 am
    Bhagyashree Taklikar: Senescent desk is a built-in garden furniture. It is made up of untreated wood that react strongly to the environment. It is a project about how the natural change happens in the environment without maintenance and it is a story about interaction. The Senescent desk is a piece of wood that works as a gardening system, which is self sufficient. It is based on a water tank, number of fans mostly two in number, mist makers and a growth substrate material which is made from recycled plastic along with digital time. Senescent Desk Picture Gallery Senescent Desk Senescent Desk…
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    Pure Natural Diva

  • New Years Resolutions: Progress Report

    Tania
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:22 am
    Progress Report:  How are You Doing with Your New Years Resolutions?  I have become a part of #VlogMoms.  Every week one of our members will select a topic.  Coincidentally, the... Whole living for the diva in all of us. What fabulous change can you make today? Visit Pure Natural Diva for a few ideas.

  • New Years Resolutions

    Tania
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:30 am
    Do You Make New Years Resolutions?  The beginning of the year is the perfect time to evaluate where you are and focus on changes you might want to make. I’d love to hear about your New Years... Whole living for the diva in all of us. What fabulous change can you make today? Visit Pure Natural Diva for a few ideas.

  • #diva4d A Few Ebay Auctions to Benefit LA Homeless Missions

    Tania
    13 Dec 2011 | 4:48 am
        Still have a little holiday shopping – check out the #diva4d Ebay Auctions? We have listed 29 items for sale Tegu Magnetic Blocks Derma E Skin Care Ki Boiron Homeopathic Medicine... Whole living for the diva in all of us. What fabulous change can you make today? Visit Pure Natural Diva for a few ideas.

  • A Party With Heart – #diva4d

    Tania
    18 Nov 2011 | 7:19 am
          You’ve seen the hashtag – and want to know – what is #diva4d? CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW! #Diva4d is my birthday wish. As a milestone year it became important to... Whole living for the diva in all of us. What fabulous change can you make today? Visit Pure Natural Diva for a few ideas.

  • The Best Family Present

    Tania
    16 Nov 2011 | 7:00 am
        What Makes a Family Present Great? One of the best family presents we’ve gotten recently has been a trampoline.  Truth be told, when we decided to move forward and get a... Whole living for the diva in all of us. What fabulous change can you make today? Visit Pure Natural Diva for a few ideas.
 
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    Everyone's Blog Posts - GreenITers

  • Rapid climate change in the Arctic...

    Paul Beckwith
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:15 pm
    I am a member of the Arctic Methane Emergency Group (AMEG) and I gave a presentation last week to CMOS (Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society) last week on rapid climate change in the Arctic; the pdf of the presentation is on this link: http://www.arctic-methane-emergency-group.org/#/contributors/4559129859 pdf at bottom of link; or from home page click About and Contributers Basic highlights/lowlights... Chance of zero sea-ice in Arctic ocean by end of summer in 2013: 5% Chance of zero sea-ice in Arctic ocean by end of summer in 2015: 50% Chance of zero sea-ice in Arctic ocean by…

  • Part 2: Rhinoceros Conservation: An introduction

    Paul Reynolds
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:49 am
    If you have not read part 1 of this article (which includes descriptions of the 5 species of Rhino) I would suggest a quick read, as the following article assumes prior knowledge of rhino species/distribution/characteristics etc. Rhinos have been driven to near extinction – the world rhino population has fallen by more than 90 percent in the past 30 years. Whereas 30 species of rhino once roamed the planet, only five species remain today, and all of them are endangered. Conservation projects exist across Africa and Asia working desperately to conserve the rhino. The main threats faced by…

  • Wishing You All a Great 2012

    Chris Stylianou ( Thegreenindex
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:04 pm
    Many of us will be wondering what lies ahead and what has been achieved in the year that has passed. 2011 has been a year of great change and for some great struggle. We have seen the the economic collapse in Europe and the Arab Spring in the Middle East. 2011 also saw the birth of the "Occupy" movement an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality.The first Occupy protest to receive wide coverage was Occupy Wall Street in New York City's Zuccotti Park, which began on September 17, 2011. By October 9, Occupy protests had taken place or…

  • Part 1: Rhinoceros Conservation: An introduction

    Paul Reynolds
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am
    This article will be written in two parts; the first part introduces you to the various species of rhino and their characteristics; the second part will go into more detail about the conservation of the rhino. The second part will be completed shortly.  There are five species of rhino, of which, 3 are found in Asia and two are found in Africa.  Newborn white rhinoceros  Their scientific classification is as follows: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Perissodactyla Suborder: Ceratomorpha Superfamily: Rhinocerotoidea Family: Rhinocerotidae  The…

  • Is your Cloth Bag REALLY Eco-friendly?

    Vivian Ball Ramirez
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm
    Be careful that your cloth bags actually are eco-friendly! Cotton bags (unless they are organic) can have a larger carbon footprint than "disposable" plastic because of the manufacturing & agriculture they require. Even hemp bags, because they are made from cultivated hemp & usually in factories, have significant carbon footprints. The Nature Bag Khmu/Lao Poverty Reduction Project, sharing Earth's Greenest Bag globally, is truly eco-friendly because of its hand-harvested naturally-growing fiber, in-home crafting, long life cycle & minimal weight allowing delivery anywhere with…
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    Green Living | ecoGLOSS

  • Tips for Safe Manicures At the Salon & At Home

    Sophie Uliano
    3 Jan 2012 | 4:40 pm
    When I walk into most nail salons, the familiar odor of strong chemicals hits and although I don’t actually mind the smell too much, I know that it’s got to be right up there in the worst air quality that [...]

  • Furoshiki: Don’t Throw Away Tons of Wrapping Paper This Holiday!

    Sarah Nakane-McKee
    4 Dec 2011 | 1:20 pm
    The average family’s waste goes up by over 30% each holiday season — and we’re willing to bet a good portion of that waste comes from the wrapping paper and boxes we toss after holiday gifts have been unwrapped! GLOSStv’s [...]

  • Giveaway: Organic LifeStyle Cotton Queen Bedding Set

    Aly Walansky
    12 Nov 2011 | 2:55 pm
    Looking for holiday gift ideas that will the recipient will love, but will also show a little love to the environment? Positioned as not only a shopping site, but a resource for consumers, Ethical Ocean provides not just ethical products, [...]

  • Gloss How-To: Travel Greener

    Sophie Uliano
    8 Nov 2011 | 11:20 am
    The first thing I think of when traveling is my luggage. As most of my suitcases are on their last legs, I went on a hunt this week to find myself an earth-friendly suitcase. I was more than delighted to [...]

  • Gloss How-To: Recycling Halloween Candy Wrappers

    GLOSS STAFF
    1 Nov 2011 | 11:15 am
    Now that you and your kids have a bag (or more) full of candy from last night’s trick or treating, how about giving some thought to what will happen to all the wrappers after your belly is full of sugary [...]
 
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  • Biodiesel + Jeep = 2013 Grand Cherokee

    9 Jan 2012 | 9:57 pm
    Biodiesel and Jeep lovers have long mourned the loss of both the 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee (available with 3.0L MB diesel engine) and the Jeep Liberty diesel (available in 2005/2006).  Well wait the feeling of loss will soon be over. Chrysler has confirmed the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee will be available with a diesel engine. Hooray! 

  • Kicking Gas, DriveAlternatives Android App finds E85, Biodiesel, CNG, LPG, and Electric Stations!

    7 Feb 2011 | 3:08 pm
    We are especially excited to introduce the DriveAlternatives Android application! If you own an Android you can find it on the market for download here. The Android application supports all the basic functions of DriveAlternatives.com and we'll be adding more features soon. Our focus for this application has been simplicity, stability and speed. We think you'll notice once you give the app a try. As our Android app grows though, more and more features will be added, including the ability to add comments, upload photos, modify station information, and find local discounts/offers. For now, here…

  • New "Premium" iPhone App, Drive Green and Save Green this Holiday Season with DriveAlternatives

    9 Dec 2010 | 9:51 pm
    We wanted you to be the first to know our latest iPhone app is now available for download here (free)-  This new app is faster and supports all functions from DriveAlternatives.com. The coolest new feature is Station advertisements, click on the offers tab and offers near you will be shown. Maybe there isn’t an offer near you today, but we are selling ads and there will be soon!  Here are all the app features, new additions in bold: •    Update Station Information (Including Removal Requests) •    Add Comments to Stations & Carshares…

  • EPA Rates Nissan Leaf 99 MPG

    23 Nov 2010 | 6:59 am
    A new record, the EPA has just rated the Nissan Leaf at 106 mpg-e in the city, 92on the freeway. The Nissan Leaf can now claims itself as the highest mpg and perhaps greenest car in the US.     20,000 buyers have pre-ordered the Leaf, so many that Nissan has stopped taking orders. The leaf will drive 73 miles per charge and for average users cost about $563 per year in electricity. Now all eyes are on the EPA for the Chevy Volt's rating...

  • 2010 Green Car Survey say 75% of Consumers Considering a Green Car in the Next 2-5 Years

    23 Sep 2010 | 2:53 pm
    Autobytel just released a “What’s Hot” report that will leave any green car out there blushing. It’s because Americans want them. Yes, the same Americans that were buying SUVs in droves just back in the 90’s have now turned their attention to alternative fuel vehicles.  Just take a look at these findings: 55% are considering a green vehicle within the next 12 months 75% reported either intend or might consider purchasing a green vehicle in 2-5 years $3.50 per gallon is the breaking point at which most consumers want to purchase a green car Who stands out…
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  • Study Shows Red Wine Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

    Jennifer Kaplan
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    I often talk about the health benefits of red wine and a new study seems to support the growing body of research that suggests that moderate red wine consumption may reduce breast cancer risk. Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recently reported. The authors explained that the chemicals in the seeds and skins of red grapes slightly reduce estrogen levels and raise testosterone among premenopausal females – thus reducing their breast cancer risk. The authors stress that it is the red grape that has the beneficial compounds, and not just red wine. They suggest…

  • Monsanto in Court: What’s the Big Deal?

    Tanya Sitton
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Monsanto likes to frame itself as a benevolent mastermind of food production: friend to the lowly farmer, and selfless guardian of the environment. Their web site proclaims through text and video that Monsanto Company is Comitted to Sustainable Agriculture. Monsanto’s TV commercials are filled with soft-focus feel-good images of children playing in green fields, as abundant crops sway gently in the summer breeze. Riiiiiiight. A smooth and well-funded PR department, a quasi-monopoly on GM technology, and aggressive legal tactics towards farmers who resist Monsanto’s stranglehold…

  • Just Say No to GMOs

    Jessi Stafford
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Speaking of FUGMO (the anti-GMO mascot), genetically-modified organisms seem to be grabbing the headlines more often than usual this year. For one, GMOs don’t have to be labeled in the United States. That’s right, your nice fresh produce just might have been invented in a lab, rather than grown in someone’s lush, neighborhood garden. But who cares? See no evil, speak no evil, right? The Atlantic is on the case! In an article ominously entitled “The Very Real Danger of Genetically Modified Foods,” author Ari LeVaux exposes what’s lurking in our veggies.

  • The Obligatory Paula Deen Post

    Jessi Stafford
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    We’ve all seen it by now. The South’s favorite chef, and Queen of the donut burger, has copped to withholding information from her adoring fans (and critics): Paula Deen has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. And she’s known for almost three years. This little tidbit has ensured every socially-conscious blog will have an opinion, ranging from the downright disdainful, to the sympathetic, if not chastising. It’s a fine line to toe, making an example of someone for the betterment of the nation’s health, while not making light of a serious condition like diabetes.

  • Food Fact: Florida state legislature rejected ‘ag gag’ language in agricultural bill yesterday.

    Food Facts
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:07 am
    Sources: Capitol City News and HSUS More on ‘ag gag’ bills
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  • Green Living News

    Zachary Shahan
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:38 pm
    OK, last roundup of the week! Here's a roundup of some top green living stories of the week, other than the 15 or so we've already covered (click the link above for those... there were some fun ones this week!):

  • Climate Change News

    Zachary Shahan
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:22 pm
    Other than the climate change and science stories we’ve already covered this week, here’s a roundup of some of the top climate change (especially climate science) stories I’ve seen around the interwebs: Arctic Temperatures Continue Rapid Rise as 2011 Breaks Record Set in 2010 According to NASA’s Goddard Institute [...]

  • Politics News

    Zachary Shahan
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:04 pm
    Other than our own politics posts this week, here are some more posts from around the interwebs you might want to check out (a little bit of overlap with the activism roundup I just posted, but not too much): Senator Bernie Sanders Takes On Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel [...]

  • Activism News

    Zachary Shahan
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pm
    Here’s some top activism news of the week, other than the stories we’ve already covered (which you can check out via the link above): Climate Activists Call Foul at Rep. Boehner’s Office over Keystone Pipeline and Campaign Cash from Big Oil Climate activists fed up with the influence of [...]

  • Clarifying Consumer Confusion: “Bio-Based” vs. “Biodegradable”

    Guest Contributor
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
      NEW YORK — Eighty-five percent of consumers think that bio-based/renewable also means biodegradable — Steve Mojo, executive director of the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) said this during a recent Bioplastek conference. He added that another 60 percent, meanwhile, think biodegradable products “magically disappear when you throw them away.” Consumers often think terms [...]
 
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  • Arsenic in Fruit Juice Exceeds U.S. Federal Drinking-Water Standard

    Jennifer Lance
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:29 am
    Image via Wikipedia Arsenic conjers up images of rat poison and soap opera poisonings. The truth is that arsenic does occur naturally in water. It is in the creeks and spring where I live. The EPA regulates how much arsenic is safe for drinking water: Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic table. It is odorless and tasteless. It enters drinking water supplies from natural deposits in the earth or from agricultural and industrial practices. Non-cancer effects can include thickening and discoloration of the skin, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting; diarrhea; numbness in hands and feet;…

  • Hank D and the Bee: Help Create a New Cartoon Character

    Joe Mohr
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:13 am
    Hey Hankheads! I need your help. Can you suggest a new character for Hank D and the Bee? It can be an animal, a person, an insect, or anything your creative little brains come up with! Just leave your suggestions in the comment section of this cartoon, or (if you’re reading this on NaturalPapa, EcoChildsPlay, or EcoSnobberySucks) on my cartoon archive website. After a week or two, I’ll put my favorite suggestions to a vote. Looking forward to your ideas! Thanks, Joe Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on,…

  • Holistic Health: The 30 Day Naturopathica 30 Day Skin Transformation Challenge

    Jennifer Lance
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pm
    Between my two blogs, I receive a lot of natural beauty product samples.  Actually, I sort of resent these products.  I used to be a 100% Dr. Hauschka junkie, but I get so many samples that I am not able to buy or use my beloved products. Recently, I  have switched to organic tanamu oil for all of my moisturizing.  The results have been amazing, thus I approached the Naturopathica 30 Day Skin Transformation Challenge with some trepidation. I have problem skin, and it is finally under control.  I was worried taking on this challenge that my problems may return, but on day three, so far…

  • Get Outside! Wooden Outdoor Playsets Bring the Park to Your Backyard

    guest writer
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:36 am
    When caring for your children as they develop into young individuals, it is important explore various tools for allowing this to naturally happen.  An outdoor playset helps motivate your child to get outside and become more physically active.  An outdoor playset not only helps build physical strength and coordination, it also aides in developing social skills for children.  Wooden swing sets and playhouses are a couple examples of outdoor playsets that can promote family time outside in the fresh air and away from the TV or computer.  Providing your children with an outdoor playset can…

  • Gloves Come Off in GE Food Fight

    Healthy Child Healthy World
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:56 pm
    by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World When is a salmon not a salmon? It sounds ridiculous, but that’s one of the most important issues in the food world, where the gloves are off in the fight about genetically engineered foods. Genetically engineered or modified foods—known as GE foods or GMOs—have been unnaturally altered at the molecular level. The DNA from different sources or even different species are combined together to create a new set of genes that are thought to confer an advantage, such as more rapid growth or resistance to cold. And,…
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    Crafting a Green World

  • Toilet Paper Roll Valentine

    Bonnie Getchell
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    I love looking at all of the Valentine’s Day items in stores, especially the cute packages of cards for children to hand out to their friends. It reminds me of the good ole’ days in elementary school when I would get so excited about receiving all of those fun and silly cards! However, at the end of the day, I would throw away the card and just eat the candy. Here’s a more eco-friendly option I came up with– a toilet paper roll Valentine: What You Will Need: 1. Toilet paper rolls. 2. A magazine. 3. Glue (Use Eco-glue if you can). 4. Tissue paper– I wanted to use…

  • 10 Ways to Upcycle Maps!

    Bonnie Getchell
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Maps are one of those things that just look cool. I look at one and I’m immediately inspired to travel the world and see everything each place has to offer. Why not utilize such an amazing item to spice up every day, boring pieces? Here are 10 incredible ideas to transform those boring items into inspiring ones! 1. Map Decoupage on Furniture by Flea Market Trixie Flea Market Trixie took a buffet/sideboard that needed lots of love and made it amazing! The veneer of the piece was peeling off so she got creative– she removed the veneer and then decoupaged maps to the drawers. I love…

  • DIY Valentine’s Day Gift for Him: Neckwarmer with a Hidden Heart

    Becky Striepe
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    My husband takes the train to work, and when the temperatures drop below freezing, that is not always the most pleasant walk. Not only is the cold tough on your body, but have you noticed that it’s hard to catch your breath when the air is chilly? Enter the neckwarmer! He can push it down, and it looks like a scarf, but on his walk he can pull it up around his face to warm the air a bit as he breathes and make his walk a bit nicer. The thing about crafting for dudes is that it’s hard to resist my inner urge to fancy things up with hearts and flowers and whatnot. Plus, since this…

  • DIY Buttons: Make Your Own Buttons from Natural or Recycled Materials

    Julie Finn
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    When I first became enamored of crafting with buttons, I built my vintage button stash using ebay and the Classifieds section in my local newspaper. It was great to have a huge variety of vintage buttons to play around with, but I have a lot less tolerance for stuff these days, and I’ve reallocated most of my craft supplies budget to the Disney World fund, so I wouldn’t spend that much money on buttons anymore. These days, I’m more interested in making new stuff using stuff that I already own–it clears up clutter, and it’s certainly cheaper! For instance,…

  • Upcycled Clipboard Projects: You Never Knew that an Old Clipboard Could be This Useful!

    Julie Finn
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Don’t we all have a couple of unloved, unused clipboards lying around? I have exactly four: two full-sized clipboards that I bought for my girls to use to do schoolwork in the car (they’d rather listen to audiobooks and fight), and two half-sized clipboards that the girls snookered me into buying for them during some big-box back-to-school sale or other (half the size, double the uselessness!). I’m currently working on a project to revamp our clipboards from dust-catching shelf-clutterers into something actually usable–otherwise, they’re off to Goodwill next…
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    Earthgarage Blog

  • Free Cost Meter DriveGain iPhone App Upgrade Giveaway

    Stephen Katz
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:01 pm
    Our friends from across the pond at DriveGain are giving away to all of our loyal followers a free upgrade of their iPhone app. The DriveGain app helps you save fuel and money while you are driving. The app gives you visual and audio feedback on what changes you can make to your driving style to help you save more fuel – up to $210 on gas a year! Everyone who enters is an automatic winner! When the promotion ends, we will send an email with directions on how to upgrade DriveGain supports automatic and manual cars, or light commercial vehicles, that use either gasoline or diesel. Hybrid…

  • How to Pay for America’s Infrastructure

    Jim Henderson
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    America’s transportation infrastructure is in desperate need of an update, and most politicians would agree that more funding should be dedicated the nation’s highways and mass transit systems. Yet there is little consensus about where to find those new funds and Democrats and Republicans disagree stridently over whether Washington should increase its role. One potentially fertile place for compromise may be in the form of state infrastructure banks, which have gained support from both the left and right in recent months. These public agencies, provided some government funds, would be…

  • Driverless Cars: What’s Holding Back the Automobile of the Future?

    Matthew Zwiebel
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:02 pm
    As convenient as cars are, each and every one of us has gotten frustrated at the unbearably slow driver in the left lane or the rude driver who refuses to drive any farther than two feet away from your rear bumper. Unsafe driving practices such as these cause traffic jams, accidents, and deaths every single day on our roads and highways. And what is the root cause behind all of these issues? Humans. Google, the company behind some of the most influential technological innovations of the past decade, is committed to creating the safest, most practical, eco friendly car of the future: the…

  • Climate-friendly Consumerism is Becoming Viable

    Jim Henderson
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Climate-friendly consumerism is becoming increasingly viable. Everything from toys to cell phones are offered in more sustainably-produced options. And, of course, once we have stuff, minimizing waste reduces our carbon footprint even more. But owning stuff, inevitably, leads to some waste. Just ask Annie Leonard. She wrote the book on stuff. (Seriously! She wrote The Story of Stuff.) The good news is that we’re figuring out better ways to manage our waste. Take the inspiration for today’s comic strip for example. Canadian manufacturer Inpak Vehicles has developed a refuse…

  • Wall Street Green Summit XI

    Bob Leonard
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:09 am
    Once a year, the Wall Street Green Summit XI brings together the leading actors in environmental finance to New York on March 19 & 20, 2012. Learn from the experts about the latest opportunities in renewable energy finance, cleantech, green hedge funds, Smart Grid, impact investing and much more. With all the clamor of Occupy Wall Street protests, the continuing financial crisis has changed the green business model leading to more innovative approaches for renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon reductions.  Basically, innovation is being spurred by doing more with less. The Wall…
 
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  • Become an astronaut. It’s your only chance.

    Elliott
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm

  • NFC breeding a new class of “tangible” applications

    Elliott
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm
    The past couple of weeks we’ve released a variety of scenarios on how NFC can be used. Today I wanted to show some examples beyond mobile payments where you can see NFC in action.   Instead of just looking at a small screen and pressing buttons, NFC is breeding a new class of “tangible” mobile games that let you have fun — naturally — in the real world with physical objects, just as you would when playing traditional family and party games.  Previously I posted on how NFC mobile gaming makes simple real-life games interactive explaining how restaurants…

  • How to use NFC and 2dbarcodes for Events

    Elliott
    21 Dec 2011 | 1:54 pm
    Earlier I posted on the possibilities of NFC and today we’ve got the first of five examples of how NFC can be used in a real-life campaign. One of the great ways to leverage NFC and 2D barcode technology is to pair them together and provide your customers with a frictionless mobile experience. Today we are going to cover tradeshows, but check back for other great scenarios and suggestions for reaching your customers. Tradeshows have a number of bottlenecks that can be alleviated through paperless processing. Implementing a digital experience can streamline your attendees experience through…

  • NFC Beyond Mobile Payments

    Elliott
    19 Dec 2011 | 2:24 pm
    With the recent release of NFC on the Tag platform I’ve received a variety of different people asking what NFC can be used for. They usually understand the connection for NFC and mobile payments but when it comes to NFC services, marketing, and gadgets it can get a little foggy. Here are some examples how NFC can be implemented beyond mobile payments Social Networking Social Networking and NFC are like peanut butter and jelly. FourSquare, Facebook, Twitter and LInkedin will more than likely embrace NFC to allow you to find friends in close proximity or even find new people who share your…

  • Mobile Trends for 2012

    Elliott
    15 Dec 2011 | 12:22 pm
    With the New Year just around the corner, I though it fitting to put together some of my thoughts on what’s next for mobile. Gamification of the mundane: One of the biggest mistakes that mobile marketers currently make is the quest to invent instead of innovate. Inventing a mobile experience that tries to create new behaviors can have a big impact, but the likelihood of success is very low. On the other hand there are many mundane activities that people do every single day that can use some innovation to spice up our lives. For example, take Chromaroma. It leverages existing habitual…
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  • Endangered Species of the Week: American burying beetle

    Murielle
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:14 am
    Image courtesy of ARKive.org Image courtesy of ARKive.org Species: American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) Status: Critically Endangered (CR) Interesting Fact: The American burying beetle buries a whole carcass to feed its young! The largest carrion beetle in North America, the American burying beetle is an attractive species with bright orange markings. These beetles are named for their specialised mechanism of parental care that involves providing the growing larvae with carrion upon which to feed. At night, beetle pairs will locate a suitable carcass and then cooperate to bury it…

  • Storms beach baby harp seals in Netherlands

    Graham_Land
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:02 am
    photo by Matthieu Godbout (Wikimedia Commons) Due to recent storms in Europe, over 100 baby harp seals have washed up on the northern shores of the Netherlands. The amount of seals found on the country’s beaches has increased within the past two to three years. An animal rescue center in England has also received stranded seals because of the storms and is now caring for 41.   The incident is an extreme example among a recent increase in pup strandings, experts say. Overfishing has reduced the seals’ available prey, and the polluted fish the animals do catch often make them sick.

  • Greener Cities and the Drivers Who Call Them Home

    Murielle
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:59 am
    Image by bekkli (source: Morguefile) Urban Forestry is a growing trend in cities looking to actively clean their air and water while making streets aesthetically pleasing for pedestrians, bike riders, and drivers as well. While I could list any number of benefits trees in urban areas have been shown to produce, there was one advantage that I didn’t expect to see: safer, more eco friendly carsdriving through cities. Now, you might be wondering how trees help to slow drivers down and create an atmosphere where greener cars and greener driving habits prevail. It’s quite simple; trees help…

  • Alaska allows aerial shooting of grizzlies

    Graham_Land
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:02 am
    photo by Arthur Chapman (Flickr CC) Alaska’s main animal predators are now at risk of being shot from helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It is already legal to bait and snare bears in Alaska, a practice even some hunting advocates find inhumane. In order to increase the hunting of caribou and moose in the state, Alaska’s Board of Game has lifted a ban on the aerial shooting of grizzly bears, a threatened species in most US states. State wildlife officials may now cull grizzlies by shooting them Sarah Palin style – from the sky. But its not just the bears that are at risk. It is also…

  • Genetically engineered goats produce super-strong spider silk

    Graham_Land
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    photo by Douglas Sprott (Flickr CC) Freckles the goat is part spider. Her milk is loaded with spider silk protein. The silk from Freckles has potential uses in medicine (as a ligament replacement), is stronger than Kevlar and extremely elastic. So why not just harvest the silk from spiders? Spiders can’t be farmed because they are cannibalistic, while goats have been farmed for 10,000 years or so. Genetically engineered ‘spider goats’ also produce vast amounts of spider silk in their milk when compared to tiny golden orb spiders.   Freckles is the creation of Randy Lewis, a…
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  • A Brief Music Break

    Jim
    22 Jan 2012 | 6:45 am

  • Frequencies

    Jim
    22 Jan 2012 | 6:12 am
    Our thanks to Turtle Read Dave for the following. To me these bells have a calming aspect and only seeing the mallet and bowls as the  focus seems somehow centering, also some of the lingering resonances. Nikola Tesla, Royal Raymond Rife and John Keely, that’s John Ernst Worrel Keely….they were the experts of frequency.  Tesla [...]

  • GM Foods

    Jim
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:24 am
    Without mentioning a bunch of names, well, just one, Monsanto. I believe their slogan once was, Better Living Through Chemistry, which was cool for the sixties but now they’ve become champions of genetically modified foods. The big problem at the moment is that governments are not regulating these products. The packages do not say ‘contains [...]

  • The Aether

    Jim
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:25 am
    This is a documentary of wonderful contradiction. And a forward motion of its time. Space is not empty. We are all this one tiny thing in a really big universe. We have been betrayed and must make it right.

  • NASA CONFIRMS COLD FUSION

    gwandauteam
    18 Jan 2012 | 2:20 pm
    NASA Confirms Cold Fusion – video
 
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  • Oil prices, exhaustible resources, and economic growth: report extract

    simoneosborn
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:16 pm
    This chapter explores details behind the phenomenal increase in global crude oil production over the last century and a half and the implications if that trend should be reversed. I document that a key feature of the growth in production has been exploitation of new geographic areas rather than application of better technology to existing sources, and suggest that the end of that era could come soon. The economic dislocations that historically followed temporary oil supply disruptions are reviewed, and the possible implications of that experience for what the transition era could look like…

  • Working together in the city that works

    kristinsponsler
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:34 am
    In this interview, Joe Moore argues that democracy today is in a state of crisis, and that participatory budgeting is an antidote to the cynicism and disengagement that people increasingly feel towards the government. Moreover, he claims that participatory budgeting is a significant source of community engagement and civic learning, and one step toward the democratization of public institutions and the restoration of public trust in the democratic system. read more

  • Occupying your bookshelf

    kristinsponsler
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:07 am
    Two new books on the Occupy movement, reviewed by Transition Voice's Erik Curren. read more

  • Why climate change will make you love big government

    kristinsponsler
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:35 am
    During natural disasters, society regularly turns to the state for help, which means such immediate crises are a much-needed reminder of just how important a functional big government turns out to be to our survival. read more

  • ODAC Newsletter - Jan 27

    Simone
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:16 am
    President Obama exuberantly embraced America’s new oil and gas frontier this week in his State of the Union address. Clearly aiming to steal some Republican election thunder, he pledged to open 75% of potential oil and gas resources, and repeated claims that the US is sitting on enough natural gas to last for 100 years (see insightful commentary on the numbers behind this from Chris Nelder, and more on gas prospects from David Strahan. read more
 
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    Green-Buildings.com

  • Is Painting the Baby's Room While Pregnant Dangerous?

    clairemolo
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:53 am
    Hi Martha, thank you for the query. Paint Exposure and Health During Pregnancy According to the American Pregnancy Association, there are no studies that currently show danger to the baby during normal and incidental exposure to paint (i.e. painting a room). The only studies that note a potential for miscarriage and malformations are linked with higher levels of exposure through recreational use (sniffing and inhaling regularly). Summary of News:  Studies have shown that painting a room while pregnant does not affect the baby's health, pregnant women should take certain precautions…

  • Vintage Brick Salvage: Reclaimed Bricks

    clairemolo
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:29 am
    Product Summary:  Vintage Brick Salvage sells reclaimed antique bricks and brick tiles, which can contribute to LEED in Materials and Resources. Vintage Brick Salvage, a company based in Rockford, Illinois, purchases reclaimed bricks from demolition contractors, mostly from the Midwest and Eastern half of the United States. Vintage Brick Salvage resells these salavaged bricks as thin brick, common brick, and paving brick. Types of Salvaged Brick Vintage Brick Salvage sells three types of reclaimed brick products: • Thin Brick: Thin brick is sliced from salvaged bricks and used as tile.

  • Green Jobs: U.S. Geothermal Heat Pumps To Double By 2017

    clairemolo
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:35 am
    What is Geothermal? Geothermal heat pumps are part of an alternative heating and cooling system that pumps heat to and from the ground, relying on the earth's natural heat as an energy source. The earth is typically a reliable heat source because ground temperatures are much more stable than air temperatures, regardless of geographical location. The ground temperature under Phoenix, Arizona, for example, is not far off from the ground temperature under Minneapolis, Minnesota. Summary of News:  Pike Research predicts annual sales of geothermal heat pumps in the United States to double…

  • How to Install the Hydroright Dual Flush Converter

    clairemolo
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:16 am
    MJSI’s Hydroright Dual Flush Converters turn regular toilets into water saving, dual flush toilets. The system is shown to reduce water usage by 30%. See our product review of the Hydroright Dual Flush Converter to learn how it can contribute to LEED. This video from MJSI shows how to install the Dual Flush Converter, which can take 5-10 minutes without tools.

  • TOTO Ultra High-Efficiency 1/8 Gallon Urinal

    clairemolo
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am
    Product Summary:  TOTO's high efficiency urinals use only .125 gallons per flush (gpf), making them 75% more water efficient than the standard 1 gpf urinal. In May 2011, TOTO introduced its ultra high-efficiency urinal, which uses only .125 (1/8) gallon per flush (gpf). TOTO’s urinal uses 75% less water than the traditional 1 gpf urinal. According to TOTO, their high efficiency urinal could save 30,000 gallons per year. whyleed:  Since TOTO's high efficiency urinals conserve water, they could contribute to LEED in the Water Efficiency credit category. According to the LEED for New…
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    Green Antilles

  • Video: Catching a Coral Killer

    Thérèse
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:24 pm
    We often hear about insects and other animals passing on diseases to humans, so-called zoonotic diseases, such as rabies, cholera, West Nile virus, etc…Now, for the first time, researchers are examining a disease that humans are spreading to an animal, specifically Elkhorn coral off the Florida Keys. With support from the National Science Foundation, Rollins College biologist Kathryn Sutherland is tracing this emerging infectious disease phenomenon, known as “reverse zoonosis.” Elkhorn coral was once the most common coral in the Caribbean, but it’s now a threatened…

  • Rewarding leadership for sustainable land management: the 2012 Land for Life Award

    Thérèse
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:18 pm
    The Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification are invited nominations for the 2012 Land for Life Award: Applications for the 2012 Land for Life Award are now open. The award will go to inspiring initiatives which secure the health and productivity of soil for the well-being of present and future generations. The prize will be awarded to those efforts which reduce land degradation through sustainable land management, or are outstanding examples of political leadership, policy, business, advocacy campaigns or scientific research. More on criteria. The Jury…

  • Funding available for Caribbean conservation through the U.S. Wildlife Without Borders programme

    Thérèse
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:17 pm
    Conservation-minded individuals, organisations and government institutions in the Caribbean are eligible to apply for project grants under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ‘Wildlife Without Borders’ programmes. Through these programmes, the USFWS provides support for biodiversity conservation activities taking place outside of the United States and its territories. The relevant grant areas include the Amphibians in Decline programme, the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund, the Marine Turtles Conservation Fund, and the Latin America and the Caribbean grant…

  • Travelmole highlights “sustainable tourism delights” in the Caribbean

    Thérèse
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am
    As the 2012 Sustainable Tourism Awards approach (nominations close Janauary 31), TravelMole is highlighting a variety of sustainable tourism best practice cases from around the Caribbean. Here’s the list: • A fishing community [Bluefields Bay] on Jamaica’s South Coast taking action to regenerate its nearby marine environment • Developing agrotourism in the Caribbean. Key elements include farm-based tourism, community tourism, agro-heritage tourism, agro-trade, culinary tourism and health and wellness tourism • Saint Lucia recently unveiled a new state-of-the-art…

  • Video: Joint Dominican–Haitian field team produce first ever photos of a black-capped petrel (Diablotin) chick in the nest

    Thérèse
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am
    A follow-up on Monday’s post about the newly discovered nesting site of the black-capped petrel, also known as the Diablotin bird: the field team has released photos from the nesting site, including some of the first ever video of a Diablotin fledgling. After reaching the small, rural Haitian community of Savann Zombi by vehicle, the expedition continued on foot along the Massif de la Selle in order to reach a site close to Morne Vincent – one of the sites pinpointed by John Gerwin as a possible nesting location. Morne Vincent is a steep hill with cliffs, forming part of the mountain…
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  • Most Biodegradable Car Ever

    admin
    1 Jan 2012 | 12:07 am
    This car is not only super eco-friendly but tasty also!

  • New Way to Add Greenery

    admin
    1 Dec 2011 | 12:27 am
    I love street art!

  • Green Car Journal – 5 Green Car Finalists

    admin
    1 Nov 2011 | 1:35 am
    The Green Car Journal, in announcing the five finalists for the 2012 Green Car of the Year award, has revealed a wider focus for the award. Now in its seventh year, the Green Car of the Year designation honors environmental automotive leadership and the winner will be announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 17. This year, the online magazine is looking at five finalists including the new Ford Focus Electric, Honda Civic Natural Gas, Mitsubishi i, Toyota Prius v and Volkswagen Passat TDI. That includes two all-electrics, a CNG vehicle, one hybrid and a diesel-powered car. Read the full…

  • Barrier for Consumers to Switch to Green Cars

    admin
    3 Oct 2011 | 10:29 am
    I really love this editorial on how consumers are leaning towards green cars but need some more incentives to go over the edge.  More and more people are opting to embrace the green lifestyle in the face of the horrendous effects of climate change. Global market realities, principally high oil prices, are also compelling governments to look for non-traditional, environment-friendly fuel to run vehicles, power industries, and energize communities to achieve sustainable national development. But any drastic or “cold turkey” approach to a switch to alternative fuels or energy sources…

  • Alligator Powered Cars

    admin
    1 Sep 2011 | 1:00 am
    Forget horsepower. Gator gas may be the next big thing to keep your motor running. Forget horse power!  Looking for alternatives to using food crops, such as soybeans and corn, as raw materials for fuel, U.S. researchers have developed a way to extract oil from alligator fat and easily convert it into biodiesel. In a study in the American Chemical Society’s journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, released Wednesday, researchers from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette note the alligator meat industry disposes about 15 million pounds of alligator fat annually in…
 
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    The Green Samaritan

  • Product Review: Glass Dharma – The Original Glass Straw

    Jeanne
    10 Jan 2012 | 8:08 am
    If moving from disposable to reusable is on your list of resolutions this year, cutting out the use of plastic straws is an easy start.  We used to buy bags of straws for the drinks and smoothies in... See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com

  • The Organic Essential Shopping Guide + More Healthy Grocery Shopping Tips from Sara Snow

    Jeanne
    3 Jan 2012 | 10:50 am
    Wouldn’t it be great to know exactly what foods are most important to buy organic, especially during the winter months as well as year round too? To help protect you and your family this winter... See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com

  • Reduce-Reuse-Recycle that Holiday Waste

    Jeanne
    26 Dec 2011 | 11:48 am
      Whew! With households generating an additional 25% in waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, that another 6 million tons of trash floating around.  Here are a few quick tips to help... See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com

  • Recycle This! Joy & Peace to You and Those You Love

    Jeanne
    23 Dec 2011 | 1:20 pm
    It’s Christmas Eve Eve!  My list has been checked off and I consider myself done.  I’ve done my best to lighten that holiday shopping load and wrap as earth-friendly as possible by... See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com

  • Easy Ideas To Lighten the Holiday Shopping Load!

    Jeanne
    17 Nov 2011 | 10:05 am
    It’s here! The Holiday Shopping Season, along with swarms of daily deals and emails, direct mailers to outlet malls, coupon books, newspaper circulars and more.   So how to lighten the impact... See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com
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    Our Daily Green

  • from the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood...

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:22 pm
    Take Action to Stop School Bus Ads        The new legislative season brings new attempts to turn school buses into traveling billboards.  Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island and Washington are all considering bills that would allow ads on school buses for everything from junk food to violent and sexualized media. We are enormously sympathetic to the financial plight of schools, but commercializing schools and school buses is not a good solution. That’s why we’ve created our School Bus Ad Action Center, where you can find out the status of…

  • Eight Tips To Boost Your Energy Level (guest post)

    23 Jan 2012 | 7:19 am
    This is a guest post by Patricia Wright, Chief Savings Officer at Rollback. Patricia's website offers free coupons for over a million stores. Our Daily Green has featured coupon sites previously and what we like about Rollback is how comprehensive their information is. Remember, living green is about keeping more green in the wallet as well as our planet. Thank you, Patricia for sharing this article.  The key to a successful and happy life is feeling energetic. When you're energized, you feel a power within yourself to achieve anything. Here are some tricks to constantly stay…

  • Our Daily Black

    18 Jan 2012 | 8:36 am
    Rarely does Our Daily Green turn Black This matters and we stand with our fellow communicators in protest 

  • Bar Shampoo Green

    16 Jan 2012 | 8:18 am
    Approximately a year ago, Our Daily Green wrote about our decision to use solid soap as often as possible. We choose not to pay for water or generate the additional waste associated with plastic packaging and are absolutely thrilled with the results. Believe it or not? We still have the same bar (albeit quite a bit smaller) of soap next to the kitchen sink nearly a year later! It's been truly eye opening to contrast how many liquid soaps we've refilled at other sinks in that same time frame. (Prior to our bar soap conversion, we had a plethora of liquid soap and nothing is more wasteful…

  • A Clean Green New Year

    14 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    WE HAVE A WINNER!  Comment #5, belonging to Bell! You have 48 hours to respond with your information to the email.  If we've not heard back from you by then, we will select another winner. Congratulations and thank you everyone for your interest. Please return for our next giveaway.  A few weeks ago, Our Daily Green was invited to participate in a panel survey about favorite green cleaning products. Circle of Moms chose our answer in their year-end column. I was so excited to have my answer chosen that I contacted the company. As a result, they have offered to sponsor…
 
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    Chelsea Green Full Feed

  • Wild Cards, Economic and Political

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:05 pm
    President Obama is exceptionally lucky when it comes to the weaknesses of the Republican field and its stunning penchant for mutually assured destruction. Who would have expected, for instance, that Newt Gingrich's billionaire-backed super-PAC, aiming to destroy front-runner Mitt Romney, would produce a documentary advertisement on private equity slightly to the left of what we might have expected of Michael Moore? Or that Gingrich, reprimanded by leading free-market ideologues, would then request that the ad be pulled? In this hilariously bungled caper, Marx meets the Marx Brothers. But…

  • Marijuana Push in Colorado Likens It to Alcohol — The New York Times

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:06 pm
    DENVER — Proponents of marijuana have argued for years that the drug is safer than alcohol, both to individuals and society. But a ballot proposal to legalize possession of marijuana in small amounts in Colorado, likely to be on the November ballot, is putting the two intoxicants back into the same sentence, [...]

  • The Story of God’s Birth

    25 Jan 2012 | 5:42 pm
    We know that a baby’s birth and early life story shape behavioral styles that are often carried through adulthood.  We express it through aphorisms: “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree”; “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Others link childhood trauma or abuse with adult behavior. The Greeks said, “Character is destiny,” and saw society’s responsibility to form people of good character as paramount. The same is true for the birth stories we write for our gods. It’s easiest to see this among the Greek gods, since their gods were such obvious projections of both…

  • Winter Conference Season Kick Off Sale - Save 35%!

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    One of the great things about a northeastern winter is the strong sense of community the harsh weather inspires. A great way to feel that sense of community is to check out your local organic farming organizations. Hang out with small farmers, sample delicious local foods, attend [...]

  • States Should Maintain Role in Nuclear Oversight

    24 Jan 2012 | 1:20 pm
    Governor Peter Shumlin's efforts to challenge the safety of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power plant does not mark the first time that a Vermont governor went toe to toe with the plant. In 1985, when I was Governor, I learned that the plant had falsified inspection reports for years and that thousands of unchecked parts may have been installed. The plant had an unplanned shut down for eight months to replace the entire recirculation piping unit. Both plant officials and the Nuclear Regulatory commission had kept me in the dark. The state's nuclear engineer concluded that probably…
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    ForceChange

  • End Credit Card Fees On Charitable Donations

    Chris Griglack
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:32 pm
    The largest credit card companies in the world are profiting off of the misfortune and charity of others by helping themselves to some of the donations made using their cards. As much as $250 million a year, or 3% of all donations made using major credit cards goes directly to the credit card companies as transaction fees. This unethical and deceptive practice by credit card companies must be stopped.

  • New Hampshire Must Reject “License to Discriminate Bill” Against Same-Sex Couples

    Diana Denza
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    New Hampshire is considering a bill that would allow business owners and employees to deny marriage-related services to same-sex couples. The measure would legalize religious-based discrimination against LGBT couples who are married or preparing to get married. This proposal should be rejected because it would sanction hate and discriminatory practices.

  • Oppose Hungarian Efforts to Curb Freedom of Speech, Judicial Independence and Minority Rights

    Molly Whittaker
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am
    Hungary's new constitution has angered many citizens because it reduces the power of the courts, puts restrictions on journalists, and undercuts fundamental democratic principles like minority rights. Sign this petition to tell the Prime Minister of Hungary to reconsider this new constitution and ensure Hungary does not reverse its democratic course.

  • Copper Mining Project Threatens Area Near Tucson, Arizona

    Kelly Hamilton
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:23 am
    The Environmental Protection Agency has recently put on hold plans for a mining operation near Tucson, Arizona. The permit, submitted by Rosemont Copper, is pending further review as the agency looks into what they believe to be threats to the environment, animal populations, and to drinking water via threatened waterways. This review must result in a rejection of the copper mine in order to protect the surrounding environment.

  • Stop Retailers from Offering Incentives for Five-Star Online Reviews

    Kristin Harkness
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:11 am
    In the ultra competitive online marketplace, merchants are stopping at nothing to obtain five-star reviews. They are using increasingly deceptive methods to obtain those positive reviews, including offering incentives to customers in exchange for a five-star rating. We must stop this behavior to preserve the integrity of online customer feedback.
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    Women Of Green

  • The Lorax has gone Hollywood. And so has its environmental message.

    Carolyn
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:16 pm
    From Mother Jones If you read this blog regularly, it’s likely that you were a fan of The Lorax, Dr. Seuss’ cherished 1971 classic. It’s a story about a little orange guy devoted to protecting the Truffula trees, but it speaks more broadly to the threat that industry poses to the natural world. Now The Lorax has gone Hollywood, with a new film version from Universal Pictures due out on March 2. And it appears that fans of Seuss’ environmental message aren’t very excited about the release. The trailer for the film prompted the students of Ted Wells’ 4th…

  • Conventional and GM Crop Growers Get a Taste of Their Own Legal Medicine

    Carolyn
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    From Natural News Purveyors of conventional and genetically-modified (GM) crops — and the pesticides and herbicides that accompany them — are finally getting a taste of their own legal medicine. Minnesota’s Star Tribune has reported that the Minnesota Court of Appeals recently ruled that a large organic farm surrounded by chemical-laden conventional farms can seek damages for lost crops, as well as lost profits, caused by the illegal trespassing of pesticides and herbicides on its property. Oluf and Debra Johnson’s 1,500-acre organic farm in Stearns County, Minn., has…

  • Green Schools: How to move a movement

    Carolyn
    18 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Click here to view the embedded video. Wanna move a movement? Rachel Gutter of the U.S. Green Building Council presents ten strategies in this YouTube video. She describes her work with the Center for Green Schools, and how she helped turn a great idea into a successful, inclusive and expansive movement. The time is now. Start today.  

  • 6 Keys to Happiness to Live By

    Carolyn
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Make time for those closest to you. Be kind. Forgive. Give thanks. Let’s add one more…smile often. There you have it. The secret to the fountain of youth. Do you have one you’d like to share?

  • Toxic Release Into Atmosphere is Up

    Carolyn
    13 Jan 2012 | 9:52 am
    From our friends at Growstone. Unfortunately, many things have declined in our economy in the last few years. But one thing that hasn’t is the amount of toxins released into our precious and fragile atmosphere, especially in the last few years. According to the EPA, an astounding 3.93 billion pounds were released into our atmosphere in 2010. It almost takes your breath away thinking about the potential damage and harm those toxins do to our planet and every living thing upon it. These toxins enter our oceans, rivers and streams multiplying their damage. They enter our food chain so we…
 
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    Living Green and Saving Energy

  • Lead Still in Aviation Fuel

    Chris Keenan
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:18 am
    Lead can wreak havoc with the human body. To begin with, it can result in cardiovascular and brain damage. Studies have revealed that kids who are exposed to even minor levels of lead are likely to have a lower IQ than children who are not. Therefore, it’s obvious why health and environmental groups are constantly [...]

  • 7 Super Ways to Be More Eco-friendly at Home for 2012

    greenwise
    16 Jan 2012 | 3:17 am
    In today’s home builds and renovations, one of the most popular requests is to use materials and install appliances that are as green as possible. Ensuring the home maintains its beauty while taking care of the environment in the process continues to maintain a large focus in these projects. The true beauty of utilizing eco-friendly [...]

  • Saving Energy and Money on Lighting: A New Light Bulb Option

    greenwise
    13 Jan 2012 | 3:10 am
    The large advantage of CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) over traditional incandescent bulbs has been discussed at length in previous posts. But just when you thought CFLs were well-entrenched and the next wave was LEDs (light-emitting diodes), a new light bulb option has emerged. This new light bulb is a hybrid between a CFL and [...]

  • 8 Green Ways to Complete the Post-Holiday Clean Up

    greenwise
    11 Jan 2012 | 3:14 am
    Even though the New Year has already begun it’s pretty clear that many of us still have a few post-holiday chores to take care of before moving on. After all, so much planning went into the gifts, food, and preparation for guests it’s only natural to need a little break before managing through the leftover [...]

  • Living Green and Healthy: 6 Important Health Benefits from Clean Water

    greenwise
    9 Jan 2012 | 3:24 am
    The need for clean water hardly requires explanation. Everyone has an inherent understanding of the value of uncontaminated water for drinking, cooking and washing. Beyond the obvious benefits of clean water to every day living, medical experts have validated some important health benefits as well. Here are six important reasons why clean water is good for your health as well as the environment
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    Almost All The Truth

  • Happy Belly Bags – The Organic Gift Basket.

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    When I first heard about Happy Belly Bags I thought it was an amazing idea. These are the perfect eco-friendly gifts for pregnancy, new mamas, college students (care package!), newlyweds, kids, grandparents, or anyone! How many people do you know that are vegan/vegetarian, dairy-free, gluten-free, or simply like delicious and healthy foods? I know many, including my own family. Happy Belly Bags strives to provide healthy foods to people suffering from food allergies, as well as those on restricted diets by choice or for health reasons. We also strive to do business in a manner that has the…

  • 5 Tips For Staying Healthy While Traveling {Guest Post}

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:19 pm
    {Editor’s note: We have had near incessant rain here lately, which always has me thinking of sunnier locales to take my family. Whenever I travel, the last thing I want is for someone to get sick – just ask my husband about our honeymoon! The guest poster today has lots of great traveling tips to keep you and your family whenever you might travel next.] 5 Tips to Stay Healthy and Avoid Illness While on the Road If there’s one time in life when getting sick just isn’t an option, it’s when you’re on vacation. After making all of those plans and looking…

  • Nature Immersion Schools: A New Trend? {Guest Post}

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
    {Editor’s note: Today’s post is a wonderful look at an emerging trend in early-childhood education. Based on European models and the knowledge that being immersed in nature only connects us more. If you don’t have a similar school near you, consider trying an activity Kelly proposes that brings nature in while getting you and your child outside more.} We are living at a time when over half the world’s population lives in cities and when media and electronics are defining reality. In contrast, farm work, crafting, and imaginative nature play enhance problem-solving…

  • Resolve to Fight Climate Change in 2012

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:01 pm
    We have fewer than five years before irreversible damage will be done due to climate change. That is a frightening thought. The catastrophic effects are already reaching parts of the world and most of us have experienced the extreme weather that is becoming commonplace. The youth took their stand to fight in climate change 2011, let’s make 2012 the year that the mama’s make that stand. It is our turn to fight. As humans we are often less likely to fight for ourselves, but when it is our children or grandchildren? That is when we become a force to be reckoned with! Resolutions to…

  • Wine to Water: A Bartender’s Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:09 pm
    Have you ever felt like you needed to find more meaning, more purpose, just more? Looking at the water crisis, the environmental health issues, famine, or children with cancer all make your heart hurt. Who will actually do something about it makes their own lives and the lives of other better? (Do make sure to read through to the bottom for a giveaway of the book!) Wine to Water Doc Hendley That is exactly what Doc Hendley felt when he learned about the global water crisis and was inspired to start his non-profit organization, Wine to Water. And then he went and wrote a book about it with the…
 
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  • Dont drop the requirement of BREEAM on schools

    Ramon Arratia
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:41 pm
    The UK State Secretary for Education is thinking of dropping the requirement of all new schools to be built to  be BREEAM. I am not the biggest supporter of BREEAM,  I prefer fully harmonised European  EPDs instead of paying country by country a fee for getting the products certified by a different national standard. But I think in this occassion, the government should maintain the requirement. BREEAM is well understood and used in the UK. The valid concerns about bureacracy should not be the excuse to throw the baby out of the water. There are ways around them.

  • The green deal will reduce support for loft and cavity wall insulation

    Ramon Arratia
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:26 am
    According to a study commissioned by Knauf insulation, the green deal will stop the current support to loft and cavity wall insulation and focus on solid wall insulation. These are some of the figures raised by the report £5bn lost to UK economy 14m tonnes of CO2 emissions created 2,500 job cuts in insulation industry

  • The Dalai Lama gets a lesson on Life Cycle Assessment

    Ramon Arratia
    13 Jan 2012 | 5:17 pm

  • Even with the most modern gas boilers and state-of-the art insulation, we cannot achieve an 80% cut in emissions

    Ramon Arratia
    13 Jan 2012 | 4:24 am
    The Royal Academy of Engineering has published a great report on the options for heating homes in the low carbon economy. Here are some data to set the context and their conclusions.   In 2009, UK domestic buildings were responsible for 25% of UK CO2 emissions and just over 40% of UK final energy use. Over three quarters of this energy use is for space and hot water heating, mostly from gas-fired central heating boilers Domestic properties make up three quarters of the UK’s usage of low grade heat.   The conclusions and findings from the report are: Even with the most modern gas…

  • Commissioner Potocnik gets it. Thoughts from meeting him

    Ramon Arratia
    14 Dec 2011 | 5:15 am
    Thanks to both the Green Alliance and the Aldersgate group, I was privileged to engage with EU Commissioner Janez Potocnik on several events in London on Monday. Such a great inspiration and reassurance that the EU Commissions gets sustainability. Let me share with you some of the great points the Commissioner made. - In one private meeting with several companies (all quite progressive sustainability leaders) where all the companies where asking for more regulation and proper standards on sustainability he said, in response to other companies who advocate less regulation: ‘Would you…
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    Green Marketing TV

  • From Niche Market Research to Green Product Design – Clearly Filtered

    info@greenmarketing.tv
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Some entrepreneurs create a business around their passion.  They firmly believe if they follow their passion, the money will follow. Other entrepreneurs research the market, then create a business based on a gap, or need in the market. IMHO, these guys are the truly savvy entrepreneurs. Because they’re not personally attached to their business idea, and they’re not going to spend tons of time and money to create a product that they HOPE people will buy. So here’s an awesome story from Zack Kalter, whom I met at Think Tank, the most awesome affiliate marketing conference…

  • Green Businesses Using RFID Tags to Help the Environment

    info@greenmarketing.tv
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Technology has often posed problems for the environment, especially when it comes to its disposal. But technology can also be a boon for the environment, helping to conserve and protect. These green business ideas use RFID tags – radio frequency identification tags – to reduce environmental destruction and make waste disposal more eco-friendly, too. Using RFIDs to Stop Illegal Logging Can technology make illegal logging a thing of the past? The Forestry Department in Malaysia hopes so. They are currently trialing RFID technology as part of their anti-illegal logging campaign, according to…

  • Entrepreneur Funding Options for Startup Enterprises

    info@greenmarketing.tv
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    As our economy seems primed for recovery over the next two years, the best time for completing a heavy planning exercise for your “green business idea” is now. Timing is everything in business, and the present “lull” affords many aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to prepare in advance for the “impulse” wave that is sure to come shortly. Planning and preparation is key, but previous guidelines on how to find initial startup capital to get you past the critical early development stage have “morphed” into a moderately different profile. Yes, the rules have changed…

  • Q&A Friday: How Do I Find A Business Partner / Soul Mate?

    info@greenmarketing.tv
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:28 pm
    Green Marketing TV reader Andreas asked, “I’m looking for partners. How can I find partners from Europe?” To me, this question is very much like, “How do I find a husband / wife?” Being a solopreneur is tough – too much work, not enough time. Somewhere out there, you know there is someone with complementary skills who could be your perfect match – kind of like a soul mate – someone to help grow the company and share the work. But how do you find this person? More importantly, how do you find someone you can trust, especially with money. Well,…

  • Social Enterprises Provide Space to Charities, Artists

    info@greenmarketing.tv
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:27 pm
    Empty spaces breed dead communities, and can attract the wrong kind of attention. But several social enterprises are working hard to combat these problems by creating collaborations between landlords and creative groups to help revitalize communities and provide much-needed space to organizations in need of a place to call home. Social Enterprise Makes Empty Commercial Buildings Available to Charities Finding affordable, short-term office space from which to operate can be a real challenge for cash-strapped charities, but no longer with the help of 3Space. This fantastic idea comes out of the…
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    Rob Madden's blog

  • Inside Look at Phoenix Foreclosure Sales in December

    Rob Madden
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:21 pm
    Sales continued the same trend line as the previous months prior to December 2011, though the tighter supply of homes for sale is having an impact on the availability of good quality foreclosures.   read more

  • 5 Secrets to Buying the Best House For Your Money

    Rob Madden
    9 Jan 2012 | 11:52 am
    1. Get "Pre-Approved" - Not "Pre-Qualified!" read more

  • Phoenix Real Estate Starts the Year on Several Positive Notes

    Rob Madden
    9 Jan 2012 | 11:29 am
    The Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service just published their monthly review of the sales data for the prior month.  Much of the data they published mirrors the details I shared with you last week.  Pundits are no longer stating that the Phoenix housing market is in "intensive care," and note several bright spots to its recovery.  Overall, the outlook is more positive than a year ago with an emphasis of a continued strain in inventory coupled with a lot of competition to buy lower end homes. SALES Month over Month read more

  • 2011 Ends On A Strong Note

    Rob Madden
    2 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm
    Happy New Year!  As the calendar resets itself for another exciting 12 months, I expect this year to be one of the first where we see positive signs of recovery and hope in the real estate market.  Maybe I'm just an eternal optimist but I believe that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...especially when new homes are becoming an attractive and affordable option for some home buyers out there.   read more

  • Phoenix Market Update - Indepth Look at November 2011 Stats

    Rob Madden
    15 Dec 2011 | 8:48 am
    SALES Month over Month read more
 
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    The Official All Green Electronics Recycling Blog

  • 10 “Smartest” Cities on the Planet

    Amy Erickson
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:50 pm
    So we’ve written about the 15 greenest U.S. states, the top 10 eco-friendly world countries, and the top 10 U.S. cities/metro areas for public transportation. Here’s yet another list for you! Climate strategist Boyd Cohen from the blog Co.Exist came … Continue reading →

  • 2012 State of the Union: Energy Recap

    Amy Erickson
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    At his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama devoted a portion of his speech to energy. Here are some of the highlights: Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years. … Continue reading →

  • Which California City Produces the Most Solar Energy?

    Amy Erickson
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:50 pm
    It may come as no surprise to you that California is known for solar energy. But which city in California produces the most solar power? It’s not necessarily the one you’d think… San Diego produces more solar power than any … Continue reading →

  • 10 Items You Can Buy Reusable

    Amy Erickson
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:28 pm
    Reusable shopping bags and water bottles are standard—but how much thought have you given to other reusable items? This list from Earth911 gives 10 single-use household items and a reusable alternative. Produce and bulk food bags: You might have remembered … Continue reading →

  • Solar-Powered Lego Car

    Amy Erickson
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:14 pm
    I came across this solar-powered Lego car today and it was too cool not to share: If you have kids, I think this would be a fun project to do with them. Learn how to make the solar-powered Lego car … Continue reading →
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    Talking About Green

  • Top Ways to Go Green in 2012

    Tushar Mathur
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:32 am
    This post was originally posted here: Top Ways to Go Green in 2012 In need of some new ideas when it comes to going green? Make 2012 the year you finally finish your mission of turning your polluting homestead into an energy-efficient eco-friendly unit by hopping on the latest technology and techniques that help you lead a greener life. While you may not be able to afford everything on the list, these are no doubt the latest ways to save big on home energy: Home energy automation: Think of home energy automation as nothing more than the ability for lights, appliances, and heating and cooling…

  • Energy Efficient Appliances: What’s the Payback?

    Tushar Mathur
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:28 am
    This post was originally posted here: Energy Efficient Appliances: What’s the Payback? With the high cost of utility bills, and the recent tanking of the economy, more people than ever are looking for ways to cut costs. One such way is by installing energy efficient appliances. But how much will you really save? And do the savings outweigh the costs of replacing your appliances? The answers aren’t as simple as you may think. Savings by Appliance Dishwasher Because water is fairly inexpensive, the majority of the cost of operating your dishwasher comes in the form of electricity. By…

  • Creative Ways to Save Ink and Paper

    Tushar Mathur
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:25 am
    This post was originally posted here: Creative Ways to Save Ink and Paper If you do a lot of printing at home, it can get fairly expensive. You’re continually using up your ink and paper supplies, and those items aren’t cheap. Ink especially can be very costly. If you want to save on ink and paper, you have to be very conscious of your printer usage. If it’s difficult or impossible for you to cut back on the number of documents you print, here are some creative ways you can conserve ink and paper and save money. Font When you’re printing the documents you create, are you using an…

  • Should We Ban Plastic Bags?

    Tushar Mathur
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:23 am
    This post was originally posted here: Should We Ban Plastic Bags? If you’ve ever been caught out in a supermarket without your re-usable Bag for Life, you’ve probably endured the checkout assistant’s withering stare, and been made to feel like you’re singlehandedly responsible for global warming, deforestation, and the extinction of half a dozen exotic species. Plastic bags have a very bad reputation. They’ve become adopted as the sign of how wasteful our culture is. But are they really that bad? Should we ban plastic bags, and if we do, what should take their…

  • Building Your own PC Can Help Save the Earth

    Tushar Mathur
    17 Jan 2012 | 12:41 am
    This post was originally posted here: Building Your own PC Can Help Save the Earth For the past few years, many computer technology companies such as Apple, Dell, and even Google (with its new Chromebook) have been seeking to reduce environmental impact caused by the development, processing, distribution, and running of computers. The battle between computing companies continues with Apple’s Macbook getting the thumbs up and Dell also claiming leadership on green computing. Another great addition to the green computing game is the fantastically quirky cardboard computers from Recompute.
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    ecoINSITE

  • iPad EMR startup DrChrono attracts $2.8M

    Pedro Hernandez
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:47 pm
    This is awesome. NYT Bits Blog has a story today on Silicon Valley startup DrChrono and how it raised $2.8 million from Yuri Milner, in addition to the $1.3 million funded by Y-Combinator and 500 Startups, among others. DrChrono is an electronic medical record (EMR) platform that’s taking advantage of the growing popularity of iPads in medical offices. …DrChrono is steadily gaining traction among doctors and patients since it was founded in April 2010. The company says that more than 50,000 doctors and 400,000 patients have registered with the service. Impressive for such a young…

  • Infographic: Spotlight on conflict minerals

    Pedro Hernandez
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:37 pm
    Venkel Ltd., a producer of electronics components headquartered in Austin, Texas, has released an infographic that explores the sources of four conflict minerals, coined 3TG (tungsten, tantalum, tin and gold). This comes as the SEC finds itself embroiled in a clash over conflict mineral provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act. Conflict minerals describe earth metals that come from the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Though the DRC is a relatively small producer in terms of the world market, its mining operations are inextricably tied to the violence that grips the country,…

  • SanDisk, Western Digital at odds over SSDs

    Pedro Hernandez
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:59 am
    Surprise, surprise… A little war of words is brewing over solid-state drives (SSDs) and their market ascendancy in 2012. SanDisk, a company best known for making memory cards — the kind that goes in cameras and other gadgets — says that its “small form-factor client SSD” business is going gangbusters. Moreover, this is the year that the storage tech will really take off, posing a serious threat to traditional hard drives. A lot of factors are going into the company’s rosy outlook. Certainly, plummeting prices contribute to this view, but also a PC market…

  • Green government: iPad helps Iowan city council go paperless

    Pedro Hernandez
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:25 pm
    One Iowan city council is sick of pushing paper and they’re turning to the iPad for help. The city of Indianola purchased 17  iPad 2′s (16 GB, Wi-Fi only) for its city council members to use. Though it’s a device of many uses, one of the prime motivations behind the move is to eliminate the tens of thousands of paper printouts that go into the making of member packets each year, according to Indianola’s technology manager, Kurt Ripperger. And the tablets bring other benefits, too. Ripperger tells the Des Moines Register, “Council will be using them to access…

  • Stat of the day: Tablet and e-reader ownership reaches 19 percent

    Pedro Hernandez
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:13 pm
    It looks like this past holiday season, Apple and Amazon moved a lot of iPads and Kindles, respectively. At least that’s what some new data from Pew Internet suggests. Ownership of tablets and e-readers both hit 19 percent in the U.S. by the end of 2011, according to the results of a survey of 2,000 Americans. And that constitutes a big jump in ownership of both device categories from the prior year. paidContent explains: The number of tablet owners nearly doubled from December 2010 to January 2011, from 10 percent to 19 percent, according to a Pew survey of 2,000 Americans. E-reader…
 
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    Wild Wire

  • Be a Water Hero!

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    27 Jan 2012 | 9:49 am
    Water! It’s everywhere, covering two-thirds of the planet; it even makes up around 60% of the human body. Water is important for all living things and that’s why protecting it is one of the biggest ways you can be an eco-hero. Most of the planet’s water is in the oceans and too salty for us to drink, which makes freshwater a precious resource. The Great Lakes store a whopping 95% of the freshwater for all of North America! That’s one-fifth of the entire world’s supply of fresh surface water, and only 1% of this water is renewed every year by rain and snowfall. With freshwater being…

  • Catch up with Jeff the Salamander

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:16 am
    Time for a Bring Back the Wild™ pop quiz! Quick, what animals did Earth Rangers fundraise for last school year?….. Times up if you guessed the Wolverine, Peregrine falcon, Grizzly bear and the Jefferson salamander then five gold stars for you!! For those needing to brush up on their Bring Back the Wild™ facts let’s catch up with one of the animals that Earth Rangers helped protect, please welcome Jeff! OK, really his name is the Jefferson salamander and since these guys have a little stage freight we’ve asked Mark Stabb, from the Nature Conservancy of Canada to fill us in.

  • Cosmo’s Crusade: A Brand New Game!

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    18 Jan 2012 | 9:02 am
    Love Lemurs? Think acorns are funny as they sore through the air? Then boy do we have the game for you! Cosmo’s Crusade. Help Cosmo the lemur free his Bring Back the Wild™ friends: Pine martens, Monarch butterflies and Spotted turtles. These woodland creatures are trapped, and the wild spaces they need to survive are disappearing all around them. Grab an acorn and use your trusty slingshot to free your friends and help Bring Back the Wild™. Pull back the slingshot to toss one of your three acorns towards a structure. Master the skill of acorn slinging and take down the structures to…

  • Top Ten Unusual Sharks

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    11 Jan 2012 | 11:07 am
    When someone says the word “SHARK” most people think of a massive, grey, toothy, underwater animal; basically they are imagining a Great White. In fact sharks come in all shapes, sizes and even colours! That’s why we’ve made a top ten list with some of the planet’s most amazing sharks, featuring everything from hammerheads to species with horns, saws and even frills. Angel Sharks (Squatina squatina) Angel sharks easily blend into the rocks. Photo Credit: Philippe Guillaume Location: North-eastern Atlantic Size: up to 2.4m (3 feet 11 inches) Status: Critically Endangered What makes…

  • What Colour is a Polar Bear, White, Yellow or Green?

    admin
    4 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    What colour do you think Polar bear fur is? That might seem like a silly question but the answer might surprise you. HINT: it’s not white! Polar bear fur is actually clear! That’s right! CLEAR! But if the Polar bear’s skin is black, how come they don’t look black in colour? Well, each of the longer guard hairs on the Polar bear’s body is hollow and reflects visible light, much like snow. So when the sun is shining brightly, Polar bears appear bright white. This polar bear has algae growing in its hair. Photo Credit: Steven Pieroson Since these hairs are hollow, the Polar bears’…
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    emPivot: Featured videos

  • John Salley on Not Eating Animals

    28 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    Most animals are raised under cruel conditions and fed a diet of antibiotics and corn. Learn more from John Sally about the food you eat. http://www.takepart.com/foodinc Author: TakePart Keywords: John Salley on Not Eating Animals Added: January 1, 1970

  • RozCast for July 30, 2009 - Solo Pacific Row, Stage 2, Week 10

    28 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    Roz Savage is rowing solo across the Pacific Ocean in 3 stages. She completed Stage 1 in 2008, becoming the first woman ever to row solo from California to Hawaii. Stage 2 launched on May 24, 2009, and will take her from Hawaii down into the South Pacific. Stage 3 will take place in 2010, ending in Australia. If successful she will be the first woman ever to row solo across the Pacific. In this week\s video she talks about audio entertainment, and provides an update on her progress.This video was filmed by Roz Savage and edited by Dawn…

  • Beaver Dam Clean up 2009

    28 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    Beaverdam Creek subwatershed is an incredibly unique area of primarily publicly owned forest and agricultural land in the middle of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headwaters of the Anacostia River are found in this subwatershed. Beaverdam Creek subwatershed is an area of unique beauty in the midst of suburban development, it is also home to a number of problems ranging from uncontrolled stormwater runoff, trash and eroding streambanks. In addition, the best and healthiest portion of the subwatershed is under constant pressure from various development…

  • Food, Inc Trailer

    28 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    http://www.takepart.com/foodincIn Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation\s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government\s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation\s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens,…

  • Food Security Project is a New Model for Self-Sufficiency for Orphans in Conflict-Torn Regions

    28 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    Chido Govero, a dynamic 23-year old woman from rural Zimbabwe, is training her fellow orphan girls to grow critically-needed food – using little more than coffee pulp and grass clippings – and receiving vital support from California-based artisan coffee company, Equator Coffees, and the ZERI Foundation, which specializes in international sustainable development. Zimbabwe, a landlocked southern African nation roughly the size of Montana, has been besieged in recent years by a controversial land redistribution…
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    Green Car Reports

  • Variable Supercharger Blends Fuel Economy, Performance: Video

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Contrary to popular belief, not all of us who love speed embrace gas-guzzling V-8s. Many of us can’t wait for the day when affordable performance cars come in electric-powered versions, too. There’s a lot to be said for maximum torque at zero rpm, something internal combustion engines (ICE) can’t match. That said, one company is...

  • Coda: We’ll Start Selling 2012 Sedan In February, Papers Allowing

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Earlier this month at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Californian startup Coda Automotive promised that it would begin sales of its first car -- the all-electric 2012 Coda Sedan -- in February. However, with just a week to go before the end of January and very little news to go on about the impending launch, you’d be forgiven for thinking Coda...

  • GM To Add 'EcoLogic' Tag To New Cars, Shows Green Lifecycle

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    It's all very well selling a car on the back of low emissions or great fuel economy, but how do you know if its been environmentally unfriendly to make? Or whether it'll all go to landfill when it dies? That's what Chevrolet aims to address with its new "Ecologic" sticker system, debuting on the 40 mpg, 2012 Chevrolet Sonic. As well as listing the...

  • MINI Cooper Diesels May Be U.S. Bound: Report

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    Contrary to the myth that U.S. buyers don’t want diesels, MINI head Dr. Kay Segler reports that diesel MINI models are the most common request from its U.S. customers. Segler told Car and Driver that, “We’re delighted to hear it,” before confirming that the brand is seriously looking into the possibility of importing...

  • California, CARB, Votes On 15% Clean Car Mandate By 2025

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    California has long been at the forefront of developing rules to reduce automotive pollution levels, but a vote held yesterday could prove to be a landmark for green cars. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has been voting on regulations requiring 15 percent of new cars sold in the state by 2025 produce either zero, or close to zero...
 
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    Natural as Possible Mom

  • Mean Teacher: What’s Your Problem?

    kb
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:38 pm
    I snuck out of work this morning, hitting the gym at 9:30 instead of my office chair. My husband is going out tonight. I knew I needed a spin class, but I didn’t want to dump the girls in childcare from 7 until 8 p.m., especially since the little one’s bedtime is 7:15. After dropping the little one at school, I arrived at the class and (once again) marveled at how many people are at the gym during the day. The parking lot was packed, and a good portion of the almost 50 bikes were taken. Snapping on my spin shoes (yes, I finally got spin shoes!), I got right into the class. The…

  • Recycling Cords, Cards, and Consumer Electronics at Best Buy

    kb
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:45 pm
    I finally found a place for all the clutter -- at Best Buy! We are big tech people. I can’t count how many servers, workstations, gaming consoles, and pieces of consumer electronics that we’ve purchased since we’ve been married. I’ve been recycling the big stuff — computers, laptops, monitors, and televisions — for a while now, but it’s been more difficult to figure out what to do with all the cords, remotes, and other electronic-related items that were left over. Oh, and I can’t forget the plastic gift cards that we used to purchase them. They…

  • The Hands Have It

    kb
    16 Jan 2012 | 12:40 pm
    My daily lack of sun exposure makes me stand out — and not in a good way — at my local beach club, but it also has a positive side effect: I get a lot of, “Wow, you look really young.” Makes me feel good, of course, but as careful as I am with my face (daily 30+ SPF moisturizer, wearing hats, avoiding the sun between 11 and 3), I have not been as stringent with my hands. They show my lack of care, especially in the winter. About two weeks ago I looked down at my dry, cracking hands and my brittle, peeling nails and decided to do something about it. Several things,…

  • “Doctor, You’re Lying.”

    kb
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:50 pm
    Early in December I was putting out the garbage — barefoot, of course — and the pinky toe on my right foot caught on one of the driveway cobblestones. (Another one of my crazy, wacko injuries like my self-inflicted black eye and toddler-induced cut finger.) With blood pouring out, I hobbled inside, wrapped the wound, and got my little one ready for school. After dropping her off, I went over to a local podiatrist to get it checked out. I figured I would be getting at least a stitch or two. I was lucky. After the doctor cleaned the wound and cut back some of my toenail she told me…

  • Getting Away to Recharge

    kb
    7 Jan 2012 | 4:44 pm
    It seems impossible, but my husband and I have only been away overnight once since Big Girl was born eight years ago. We’ve never been away from Little Girl. Oh, sure, hubby has gone away for a night or two, and I’ve been away overnight to a conference, but we’ve never gone away together. My husband cares about getting away more than I do. In fact, he has been begging for me to find someone to watch the kids so we can get away. It’s not easy, though. Little Girl is not only little, but also more than a handful, and Big Girl has a lot of events and activities. Finding…
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  • How do I design garden irrigation? What software can I use for it?

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:14 pm
    how to design garden irrigation?what software use for it? Smart irrigation design is critical to ensuring a garden thrives. If a garden is under watered, it will take longer to establish itself and may lack vivacity. If it is overwatered, pests...

  • How can I permanently remove mildew in my very small shower?

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:04 pm
    I want to keep it from ever coming back. Here's what I'd do: remove all old caulk, let shower dry for several days, clean with a bleach like substitute and let sit overnight, seal the grout with melted beeswax or caulk and that should...

  • What do I do if I think my linoleum might have asbestos?

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:19 pm
    Our house is vintage 1928 and has had some updates in the 1970's. we bought it last summer and want to update the kitchen and upstairs bath soon. the kitchen floor had new linoleum tiles put on top of old linoleum which sits on top of wood flooring (we can see by going into the basement and peering up underneath the kitchen area). First of all, don't try to do any type of removal, cutting, sanding or testing yourself. Asbestos was utilized in many products in the past and it becomes a problem when...

  • How can I install insulation in my downstairs, built with cinder blocks.

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:55 pm
    There is no insulation and its cold. Carlos, If you intend to insulate your basement you must then also consider installing a finish surface to conceal the insulation per the International Building Code. There are two ways to insulate...

  • Do ARK engineered floors have acceptable VOC levels? Is there a way to find out what glue they use?

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:46 pm
    I called them and couldn't get an answer other than their products meet California standards. Hello Nick, Try and contact the manufacturer again and request a copy of the MSDS (Manufacturer Safetly Data Sheet) report. Since this is an engineered floor they need to publish it since...
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    An Uncommon Thread

  • Let SET Boutique's Sweater Dress Keep you Warm & Beautiful

    Diane
    11 Jan 2012 | 7:37 am
    Every woman deserves a few unique pieces in her wardrobe, and with SET Boutique's sweater dress now 50% off, you can't miss. Made of organic cotton, this flattering dress is hand knit by the women of the Elroy cooperative in Indonesia. I'm impressed with the quality of the sweater dress. It's comfortable, it has a wonderful fit that makes me look good, and it's easy to wear on its own or accessorized for a variety of looks, which makes it a dress worth hanging onto. Fair trade, organic cotton, and it's 50% off? Can it get any better? Actually, it can. Right now at SET…

  • MotherTongues - Tees that Celebrate Culture

    Diane
    13 Dec 2011 | 10:25 am
    Michelle Hamman, Founder I'm a sucker for a good t-shirt, and MotherTongues offers the kind of selection that grabs my attention. I've been wearing their Satyagraha tee quite a bit. Let's just say it hasn't seen much of the inside of my closet as of yet. Why? Okay, we all know I adore organic cotton. Fair trade? Gotta have it. But there's something really hip and cool about walking around in a t-shirt with a unique design like this. When someone says to me (and they always do), "So, what's Satyagraha mean, anyway?" I get to tell 'em. MotherTongues was started by Michelle…

  • Jinga Shoe Giveaway!

    Diane
    21 Nov 2011 | 6:55 am
    Congrats to Lori of BC, Canada, winner of the Jinga Shoes Giveaway!  Not long ago, I posted a review of Jinga Shoes, a Brazilian company that has a way with style, comfort, and conscience.  I'm happy to announce that they're offering a free pair of Jinga Shoes to one lucky AUT reader anywhere worldwide, in the winner's choice of style, color, and size. My Jinga Shoes have been a fun part of my wardrobe, and easily some of the most comfortable in my closet.  The colors and quality are unmatched, especially at their price.  If you're the type of person who shuns wearing what…

  • Giacini Atelier - Making Life Beautifully Convenient

    Diane
    11 Nov 2011 | 5:32 am
    If you're tired of handbags that are big on style but little on practicality, I'm going to let you in on a secret:  Giacini Atelier.  They've managed to seamlessly combine incredible fashion with real-life convenience.  Let me paint you a little picture, shall I? I'm a work-at-home mom.  I'm a homeschooling mom.  I also like to dress nicely, and I do my oh-so-best to leave the house not looking like the sleep-deprived person I really am.  Since we're on the go so much (homeschoolers like to joke that it should be called "never-at-home-schooling"), I usually have…

  • Betty B - Jewelry Fresh from the Ocean

    Diane
    5 Nov 2011 | 7:36 am
    Much inspiration comes from the ocean, provoking those on its shores to start something new, make life changes, go a different direction; one could say this is how Betty B.'s seaglass jewelry came to be. Small bits of seaglass making their way to the edge of the water, being found anew by owner/designer and surfer Donna von Hoesslin. My own Betty B. piece, the Korina Necklace (see top picture), is a beautiful example of what happens when these found bits of smooth seaglass travel from the waves of the ocean to California's shore, then on to Bali where Donna's silversmith, Aris, creates the…
 
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    Green Stay at Home Mom

  • Start Planning Your Garden Now

    Stephanie
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:43 am
    It may be winter, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be planning your garden already. It takes time to figure out what you want to grow this year, get the seeds and get things moving. A little extra time means you’ll be ready when it’s the right time to start planting in your area. In [...]

  • 4 Ways to Cut Back on Your Meat Consumption

    Stephanie
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am
    Most Americans eat too much meat. It’s a big part of the standard American diet, bigger than it needs to be. There are a lot of good reasons to cut back on meat, including consuming less saturated fat, health concerns, decreasing your environmental impact, and cost. The hard part is actually doing so. Today I’d [...]

  • Use Blackout Curtains to Cut Your Power Bill

    Stephanie
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:13 am
    Whether it’s the cold of winter or the heat of summer, your windows are a major energy leak for your home. Having double paned windows can help quite a bit, but good quality blackout curtains can help you save energy as well. Quality matters with blackout curtains. If you check the reviews on Amazon, you [...]

  • Are Neti Pots Still Safe to Use?

    Stephanie
    4 Jan 2012 | 11:58 am
    I’m rather fond of nasal irrigation, although I don’t use an actual Neti Pot to do so. But in 2011, two people died due to an infection of Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba which enters through the nose and causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, resulting in death. The infections came from misusing their Neti pots. The mistake [...]

  • Is Acetaminophen Safe to Give to Your Children?

    Stephanie
    3 Jan 2012 | 11:29 am
    I came across an article on Care2 about a possible link between acetaminophen use and asthma in children.  Considering how commonly used acetaminophen is, and how medications such as aspirin are no longer considered safe for children, do parents have something to worry about there? It’s hard to say. As the article notes, the evidence [...]
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    LEEDdaily

  • SolidWorks Offers Great Toolkit to Assess Environmental Impacts of Projects

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:02 pm
    For engineers and designers wanting to understand the environmental and supply chain impacts of the work they take on, SolidWorksXPRESS is a powerful design tool. Take a look at this post from Clean Technica. Or go ro SolidWorks to view this well-produced video. Source: http://greenbuildingelements.com (http://s.tt/15qds)  

  • Bistro Voliere French restaurant coming to The Green Building

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:01 pm
    The partners behind downtown Louisville’s Doc Crow’s restaurant are opening a new concept in The Green Building in downtown’s East Market Street area. Partners Brett Davis, Chip Hamm, Steven Ton and his brother, Michael Ton, expect an April opening for Bistro Voliere, which will feature a French country menu at affordable prices. “We’re passionate about French food,” Davis said. “We thought, let’s create a restaurant where we’d love to eat.” Although the final menu hasn’t been determined, the goal is to keep all entrees less than $20, Davis said. “It’s a place…

  • The Ultimate Green Building Material: Dirt?

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    In a time of increasing weather-induced natural disasters, viable, affordable, durable shelter options are becoming vitally important. Additionally, as entirely new cities spring up, a greener building option is crucial to minimize use of resources and overall lifetime impact. Dwell Earth has high aspirations for a humble building material: Dirt. Compressed Earth Bricks are an impressively simple modern interpretation of a building material that’s been perfected over the centuries by many indigenous populations. They are the ultimate locally sourced material, more energy efficient to heat…

  • Going green drive going strong

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:59 pm
    Iconic building projects are important for any city as they showcase the city’s achievements and capabilities, said Tai Lee Siang, president of the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC). ‘For Singapore to stand out, it is important to have iconic green building projects as we scale the ranks to become a beacon of green and sustainable development in Asia,’ Mr Tai told BT. ‘They define the city’s values, convey its desired image and serve as inspiration for innovation among urban planners and even the community at large.’ Singapore has seen a number of iconic green projects come…

  • Green Elements: A look at building environmentally

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:58 pm
    The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification program covers an array of building types, construction methods, facility use and even geography. The Phoenix Business Journal researched local buildings that received LEED certification last year. Not counting government buildings, the Phoenix area was granted 17 LEED awards. The buildings featured on the next few pages were selected to show the diversity of LEED projects. These properties include new construction, a remodeled retail operation and a manufacturing plant.  
 
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    Cool Eco News, Gadgets, and Innovation: Hippie Magazine

  • The Value of Integrating Solar Panels into Your Home’s Design

    HippieMagazine
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:05 pm
    Guest Post by Madeline Binder Solar energy is rapidly being integrated into American culture as an accessible source of low cost electricity. However, many people are intimidated about converting their homes to a solar energy home. There are two problem that really are keeping people from converting to solar energy, (1) ignorance about the process and (2) concerns about the aesthetics of the panels. Getting to Know Solar Energy The first problem that is keeping Americans from converting en mass to solar energy is a simple lack of common knowledge about solar energy. People are concerned about…

  • EarthTalk: The Scoop on Home Energy Audits

    HippieMagazine
    17 Jan 2012 | 1:10 pm
    EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalkThere are a number of companies out there now doing “energy audits” for the home, after which they try to sell you attic insulation and other products and services. Is this just a scam or would it be wise for me to look into this?  – Bill Richards., New York, NY For the most part, companies offering energy audits are reputable and legitimate and will help you both save money and reduce your carbon footprint if you follow their advice in regard to…

  • Going Green in Your Plumbing

    HippieMagazine
    27 Dec 2011 | 6:54 pm
    Guest post by John Tarantino Who would have ever guessed that a person could go green in so many different aspects of our lives? If the recent recession has taught us anything, it taught us that we can be green and save money by consuming less and becoming more efficient with what we have. This rule of thumb definitely applies to our plumbing systems in our homes. Conserving water not only saves on water bills, but also reduces the impacts of major environmental issues such as protection of drinking water resources and protection of aquatic life. Conserving water also simultaneously reduces…

  • EarthTalk: Green Giving – Holiday Gifts That Matter

    HippieMagazine
    2 Dec 2011 | 5:18 pm
    EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I would like to make my holiday gifts matter this year. Where can I find ideas for green gifts? – Mary Baumgartner, via e-mail The holidays are a great time of year to share your enthusiasm for protecting the environment with family and friends. One meaningful gift—a fashion-forward t-shirt from Rain Tees—can help fight environmental destruction far away while raising awareness here at home. Every Rain Tee is hand-made in the U.S. from…

  • Stock Up on Eco-Fuel for Winter by Recycling Autumn Leaves

    HippieMagazine
    25 Nov 2011 | 5:02 pm
    Guest post by Lewis Davies Stock up on eco-fuel for winter by recycling autumn leaves Autumn is a spectacular season heralding the end of summer with a cascade of red, brown and golden falling leaves. Most of us appreciate nature’s beauty at this time of year, but consider the task of raking up and bagging the leaves to be a painful chore with little benefit. However, the leaves that fall from the trees in this season are a great source of carbon-neutral fuel that we can stock up on to last us through the winter. Bagging up leaves (and other so-called “garden waste”) for the…
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  • Vandana Shiva: Teachers for a Living World

    Madhu Suri Prakash
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pm
    While Ivy League schools marvel at India’s economic growth, Vandana Shiva’s University of the Seed looks to the earth—and Gandhi—for guidance.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yes/planet/~4/c1qdB4tB3cY" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Beyond “Free” or “Fair” Trade: Mexican Farmers Go Local

    Mike Wold
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:41 pm
    We usually think of the demand for local, organic foods as coming from the North. But in southern Mexico, the growing localist movement is a strategy for survival.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yes/planet/~4/Ecc_bGcoZvc" height="1" width="1"/>

  • A Jump Start for the Clean Economy

    Maria Gallucci
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:40 pm
    A little-known source of clean energy funding could prove a crucial job-creation engine in the states.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yes/planet/~4/JZx1Ns5x0c8" height="1" width="1"/>

  • New York’s Little Revolution

    Ellen Cantarow
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:38 pm
    How the state’s fight for clean water is reshaping its political landscape.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yes/planet/~4/IknCpLZY4OM" height="1" width="1"/>

  • For Farmers Everywhere, Small is (Still) Beautiful

    Robin Broad
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm
    Whether you’re worried about hunger, social crises, or climate change, the solution is the same: small-scale farming.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yes/planet/~4/Jk8kUrFIH4s" height="1" width="1"/>
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  • Green Drinks Feb. 1!

    Trish Riley
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:17 pm
    Greetings, Green Drinkers and Cinema Verde Fans! We had a great January candidates forum at Blue Water Bay – thanks to Shawn Sheppard and Jason Fults, as well to all of you who joined us! And now it’s time for some more fun next week… Green Drinks (www.gogreennation.org/category/green-drinks/) will be held 6 – 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at Cafe C, 424 Northwest 8th Avenue – opening this night just for us, so please come hungry and thirsty! The UF Office of Sustainability is sponsoring Green Drinks this month as a kick-off event of their month-long Food For Thought series…

  • Cinema Verde Sponsor Reception

    Trish Riley
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:08 pm
    Greetings, Green Drinkers and Cinema Verde Fans! We had a great January candidates forum at Blue Water Bay – thanks to Shawn Sheppard and Jason Fults, as well to all of you who joined us! And now it’s time for some more fun next week… Jan. 30 Sponsor Reception: Don Davis will host a reception to thank past and potential Cinema Verde sponsors at Capital City Bank, 1417 N. Main St., 5:30 – 7 p.m., please RSVP (Trish@CinemaVerde.org) if you’d like to join our circle of winners! Thank you, Don! Green Drinks (www.gogreennation.org/category/green-drinks/) will be held…

  • Industry objects to the new f-word

    Christine
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:47 pm
    By Jonathan Fahey, AP Energy Writer NEW YORK — A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines. The word is “fracking” – as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique long used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and gas from rock. It’s not in the dictionary, the industry hates it, and President Barack Obama didn’t use it in his State of the Union speech – even as he praised federal subsidies for it. The word sounds nasty, and environmental advocates have been able to use it to generate…

  • California steps up on air quality

    Christine
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:37 pm
    JASON DEAREN  reports for the Associated Press Auto dealers say California’s proposed rules to require carmakers to build more electric and other less-polluting hybrid cars and trucks by 2025 will cost consumers more money and will stifle the industry’s growth. Consumer groups say customers might pay more for the vehicles but will save in lower fuel and other costs. More photos: Click thumbnails to enlarge Both sides submitted testimony Thursday during a meeting of the state’s air quality board, which was poised to vote on rules to require that vehicles emit about 75…

  • Navy’s sonar testing challenged in lawsuit

    Christine
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
     GENE JOHNSON reports for the Associated Press SEATTLE January 26, 2012 (AP) Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the Navy’s expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, saying the noise can harass and kill whales and other marine life. The environmental law firm Earthjustice, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other groups filed the lawsuit Thursday against the National Marine Fisheries Service, saying it was wrong to approve the Navy’s plan for the expanded training. They said the regulators should…
 
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  • Saint Bernard Puppy Update

    robin elton
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:01 am
    Saint Bernard puppy surprised by her first snowfall camera? inside. Yeah, I wrote you puppy haiku. Late last Friday night was Karma’s first snow. If you weren’t outside that night, it was that really cold snow where each fallen snowflake is perfect and whole; so crystallized that you could hear the snowflakes colliding with each other and crashing to the ground. Karma was afraid to come outside at first and then spent ten minutes snapping ineffectually at the swirling air. I hadn’t realized it was snowing before I opened the door to let her out, so no camera on hand.

  • Patagonia: Eco Fashion is Ethical Fashion

    robin elton
    21 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am
    Because the greenest product is the one that already exists. -from the Patagonia website Patagonia is a clothing company that’s taking sustainability seriously. I’ve been meaning to write about them ever since they ran an ad on Black Friday that read “Don’t buy this jacket,” with this copy: The environmental cost of everything we make is astonishing. Consider the R2 Jacket shown, one of our best sellers. To make it required 135 liters of water, enough to meet the daily needs (three glasses a day) of 45 people. Its journey from its origin as 60% recycled polyester…

  • I am a Walking Contradiction and I am OK with That. (Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking)

    robin elton
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:13 am
    You once said that you would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen, in that case I could not write at all. For writing means revealing oneself to excess; that utmost of self-revelation and surrender, in which a human being, when involved with others, would feel he was losing himself, and from which, therefore, he will always shrink as long as he is in his right mind… That is why one can never be alone enough when one writes, why there can never be enough silence around one when one writes, why even night is not night enough. Franz Kafka, as quoted in ‘Quiet: the Power of…
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  • Bernie Calls for the End of Fossil Fuel Subsidies

    costrike
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:37 pm
    <img src="http://dystopianpresent.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/aj-ght7cmaelqx1.png" alt="I And then he did this.

  • Free Climate Science 101 Class

    costrike
    21 Jan 2012 | 10:57 pm
    The University of Chicago has a Climate Science 101 class available for free online. Check out the intro lecture below (11 mins), and then click on the following link to sign up if you feel so inclined.

  • Give Them Liberty?

    costrike
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:12 pm
    This post is a smattering of ideas presented in my not-yet-famous “stream of unconsciousness” format.  Hope you find something of value… Libertarianism I had an interesting discussion on Twitter earlier this week, which got me thinking about Libertarianism.  I thought I’d share my thoughts on an ideology which I consider a logical house of cards.  It’s [...]

  • Drop the SOPA

    costrike
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Nothing to see here today. Is that what you want from the internet?

  • How would you fix the world economy?

    costrike
    7 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    I loved this set of “person on the street” interviews from Russia Today (Fast becoming a favorite news source along with AJE.) which asked for recommendations on fixing our global economic woes.  Plenty of boiler plate feed it and starve it suggestions, but the last interviewee has a couple of interesting comments which are worth [...]
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  • Exploring the World on a Budget

    Igor Bratnikov
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:25 am
    Everyone has a budget it’s just a question of size. And it’s not just about how much you plan to spend it’s also about how you plan to use that other vital resource for travelers – your time. Not many travelers are lucky enough to have unlimited supplies of both time and cash so budget [...]

  • Transportation Wednesday: Megabus expands, Airbnb Couchsurfing, Roomorama and the Year of the Dragon

    SR
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:41 am
    10 great places to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. The Chinese Year of the Dragon started January 23rd, but you don’t need to cross the Pacific for the party. Throughout North America, Chinatowns will be sponsoring parades and festivals. “It’s a celebration of culture. There’s a lot of tradition and really wonderful activities,” says Bonnie Tsui , author [...]

  • Boston’s First Travel Massive Event: A Massive Hit!

    Polina Raygorodskaya
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:12 pm
    Travel industry experts from all around Massachusetts came together for the first Boston Travel Massive event held at the Middlesex Lounge in Cambridge, sponsored by PhocusWright, Wanderu.com and OpenTravel.org.  The guest list included members from Expedia, Google, PhocusWright, CheapFlights, American Express and FlipKey, to name a few. Fresh faces representing start-up travel companies also joined [...]

  • Parisiens d’un Jour: See Paris for Free

    Lydie Thomas
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:35 am
    The Parisiens d’un Jour association is the equivalent of the New York Greeters: Parisians offering free guided tours of an area of Paris. Registering for a tour is fairly easy: go to their website www.parisiendunjour.fr  and fill out their registration form. The website is in French, English, Spanish, German, and Italian. You need to register at [...]

  • And the winner is…

    Polina Raygorodskaya
    18 Jan 2012 | 5:38 pm
    The winner of the Ski Getaway for 4 to Waterville Valley is Olga Konnikov! Congratulations! Enjoy the slopes!   Didn’t win this time around? Don’t worry! Check out our latest giveaway for your chance to win. This week’s luxury gift is the Sheraton Villas in Orlando.
 
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  • WORLDHAUS: Idealab Invents Super-Cheap House That Could Shelter 1.5 Billion Of The World's Poor

    Henry Blodget
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:11 am
    One of the latest projects for Bill Gross and idealab, an incubator run by Gross and his wife Marcia Goodstein, is affordable housing. As in $1,500 per house. The new Idealab company is called WorldHaus. WorldHaus has designed a 20-square meter house (220-square feet) built of interlocking compressed earth-bricks, steel and polystyrene roof panels, and concrete. Most of the materials are assembled on site, and the house can be built for $1,500 in 10 days. The houses come in 1, 2, and 3-room models, with optional toilets, LED-TV screens, solar cooling and heating, and cook-stoves.  They…

  • They've Finally Invented A Bedbug Trap...

    Henry Blodget
    22 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm
    The bedbug plague continues to gain momentum, with New York having been overrun and other cities gradually succumbing. But, at last, there's hope. It's not a new insecticide. The new breed of bedbug is now resistant to that. It's a trap. It turns out that bedbugs are nuts about the smell of their own crap. They defecate all over their hiding places, and the smell helps them find their way home after nights of blood-sucking. And now, reports the Economist, scientists at the London School of Hygiene have isolated the exact chemical in the crap-smell that the bedbugs are crazy about. And the…

  • This Incredible Map Shows Every Tree In America

    Julie Zeveloff
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    In an effort to better understand how trees in the U.S. store carbon, a group of environmental scientists has created what seems to be a comprehensive map of every tree in the country. It took scientists from Woods Hole Research Center, the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Geological Survey six years to assemble the national forest map from space-based radar, satellite sensors, computer models, and ground-based data, according to NASA's Earth Observatory (via Gizmodo). By taking inventory of the nation's trees, scientists hope to better understand the effects of deforestation. The map below…

  • The Inside Story Of Germany's Incredible Green Power Revolution

    Nick Jardine and Adam Taylor
    5 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    Following the disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear facility in March, the quickest European nation to react was Germany, suspending the operation of some of its oldest nuclear facilities before eventually announcing plans for an energy revolution. The vision? A future without nuclear power made possible by a heavier reliance on natural gas from Russia and sustainable energy sources such as wind farms. Much of Germany's reaction to events in Japan can be explained by the country's history with nuclear energy. The turn of this century saw the country attempt to introduce plans to abandon…

  • It's 2012--It's Just Absurd That We're Still Addicted To Middle-Eastern Oil

    Henry Blodget
    28 Dec 2011 | 8:20 am
    In case you missed it, Iran just vowed to close the Strait of Hormuz if the world imposes tighter sanctions on its authoritarian regime. Why does that matter? Because one-sixth of the world's oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran actually did close the Strait of Hormuz, it would send the price of oil skyrocketing and clobber the world economy. It would also possibly, lead to war. Is Iran just blowing hot air? Probably. But the fact that Iran can even threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz is annoying enough. Iran, by the way, is the one of the world's biggest oil producers.
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  • Cooking Oil Alternative Fuel – Recycling Biofuel Process

    Gedeon Embaye
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:38 pm
    www.hahnenviro.com.au – Hahn Environmental Services collects, reprocesses and recycles used cooking oil, vegetable oil and fats as environmentally friendly biodiesel. We are specialist in waste resource recovery and recycling ensuring renewable cooking oils can be reused as a valuable alternative energy source. We collect used cooking oils and reprocess the oils to create biodiesel. Hahn delivers…

  • A Cross To Bear (Movie) Promo

    Gedeon Embaye
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:33 pm
    Promo for “A Cross To Bear” Directed By Tandria Potts staring Kim Fields, Malinda Williams, Danielle Deadwyler, Jackie Long, Kenny Lattimore, Angie Stone and Tamika Tanner to premier on GMC (Gospel Music Channel) February 18, 2012. The Song “Starting Today” performed by Angie Stone and JAE. Visit www.cleanenergyentertainment.comVideo Rating: 5 / 5

  • 01-25-12 6 – “All Out” On Energy, with Susan Casey-Lefkowitz – Countdown with Keith Olbermann

    Gedeon Embaye
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:08 am
    01-25-12 6 – “All Out” On Energy, with Susan Casey-Lefkowitz – Countdown with Keith OlbermannVideo Rating: 5 / 5

  • Michelle Rodriguez Calling Fans (Part 2 of 3)

    Gedeon Embaye
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:14 pm
    MICHELLERODRIGUEZ.COM EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Rodriguez calls the winners of her fan contest promoting clean energy independence. Part 2 – Eliseo from Georgia

  • Off Grid Renewable Energy Solar Wind Setup Part2

    Gedeon Embaye
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:08 pm
    We have 2 Evergreen Solar panels 180 watts each, Tristar 60Amp Controller, 2, 400 watt Air-x wind generators, about 8 marine deep cycle batteries from walmart now. A 250A DC breakerbox from Midnight Solar, Xantrex DR-2412 2400Watt Inverter, and a Reliance transfer switch. So far the system has cost about 00 with everything overbuilt to be upgradeable with…
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  • Obama on U.S. Energy Independence

    Peter@Everblue
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:16 am
    During the State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama outlined plans to create a nation that’s “built to last,” underlining many key energy policies that will assist in energy independence. One of the primary aspects of his speech involved decreasing investments on foreign oil, not only from a sustainability standpoint, but also in terms of increasing our national security. The increased tensions in the Middle East coupled with continued economic reliance on foreign oil has created a real threat to the stability of America’s energy needs.read more

  • BPI vs NATE Certification

    Lesley@Everblue2
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:43 am
    Are you an HVAC professional looking for an industry certification? Not sure whether you should take HVAC training in the form of BPI Certification or NATE Certification? Let us briefly explain the similarities and differences between these two certifications, so you can get the specialized training you seek and also enhance your career.read more

  • How Much Does an Energy Manager Make?

    Lesley@Everblue2
    17 Jan 2012 | 9:27 am
    Energy efficiency - in both the residential and commercial environments - has become a highly sought after characteristic. Individuals looking to break into the green industry should consider becoming a professional energy manager, as this position would allow someone to utilize their leadership and technical skills to incite change and manage large-scale energy efficiency projects.read more

  • NJ Finds Success in Solar

    Lesley@Everblue2
    12 Jan 2012 | 1:40 pm
      The Board of Public Utilities for the State of New Jersey released a memorandum on January 5 in which they analyzed the current solar programs in the state and provided recommendations for the next steps. According to their report, there was 490.5 MW of solar installed throughout the state in 12,379 installations as of October 31, 2011. Of this capacity, 410.5 MW were net-metered systems either on customer’s roofs or ground-mounted installations and 81 MW were grid supply projects. The majority of the grid supply capacity was PSEG Solar for All projects.read more

  • Sustainability Manager Training: Final Exam Review

    Mike@Everblue
    10 Jan 2012 | 9:21 am
    This is the final review of our Corporate Sustainability Manager training, and a view into what the course looks like from a student’s perspective. _______________ Sustainability Manager Training: Final Exam Review read more
 
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    Green Prophet

  • First Pictures of the New Siemens Headquarters at Masdar City

    Tafline Laylin
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:31 am
    The new Siemens Headquarters in Masdar City will be 65, 617 square feet when completed by the end of this year. We recently reported that Siemens has teamed up with Masdar to develop a new generation of sand-resistant solar panels that will make more sense for desert environments, and that building the firm’s Middle Eastern headquarters in Masdar City is part of their commitment to see that project through to completion. Now we’re happy to bring you the first round of pictures recently released by designers Sheppard Robson and spotted over on World Architecture News. Construction…

  • Cyclists Protest Ban on Bikes Aboard Jerusalem’s Light Rail

    Karen Chernick
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:59 am
    Jerusalem’s light rail may be a great way to encourage the use of public transportation, but why doesn’t it allow bikes on board? Four months ago the much anticipated Jerusalem light rail was launched after years of construction.  (The future of the Tel Aviv light rail has yet to be seen.)  The new light rail provides another convenient, comfortable means of public transportation within the city and further eliminates the need for gas-guzzling and carbon emitting personal vehicles.  It is not proving convenient for one environmentally significant group of Jerusalem residents,…

  • 4 Desertec Deals That Make Our Energy Future More Secure

    Tafline Laylin
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:47 am
    In just six hours, the deserts receive more energy from the sun than humankind produces in a year, and Desertec is harnessing it. Right now hundreds of people are gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland making the same kind of noises about the security of our future as the suits at COP 17 – mostly aimless. In the meantime, real people are doing real work to confront the day-to-day challenges of climate change and energy poverty, including the folks at Desertec. One of the most progressive organizations of our time founded in 2009, the Desertec Industrial Initiative…

  • Thousands of Endangered Fruit Bats Were Gunned Down in Lebanon

    Tafline Laylin
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:18 am
    Thousands of fruit bats in Lebanon were sprayed with shotgun and AK-47 bullets over the weekend. Thousands of fruit bats could have used Batman’s help last weekend when one or more unidentified assailants unleashed a spray of shotgun and AK-47 shells inside a cave in northern Lebanon. This senseless massacre wiped out at least 5,000 of these highly endangered flying mammals who populated the largest colony in the Middle East. Animal Encounter founder Dr. Mounir Abi-Said told The Daily Star that the bats didn’t die right away and that they probably crawled to shelter. A cave full…

  • Eco-Friendly Flyerzone Makes Paper Printing Less Guilty

    Green Prophet
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:05 am
    For those times when you can’t use electronic delivery methods and just need those paper products, eco-friendly suppliers like Flyerzone come in handy. As much as we may try to avoid the need for paper products (or find creative ways to reuse paper), sometimes you just need to get something printed on good old-fashioned paper.  Business cards are a classic example (and not everyone can stamp their business cards on the back of used railway tickets in the style of Israeli green business guru Erez Steinberg).  So when you do need to create a paper product – such as leaflets,…
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    Baltidome Blog | Baltimore Green News

  • Baltimore Trails Summit

    Administrator
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:38 pm
    Baltimore Trails Summit Baltimore Trails Summit January 28, 2012, 10am – 12pm Vollmer Center, Cylburn Arboretum 4915 Greenspring Ave Baltimore, MD MAP IT Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Department is holding a Trails Summit on Saturday, January 28th from 10am – noon at the Vollmer Center in Cylburn Arboretum Baltimore is home to many miles of trails from paved to stream valley foot paths.  Trail users, stewards and partner organizations are invited to attend the Trails Summit to learn more about Baltimore City trails and get involved. Agenda includes: Introduction from Bill…

  • Support Audubon with an evening at Bistro Rx!

    Administrator
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:08 pm
    Support Audubon with an evening at Bistro Rx! From the Patterson Park Audubon Center: Join us downstairs at Bistro Rx on January 26th, 2012 from 4-9. A portion of dinner and drink sales will be donated to urban environmental education programs at Patterson Park Audubon Center. Be sure to mention Audubon to your server! 2901 East Baltimore Street, 1st Floor Baltimore, MD 21224 To learn more about the Patterson Park Audubon Center, CLICK HERE.

  • Trade That Still Unopened Holiday Gift

    Administrator
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:17 am
    Post Holiday Swap Party! Post Holiday Swap Party! January 24, 2012, 7pm Village learning Place 2521 St. Paul Street MAP IT A great idea from Village Learning Place: Why shop when you can swap? Ready to purge your unwanted holiday gifts? Got a bunch of junk you’ve been meaning to dump on someone else? Join us at the Village Learning Place library for a neighborhood swap! All unwanted items will be donated to the Goodwill. The Adultlescents will provide: light refreshments *Please note that this event is only for those 21 years of age and older!* This event is brought to you by…

  • FREE Eco Conference At AVAM

    Administrator
    13 Jan 2012 | 8:59 am
    2012 State of Our Earth Eco Conference State of Our Earth Eco Conference Sunday, January 22, 2012, 10am Cost: FREE American Visionary Art Museum MAP IT From the American Visionary Art Museum: In conjunction with the American Visionary Art Museum’s current original exhibition–ALL THINGS ROUND: Galaxies, Eyeballs & Karma–we will be hosting an all day, visionary, ECO CONFERENCE that will be held on the third floor of our Jim Rouse Visionary Center. Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Sandra Steingraber–an authority on environmental links to cancer, and author of the acclaimed book…

  • Maryland Waterways Want You!

    Administrator
    12 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Maryland Waterways Want You! Speak up for Maryland waterways since they can’t speak up for themselves! From Blue Water Baltimore: Watch That WIP! The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) will be hosting meetings around the state to take comments on recently filed Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs). The MDE is under pressure from all sides to weaken the WIPs, which detail how to reduce the pollution that flows through our waterways and into the Bay. We have a HUGE opportunity with the comment period coming up, Jan. 15 – Mar. 1. We need volunteers to attend the in-person…
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  • 35 Cheaper Ways to Tour Britain By Train with Rail Rover Tickets

    Chris King
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm
    Touring by rail is one of the best ways to travel for your holidays and breaks. Many of us have been lucky to experience a train adventure abroad but did you know that you can tour Britain with rail Rover tickets. We’ve found 35 ways that UK residents can get unlimited train travel. It’s great value and even cheaper as you can get 1/3 OFF with a Railcard. A family of four can travel by train for two weeks in Devon and Cornwall for less than £100. Or, a couple can get unlimited rail travel in Scotland for four days in eight for £170 (including ferries). Sit back, relax and let…

  • Where to get Carnet tickets for discounts on peak rail fares

    Chris King
    13 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Carnet tickets are perfect if you make regular peak anytime journey between two train stations two to three times a week. They’re not easy to find, however, we have found every Carnet ticket available in the UK. All of them work in the same way and give you FREE journeys if you buy 10 or 12. They are perfect if you don’t need a season ticket but need to travel at anytime. Carnets are also available for off-peak journeys but you may find Railcards a better option. Only some rail companies offer Carnets, and we found that others don’t know whether they have them or not. Whether…

  • 20 Railcards For Cheaper Trains and Railcard Promotional Code Offers

    Chris King
    6 Jan 2012 | 5:13 am
    Train travel can be a pricey option, however, savings of 34% (and more) are available from 20 Railcards available in Britain. What’s more, you can save even more money when buying a card with a Railcard promotional code. Railcards provide great value for at least 12 months, why pay full fare when it’s so easy to get hold of one. Railcards will pay for themselves within 3 to 5 journeys with minimum discounts of 34% (up to 50% and even higher for some kids fares). We’ve put together a list of ALL the Railcards available in Britain so you can travel cheaper as well as greener.

  • 101 Green Christmas Gift Ideas

    Chris King
    7 Dec 2011 | 7:15 am
        We’ve found ‘101 Green Christmas Gift Ideas’ for you. Well we lied, there’s actually 102! Our first one is National Trust Gift Membership, which ticks all the boxes for us. For great days out and loads of other goodies, check out this amazing deal. On the pages you can link to below, there’s another 99 eco-friendly Xmas present ideas for you. We’ve saved two more for you at the end of this article, including a leading UK children’s charity that needs your help today. Green Xmas Presents for Kids – Top 10 for All Year Round Days Out Christmas is for…

  • Get Safe and Save Money at Xmas with Solar Security Lights

    Chris King
    6 Dec 2011 | 3:16 am
    If you haven’t already got them, solar security lights are a must-have item for your home or garden and are a great Christmas present idea. Cheap, easy to install and virtually maintenance free, solar security lights tick all the right boxes for hassle-free peace of mind: security around your house, garden or mobile home motion sensors detect movement within range self powering with no electricity costs good for the environment great value self-contained with no wiring easy to install waterproof and usable in any location flexible as many double as shed lights Solar security lights use…
 
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    Nokero | The World's Only Solar Light Bulb

  • Typhoon survivors in the Philippines receive Nokero solar lights

    Darien
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:54 am
    One month ago, a typhoon hit the Philippines taking more than a thousand lives, affecting more than 300,000 people and damaging over 10,000 homes. Our friends Claire MY Lee from Solutions Using Renewable Energy Inc. and Dante & Ma’An Briones of Sasonbisolar, Inc. donated Nokero lights to the survivors. Claire shares her story of helping survivors to recover from the devastation. “On December 17, 2011, residents of the provinces of Cagayan De Oro and Iligan in Mindanao, Philippines were awakened from their sleep by the sound of rushing water. Within minutes, raging muds rose more…

  • Deep in the field, OMPT finds a rugged solar solution in Nokero Power Panels

    Tom
    26 Dec 2011 | 10:33 am
    As a communications guy, I understand the power of audio/video to share information. It’s one thing to try and explain to someone how to increase their farm’s efficiency or prepare for drought – it’s another thing to be able to SHOW them via video. That’s why we’re proud to be working with a group called “One Media Player Per Teacher” (OMPT) which works to enhance education around the globe with the use of modern A/V technology. Video Instruction Goes Off-the-Grid in Orissa, India w/ One Media Player per Teacher (OMPT) from Jim Mikles on Vimeo.

  • A personal story takes the stage at TedX

    Tom
    21 Dec 2011 | 11:46 am
    It feels like Nokero was just a brand-new babe when we first met Leah Quintal, Kurt Mann and the folks at American Green … and I guess we were. Our N200 was just coming out into the world. Wide-eyed and full of hope, we put everything we had into this small little solar package and hoped for the best. Leah and Kurt were among the first to realize the power of our small-scale, portable, and durable light. They took our N200 bulb into Haiti to see what it could do – and they were the first to show us how powerful our little solar light bulb can be. Through the magic of Kurt’s…

  • Linkin Park supports Nokero’s efforts in Haiti

    Darien
    9 Dec 2011 | 2:49 pm
    Linkin Park with Nokero N200 bulbs The fact that over 1.3 billion people worldwide live without access to electricity has inspired Grammy Award-winning rock band Linkin Park to launch a solar lighting campaign in support of the United Nations’ 2012 Year of Sustainable Energy. Linkin Park is asking supporters to donate $10 at Power the World to give a renewable, clean, solar light bulb, made by Nokero, to families without access to electricity in Haiti. Power the World is a pledge to help 1 million families gain access to sustainable energy solutions by the end of 2012. Last month, Linkin…

  • Eneji Pwop ‘fills the house’ in Haiti

    Darien
    2 Dec 2011 | 4:32 pm
    A poster from Earthspark's Piri Piti Plen Kay Moden campaign. The Nokero N200 has been re-branded as the "Eneji Pwop" bulb and colored orange by Earthspark. What is very small, fills a house, and is modern? Earthspark International, a social enterprise working to eradicate energy poverty in Haiti, has just received a shipment of Nokero N200 solar light bulbs. Earthspark has branded the Nokero N200s as part of their Haitian “Enèji Pwòp” (“Clean Energy”) brand for small-scale clean energy products. Allison Archambault of Earthspark tells us that in Haiti, storytellers…
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    ForUsToBe

  • Fisherman Saves Injured Dog Found At Sea

    ForUsToBe
    9 Jan 2012 | 8:35 am
    Blake Talman, a drunk driver, murdered Donna Chen and injured her dog Barney. The accident scene was about a mile from where the fisherman found dog swimming. Our guess is that he was so freaked out and traumatized that he just wanted to get as far away from there as possible. And when he ran out of land, he took to the water. It is a pure luck that Rory O’Connor was there fishing, because there was no place for Barney to go and we don’t know if he could have made it much farther. He’s banged up, but fine. Our hearts go out to the family who lost their mother. Related posts:…

  • Puppy Vs. Ice Cube, Can It Be Cuter?

    ForUsToBe
    4 Jan 2012 | 4:06 am
    Well, we’ve shown you a lot of cute videos, but to be frank and honest this is the cutest. It shows a puppy playing with an ice cube. Now, what can be cuter than a playful pup? Related posts: Puppy Enjoying The Air Conditioner Puppy Comes Back From A Certain Death Tyrannosaurus Rex Was One Sick Puppy

  • Cat Insists On A Morning Kiss Or No Coffee

    ForUsToBe
    4 Jan 2012 | 3:45 am
    Ahh…love. Love is such a complicated thing, when you are a human. You are always asking yourself: is this it? is it true love? does he/she even love you? Pets love you, unconditionally and without a doubt. With them, there is no hidden agenda. In this video, cat insists on a morning kiss. No coffee before the kiss. Related posts: Make A Stylish Lamp Out Of Coffee Cans How To Explain This Love? Cat’s And Dolphin’s! This Cat Does Not Give A Damn

  • Gorilla Adopts A Pair Of Kittens

    ForUsToBe
    4 Jan 2012 | 3:21 am
    Koko, a female western lowland gorilla, was born on July 4, 1971. She is able, according to Francine “Penny” Patterson, to understand more than 1,000 signs based on American Sign Language, and understand approximately 2,000 words of spoken English. In this video Koko gets a return visit from the two kittens she selected from a litter of seven the week before. She’s tentatively named them “Tiger” and “Blackie” (for obvious reasons). The question is will Koko tire of the kittens or want them to stay as her permanent guests at the Gorilla Foundation.

  • Poisonous Juices Demand Better FDA Control

    ForUsToBe
    8 Dec 2011 | 2:34 pm
    Grape and apple juices are great for our health, wright? Well, wrong! Consumer Reports conducted an investigation on arsenic levels which showed that ten percent of their samples exceeded 10 parts per billion (ppb) — the federal arsenic limit for bottled water. There were tested 88 samples from 28 apple and three grape juices from various lots numbers that were packaged in various ways, such as ready-to-drink bottles, concentrate and juice boxes. Previous research has shown that chronic exposure to arsenic and lead, even below the levels allowed for bottled water, can result in serious…
 
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    Cloth Diapers, Green Living and Going Green with Kids - The Eco Chic

  • News & Updates from Around the Cloth Diapering Community

    Calley
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:39 pm
    Would you like to know the very latest happenings around the cloth diapering community?  I thought so! For starters, let me say that while I may not get my blog updated as much as I like I am still very active in the community.  You can find me most days on Facebook where I moderate several cloth diapering community pages including my own.  I can also be found blogging for other companies and appear as a guest of a few blogs as well.  I’ll try to do better with cross posting here so you don’t miss a single article from me. News from this week: Wednesday night Kim Rosas from…

  • Giving Diapers, Giving Hope Helps to Diaper Babies in Need

    Calley
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:53 pm
    I am in the minority – many Americans face the decision between diapers and food every day because they simply cannot afford both.  Like many Americans I tend to turn the other way and pretend like these problems don’t affect me – but they do.  They may not affect me personally but they do affect my community and they do affect hundreds (probably millions) of Americans – some that I walk past every day.  That person in line next to me at Wal-Mart, or that child who attends school with my babes, or that family who is attending our church for the first time - or maybe…

  • Eco-Crafting Tutorial: How to Make a Wreath Using a Queen Sz. Sheet

    Calley
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:20 am
    Eco-Crafting Tutorial: How to Make a Wreath Using a Queen Size Sheet Supplies: One wire wreath form (or any wreath form), one queen size sheet, one pair of scissors Time: 1-2 hrs for a large wreath You can reuse or upcycle with any fabric. I found the perfect color sheet at the local thrift store to match the color of my little girls room for only $3.00. There weren’t any stains on it but even if there were some minor staining you could still use it for this project. Solids or prints, both would work fine. If I had found a chocolate brown and ivory sheet that day I would probably have…

  • My Personal Pledge (January)

    Calley
    18 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    A few days ago I challenged you to make a Pledge to Go Green in 2012.  My first challenge was to set a goal for yourself and to write it down.  I promised that I would come back and share my own goal with you, so here it goes… My Green Pledge for January:  To share more eco-tips with each of you on a regular basis.  Don’t I already do this?  My blogging habits have not been the healthiest and I often feel like my blog is messy and unorganized.  Probably because that is my style and who I am.  But I’m setting my own goal for January to become a more organized blogger…

  • 5 Steps to Successful Potty Training

    Calley
    18 Jan 2012 | 8:24 am
    To read more about these 5 Steps for Successful Potty Training you’ll have to visit the Kelly Wels blog; where I am one of the Cloth Diaper Ambassadors.  I’m already planning a potty training series for later this month that will discuss the training pants that are available on the market today and some ugly truths about potty training.  I hope you’ll follow me and learn more about the Cloth Diaper Ambassador team. Related posts: Potty Training?! Potty Trained?! The Saga Continues… **In my whispering voice so I don’t jinx myself** I... The Light at the End of…
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  • Blogging from TRB: Tomorrow’s Public Transport

    Heshuang Zeng
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am
    Does France's Autolib electric vehicle sharing system offer us a glimpse of the future? Photo by Francisco Gonzalez. What will tomorrow’s public transport look like? Are we still going to take buses or trams, similar to what we do today, or will there be more innovative and transformative transit modes that offer users higher flexibility and more comfort? How will these systems address the issue of sustainability? Michel Parent from Inria France shared some answers from Europe at the “Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies Committee” event during the 91st Annual…

  • Bold Vision for the Future of Sustainable Transport

    Holger Dalkmann
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    This year marks EMBARQ's 10-year anniversary. Photo by Dave K. Cooper. EMBARQ (the producer of this blog) and its partners are pleased to host the annual Transforming Transportation event on January 26-27 at The World Bank in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference will focus on big ideas to scale up sustainable transport best practices in cities worldwide. To learn more, see the agenda for Day 1 and Day 2. Highlights include a keynote address by Jaime Lerner, former Mayor of Curitiba, on the “Future of the City: Challenges of Scaling Up Good Practices in Urban Transport,”…

  • San Francisco and Medellin Win 2012 Sustainable Transport Award

    Itir Sonuparlak
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:25 am
    Medellin transformed violence and despair into hope and opportunity, using sustainable transport as one of the key levers to drive change, explained Holger Dalkmann. Photo courtesy of Carlos Felipe Pardo. A version of this post was originally posted on EMBARQ.org on January 24, 2012.  For more info: www.st-award.org. WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 24, 2012) – San Francisco, USA, and Medellin, Colombia, were selected as the 8th annual Sustainable Transport Award winners today during the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board. The slate of nominees included Buenos Aires,…

  • New Report: Bicycling and Walking in the United States

    Itir Sonuparlak
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:29 pm
    Pedestrian and bicycle projects receive less than 2 percent of federal transportation dollars in the U.S. Photo by Eric Allix Rogers. While obesity levels increased by 156 percent between 1960 and 2009, bicycling and walking levels fell by 66 percent. These are statistics from a new report by the Alliance for Biking and Walking. The report, “Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report,” ranks all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities on bicycling and walking levels, safety, funding and other factors. The Benchmarking Report confirms that in almost every…

  • Blogging from TRB: Transportation and Air Quality

    Erin Cooper
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm
    A model that optimizes signal timing at intersections can decrease air pollution. Photo by thisisbossi. At the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, there have been a number of sessions focusing on transportation, public health and emissions. The discussion in recent years of the link between the three has now moved into the area of policy and modeling. Modeling tools are now available to estimate emissions and air pollution from transportation models. There are also emerging results that support the safety of electronic vehicles and successes from large projects to reduce…
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  • EV Car Batteries Head To Energy Storage Frontier

    Angeli Duffin
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    With the thousands of minds and millions of dollars put into developing electric vehicle car batteries, it makes sense that companies are starting to “think outside the car” and look for the next application for energy storage. As energy grids get smarter and renewables account for a greater portion of the grid, grid operators are looking to new energy storage technologies to smooth out grid demands instead of relying on power plants running during peak demand times.According to Pike Research, there’s an estimated $122 billion in potential deployments over the next ten years. Looking to…

  • Using Ocean Temperature Differences To Create Renewable Energy

    OilPrice.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Editor’s Note: EarthTechling, always looking to bring you interesting cleantech reading, is proud to repost this article courtesy of partner OilPrice.com. Author credit goes to James Burgess, deputy editor of OilPrice.com.Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is an idea for creating renewable energy by exploiting the difference in ocean temperatures between the surface and the seabed. The OTEC permit office first opened in 1981 as part of NOAA, America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the marine counterpart to NASA. It was created after the oil price spike of the…

  • We Geek Out Over Graphene Discovery

    Angeli Duffin
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    While the scientific world has already been abuzz with the potential for the material graphene, a team of researchers at University of California, Riverside, in collaboration with researchers in Texas and China, are fueling more talk about their graphene-with-a-twist and its potential to keep electronic devices from overheating.They’ve shown that isotopically modified graphene has much better thermal properties and potential to manage heat in a wide variety of applications, including electronics and photovoltaic solar cells.Now, the scientific community may have been chattering away about…

  • Solar Power Wood Helicopter Your New Favorite Toy

    Kristy Hessman
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Last year we told you about the ultimate in green play, the Solar Wooden Toy Airplane. The wooden airplane toy was crafted by Berty and Masha out of Switzerland and available on Etsy. The toy uses thin-film solar cells located on the top of the plane’s wings to power the propeller.And now, you can add to your fleet of solar powered toys with the Solar Powered Toy Wooden Helicopter. Berty and Masha are now back at it, having added the helicopter with solar-powered rotor into their array of solar toys Just like the airplane toy, the helicopter is made from solid chestnut wood and…

  • ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Preview

    Sara Thompson
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:01 pm
    In about a month, D.C.’s Gaylord National Conference Center will be teeming with energy researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives, and a couple of wild Bills.The third annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit promises to bring together the type of leaders that can develop energy solutions for the future, and boy did they round up some well-known and wealthy problem solvers this year.Keynote speakers booked include:Ursula Burns , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 of Xerox,Susan Hockfield, President 
of MIT,Frederick Smith, 
Chairman, President and CEO of FedEx,Lee…
 
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    Cree LED Revolution Blog

  • City of Asheville: Successfully Driving the Adoption of Street Lights in North Carolina

    Nikki Rogan
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:34 am
    Being a leader can be exhilarating. Take Cree, for example. We love leading the LED Lighting Revolution. You could even say we find it electrifying. So when we hear US cities, like Asheville, are implementing LED lighting, it pumps us up! The City of Asheville has initiated North Carolina’s first large-scale deployment of LED street lights. This large-scale deployment, made possible through a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, allows Asheville to take the necessary steps to improve energy efficiency and reduce its overall carbon footprint. In the initial phase of the…

  • November LED lighting contest winner plans to transform family room

    Ginny Skalski
    12 Jan 2012 | 7:45 am
    When Colleen Locchi began planning lighting for her kitchen, she thought she would go with CFLs. But the more investigating she did, the more she realized that mercury-containing CFLs likely weren’t the energy-efficient solution she wanted. “Initially I was all about CFLs,” Colleen wrote me, “but the more research I did, the less enchanted I have become. LEDs seem to be the way to go. I did incorporate some into my new kitchen and find I now prefer them over my incandescent lamps.” Once Colleen got a taste of LED lighting, she wanted more. So she entered (and won) our November LED…

  • SLM IP66 Wins Building Operating Management Top Products Award

    Nikki Rogan
    6 Jan 2012 | 7:21 am
    Cree is proud to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of the Building Operating Management magazine’s Top Products awards. The Top Products Awards recognize the most popular manufacturers and suppliers of the year. The award was given to Cree for the SLM™ IP66 area luminaire featuring BetaLED® technology. Building and facility executives participated in a national survey and chose the winners from 557 possible products, making this award a veritable popularity contest. Readers were asked to select their choices for Top Products awards that met the criteria of innovation…

  • High Maintenance Lighting? I’ll Pass

    Nikki Rogan
    15 Dec 2011 | 8:23 am
    Being called “high maintenance” is probably something most of us would rather avoid, but compared to LED luminaires that’s exactly how High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting solutions could be described. Unlike LED luminaires that can provide more than a decade of near maintenance-free sustained illumination, HID systems require much more maintenance over such time frames. The main reason for the differing maintenance needs between the two technologies is differences in the rate of lumen depreciation or the rate at which a light source loses light output over time. While LED luminaires…

  • Trust, but verify: Reducing Risk Prior to LED Implementation

    Nikki Rogan
    5 Dec 2011 | 9:38 am
    Those old enough to remember the 1980s may recall then President Ronald Reagan’s, “Trust, but verify” messaging as part of the United State’s Cold War negotiations with the former Soviet Union. While evaluating LED luminaires may not seem as important as dealing with a nuclear arms race, the same “Trust, but verify” philosophy should be used to reduce risk prior to any large scale implementation of LED products. But what should you verify? To better limit risk it’s important to understand where risk resides. Some typical questions could include: • How do I know I’ll get the…
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    Green Earth News

  • JC Penney: New Pricing For New Consumer Trends

    Edward Carney
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    JC Penney has announced some interesting changes to its pricing structure.  It is effectively eliminating sales, except for seasonal price reductions on certain types of items and clearance for things that haven’t sold after a certain period.  I think this kind of move is long overdue.  I’m not much of a shopper, but I’ve noticed the tendency for many retailers to wildly mark up their prices and then try to move merchandise in large batches by offering sale prices that better represent the actual value of the product. Oddly, most of the consumers I’ve encountered seem to revel in…

  • Faith Saving The Environment

    Stacey Irwin
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Do we have a spiritual responsibility to help the environment?  No matter your faith, is there a moral obligation stated in the scripture to live sustainability and pursue environmental justice?  Religions believe, naturally, that their God did create the world for us and while we’ve already managed to evict ourselves from Eden, are we also ignoring our role in this world as stewards of the earth.  After all, of all God’s creature, humans are the one with the power to disrupt Creation. GreenFaith Fellowship, an interfaith organization, believes so, and has developed environmental…

  • Gingrich And Mother Earth: Contract Is Void

    Edward Carney
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    With the official results contradicting the original reports in Iowa and a candidate who had seemed discounted now winning South Carolina it looks like we’ll be enjoying an extended stay from the circus that is the Republican Primaries.  It will come complete with more character assassination, negative advertising, and vitriol.  In fact, let me do my part to contribute to it with this mean spirited takedown of the subject of the Republican Party’s latest short-term win. Everyone’s speaking ill of Newt Gingrich since his second wife’s television interview.  I hate to merely jump…

  • Balancing Outsourcing With Bamboo

    Edward Carney
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    In an effort to make its products sustainable and ecologically friendly, German-based toymaker Hape has been manufacturing toys made largely from bamboo.  Additionally, the company claims to avoid plastic in its packaging, utilize organic inks, and so on.  There’s really no way to tell to what extent such measures are based on an earnest sense of duty among corporate executives.  But Hape and any other company that undertakes similar green initiatives are certain to do so on the basis of some mixture of genuine concern for the environment and simply for their profit margins.  It’s…

  • How To Make A Bamboo Bird House

    Stacey Irwin
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Most birds are still hunkered down in the sunny South for the winter but be proactive in preparing for their return this Spring.  Using bamboo and power tools, anyone can create a welcoming, natural birdhouse for our feathered friends! Here’s what you need to create a Bamboo Bird House: Moso bamboo column (any height) Exterior paint (opt for low VOC paint) Permanent marker Paintbrush Tape measure Electric drill 3-inch hole saw drill bit ¼ inch drill bit 2 feet of weather-resistant chain or cable Here’s how to make you Bamboo Bird House: Paint the top and the bottom nodes of the bamboo…
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    Intercon

  • An American in an Average European Town

    T. Caine
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:34 am
    As I move through my European vacation, the inclination to look for evidence of sustainability (or its absence) is all but reflexive. Years ago I wrote about European standards in sustainability being naturally higher than ours in America after I spent a week in London. With the opportunity to venture across the Atlantic again I was eager to see if my second experience would uphold my first impressions. Though my trip is comprised of a few different stops across the continent, the place where I am spending the most time is Perpignan, France. Located in the south of the country, the small city…

  • Philadelphia Wants a High Line

    T. Caine
    9 Jan 2012 | 1:33 pm
    A growing contingent of Philadelphia locals are trying to raise a cry for transforming a retired, elevated viaduct into a gardened, pedestrian thoroughfare. Being almost universally regarded as a success, New York City’s High Line is the obvious case study for how the re-purposing of old, industrial relics can transform them into unique, local icons ingrained with authenticity. With clear sustainable advantages pointing to reuse rather than demolition, the urban proposal has important differences from one of New York’s most treasured parks that could make the road to realization…

  • New York Offers Zoning Changes for Greener Buildings

    T. Caine
    30 Dec 2011 | 11:36 am
    When asked, “When should sustainability be integrated into the design process?” most green designers would dutifully say at the very beginning of the project. A better answer is: before the project even starts. Each city has a framework of regulation that may not dictate, but certainly guides the course of development within its limits, managing things like density, occupancy types and height. If building codes wind up at odds with green building efforts then the entire process becomes harder even for the most diligent practitioners. Addressing sustainability at the code level is…

  • How Many Politicians Does it Take to NOT Screw in a Light Bulb?

    T. Caine
    27 Dec 2011 | 9:19 am
    The signing of the federal budget for 2012 marked the latest effort by Republicans to forestall the coming legislation that will begin the phase out of the traditional incandescent bulb. The time and energy spent on debating a law that was signed into being 4 years ago under a Republican President exemplifies the misdirected focus of our elected officials not to mention their blatant disregard (or ignorance) of efficiency’s importance. Thankfully, their tribulations are unlikely to have any material effect on the movement that the forces of American capitalism have been welling behind for…

  • Pulling Data Centers Into Cities

    T. Caine
    12 Dec 2011 | 12:59 pm
    If our telecom network of wire and cable is the veins of the internet then data centers are its organs and they are consistently growing in size and number—a pace that no one thinks is going to slow in the foreseeable future. When it comes to the placement of these digital warehouses, the criteria for locations are equally consistent with new sites often placed out in rural or suburban America. Despite the fact that pedestrians and residents may not have much to do with having a data center down the block, moving them closer to points of higher urban density could let us better utilize all…
 
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  • LAST CHANCE! HUGE Winter Clearance Sale!

    Melissa Dion
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:39 am
    Sale ends TODAY! One time use. Cannot be combined with other offers.SHOP NOW

  • New Arrival: Threads 4 Thought Bottoms

    Melissa Dion
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Check out the newest arrivals at ecolissa.com! Threads 4 Thought Roll Top Legging$24Threads 4 Thought Roll Top Pant $24At Threads 4 Thought fabrics are made using the most sustainable materials possible such as organically grown cotton, and polyester derived from recycled water bottles. Fabrics are dyed using low impact dyes. Often, water used in the dye process is purified and then reused. Fabric is cut and sewn into a specified style. Embellishments such as prints, beads, stones are applied last. Screen prints are often done using K2 water based inks. Other embellishments come from…

  • New Arrival: Threads 4 Thought Tops

    Melissa Dion
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Check out the newest arrivals at ecolissa.com! Threads 4 Thought Basic V-NeckAvailable in Bali, Coral Reef, Spearmint, White, or Black $10Threads 4 Thought LS Basic VAvailable in White, Black, Charcoal, and Medusa $12  Threads 4 Thought Cami Tank - Black$15Threads 4 Thought Cami Tank - Mocha $15At Threads 4 Thought fabrics are made using the most sustainable materials possible such as organically grown cotton, and polyester derived from recycled water bottles. Fabrics are dyed using low impact dyes. Often, water used in the dye process is purified and then reused. Fabric is cut…

  • Eco Valentine's Day Gifts!

    Melissa Dion
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:14 am
    Here are some great Valentine's Day gifts for your eco friendly wife or girlfriend!Project Have Hope Necklaces$15-$20Eda + Betty Necklaces$69.99- $129Indigenous Ruched Maxi Shrug$44 Chunky Infinity Scarves$22.99GG2G Gyoza Snap Clutch$69.99Smartglass Jewelry$34-$74Indigenous Urban Hoodie$89.99Green Tree Jewelry Earrings$12Kris Nations Large Owl Necklace $49.99Stacia Signature Scarf$69.99  Spun Ruffle V-Neck $34.99Ecolissa.com carries the hottest eco friendly and vegan fashions!

  • Item of the Day: Toggery Marla Top

    Melissa Dion
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:15 am
    The Toggery Marla Top is a long sleeve U-neck tee. Made of Organic Cotton and Recycled poly burnout. Made in the USA. Available in Black (as shown). $42.Ecolissa.com carries the hottest eco friendly and vegan fashions!
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    Eco Friendly Living Advice

  • 8 Ways To Wash Your Clothes In A More Eco Friendly Way

    Richard
    20 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
    photo credit: Magic Madzik Cleaning our clothes, while necessary, is a potential mine-field for the environmentally-aware individual. From the water and power that we use to the chemicals we flush into the water system there are a huge number of improvements that can be made to the “standard” way of washing your clothes to make the whole process more sustainable. We’ve come up with eight different ways to make your laundry more eco friendly but we’d love to hear your ideas in the comments section below so please leave your feedback at the end so we can be constantly…

  • 10 Ways To Reduce The Costs Of Eco Travel

    Richard
    10 Dec 2011 | 1:15 pm
    photo credit: Kıvanç Niş When you consider the average person’s carbon footprint one of the most obvious ways to become significantly more eco friendly is to consider how you travel around. Driving a car around on your own is second-only to jetting off on vacation  for carbon emissions but one common complaint against using public transport is just how expensive it can be. In many circumstances this can be true which is sad for everyone. But there are a number of ways that can make using public transport and eco-friendly transportation in general far more cost effective. Make…

  • 4 Ways To Heat Your Home More Efficiently This Winter

    Richard
    14 Nov 2011 | 6:28 am
    photo credit: el diablo robotico As summer draws to a close it’s natural that we start to think of the cold weather coming our way over the next few months. Gone will be the flip flops and shorts and out will come the coats and jumpers. It’ll only be so long until you put your heating on for the first time since last winter but we all know that heating your home can not only be expensive for your pocket but also for the environment. In an ideal world we’d all heat out homes using air source heat pumps, solar power and wind turbines but for many people installing these…

  • Free Seeds: How To Grow Your Own Vegetables For Free

    Richard
    16 Oct 2011 | 4:41 pm
    photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography Growing your own food can not only help you to significantly reduce your carbon footprint and save quite a bit of money each year but can also be great fun. Equally, especially if you’re starting out with an allotment or decent-sized vegetable garden, you’ll probably be needing a surprising number of seeds to offer as much variety in your diet and year-round food as possible. Even if you don’t mind all that initial investment it’s always nice to get something for free and so today we’re going to look at ways in which you can…

  • Earthway 2150 Broadcast Spreader Review

    Richard
    12 Oct 2011 | 4:39 pm
    If you want to maintain your garden – and especially your lawn – in tiptop condition then it’s essential that you’re adding nutrients in the form of fertilizer. Whether you opt for an eco friendly fertilizer or not the fact remains that the average garden is going to need a decent amount applied to it on a regular basis yet fertilizers are, on the whole, tremendously heavy. Couple that with the impracticality of trying to carry round a bag and evenly scattering the fertilizer on your lawn/soil and it’s clear why a good-quality garden spreader can come in so…
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  • Cooling the urban heat island with more reflective roofs

    Dominique Hes, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture at University of Melbourne
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:21 pm
    Can a whiter roof make your home cooler? What about your whole city? The existing literature and theory suggests that increasing the albedo – or reflectiveness – of a building will reflect incoming sun light and associated heat, reducing the building’s cooling requirements and also reducing the “Urban Heat Island” effect. The City of Melbourne recently commissioned our team to look into whether these claims hold true for Melbourne’s climate. The urban heat island (UHI) effect refers to the phenomenon whereby a metropolitan or built up area is significantly warmer than its…

  • Stone the crows! Could corvids be Australia's smartest export?

    Stephen Debus, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences at University of New England
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:34 pm
    Among birds, crows and ravens (or corvids) are the most intelligent. They have the largest brains for body size; they’re more like primates than birds. In fact, some people call them “flying monkeys”. The family Corvidae originated from a forest ancestor in the Australian fragment of Gondwana. It’s thought that the mental abilities of the early corvids developed as a response to the challenges of adapting to a drying continent. As Australia drifted towards Asia, corvids dispersed and colonised the other continents. What’s that bird? The best-known corvids are the mostly-black crows…

  • Australian car industry needs lower emissions, not handouts

    Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School at Griffith University
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:15 pm
    The Australian Government has been bailing out automotive manufacturers since 1985. Both that year’s Button Plan and the 2008 Bracks Report recommended restructure and additional funding. But unless the Australian industry accepts the reality of today’s automotive market, bailouts will make little difference and we’ll continue to see closures and job losses. The global market shift to low-emitting, fuel-efficient vehicles is going to make it difficult for the local car industry – which produces predominantly large, high-emitting vehicles – to compete internationally. Not…

  • Jury still out on whether cats are killers, but prison is on the cards

    Mike Calver, Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at Murdoch University
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:37 pm
    In “The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson”, Mark Twain equated keeping a cat to domestic bliss: When there was room on the ledge outside of the pots and boxes for a cat, the cat was there – in sunny weather – stretched at full length, asleep and blissful, with her furry belly to the sun and a paw curved over her nose. Then that house was complete, and its contentment and peace were made manifest to the world by this symbol, whose testimony is infallible. A home without a cat – and a well-fed, well-petted and properly revered cat – may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove…

  • Durban did too little: here are alternatives to the UN process

    David Hodgkinson, Associate Professor, Law School at University of Western Australia
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:20 pm
    In the month and a half since the Durban climate change conference it has been said that the “international climate process” has been “strengthened” and that Durban resulted in “the means and the ends for a new era in climate negotiations”. With the perspective of a few weeks and a new year, is this the case? What was actually achieved? Is it enough to limit global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels – the global warming limit adopted by parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – with global emissions peaking by 2015? Will…
 
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  • Cine-ma-trix-Lite

    admin
    12 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Cine-ma-trix lets you use real-time video effects to turn your iOS device into an augmented reality filter where you get to pick the effects that pepper everything you point your device at! Cine-ma-trix was created to offer everyone the chance to try some virtual noir fun right from their iPhone, anywhere, and at anytime. Focused on visual effects (i.e digital rain like Matrix movie), if you like the preview mode only in Lite version. You have to upgrade to take photos and record videos. Give it a try and see the world with another eyes.
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  • Cornucopia Institute Urging People to Speak Out Against Monsanto Soy

    Angela
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:56 pm
    Photo by Alexis Baden-Meyer: Flickr Family farming-friendly and pro-organic public interest group, the Cornucopia Institute is urging concerned citizens to speak out against a petition received by the USDA from industrial agriculture giant Monsanto, requesting that its genetically engineered soybean be deregulated. According to the Federal Register, the engineered soybean, which carries the designation MON 87769, “has been genetically engineered to produce stearidonic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid not found in conventional soybean.” The Cornucopia Institute, particularly concerned…

  • Environmental Group Called “Enemy of Canada” By Prime Minister’s Office

    Angela
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:03 am
    Nonprofit environmental organization ForestEthics is calling out the Harper government for reportedly targeting the group to keep them from speaking out regarding the oilsands development on Canada’s west coast and the proposed Gateway Pipeline project between B.C. and Alberta. A former ForestEthics employee named Andrew Frank released a sworn affidavit on January 23, claiming that he was told the Prime Minister’s office had called the environmental group an “an enemy of the government of Canada,” and ordered fundraising group Tides Canada to stop supporting…

  • Anonymous Targets Monsanto’s PR Firm in Hack Attack

    Angela
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pm
    Click here to view the embedded video. Love them or hate them, the hacker collective known as Anonymous is continuing to wage war on the little-loved corporate biotech giant Monsanto, and their latest attack seems to have succeeded at forcing the PR firm representing the company to shut down and possibly reopen under a different name. Anonymous took aim at The Biving Group PR firm in December, citing the firm’s 15-plus years of doing marketing for “some of the most corrupt corporations on the planet” as the reason for their attack. According to information released by the…

  • EU Beefs Up Electronic Waste Recycling Laws

    Angela
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:52 pm
    Photo by Keoni Cabral: Flickr The European Union is significantly beefing up their laws regarding recycling of electronic waste, such as discarded computers and entertainment devices. Under the revised Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation, member states will be required to collect more e-waste for recycling over the coming years. While the legislation currently requires four kilograms of e-waste be recycled each year per person, by 2016, the law will require member states to recycle 45 tonnes of e-waste for every 100 tonnes put on sale three years prior. By 2019,…

  • Italian Cruise Ship Oil Salvage Operations Begin

    Angela
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:40 pm
    Italian authorities have given the go-ahead for salvage experts to begin removing the oil from the capsized cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, among fears that the damaged ship might spill the thick fuel into the surrounding waters. The cruise ship contains about 2,380 tonnes of oil across 17 double-bottomed tanks; if this is released into the sea, it would mark the worst environmental disaster to hit Italy in at least two decades. Now that it has been determined that the ship is barely moving and therefore isn’t at much risk to roll off the rocky ledge it’s sitting upon and…
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  • The true burden of cancer

    IRIN
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    Breast cancer continues to be misunderstood, under-diagnosed and fatal, particularly in developing countries, say researchers, despite more than one million official annual diagnoses and almost half a million recorded deaths annually.

  • Coping with climate change

    Richard Matthews
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pm
    In the past five years, “resilience” (the ability to absorb shocks and recover) has become quite a buzzword in the aid community. Discussions on adapting to a changing climate are increasingly peppered with the “need to build resilience” of people, infrastructure and governments in the face of shocks such as soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, severe storms and flooding.

  • Green economy and growth: Fiddling while Rome burns?

    Manu V. Mathai
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:20 am
    “Fiddling while Rome burns” may seem a stale analogy, but when talking of “green growth” and “green economy” (GGE, for short), it is appropriate. Despite assertions to the contrary, the only thing innovative about the GGE concepts is the buzz that surrounds them.

  • Family-friendly Winter Escapes

    Marisa Belger
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    In search of a winter getaway that’s tons of fun, easy on the planet -- and maybe even educational? Whether you and your family like it frosty or tropical, there’s an eco-friendly vacation waiting for you.

  • Is the “Perfect” Product Perfect?

    John R. Ehrenfeld
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:01 am
    I was reading a long article in the Sunday NYTimes of January 22 about why the iPhone ended up being manufactured in China. The gist of the article is that China simply has developed a factory system we cannot match.
 
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  • What Are Your Favorite Winter Energy Savings Tips?

    Michelle Resnick
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:06 am
    This week, Amanda highlighted the Energy Savers seasonal website as a great place to get tips to save money and energy in any season. We want to know which winter energy savings tips you've tried. Have you covered your drafty windows, added weatherstripping to your doors, or opened your south-facing window curtains during the day? How well have these tips worked for you? We want you to share your own favorite tips and tricks with us. What have you done to save energy and money in your home this winter? Tell us! Each week, you have the chance to share your thoughts on a question or…

  • Energy Department Announces Student Teams, New Location for Solar Decathlon 2013

    Energy Savers
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:49 pm
    At an event today in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 and unveiled the competition's location, the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. The 20 teams from colleges and universities across the United States and from around the world will now begin a two-year process to build solar-powered, highly energy-efficient homes that combine affordability, consumer appeal and design excellence. Throughout the two-year process, the teams will design,…

  • New Lighting Facts Label: Takes the Guess Work Out of Shopping for Light Bulbs

    Energy Savers
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:52 am
    If you're like me, it sometimes feels overwhelming standing at the store and staring at a big wall of light bulbs, trying to understand all the lighting choices. With new lighting standards taking effect this year, now's a great time switch to energy-saving incandescent, CFL, and LED light bulbs, which are available in most hardware and home improvement retailers. They all are more energy-efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs, and upgrading 15 of the inefficient incandescent light bulbs in your home could save you about $50 per year. I've learned that when I'm shopping for light…

  • Seasonal Tips

    Energy Savers
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:30 am
    I’ve often wished I lived in one of those fabulous places where it’s 72 degrees and sunny year-round. But unfortunately, most of us don’t. And to stay comfortable, we need heat and hot coffee in the winter, and air-conditioning and lemonade in the summer. Luckily, part of the Energy Savers site is dedicated to helping us save energy during all four seasons. Bring up the dedicated Energy Savers seasonal website and learn great ways to reduce your energy bill. Tips range from small changes you can make immediately, such as closing your drapes, to information on modifications…

  • Have You Ever Tried Composting?

    Energy Savers
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:07 am
    This week, Erin talked about how she's helping her parents (and learning from them) as they maintain an outdoor compost pile. By composting, you can nourish your garden for very little cost while keeping organic garbage out of sewer systems and city dumps. Compost materials range from food scraps to worms, and you can keep your compost in an open pile outdoors or in a specialized container. Of course, composting isn't just for homes - you can also participate in composting at the office. Whether at work or at home, indoors or outdoors, worms or food scraps: Have you ever tried composting? Why…
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  • Dehydrating Zucchini

    Darren
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:15 am
    Like Ally and Rich, we’re currently swimming in zucchini! I mentioned in my comment on their post that we’ve been dehydrating ours, so I thought I should post some photos. We’re currently getting up to 5 zucchini every day: Little wonder that our fridge’s crisper looks like this, then: So, on to the dehydrating. First, I cut the zucchini into slices about 5mm thick. It’s fairly important to get the thickness uniform, so the slices will dehydrate at the same rate. A mandolin slicer is very handy for this, but be careful! I cut my finger quite badly a few weeks ago…

  • A More Secure Chicken Pen

    Darren
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    You might remember the trouble I had with foxes last July. We lost our whole flock of chickens (20+), as well as our two Indian Runner ducks, in a single night. I’ve held off on getting more chickens until I could secure the pen – obviously I never want something like that to happen again. We did get some ducks along the way, but I’ve been locking them up in the shed at night and letting them out into the pen each morning. We also got a dog not long after that attack, and I’ve been placing her droppings around the perimeter of the pen to ward off predators. It’s…

  • Willie Wagtail Chicks

    Darren
    10 Jan 2012 | 8:17 pm
    Lately, whenever I approach our composting area I get chittered at and swooped by a pair of willie wagtails. This almost always means they’ve built a nest nearby, so I spent a bit of time with the kids looking for it. We eventually found the nest fairly low in a gum tree. It contains two cute little chicks: Willie wagtails are great birds to have in the garden, so we’re happy to leave them in peace to raise their babies. Adult Willie Wagtail (CC BY 3.0 image courtesy Duncan McCaskill) These little guys are insectivorous, so hopefully they’re enjoying a diet rich in cabbage…

  • Digging Up Potatoes

    Darren
    12 Dec 2011 | 6:21 am
    Whenever we have potatoes sprout in the cupboard, we plant them out in a spare garden bed. It costs nothing, and you typically get back about 5-10 times as many potatoes as you plant! Potatoes are also amazing for establishing new garden beds. They break up the ground, attract lots of worms, and leave a lovely rich soil behind. I use the standard potato-growing technique – dig a fairly deep trench (up to a foot deep), put the seed potatoes in the bottom, and cover them with an inch or so of dirt. As the shoots start coming through, keep backfilling the dirt around them. Keep hilling and…

  • Kiama Primary School Permaculture Garden Tour

    Darren
    16 Nov 2011 | 2:58 pm
    This post follows on from Kiama Primary School Garden Opening. This drawing shows the original design plan for the Kiama Primary School permaculture garden, put together by Aaron Sorenson. It’s not exactly how the garden worked out (they never are!), but the general placement of the elements is pretty close. It gives a good overview of the site, buildings, access paths and roads, etc that Aaron had to work with. You can click on the photo to see a larger version, big enough to read the writing. I really like looking at these kinds of permaculture designs. They’re full of ideas to…
 
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  • Musical trees

    jocorrall
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:23 am
    We've seen some pretty incredible things in our time and we know how amazing wood can be but even we had to admit, we never thought we'd see a slice of tree being played as a record. As unbelievable as it seems, this record player has been hacked to play a slice of wood. And it actually sounds like music! Watch the fantastic video here.

  • How to stop vampires wasting your electricity

    ewycherley
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am
    (Image: Bracketron) Bracketron have just released a range of eco-friendly chargers that are full of GreenZero Technology that Plug Out Boy would be proud of. What is GreenZero Technology I hear you ask? Basically, it means that these chargers automatically switch off once your mobile device is fully charged, eliminating vampire power. (Ok, not real vampires. Vampire power is the energy used when your gadgets are on standby or remained plugged in when fully charged.) These clever chargers mean that there is no more need to worry about leaving things plugged in. Impressive stuff! If this…

  • Plasters for your clothes

    ewycherley
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am
    (Image: Jennie Maizels) Any of your clothes torn, ripped, eaten and have really seen better days? Tempted to throw them out? Not a wizz with the needle and thread? Well some clever folk out there have come up with great ideas for helping you Stick With What You Got and make a bespoke item in the process! Scenario 1 - You are out and about in your local park having the time of your life when you snag your favourite jumper on a branch. What do you do about it? Why not cover up the tear with a beautiful snazzy clothes plaster designed by Jennis Maizel. Sporting one of these is sure to get…

  • Tiny gardens for the city

    jocorrall
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:18 am
    We pass by hundreds of pavement cracks and potholes everyday without a second glance. But one man sees these little spaces in a whole different light. Steve Wheen is known at the Pothole Gardener. For him, these tiny urban openings and neglected holes are a blank canvas for a whole mini world of gardening. (Image: Pothole Gardener) Living in East London with no garden space of his own, he plants these little public areas up and adds in adorable tiny props to create heart warming scenes of grassy bliss. From picnic baskets to bikes to red letterboxes, these patches of organic joy can last from…

  • Plug out and plug into the library

    jocorrall
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    (All images: Milwaukee Public Library)  I think it's safe to say we're all a little guilty of spending a bit too much time with our eyes glued to screens - be they laptops, computers, smart phones or iPads. The Milwaukee Public Library has released a fantastic new ad campaign, spoofing popular time-wasting, I mean social networking, sites to help us Plug Out and plug back into reading. And it's just a little bit brilliant! (Spotted on PSFK)
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  • Eco Stylish Wedding Gift Wrap

    Amity Hook-Sopko
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:25 am
    Fabric gift wraps from Chewing the Cud It’s no secret that I adore fabric gift wrap.  So when I saw this collection of fabric wraps from Chewing the Cud, I knew it would fit right into our Eco Stylish Wedding Series. Whether you’re a bride looking for a unique way to wrap your attendant gifts, or wedding guest who doesn’t like the waste of wrapping paper and tissue paper… these prints are elegant (and neutral) enough to work for any bridal event. Wrapping gifts with fabric is a lot easier than it looks.  You’ll find a tutorial in our Wrap It Green section.  Or…

  • Glowing Skin On Your Wedding Day – And Beyond!

    Amity Hook-Sopko
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:45 am
    As our Eco Stylish Wedding series continues, today we’re talking about the natural way to get glowing, gorgeous skin for your big day.  My friend Lisa Liguori from Style Essentials is sharing her six month countdown to bridal-ready skin. Glowing Skin On Your Wedding Day – And Beyond! It has been nearly 24 years now, that I was a bride-to-be, but my goodness, I recall so many details of the amazing process. Like, for instance, how I wanted the day to last and last, and not be over in the blink of an eye. Or, how I wanted it to be full of color and to reflect both of our…

  • Green Your Child’s Party with an Eco-friendly Goodie Bag

    Amity Hook-Sopko
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:45 am
    Fabric dinosaur and felt volcano loot bag from Green Planet Parties “As far as I can tell, there’s nothing ‘good’ about that goodie bag…” We were leaving a pizza-arcade birthday party and overheard a grandma say this to her grandson on their way out.  My husband and I couldn’t help but laugh.  We’ve said the same thing at least a dozen times since our oldest son hit the birthday party circuit.  My husband thinks the goodie bag is usually a waste of money, while I’m more concerned about safety and their environmental impact. Most party favor bags are filled with – for…

  • Eco Stylish Wedding Inspiration ~ Hannah & Jesse

    Amity Hook-Sopko
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:48 am
    Hannah + Jesse by Tim Harris It’s that time of year. Holiday engagements mean bridal fairs are in full swing. But before you start picking out bridesmaid gowns and creating the seating chart, you are cordially invited to take a look at the wedding video that has enchanted me all week. I thought it was the perfect way to begin our series on Eco Stylish Weddings. I could actually go on and on about meaningful ceremonies (you have no idea how many paragraphs I’ve typed and deleted).  But the images of those two young, excited faces say it all. When I asked Hannah some questions, she…

  • Get Organized for a Green New Year With Abe’s Market

    Amity Hook-Sopko
    30 Dec 2011 | 6:51 am
    “Get Organized” is one of the top 10 New Year’s Resolutions people make. As you probably know, the secret to good organization is finding a system that works for you and sticking to it, so that everything STAYS organized. Keeping your life organized is not only good for your peace of mind, it can actually help you live greener. When you know where everything is and can access it quickly, you’re less likely to waste money or resources on those things you already have… but just can’t find.  Meal planning not only equals eating healthier, but also less money…
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  • Secrets of the Recycling Symbol Revealed!

    Matt
    5 Jan 2012 | 12:02 pm
    Why are most plastics marked with a number inside a recycling symbol? The simple answer is that each number represents the type of resin made to produce the plastic. Because each resin is different, these numbers affect how and where you can recycle plastics. You don’t have to remember the name. Plastics are identified by the numbers 1-7.     Here are some common products associated with each number: 1 – PET (Polyethylene terephthalate): soda bottles, oven-ready meal trays and water bottles. 2 – HDPE (High-density polyethylene): milk bottles, detergent bottles,…

  • Are Your Blue Jeans Green?

    Matt
    24 Oct 2011 | 9:39 am
    by Matt Gray  How can your blue jeans protect the environment? When you are done with a pair of denim blue jeans, if they’re beyond being donated to a worthy charity to help others, they can be recycled. Once recycled, the denim fibers can be used to create useful products. This creates a positive impact on the environment and reduces landfill usage. What types of things can recycled denim be turned in to? Home insulation, or with a little creativity you can recycle your old jeans into potholders or make a quilt. Since our purpose here is to provide “Eco Friendly Ways to…

  • Green Business Marketing Planning

    Matt
    29 Sep 2011 | 7:19 pm
    by Guest Author – Paula Pollock Being from San Francisco, recycling is second nature. We have banned plastic shopping bags, we give rebate points for using curbside recycling and we recycle restaurant cooking oil into fuel! Naturally as a marketer, I embrace recycling in my client’s work as well. While I consider most of the marketing we do “green” because we work predominantly with online marketing (no trees to cut down) there are many ways all marketing materials can be eco-friendly. Here are ways to help generate leads and help the planet. Write Once – Repurpose Again and…

  • Definitions of Green & Environmentally Friendly Terms – Part 6

    Matt
    23 Jul 2010 | 11:07 am
    This is the sixth and final post in a series of definitions of green and eco-friendly words. Recyclable – Raw or processed material that can be re-processed. Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics – Plastic that has been previously consumer used, returned and ground upto be remolded. Renewable Plastic – Plastic derived from one or more natural plant starches. Solar Power – Power derived from the sun. Wind Power - Power collected from wind turbines. Source: QuickPoint, Inc.

  • Definitions of Green & Environmentally Friendly Terms – Part 5

    Matt
    15 Jul 2010 | 8:29 pm
    This is the fifth in a series of posts of green and eco friendly definitions. The sixth and final post next week will conclude this series. Post-Consumer Waste – Waste collected after the consumer has used and disposed of it. Recycled(plastic) -  Plastic that has been previously molded then reground. Recycled Content – Items with recycled content are those that contain ingredients that have been through at least one cycle of use. There are three levels of recycled content: Primary – recycled back into the original product (aluminum cans recycled into more cans).
 
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  • Happy Belly Bags – The Organic Gift Basket.

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    When I first heard about Happy Belly Bags I thought it was an amazing idea. These are the perfect eco-friendly gifts for pregnancy, new mamas, college students (care package!), newlyweds, kids, grandparents, or anyone! How many people do you know that are vegan/vegetarian, dairy-free, gluten-free, or simply like delicious and healthy foods? I know many, including my own family. Happy Belly Bags strives to provide healthy foods to people suffering from food allergies, as well as those on restricted diets by choice or for health reasons. We also strive to do business in a manner that has the…

  • 5 Tips For Staying Healthy While Traveling {Guest Post}

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:19 pm
    {Editor’s note: We have had near incessant rain here lately, which always has me thinking of sunnier locales to take my family. Whenever I travel, the last thing I want is for someone to get sick – just ask my husband about our honeymoon! The guest poster today has lots of great traveling tips to keep you and your family whenever you might travel next.] 5 Tips to Stay Healthy and Avoid Illness While on the Road If there’s one time in life when getting sick just isn’t an option, it’s when you’re on vacation. After making all of those plans and looking…

  • Nature Immersion Schools: A New Trend? {Guest Post}

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
    {Editor’s note: Today’s post is a wonderful look at an emerging trend in early-childhood education. Based on European models and the knowledge that being immersed in nature only connects us more. If you don’t have a similar school near you, consider trying an activity Kelly proposes that brings nature in while getting you and your child outside more.} We are living at a time when over half the world’s population lives in cities and when media and electronics are defining reality. In contrast, farm work, crafting, and imaginative nature play enhance problem-solving…

  • Resolve to Fight Climate Change in 2012

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:01 pm
    We have fewer than five years before irreversible damage will be done due to climate change. That is a frightening thought. The catastrophic effects are already reaching parts of the world and most of us have experienced the extreme weather that is becoming commonplace. The youth took their stand to fight in climate change 2011, let’s make 2012 the year that the mama’s make that stand. It is our turn to fight. As humans we are often less likely to fight for ourselves, but when it is our children or grandchildren? That is when we become a force to be reckoned with! Resolutions to…

  • Wine to Water: A Bartender’s Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World

    Brenna @ Almost All The Truth
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:09 pm
    Have you ever felt like you needed to find more meaning, more purpose, just more? Looking at the water crisis, the environmental health issues, famine, or children with cancer all make your heart hurt. Who will actually do something about it makes their own lives and the lives of other better? (Do make sure to read through to the bottom for a giveaway of the book!) Wine to Water Doc Hendley That is exactly what Doc Hendley felt when he learned about the global water crisis and was inspired to start his non-profit organization, Wine to Water. And then he went and wrote a book about it with the…
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  • N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Sidesteps Natural Gas Hydrofracking Controversies

    Peter Mantius
    11 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am
    ALBANY, N.Y. — Ignoring taunts from anti-hydrofracking protestors marching outside, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a nearly hour-long State of the State address to lawmakers Jan. 4 without mentioning the hot-button gas drilling technique. In his speech, the governor skipped over a section of his prepared remarks that had promised to deliver in 2012 both the state’s final rules for new gas well permits and recommendations from his own gas drilling advisory panel. Asked about the omission, Cuomo spokesman Matt Wing said of his boss’ hydrofracking policy: “We are still waiting…

  • Parched for Water — Controversial Southern California Desalination Pilot Projects

    David Rosenfeld
    4 Jan 2012 | 12:37 pm
    King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach, California. Tucked behind the northeast corner of King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach, California, there is a $10 million experiment taking place over how best to turn the salt water of the Pacific Ocean into drinkable tap water. The demo plant here represents the second of two pilot projects – the other one previously in El Segundo began 10 years ago and has since been concluded. The two pilots have cost at least $18 million. A review of board meeting documents by the nonprofit Desal Response Group reveal more than $23 million in construction and…

  • Uranium Mining – The Virginia Battleground – Environmental Concerns vs. Corporate Interests Part Three

    Rose Ellen O'Connor
    30 Nov 2011 | 7:15 pm
    Chatham Courthouse Frank’s Pizza and Subs is in an area known as Tightsqueeze, named after a narrow dirt road 120 years ago. It is just outside the town of Chatham, seat of government for Pittsylvania County, in south central Virginia, an area known as Southside. Frank’s is especially popular for pizza and steak-and-cheese and boasts a loyal following. There is nothing fancy here. Customers drink out of hard blue plastic cups that advertise a variety of businesses: a towing company, O.K. Mobile Home Park, Virginia Uranium, Inc. Virginia Uranium has left nothing to chance in its quest to…

  • Uranium Mining – The Virginia Battleground – Environmental Concerns vs. Corporate Interests Part Two

    Rose Ellen O'Connor
    23 Nov 2011 | 5:53 am
    Virginia is the home of many historic Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields. But today, conflicts are being fought in a different forum. The question of whether to lift Virginia’s moratorium on uranium mining is shaping up to be one of the biggest battles in the General Assembly next year. Virginia Uranium, Inc. wants to mine a 119-pound uranium ore deposit called Coles Hill. It is in Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia, often referred to as Southside. The company, flush with Canadian investments, has hired 15 lobbyists to push their cause in Richmond. It has also contributed…

  • Uranium Mining – The Virginia Battleground – Environmental Concerns vs. Corporate Interests

    Rose Ellen O'Connor
    18 Nov 2011 | 9:05 am
    The Virginia General Assembly is expected to vote next year on whether to lift a 30-year moratorium on uranium mining in the state. The issue has prompted an expensive lobbying campaign by the company that wants to mine a huge deposit known as Coles Hill in Pittsylvania County and an intense fight by environmentalists who want to stop it. The battle has pitted neighbor against neighbor in the county, in south central Virginia, an area known as Southside. Two Virginians, each offered money to allow uranium mining on their land, personify the debate that is raging through the state. One…
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  • EV Car Batteries Head To Energy Storage Frontier

    Angeli Duffin
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    With the thousands of minds and millions of dollars put into developing electric vehicle car batteries, it makes sense that companies are starting to “think outside the car” and look for the next application for energy storage. As energy grids get smarter and renewables account for a greater portion of the grid, grid operators are looking to new energy storage technologies to smooth out grid demands instead of relying on power plants running during peak demand times.According to Pike Research, there’s an estimated $122 billion in potential deployments over the next ten years. Looking to…

  • Using Ocean Temperature Differences To Create Renewable Energy

    OilPrice.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Editor’s Note: EarthTechling, always looking to bring you interesting cleantech reading, is proud to repost this article courtesy of partner OilPrice.com. Author credit goes to James Burgess, deputy editor of OilPrice.com.Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is an idea for creating renewable energy by exploiting the difference in ocean temperatures between the surface and the seabed. The OTEC permit office first opened in 1981 as part of NOAA, America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the marine counterpart to NASA. It was created after the oil price spike of the…

  • We Geek Out Over Graphene Discovery

    Angeli Duffin
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    While the scientific world has already been abuzz with the potential for the material graphene, a team of researchers at University of California, Riverside, in collaboration with researchers in Texas and China, are fueling more talk about their graphene-with-a-twist and its potential to keep electronic devices from overheating.They’ve shown that isotopically modified graphene has much better thermal properties and potential to manage heat in a wide variety of applications, including electronics and photovoltaic solar cells.Now, the scientific community may have been chattering away about…

  • Solar Power Wood Helicopter Your New Favorite Toy

    Kristy Hessman
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Last year we told you about the ultimate in green play, the Solar Wooden Toy Airplane. The wooden airplane toy was crafted by Berty and Masha out of Switzerland and available on Etsy. The toy uses thin-film solar cells located on the top of the plane’s wings to power the propeller.And now, you can add to your fleet of solar powered toys with the Solar Powered Toy Wooden Helicopter. Berty and Masha are now back at it, having added the helicopter with solar-powered rotor into their array of solar toys Just like the airplane toy, the helicopter is made from solid chestnut wood and…

  • ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Preview

    Sara Thompson
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:01 pm
    In about a month, D.C.’s Gaylord National Conference Center will be teeming with energy researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives, and a couple of wild Bills.The third annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit promises to bring together the type of leaders that can develop energy solutions for the future, and boy did they round up some well-known and wealthy problem solvers this year.Keynote speakers booked include:Ursula Burns , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 of Xerox,Susan Hockfield, President 
of MIT,Frederick Smith, 
Chairman, President and CEO of FedEx,Lee…
 
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  • Simple ways to enjoy kale

    Moms_GoingGreen
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:06 pm
    Kale I’ve learned Kale is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. Some of the benefits include low in calories, low in fat, high in protein, high in fiber, iron and calcium. Also SUPER high in phytochemicals.    Here are some simple ways to get your daily dose of kale: Saute kale with fresh garlic, olive oil and salt. Just before serving squeeze on a little lemon juice. Steam chopped kale. Toss with a chopped apple, balsamic vinegar and chopped walnuts. Throw chopped kale in at the last minute of cooking pasta. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and toss with toasted pine nuts,…

  • Refashionistas: Spring Unveiling event

    Moms_GoingGreen
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:16 am
    Out with the cold and in with the new. My Sisters Closet, San Diego’s newest couture consignment store, says goodbye to winter and hello to new spring styles with their first Spring Unveiling event on Saturday, Jan. 28th at 8 a.m.. My Sisters Closet  As San Diego’s only couture resale store, some of the most coveted brands will be on hand such as Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Chanel and many more at a fraction of the original retail cost. Buying resale and vintage is smart and eco-friendly. Look for classic pieces that won’t go out of style. When you less of higher quality your…

  • Meatless Monday: Butternut Squash and Root Vegetable Soup

    Moms_GoingGreen
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:55 pm
    Butternut and Root Vegetable Soup is warm, smooth, rich in color and incredibly satisfying to eat. Paired with a green salad makes a for a quick healthy weekday meal. Ingredients 1 large butternut peeled, seeded and cubed 3 carrots peeled and chopped 3 parsnips peeled and chopped 1 sweet potato peeled and chopped 1 large onion peeled and chopped 2 leeks cleaned and chopped (white parts only) 8 cups vegetable stock 2 cloves fresh garlic crushed 1 teaspoon ground thyme salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 3 tablespoons olive oil Directions 1. Heat oil in a large pot, add onion and garlic and…

  • Use StuffPal to share books, DVDs and video games!

    Moms_GoingGreen
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:06 pm
      I was recently introduced to a clever new Facebook App called StuffPal. Stuff Pal was created for users to share their personal library of books, DVDs and video games with their Facebook friends. How StuffPal works First you visit www.stuffpal.com and log in with your Facebook account. Once logged in, you can  ‘add’ your stuff to your account. You create an inventory of items that friends could borrow including books, DVD’s and videogames. Once your collection is uploaded you invite your friends to log in to the site. Once your friends create an account and added their stuff,…

  • Meatless Monday: Spicy Black Bean Burger

    Moms_GoingGreen
    16 Jan 2012 | 5:11 pm
    Sol Cuisine Spicy Black Bean Burger This meatless monday dinner is courtesy of Sol Cuisine! They were kind enough to send us coupons to try their vegetarian products. One of the items we are trying tonight is the Spicy Black Bean Burger patties with organic sweet corn. Don’t let the word spicy scare you. We found them to be Tex-Mex style with only a hint of spice. The patties themselves are a delicious blend of black beans, soy protein and organic sweet corn. It’s a great dinner idea for busy moms, heat the patties while you toast the buns. Then serve with usual sides like…
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  • Ghostbusters! Saving Electricity by Fighting Vampire Power

    EnergyRefuge.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:30 pm
    These days we are surrounded by gadgets that require an increasing supply of electricity. Therefore finding ways to charge them with as little energy as possible and avoiding energy waste are steps we can take decrease our energy consumption and carbon emissions. A new range of products designed to eliminate “wasteful stand-by consumption, also known as vampire power”, promises to do just that. They are produced by Bracketron and feature what the company calls GreenZero Technology. Their eco selling point is that they don’t consume energy when left plugged into power outlets, like most…

  • California ‘Clean Car’ Rules Mandate Boost in Electric Vehicle Sales

    Yale Environment 360
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    California regulators are expected to pass new rules today requiring that 15 percent of all new cars sold by 2025 be powered by electricity, hydrogen, or other reduced-emission sources. The new rules proposed by the California Air Resources Board would also require a 75-percent reduction in smog-creating emissions from new cars, SUVS, pickups and minivans, and a 50-percent reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 2025. According to the board, the initiative would put about 1.4 million low-emission vehicles on California roads by 2025, compared with current levels…

  • Going Solar in Vermont is about to Become Profitable

    Solar Calfinder
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    In Vermont’s state legislature, a bill is under consideration that will help owners of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems put more green into their pockets. It’s not a rebate or an incentive program to reduce installation costs, but a change to net-metering policies–a change that can reap substantial savings for Vermont residents. What Is Net Metering? When a grid-connected, residential solar system generates more electricity than the home is currently using, the home’s electrical meter literally spins backward, sending the surplus energy back into the electrical grid. In…

  • Why Cleantech Investors Should Get Ready for eDiscovery

    CleanTechies Guest Author
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    How the long arm of the law could reach cleantech investors when their portfolio companies become embroiled in green patent litigation This blog’s readers are well aware of the critical role private-sector funding, whether through venture capital, investment banks, or other funding mechanisms, plays in furthering Cleantech innovation. And followers of this blog are increasingly being regaled with dispatches from the burgeoning world of Cleantech patent litigation. While the natural temptation of those on the “money” side is to leave the “legal” side to the lawyers, a recent decision…

  • Much Light, Little Heat Efficiency

    Elisa Wood
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Energy efficiency in the US is much light and little heat – literally. Government policy pays a great deal of attention to saving electricity, but focuses little on the thermal energy we waste. “Policy is electricity-centric in the US. Unless you are making kilowatts, the most efficient investments are off the radar,” said Rob Thornton, president of the International District Energy Association (IDEA), who I recently interviewed while writing this year’s edition of Pennwell’s US Guide to Combined Heat and Power Companies. We throw away a lot of the heat. Power plants, for example,…
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  • We Throw Away, 1 Billion Starve: UN Takes On Food Waste

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Earlier this month, countries including Germany, France, Japan and the U.K. signed a joint declaration as part of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture efforts to reduce food waste.

  • 5 Ways to Reuse Old Dressers

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:07 pm
    Craving a space-enhancing island for your kitchen? What about an entertainment center for your living area? Look no further for your furniture needs than a forgotten dresser. With a little do-it-yourself lovin’ you can transform an old dresser into the functional furniture item of your choice. \READ THE REST...

  • Lather Up with 4 Homemade, Skin-Loving Recipes

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:25 pm
    You're taking big steps, maybe even some huge strides: You're shopping at local, seasonal, taking care to buy organic... maybe you've even started using homemade household cleaners. But what about your skin? Unless you were a chemistry major, about half of the ingredients on your body wash container probably make no sense to you... luckily, that's an easy thing to change. \READ THE REST...

  • Alas, Major New Regulations for America’s School Lunches Announced

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    First lady Michelle Obama and the USDA's Tom Vilsack announced a list of new nutrition standards for public school meals earlier this week with major health upgrades for the nation's children, earning applause from consumer health organizations and advocacy groups.

  • Revamped Recipe: Dairy-Free Pumpkin Alfredo with Greens

    26 Jan 2012 | 8:09 pm
    Fettuccine Alfredo is a guilty pleasure for anyone indulging in the traditional butter and cheese-laden pasta dish. It’s incredibly thick and creamy, oozing with comfort and warmth. In this completely dairy-free version, a butter-less roux and pumpkin puree are called upon to make an Alfredo sauce no less pleasing or comforting. This wholesome entrée is packed with leafy greens and antioxidant-rich pumpkins, with just a hint of indulgence. Try it out on a nippy night with a side of roasted veggies and a Belgian ale or a chilled fruity white wine. \READ THE REST...
 
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  • Toddler Skeeball Eco-friendly Craft for Kids

    Planet Forward
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Eco-friendly crafts are more fun when they have an ongoing purpose afterwards. That’s why this week we’re making a Skeeball game that while aimed at toddlers, will be fun for the whole family. The skeeball game is a great eco-friendly craft for kids as it uses up items that you have on hand. A skeeball game like this would be a great addition to a school’s carnival day or even a daycare center’s playtime. This eco-friendly children’s for Toddler Skeeball craft comes by way of allcrafts.net. Now Let’s get crafting. Toddler Skeeball eco-friendly craft for kids (Image Credit:…

  • Green News Weekly – 12 Ways to Upcycle Plastic Bags, A BP Whistleblower and Alternative Fuel Apps

    Planet Forward
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Welcome back to the Planet Forward blog for another edition of our weekly green news highlights. This week: transforming plastic bags with 12 DIY tips for upcycling; a BP whistleblower files a lawsuit for wrongful termination after he complained about BP’s oil clean up practices; and alternative fuel apps that tell you where the nearest alternative fuel station is based on your location. Just click on the links to learn more. Throw Rug weaved from Plastic Bags (Image credit: huffingtonpost.com alamy) This one is crafty.  Reuse Plastic Bags: 12 DIY Upcycle Tips.  Plastic bags often clog…

  • Social Responsibility from Charlie Sheen Donates to Alabama Tornado Victims

    Planet Forward
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    With a new year people often try to turn over a new leaf, this is the case for actor Charlie Sheen who recently embraced social responsibility by helping Alabama tornado victims. Many remember that he started off 2011 with his Aristotelian fall from grace. It was his manic interviews; comments about winning, tiger blood and other antics that ultimately lead to being fired from the CBS hit comedy Two and a Half Men and replaced by Ashton Kutcher. The embattled star made headlines and was the punch line of many jokes last year.  Charlie Sheen poses with police officers and National Guard…

  • Highlights of a Bridgid Coulter Green Home

    Planet Forward
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    There are many celebrity projects that highlight green issues, including actress and interior designer Bridgid Coulter, longtime girlfriend of actor and environmental activist Don Cheadle. Coulter was recently featured on E! News for the Venice California green home she redesigned into an eco-friendly bungalow with many green living features and recycled materials. Bridgid Coulter is also known for her work on stage and screen, her credits include Rosewood, Class of ‘96 and Family Matters.  (Image Credit: bridgidcoulterdesign.com) Coulter is a house flipper and also runs a boutique design…

  • Meatless Monday with Spinach and Mushroom Lo Mein

    Planet Forward
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Welcome back to the Planet Forward blog for another delicious Meatless Monday recipe. As a part of our commitment to leading a more sustainable lifestyle, we have pledged to be part of the Meatless Monday movement. By abstaining from eating meat once a week you can enjoy both ecological and health benefits. Today, we will be celebrating the Chinese New Year. For those that don’t know, 4709 is the year of the dragon and in honor of that we’re making a popular take-out dish. On the menu tonight is spinach and mushroom lo mein from the Martha Stewart kitchens at Everyday Food. Let’s get…
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  • Nine state parks saved of 70, others deserted

    christine
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:33 am
    “California state parks belong to you, but not for long.” That is the message of the California State Parks Foundation, a nonprofit supporting organization to California State Parks (Department of Parks and Recreation). On January 10, 2012, the foundation launched a public awareness campaign titled “Defend What’s Yours” with new videos. Six months from now, at least 61 of California’s 278 state parks will close – from historic museums to lands that protect sensitive wildlife habitats and prehistoric Native Californian sites. Some parks saved, others…

  • Dreaming big, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    christine
    16 Jan 2012 | 5:31 pm
    Today, I honor one of the greatest visionary leaders of all time: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King demonstrated for us that well communicated ideas change the world. His 17-minute “I Have a Dream” speech delivered on August 28, 1963 was a defining moment of the American civil rights movement. In a book, titled “Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences”, Nancy Duarte uses Dr. King’s powerful I Have a Dream speech as a case study for how to create compelling and persuasive communications. She describes the speech’s “sparkline”…

  • Time is running out for endangered California parks. Are state park closures legally defensible?

    christine
    9 Jan 2012 | 1:22 am
    China Camp State Park On January 1, 2012, hundreds of people celebrated New Years Day along the scenic bluffs and hillsides of China Camp State Park located on the shores of San Pablo Bay north of San Francisco. Visitors from Bay Area cities to Hong Kong wrote, “Save this Park” in the guest book of the park’s historical Chinese fishing village. China Camp, located in Marin County, is among 18 state parks in the Bay Area and 70 across the state identified in May 2011 for closure by the California Department of Parks and Recreation by July 1, 2012 due to a state budget crisis.

  • The power of local: nonprofits and volunteers hope to rescue state parks

    christine
    29 Dec 2011 | 8:35 pm
    Bay Nature's January - March 2012 front cover: Rat Island, China Camp State Park, Marin County. Image courtesy of Bay Nature. Since September 2011, I have focused this blog on the unprecedented threats to California’s state parks and efforts by community volunteers, nonprofits, philanthropists and lawmakers to save parks now facing indefinite closure (Park funding crisis series). While covering this topic, I have connected with park volunteers, bloggers, advocacy organizations, hikers, climbers and others who are concerned. Some fear losing access to one of their favorite parks and…

  • San Francisco’s beloved philanthropist was a problem solver, igniter and a catalyst

    christine
    23 Dec 2011 | 4:15 pm
    One of San Francisco’s most beloved philanthropists, Warren Hellman, died this past Sunday from complications due to leukemia at the age of 77. In The Bay Citizen article, “The Billionaire Who Loved Bluegrass,” Jane Ganahl describes how the Renaissance man, known mostly widely for the annual music festival that he bankrolled in Golden Gate Park, “spent as much energy distributing his wealth as he did acquiring it.” As an active philanthropist, Warren Hellman also spent a great deal of his time reaching out to friends and business colleagues to make the case for…
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    Architecture & Design | Arquitectura y diseño

  • Interview to Javier Argota | Entrevista a Javier Argota

    recyecology
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:24 am
    During Cosentino's show cooking, we had the chance to interview Javier Argota. Discover what are the dreams of a young architect. Durante en show cooking de Cosentino, tuvimos la suerte de entrevistar a Javier Argota. Descubre los sueños de un joven arquitecto.

  • Architecture and happiness | Arquitectura y felicidad

    recyecology
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:23 am
    Japan recognized the importance of an architecture focused on people awarding, last October, the “Praemium Imperale” to Mexican architect Lagorreta. After the tragedy of last March 11th, Japanese were more sensitive to an architecture which would make people happy. Japón reconoció la importancia de una arquitectura enfocada a la gente premiando, al final del mes pasado, al arquitecto mexicano Lagorreta con el “Praemium Imperale”. Después de la tragedia del pasado 11 de marzo, parece que los japoneses valoraron la necesidad de una arquitectura que haga feliz a la gente.

  • Jacobo Pérez-Enciso's art on your table | El arte de Jacobo Pérez-Enciso en la mesa

    recyecology
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:11 am
    On last Thursday, January 12th, we asisted to Sergio Pérez's show-cooking. As we ate in Jacobo Pérez-Enciso's plates, we interviewed the artist for you. El pasado jueves 12 de enero, asistimos al show cooking del chef Sergio Pérez. Como comimos en los platos de Jacbo Pérez-Enciso, decidimos entrevistar al artista para ti.

  • Clients and sustainability | Clientes y sostenibilidad

    recyecology
    16 Jan 2012 | 2:32 am
    What happens if your client refuses a sustainable product? What to do if what he wants go against your principles or the ones of your company? Who is the moral responsible person in this case? The client who refuses the sustainable product or the studio/enterprise/agency which accept to work with him?   Let’s think together about those questions. I’m sure that, in your daily life, you had been confronted to client reticence when you suggested him a sustainable option. They are worried about price or quality, but sustainability? Why if no one sees it, don’t you…

  • zeroHouse | The modular, self-sufficient house | La casa modular autosuficiente

    recyecology
    9 Jan 2012 | 2:40 am
    zeroHouse is a small, prefabricated and completely self-sufficient house. zeroHouse es una casa prefabricada completamente autosuficiente.
 
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  • Newt Gingrich: All Giddy About His Moon Colony Idea. Saving Planet Earth… Not As Much.

    paul
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm
    Let the crazy begin! Newt Gingrich, stumping for votes near Cape Canaveral Florida yesterday, let his space-reliant audience know that he’d like to establish a colony on the moon sometime during his first and second term as US President. Early in his career, he even introduced the “Northwest Ordinance for space” which would allow the moon to qualify for statehood once it reached 13,000 residents. Here’s Newt’s answer as to why he’d like to develop the moon: I think there are a lot of different things you’d want to learn: How to live in low gravity.

  • PG Elektrus EV – Inspired By The Lotus Elise Or Was It Toothless From “How To Train Your Dragon”?

    paul
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Kid Appeal: Did Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon inspire PG's Elektrus EV?Another electric vehicle, another cartoon character lookalike. Or Lotus Elise? Berlin based electric vehicle maker PG has just launched their $367,000 Elektrus that has a max speed of 155 mph and an expected range of 215 miles on one charge. Toothless, aka Night Fury, from “How To Train Your Dragon” has a max speed of “very very fast” and an unknown range. So what’s the inspiration: Lotus or Toothless? [Inhabitat] Related article: Michelin Challenge Design: The Look Of Electric…

  • The Most Depressing Video We’ll Show You Today – Warming World 1880-2010 From NASA

    paul
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Click here to view the embedded video.Using data compiled by Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA has created a video showing the earth’s warming over the last 130+ years. Suck3. [ClimateCentral.org via NYTimes]

  • Fashion And Jubbling

    paul
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:15 pm
    One thing you probably didn’t know about Jubbling is that we have a finger on the pulse of everything not-fashionable. For me personally, there might’ve been a 9 month stretch in the mid-80′s that I was killing it fashion wise but since and currently, I’m a cup and two days of facial hair growth away from looking like a panhandler. What went right for me? Probably the lack of funds helped but mostly, it was a disconnect from people that really cared about being fashionable. So when I read about Chanel’s runway at the Spring 2012 Paris Couture Week Show that was…

  • Obsessive Compulsive Jubbling (Guest Post)

    hudson
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:13 pm
    I’m here to tell you about a little something called Obsessive Compulsive Jubbling (OCJ). What is it you ask? Well, OCJ is anytime someone takes Jubbling over the top. For example: Jubbling: Buy a brush and groom your pets yourself instead of taking them to a professional groomer. OCJ: Skip the brush and instead groom your cat with your tongue like in this scene from The Office. Click here to view the embedded video. Be sure to look for OCJ articles in the future. They will be popping up as soon as we find ‘em.
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  • Reformulating a Product and the Presence of Preservatives

    annie
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:29 am
    There's been an interesting dialogue swirling around about the company California Baby, who recently reformulated some of their products but forgot to mention the change to their loyal customer base. OOPS! Why they weren't above board about changing their formulas is anyone's guess but why make the change in the first place? What was there to gain when they already had a front and center spot on health food (and large chain!) shelves? Stephanie Greenwood founder of Bubble and Bee Organics has first hand insight owning a small USDA certified organic skincare company. She's made terrific…

  • Lunchbots Stainless Steel Food Containers: New Styles and Colors! And a Giveaway!

    annie
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:36 am
    Lunchbots, the fabulous makers of ideal reusable lunch containers has thankfully expanded their line yet again! Sure to make many loyal followers happy with their favorite colors and compartment selection... Why choose stainless steel? Safe: Food-grade 18/8 stainless steel (an alloy made of naturally occuring elements) is the safest material other than glass to store food. There is no need to have a lining which means there is no chance of toxins leaching into the healthy food you've packed. Durable: Made to last a lifetime with the highest quality stainless steel. Unable to rust or stain and…

  • BPA-Free Reusable Water Bottles: A Simple & Impactful Change For You. And a Coupon Too!

    annie
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:10 pm
    Are you looking to make a small change with a substantial impact? Here it is: choosing the right BPA-free reusable water bottles for you and your family members. Here’s the skinny: A healthy cell is one in which nutrients can easily get into the cell and toxins can efficiently get out. Healthy cells = healthy body. How does this work? Drinking water. We believe the best way to drink water is in a safe material like glass or high-quality stainless steel. Plastic is not the solution because it has the potential to either leach known harmful chemicals or yet-to-be discovered harmful chemicals.

  • 5 Essentials for a Toxic-Free Yoga Practice

    annie
    9 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    With the new year now underway, there's a lot of talk regarding change. It's like a clean slate is provided and we can take measures to revamp what we feel isn't working as well as it could. Sometimes it's a simple pledge to drink more water, eat better, exercise more regularly. Sometimes it's more abstract. Like the promise of learning something new or taking more risks. And sometimes, it's a bigger lifestyle change: the goal of living with less toxins in your life. Many new year resolutions involve the practice of yoga, either as a beginner or a veteran with a commitment to practice…

  • Happy New Year!

    chris
    5 Jan 2012 | 12:42 pm
    Happy New Year, everyone! As you have hopefully gleaned from us, this isn't just a business to us - it's a passion. We truly believe that every product we sell is a small part of helping you create a healthy home for you and your loved ones. We know how hard it can be to stay on top of all of the issues related to creating a healthy home. And we know that it can be expensive to make some of these changes. With all of that in mind, as we start the new year, we wanted to highlight 4 changes that we think are important to make. The changes are both big and small. We are going to feature one…
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    Eco Friendly Home Furniture Design Ideas

  • Is it More Eco-Friendly to Wash Dishes by Hand?

    Sarah W. Clarke
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:36 pm
    Changing our habits to save the environment is an everyday challenge that needs to be met! One topic up for debate is washing dishes by hand versus using a dishwasher to wash dishes. One solution shows washing dishes in a dishwasher are better because it uses less water than washing by hand. However dishwashers are energy efficient appliances when the rack is full of dishes, dishes not cleaned in advance, using less heat and having a newer model. The other solution shows washing dishes by hand are better than a dishwasher because people use the dishwasher for a handful of dishes and it may…

  • Keeping the Heat Inside Your Home in Winter

    Sarah W. Clarke
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:19 pm
    Heating costs can be a major problem for a variety of people in the winter. With the rising prices of gasoline and other methods of heating, it is important to understand how to maximize the heating efficiency of your home. There are many different methods available that you should consider and implement whenever possible. * Install Energy Efficient Windows Energy efficient windows are designed to absorb as much energy and heat as possible while letting out as little as possible. They are a little more expensive than normal windows but can trap heat in your home much more efficiently. Install…

  • Tips for Lowering Water Usage in the Home

    Sarah W. Clarke
    14 Jan 2012 | 1:48 pm
    Water is a limited resource that must be conserved as much as possible. There are many different ways that you can lower the water usage in your home. Consider all of these tips before implementing any of them. It may be worth your time and money to implement all of these tips as they may end up saving you hundreds of dollars. * Check for Drips and Leaks Leaks in pipes and drips in the faucet can add up to an incredible amount of water waste. Every faucet or pipe that even drips lightly every few seconds can lose up to 20 gallons of water per day. Even larger leaks can cause hundreds of…

  • Which Hardwood Flooring is Most Eco-Friendly?

    Sarah W. Clarke
    13 Jan 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Building new homes is always going to be a relatively carbon- and energy-heavy endeavor. One of the most important steps in building a new home with an eco-friendly plan in mind, is if you want to have hardwood flooring, and next, what eco-friendly hardwood flooring is the best. These are very important questions to keep in mind as you plan your next home or remodeling event. One of the absolute best options is reclaimed hardwood flooring. This is reducing, reusing, and recycling at its best. Reclaimed flooring can come from a vast array of sources. Every day, wooden buildings and structures…

  • The Most Eco-Friendly Way to Remove Wallpaper

    Sarah W. Clarke
    7 Jan 2012 | 7:52 pm
    Traditionally, wallpaper is removed using harsh chemicals that are as toxic to your lungs as they are to the planet. Now, as more people are making the choice to use healthier products and materials, they want to know how to do home repairs and improvements – all without causing harm to the Earth. The great thing about this method, is that you probably have all the materials you need to remove wallpaper in your cupboards already! You’ll need: a basic spray bottle, either white or apple cider vinegar, some water, and if you have it, and iron with the steam function. First, you’ll…
 
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  • In the Developing World, Solar Is Cheaper than...

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:59 pm
    Millions of households in Africa and elsewhere, switch from crude kerosene lamps to cleaner and safer electric lighting. Not long ago, powering lightbulbs required a solar panel that could generate 20 to 30 watts, since only incandescent lightbulbs were affordable. But LEDs are far more efficient. Now people can have bright lighting using a panel that only generates a couple of watts of power. Solar power makes economic sense because it costs 1/2 as much as lighting with kerosene and for many, this also offers a means to charge their mobile phones, which are becoming ubiquitous in Africa,…

  • Ignoring a global warning-Those in the U.S. who...

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:27 am
    Recently I have been compiling research for work I am doing and I came across an editorial from the Los Angeles Times Opinion section dated December 9th 2011. Upon rereading it I thought it would be a good posting for Alt Energy Shift. To many of us in the environmental community it seems to preach to the choir, however with this said I think it is important to keep stressing the scientific realties of climate change to Americans and demonstrates the stark need for change. Here is the editorial. Shared by E3Wise Nero probably didn't really fiddle while Rome burned; for one thing, fiddles as…

  • Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holding Forms Rene...

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:07 pm
    MidAmerican Renewables LLC will have 4 subunits: 1)MidAmerican Solar . . . 550-megawatt AC Topaz solar power plant in California . . . 290-megawatt AC Agua Caliente project in Arizona. 2) MidAmerican Wind . . . 3,360-plus megawatts of wind the company owns, . . . 600 megawatts of Midwestern wind purchased since 2010. 3) MidAmerican Geothermal. 4) MidAmerican Hydro. The most exciting part of this, explained . . . MidAmerican Vice President for federal policy Jonathan Weisgall, . . . is the unregulated nature of the undertaking. . . . A utility, has to meet the dictates of federal, state and…

  • Are Environmentalists Green?

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:35 am
    Israel has an aggressive stance on promoting solar power, including supporting solar hot water heaters. But Shai said that while he wanted the network to utilize clean power, the transmission lines needed to connect clean power to the grid to power the Better Place network, had hit a stand still after environmentalists had blocked the building of the lines over ground through certain areas. You can read up on some of the back and forth on the solar transmission linesin the Jerusalem Post Agassi told me he would really like clean power to be part of the Israeli network, but that his hands are…

  • The largest-ever solar plant in the world

    25 Jan 2012 | 8:53 pm
    A clean energy future where the world’s deserts . . . supply huge amounts of solar energy . . . to the whole of humankind is truly becoming reality. How huge will this solar project be? . . . 2GW is 6 times the size of the largest solar CSP project ever built. Nur Energie will produce solar power daytimes in the hot Tunisian sun . . . using heliostats – mirrors mounted on steel poles reflecting sun . . . into a receiver – and store some of the heat in molten salts, . . . to use for further delivery of electric power by night. . . . (Solar thermal uses steam-driven turbines like coal or…
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    Charging Stations

  • When Will There Be More Electric Vehicles on the Road Than Gas-Powered Cars?

    Chad
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:37 am
    Many people see the enormous advantages in electrically-powered vehicles, and lament the fact that there are relatively few of them in operation. With the technology in place to convert to an “on-grid” system of transportation, how long will it be before electric vehicles dominate the scene? In order to answer this question, it is important to look at all facets of the problem. If we simply focus on the benefits of EVs, the resulting lack of enthusiasm for them and consequent low sales figures does not make sense. There are other factors which are contributing to the slow growth of EVs…

  • Why Buses Are Starting to Convert to Electric Vehicles

    Chad
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:33 am
    One type of vehicle which has enjoyed a change for the better with the advent of new EV technologies is public buses. Gasoline-powered buses, in general, get very low gas mileage, due to their size and, in cities, their constant “start and stop” patterns of driving. By converting to EVs, these vehicles save tremendously in fuel consumption and dangerous emissions. The first attempts at an EV bus met with little success, due to the immense amounts of power needed to run large buses. This situation continued until dual-battery systems were designed. In a dual-battery system, sodium halide…

  • Top 5 Reasons You Need a Home Charging Unit for Your EV

    Chad
    11 Jan 2012 | 10:14 am
    If you are considering purchasing an electric vehicle, or if you already have one, one of the biggest concerns you will have is how to charge your EV. While public charging stations are becoming more prevalent, they are far from universal and most people cannot depend upon public charging alone to keep their EVs running. Therefore, a home charging station is not just a convenience but a necessity for most EV owners. Many EV drivers are installing home-based charging systems in their own garages and carports to ensure ease of access to charging power as needed. There are several advantages to…

  • What’s in Store for Electric Vehicles in 2012?

    Chad
    3 Jan 2012 | 6:07 pm
    2012 promises to be an exciting year for EVs, with new models and new features on the horizon. Pike Research, LLC, published its white paper with predictions for 2012, many of them concerning charging issues. Here are some of the highlights of things Pike expects to see in the world of EVs for 2012: 1) Education for consumers. One of the biggest hurdles to EV acceptance by the public is lack of knowledge. EVs are still new, and many people are still having trouble with the concept of a car you “plug in.” The EV industry promises a focus on educating the public about the benefits of these…

  • Apps to Aid You Transition to Electric Cars

    Jessica Bosari
    21 Dec 2011 | 11:00 am
    If you’re like most people, the idea that most frightens you when dealing with electric vehicles is the uncertainty surrounding the life of the battery.  Fossil fuels may be many things, but one thing they aren’t, is hard to measure.  When it comes to your gas tank, you know exactly how much fuel you have left.  With the help of a little basic math, or even onboard systems doing the calculations for you, it is easy to predict how much further you can travel on a specific amount of fuel. This is of course in stark contrast to electric vehicles, which based on the way that…
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    New Energy Watcher

  • Big Energy Week 2012 with SSE

    newenergyadmin
    17 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    Big Energy Week kicked off yesterday with events in Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The event has gathered a great deal of support from some big companies and consumer groups; Consumer Focus, Which? Energy UK, energy companies, charities, Ofgem and the Government. The event has been created in response to the massive increase of people visiting Citizens Advice for help with their fuel bills. In November 2011 8 times as many people went to the Citizens Advice website for advice on cutting their fuel bills down. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said: “We know that a lot of…

  • Top tips for keeping the winter warm….

    newenergyadmin
    15 Dec 2011 | 2:44 am
    Ok, so the winter party season is upon us and we all know there’s not going to be much partying if all your money has been spent on heating your home. So to help out our faithful readership we’ve combined our favourite energy saving tips to try and keep your energy costs down as low as possible. • You need to layer up. Rather than whack the heating up high why not try putting on more layers. You’re actually better with more thin layers on than one thick layer. I would also invest in either some blankets for sitting around watching TV or better yet a Snuggie. • Hot water bottles –…

  • Green energy struggling to compete with gas….

    newenergyadmin
    7 Dec 2011 | 5:55 am
    The UK’s green energy juggernaut may be grinding to a halt, with reports that the big six are now involved in a gas race and are not focusing so much on the construction of green energy facilities. Fears are growing that this change in policy could put the current climate change targets beyond the UK’s capabilities. This new direction also means that British households will continue paying a higher rate for their bills. For an indication as to how much the UK industry has slowed, only half of the amount of wind turbines built last year have been built this year. Throughout last year there…

  • SSE – Still the customers choice

    newenergyadmin
    16 Nov 2011 | 9:05 am
    This year’s Energy Customer Satisfaction Awards held no real surprises with all of the ‘big six’ experiencing an overall drop in their customer satisfaction ratings. However this is almost certainly to be expected given that the year has been punctuated by rising energy costs and a number of fines for various incidents. That being said out of all the companies SSE should still be extremely happy after coming top in no less than 8 out of 11 categories. Not to mention winning the coveted Overall Satisfaction Award for the 8th time in a row. Eon managed to walk away with two of the awards:…

  • Home charging with Polar EV

    newenergyadmin
    2 Nov 2011 | 7:11 am
    Polar EV is a new home charging solution whereby you become a member and for a monthly fee they will set you up with everything you need to keep your vehicle charged. It’s started to receive a bit more publicity since SSE launched POWERFUEL their new electric car friendly tariff. In light of that I thought we could have a look at this home charge solution and see how it measures up. A standard membership includes: -          A wall charger for your home. It has a lifetime guarantee and is future proofed with 32A capability. -          Full unlimited access to over 4000…
 
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    The Sustainable Attorney

  • Our beautiful Earth

    Adam Prochaska
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:36 pm
    The December 7, 1972 image taken by the crew of Apollo 17 is one of the most recognized photographs of our planet.  The photo, called “Blue Marble”, was taken around 28,000 miles above the Earth’s surface.  The crew member (believed to be Harrison “Jack” Schmitt) used a 70-mm Hasselblad camera with an 80-mm lens.  You’ve seen it [...]

  • I’ll have the detergent. Hold the phosphates.

    Adam Prochaska
    17 Jan 2012 | 11:54 pm
    Have your parents ever told you: “They don’t make things like they used to?”  Well, sometimes it’s actually true.  Prior to July 1, 2010, most dishwashing detergents contained phosphates – some up to 8%.  After July 1, 2010, regulations in 16 states mandated that detergents contain not more than 0.5%.  The impact of this regulation [...]

  • Something More

    Adam Prochaska
    11 Jan 2012 | 10:39 pm
    Columbus native Max Wohlegemuth explores local food and sustainable agriculture in this 17 minute documentary.  His quest to understand where his food comes from includes interviewes with a couple of my favorites - the Old Cheney Farmers Market and Branched Oak Farm.  He also highlights a few farms and farmers that I’m not as familiar with  - Ross Brockley, Common [...]

  • BabyWorks

    Adam Prochaska
    29 Dec 2011 | 11:40 pm
    This is the fourth of four posts written in celebration of MilkWorks’ 10 year anniversary.  MilkWorks is a non-profit community breastfeeding center in Lincoln, Nebraska that helps mothers, newborns, and families regardless of their socioeconomic status.  Copies of the MilkWorks 10 year report are available at 5930 South 58th Street.  Donations can be made through [...]

  • Legislating for Breastfeeding in Congress

    Adam Prochaska
    27 Dec 2011 | 10:27 pm
    This is the third of four posts written in celebration of MilkWorks’ 10 year anniversary.  MilkWorks is a non-profit community breastfeeding center in Lincoln, Nebraska that helps mothers, newborns, and families regardless of their socioeconomic status.  Copies of the MilkWorks 10 year report are available at 5930 South 58th Street.  Donations can be made through [...]
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    Seedstock

  • Denver’s Waste Farmers Bring Soil to Life

    Noelle Swan
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:02 pm
    For John-Paul Maxfield, enriching the soil isn’t just a business. “If we’re going to feed 9 billion people by 2050, we’re going to have go find new methods. Soil has been neglected throughout industrial agriculture. Anytime we harvest, we take something away and our agricultural model has been that we don’t need to put it back. We’ve got to go Continue reading

  • Branding and Marketing Advice for Sustainable Food Entrepreneurs: DIY Press Savvy

    Alisha Lumea and Polly Legendre
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:26 pm
    This week in our branding and marketing advice column for sustainability-minded food entrepreneurs we kick off a three-part series on working with the media that will cover how to develop your story, how to make your approach to the right reporters, and finally how to leverage the coverage you receive. The media plays such a huge role in society that it Continue reading

  • ZeaChem Selected for $232.5 Million USDA Loan Guarantee

    seedstock
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:27 am
    Award to Support Construction of ZeaChem’s First Commercial-Scale Cellulosic Biorefinery News Release – Lakewood, Colo. – Jan. 26, 2012 – ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today announced it has been selected for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program. Continue reading

  • By Maximizing Local Availability of Organic Produce, Three Brothers Hope to Influence the Future of Agriculture

    Melinda Clark
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:02 pm
    Though the core values have remained the same, the conventions of organic farming have shifted and changed over time. The same can be said of Capay Organic, a second-generation organic farm located in the Capay Valley (northeast of San Francisco), with an offshoot in the Imperial Valley in southern California. It, and the brothers who took over running the operation Continue reading

  • USDA Unveils New Plant Hardiness Zone Map

    seedstock
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:52 am
    News Release – WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating a useful tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 1990 with greater accuracy and detail. The new map—jointly developed by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Oregon State University’s (OSU) Continue reading
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    GREENandSAVE.com Green News and Entertainment

  • Your Utility Can Help Lighten the Load

    cszoradi
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:47 am
    Did you know that the average American small business could save as much as $5,000 per year by becoming 25 percent more energy efficient? That’s what a study by the National Small Business Association discovered. It also found that if all small businesses made this effort, greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by 259 million tons -- or the equivalent of 51 coal-fired power plants! read more

  • Reduce Energy Usage in Your Home - Cool Your Home Naturally

    cszoradi
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:13 am
    Everyone benefits from people using less energy (besides the utility company’s bottom line), people benefit by reducing their utility cost & the earth and all its inhabitants benefit by having a multitude of positive happenings by reducing our usage. read more

  • Economics of Lighting

    cszoradi
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:22 am
    Today there are more and more businesses switching to energy efficient lighting. Examples of major companies making that change are Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Caesars Entertainment, The Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco, Home Depot, etc. So, why the sudden surge in energy efficient lighting retrofits?read more

  • Anti-Environmental Budget Riders

    cszoradi
    6 Jan 2012 | 7:49 am
    A significant assault on health and environmental protection is underway in Congress.read more

  • Stay Toasty and Save Energy This Winter

    cszoradi
    7 Dec 2011 | 3:07 pm
    Winter is my favorite season, but that doesn’t mean I enjoy being cold. I appreciate a well-heated home -- and I’m definitely not alone. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average American household spends more than $2,200 a year on energy bills, with half of it going towards heating.read more
 
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    Green Abode

  • 35 Cheaper Ways to Tour Britain By Train with Rail Rover Tickets

    Chris King
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm
    Touring by rail is one of the best ways to travel for your holidays and breaks. Many of us have been lucky to experience a train adventure abroad but did you know that you can tour Britain with rail Rover tickets. We’ve found 35 ways that UK residents can get unlimited train travel. It’s great value and even cheaper as you can get 1/3 OFF with a Railcard. A family of four can travel by train for two weeks in Devon and Cornwall for less than £100. Or, a couple can get unlimited rail travel in Scotland for four days in eight for £170 (including ferries). Sit back, relax and let…

  • Where to get Carnet tickets for discounts on peak rail fares

    Chris King
    13 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Carnet tickets are perfect if you make regular peak anytime journey between two train stations two to three times a week. They’re not easy to find, however, we have found every Carnet ticket available in the UK. All of them work in the same way and give you FREE journeys if you buy 10 or 12. They are perfect if you don’t need a season ticket but need to travel at anytime. Carnets are also available for off-peak journeys but you may find Railcards a better option. Only some rail companies offer Carnets, and we found that others don’t know whether they have them or not. Whether…

  • 20 Railcards For Cheaper Trains and Railcard Promotional Code Offers

    Chris King
    6 Jan 2012 | 5:13 am
    Train travel can be a pricey option, however, savings of 34% (and more) are available from 20 Railcards available in Britain. What’s more, you can save even more money when buying a card with a Railcard promotional code. Railcards provide great value for at least 12 months, why pay full fare when it’s so easy to get hold of one. Railcards will pay for themselves within 3 to 5 journeys with minimum discounts of 34% (up to 50% and even higher for some kids fares). We’ve put together a list of ALL the Railcards available in Britain so you can travel cheaper as well as greener.

  • 101 Green Christmas Gift Ideas

    Chris King
    7 Dec 2011 | 7:15 am
        We’ve found ‘101 Green Christmas Gift Ideas’ for you. Well we lied, there’s actually 102! Our first one is National Trust Gift Membership, which ticks all the boxes for us. For great days out and loads of other goodies, check out this amazing deal. On the pages you can link to below, there’s another 99 eco-friendly Xmas present ideas for you. We’ve saved two more for you at the end of this article, including a leading UK children’s charity that needs your help today. Green Xmas Presents for Kids – Top 10 for All Year Round Days Out Christmas is for…

  • Get Safe and Save Money at Xmas with Solar Security Lights

    Chris King
    6 Dec 2011 | 3:16 am
    If you haven’t already got them, solar security lights are a must-have item for your home or garden and are a great Christmas present idea. Cheap, easy to install and virtually maintenance free, solar security lights tick all the right boxes for hassle-free peace of mind: security around your house, garden or mobile home motion sensors detect movement within range self powering with no electricity costs good for the environment great value self-contained with no wiring easy to install waterproof and usable in any location flexible as many double as shed lights Solar security lights use…
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    HeatSpring Magazine

  • What Residential Solar Companies Need to do to Successfully Offer a Solar Lease

    Chris Williams
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:04 am
    According to the State of California Energy Commission, in Q3 of 2011, the majority of residential systems were financed. What does this mean for solar installers? Simple. The solar lease is becoming the industry norm and you need to be offering it if you plan to remain competitive in the solar market place. We reached out to BrightGrid Renewable Energy Finance, experts in residential solar leases, to answer some of the most common questions we get from solar installers about offering a solar lease. We created a 5 part mini series that answered the most common questions solar integrators have…

  • Some HeatSpring Love. Helping New Entrepreneurs

    Chris Williams
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:42 pm
    I got this email from a HeatSpring reader last week and I had to share it. First, because it made me feel super special and and affirmed a thought I always had about myself and HeatSpring. Namely that I’m the man and HeatSpring is helping companies make money in renewable energy. But seriously, it was just good to hear that renewable energy is becoming a stable enough industry that young entrepreneurs feel confient to start their careers in the industry. This is great news. If anyone else is working on cool projects and would love to share, you can get in touch with me easily 617 702…

  • Geothermal Loop Design: Series vs Parallel Flow Path Analysis

    Ryan Carda
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:43 am
    When designing geothermal ground loops, this is an issue that a lot of people get hung up on. Because of the advantages of, we use parallel circuits in ground loops almost exclusively in our industry. Read more to hear why. When loops are tied in series with one another, they will all see the full system flow rate (because there is only one flow path) and the pressure drop through the loops add together. Because there is only one flow path, the pump must overcome the pressure drop through each consecutive loop as the fluid travels through the system from the supply to the return…

  • What You Need to know About Quoting and Selling Standing Column Well Systems

    Albert Koenig
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:43 am
    It’s much easier to answer this question for residential applications.  The price is composed of three pieces:  the drilling cost, the loop field installation including underground piping to/from the building, and the HVAC system installation. Many times the driller is also the installer, but not always.  Sometimes the mechanical contractor controls the overall bid.  In general, here in the SE PA area prices for the geothermal installation are running between $12/ft to $14/ft.  There is another $1600 in the trenching, penetration, backfill, grading & re-seeding. So, for a typical…

  • 5 Organizations Making Solar Great in New England

    Brian Hayden
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:39 am
    SEBANE.  Every year the Solar Energy Business Association tackles the biggest bottleneck facing growth in the solar PV industry.  Last year they brought John Wiles in to teach a code class and made it cheap for inspectors.  This year they’re gathering experts on fire safety to establish best practices for local designers, installers, and regulators.  The full day seminar will take place in Westborough, MA on February 29th.  With headquarters in Boston’s Old City Hall, SEBANE is been a vehicle for industry collaboration.  SEBANE’s current president Dan Leary is from…
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    Spit That Out: The Blog

  • Honest Company Launch: Celebrity Green Mom Makes Good with Better Diapers

    paigewolf
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:02 am
    Last week I had the privilege of attending a launch party for The HONEST Company, an eco-friendly line of family essentials offered through a monthly subscription service at Honest.com. Created for parents by parents, The Honest Company founders say they are committed to making safe, sustainable products more convenient, beautiful, and affordable. Former Healthy Child Healthy World executive director Christopher Gavigan and actress Jessica Alba have found a great way to bring safer, greener products to a broader audience of moms – making them convenient, affordable, and cute. It’s…

  • Painting the Fence: How Cross Fit Training Impacts My Everyday Life

    paigewolf
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:36 am
    I’ve become one of those Cross Fit addicts who wants to talk about my workouts with anyone who will listen. Right now, the people willing to listen are limited to my fellow workout buddies and the dog. But I do have to write about the ways in which my boot camp workouts have impacted my everyday life. I’ve found that movements and strength training have translated well into my daily chores – sort of like in Karate Kid when he finds out that waxing the car and painting the fence would train him well for fighting. Here are my life changes thus far: - I can now easily throw a…

  • Just Add Flour and Water: Free, Green, and Easy Kids Activities

    paigewolf
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:10 am
    Forget the trips to Toys R Us. As long as they are toddlers you can find plenty to do with junk around the house and whatever is in your pantry. I’ve realized that flour and water – arguably among the cheapest and most abundant resources available – have enough uses to keep a toddler occupied for an entire weekend. 1) Five-minute no-cook easy play-doh. If you don’t have food coloring or veggies you can dye with, plain will do just fine in a pinch. 2) Papier Mache: Just even out the ratio between flour and water and you have the glue for papier mache. Add a pinch of…

  • Save 15% on Unique Upcycled Home & Lifestyle Design at Hipcycle.com

    paigewolf
    16 Jan 2012 | 10:04 am
    From tequila bottle candles to chopstick baskets, Hipcycle.com is dedicated to selling innovative, stylish, and affordable upcycled products. Launched in October 2011, Hipcycle is the dedicated to the growing upcycling trend in green design – taking something that would otherwise be thrown away and transforming it into something of greater use and value. I’ve been a fan of the site since before I started working with them, obsessed with the upcycled vodka bottle glassware,ceiling tin picture frames, chopstick folding baskets, and reclaimed wood clocks. This stuff isn’t your…

  • Cheapskates Can Be Green – But Extreme Can Be, Well, Brown

    paigewolf
    12 Jan 2012 | 8:05 am
    I am admittedly a fan of TLC’s “Extreme Couponing,” even taking a page from the coupon book and greening it into my own version of healthy, organic couponing. But the new show “Extreme Cheapskates” is even far-fetched for the green and frugal. At its core, living frugally is often living green – using less, reusing, and repurposing. But some of the folks on this show are trading in respectable green and simple living for some entirely unhealthy ideas! One woman used only cloth toilet paper for her family of 8. As an advocate for cloth diapering, I agree…
 
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    I Prefer Organic

  • 4 Sore Throat Cures – How to Treat a Sore Throat Naturally

    Nadia
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:09 am
     Here are my 4 tried-and-true natural sore throat cures that keep me away from medicines and most importantly – from antibiotics. I have also found out that whatever home remedy for sore throat I use, if I start early enough I get positive results faster. Whatever remedies for sore throat you pick, there are always about 2 days till you start feeling better. My 4 Sore Throat Cures (1) You may be expect to start with a recipe of a herbal potion, but I will disappoint you. Ice-cream. Yes, that’s right! Have you tried healing your sore throat with ice-cream? Non-sense?! No,…

  • What to Buy Organic at All Costs | Can We Clean The Pesticides from The ‘Dirty Dozen’ Fruits and Veggies

    Nadia
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:33 pm
    I want to eat apples not pesticides! Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away? As an obsessed-with-healthful-food mom of a toddler I was freaked out to find that 6 of the most ‘dirty’ foods are my son’s favorite fruits: apples, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, grapes and plums. The ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list of EWG (Environmental Working Group) enumerates all the fruits and veggies that are treated the most with pesticides and that should be avoided at all costs. Quick Facts: peaches are usually treated with a cocktail of up to 57 different pesticides,…

  • 5 Oil Infusion Recipes to Heal and Pamper your Skin | How to Make Infused Oils at Home

    Nadia
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:34 am
    My husband used to have an itching eczema on the neck. For several years, we tried quite a few over-the-counter ointments, but without success. Two years ago, we heard about the oil infusion recipes and decided to experiment. And YES, after so many years, we found the magic potion. The eczema was gone and we were hooked. We have found something that had no chemicals, was easy to prepare and very effective. Here are 5 oil infusion recipes with herbs, flowers, carrots and vanilla that we make for different purposes – wounds, rashes, irritations, sunburns, fungal infections….and home…

  • Natural Remedies for Coughs – 9 Tested Home Remedies that Stop Coughs

    Nadia
    10 Jan 2012 | 6:40 pm
    Do you believe in natural remedies? I remember when I was a kid, I hated them. When I was in my 20s, I neglected them. Now, I love them, especially when they are simple, easy to prepare and WORK. The recipes here are natural remedies for coughs. When there is a need, I usually prepare a couple of them for me, my toddler or my husband. The rest are taken from my grandmother or other family members (some of them have never ever bought a medicine for coughs). All these natural remedies for coughs are tested and have proven their positive results.  In most cases, they are even tasty or at least…

  • Natural Hair Dyes – Choose Herbal, Vegetable or Food – Based Hair Dyes to Avoid Allergies

    Nadia
    4 Jan 2012 | 6:24 pm
    When manufacturers call their products “Natural Hair Dyes” , we can be easily confused or even misled. “Natural Hair Dyes” may mean that: - the product provides natural hair looking results or - it contains natural ingredients. The latter may also be confusing as it can make us believe that the majority of ingredients are natural while it’s all about 1 or 2 compounds in a plethora of aggressive chemicals. Read this and find out: (1) what the true natural hair dyes are, (2) what their ingredients are and (3) where to find brands that can be trusted. Natural hair…
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  • Raw milk vending machines growing in popularity across Europe

    myBIGearth.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:45 am
    While American health authorities continue to peddle unfounded superstition about the so-called dangers of raw milk, which has spawned authoritarian policies that prevent millions of Americans from freely accessing it, unpasteurized dairy is all the rage throughout Europe. And one Polish manufacturer of raw milk vending machines explained to The Bovine in a recent interview that the installation of such machines is rapidly spreading both in Poland and across Europe. They are something you will not find in the US — at least not yet — but that are set to expand from 150 machines to…

  • Can Small-Scale Compost Entrepreneurs Circumvent the NIMBYs?

    myBIGearth.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:39 am
    I’ve posted videos about large-scale industrial composting facilities before. But while the waste- and emissions-reduction and soil conservation benefits are undeniable, there is a major obstacle to such large operations—neighbors. A quick “news” search on Google of “composting” reveals that the majority of stories involve neighbors up in arms about a composting site situated near them. From compost-specific fears over “deadly air-borne spores”, to the usual worries about noise and traffic that accompany any industrial-scale development, I’ve…

  • ZeaChem Selected for $232.5 Million USDA Loan Guarantee

    myBIGearth.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:33 am
    Lakewood-based ZeaChem, a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of wood and other materials into fuels and chemicals, was selected for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the company said Thursday. ZeaChem said the conditional commitment from the USDA’s Biorefinery Assistance Program enables the financing and construction of its first commercial-scale cellulosic biorefinery. The 25-million-gallon-per-year facility is being built in Boardman, Ore. The new plant will produce bio-based fuels and chemicals from woody biomass and agricultural…

  • Egypt Revolution Anniversary: One Year Since ‘Friday Of Rage’

    myBIGearth.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:28 am
    Thousands of Egyptians have remained in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after a rally marking the anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak. Some have vowed to stay until another rally planned for Friday, news agencies reported. Many of the protesters are demanding a speedy handover of power from the interim military authorities. Others are urging patience and celebrating the success of Islamist parties in post-Mubarak elections. The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) of the Muslim Brotherhood – banned under Mr Mubarak – holds the largest number of seats in the…

  • History And Meaning Of The Word ‘Holocaust’: Are We Still Comfortable With This Term?

    myBIGearth.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:14 am
    What’s in a name? When it comes to remembering the millions of victims of the Nazi quest to “purify” Germany during World War II, names are often all that remain. So why do we call the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews and millions of others “The Holocaust”? This usage came about gradually. The lower-case “holocaust” has described the violent deaths of large groups of people probably since the 18th century, according the Oxford English Dictionary. Before World War II, the word was used by Winston Churchill and others to refer to the genocide of…
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  • Energy awareness with just a push of a (green) button

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    After last night’s Al Green-less State of the Union address, I thought now would be a good as time as ever to help spread the word about an exciting, potentially game-changing development from the Obama administration called the Green Button Initiative.   Formally unvei

  • Hiber-Nation: Throw blankets

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    Welcome to week five of "Hiber-Nation," a new series of posts featuring home accessories and other odds-and-ends that will help make housebound-in-the-winter life a bit more enjoyable.    So, you've come inside from the cold — perhaps after putting your Sno Wovel to the test or embarking on a SAD-busting stroll around

  • Playing catch up: The missing links

    Matt Hickman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm
    TreeHugger wonders if a 94-square-foot home (pictured above) built as a possible solution to Sweden's student housing crunch is just too compact n' cute for its own good. The Swedish Housing Authority seems to think so.

  • Infamous pirate was also one of the world's most influential naturalists

    Bryan Nelson
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:32 pm
    When you think of a pirate, you probably imagine a rum-swilling, eyepatch-wearing, parrot-adorned, peg-legged, doubloon-hoarding thief. You probably don't imagine a scholar, writer and renowned explorer-naturalist who Charles Darwin referred to as his buddy-ol' pal.   William Dampier defies classification.

  • Pajamas: Not just for lazy Sundays anymore?

    Starre Vartan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:28 pm
    It wasn't that long ago that people dressed up to take a flight; throughout the '80s, I flew frequently, and even in economy, most men wore jackets and pants and most women had a dress or a nice pants outfit for the duration of the flight.
 
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    Greener Ideal

  • 5 Steps Towards a Greener Office

    Zac Colbert
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:45 am
    Greener Ideal We live in increasingly energy conscious times. As a result businesses come under pressure to make the day to day functioning of their company as sustainable as possible. From simple email footnotes that read – do you really need to print this email – to switching off computer terminals and plug sockets at the end [...]5 Steps Towards a Greener Office Share on Facebook Retweet this Stumble this

  • Bee-yonce?

    Jessica Linnay
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am
    Greener Ideal The buzz in bug science has gone Hollywood: recently a handful of celebs were honoured with namesake creatures, including the Robert Redford horse fly—named as such for its robust golden body. A few years ago, Stephen Colbert got a card in the mail that read: “What has six legs and is way cooler than a [...]Bee-yonce? Share on Facebook Retweet this Stumble this

  • Are Environmental Tax Levies Just Another Money Grab?

    Samir Goel
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:45 am
    Greener Ideal About 10 years ago, I went to Future Shop to buy a new computer monitor. I eventually ended up with an Acer LCD – one which I am extremely happy with to this day. However, I wasn’t too thrilled at the checkout line when I was told I would need to shell out another $12 [...]Are Environmental Tax Levies Just Another Money Grab? Share on Facebook Retweet this Stumble this

  • Green MBAs: Bringing Business Relevancy to a Socially-Conscious World

    Elaine Hirsch
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:45 am
    Greener Ideal Environmentally friendly, sustainable, and socially-conscious are not quite the words you would normally associate with the business world. Today, as natural resources continue to be depleted by the world’s 7 billion people, it is time to think again and discover the benefits of obtaining a green MBA. Combining all of the business savvy of traditional [...]Green MBAs: Bringing Business Relevancy to a Socially-Conscious World Share on Facebook Retweet this Stumble this

  • Tar Sands Tug-of-War

    Jessica Linnay
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:35 am
    Greener Ideal Immediately following Obama’s official thumbs down on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline proposal, media, businesspeople, politicians and the public on both sides of the political coin began sounding off about the rights and wrongs and pros and cons of the decision. As a Greener Ideal reader I can take a swing in the dark at the [...]Tar Sands Tug-of-War Share on Facebook Retweet this Stumble this
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    Bambooki Inc

  • Bambooki Gives Back to Mother Earth With 1% For the Planet

    caitlinself
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:53 pm
    Bambooki.com supports 4 local and international nonprofits by donating 1% of all revenues to select environmental organizations. As companies, it is important to take responsibility for the affect we have on the environment. As consumers, it is crucial that we cast our vote for products and companies that have an interest in protecting our personal health and the health of the environment. One way to see if your favorite companies and brands are doing their part is to look for the 1% For the Planet membership logo. These companies have pledged to donate 1% of their sales to approved…

  • Bambooki Reduces and Neutralizes Carbon Footprint With Green Shipping

    caitlinself
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:31 pm
    Every wonder why it costs so much to ship one little item from point A to point B? It’s because it takes quite a few people and resources, and quite a bit of energy, to actually ship your product. Many people forget about the cost of transportation, both on their wallets and on the environment, and it is easy to pay your $3.95 standard shipping fee and then forget what that actually pays for. Here at Bambooki.com we are able to offer affordable shipping on our products, but no shipping process comes without a cost to Mother Earth. For this reason, Bambooki.com is a certified Green Shipper,…

  • Why We Love Bamboo Towels & Robes

    caitlinself
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:58 am
    In addition to being made from our eco-efficient friend bamboo, soft and silky bamboo towels carry several benefits that make them more superior (in our humble opinion) to cotton towels. In addition to being a green raw material, bamboo makes soft and luxurious bath and kitchen towels. If you’re even considering making the swap to bamboo towels, just glance at the list below and you’ll be completely convinced. Soft & Silky Bamboo fabric is an incredibly soft and silky material, often compared to cashmere or silk. Towels made from bamboo viscose have an incredibly soft texture, making…

  • 15 Reasons To Choose Bamboo Flooring

    caitlinself
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:15 pm
    Environmentalists everywhere spend time extolling the many benefits of bamboo for use in a variety of products. If you’re trying to choose the best flooring for your home we at Bambooki.com vote for bamboo flooring! If you’re new at this, here’s why: Eco-Friendly & Healthy 1) Rapidly Renewable: To be renewable, a material must come from natural resources, which is why hardwood and bamboo are among the only renewable flooring options available. Bamboo has the benefit of being rapidly renewable. While it takes traditional hardwoods 20-120 years to mature, it only takes 3-5 years for…

  • 12 Environmental Predictions for 2012

    caitlinself
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:48 am
    As we turn the leaf on a new year, see the environmental predictions for 2012, and get involved by making greener living a part of your New Year’s Resolution. In no particular order: 1) LEED-Certified Restaurants One of the first rules of opening a restaurant is to wait until the economy is on the upswing. Fortunately for foodies and restaurateurs, there’s one great way around this rule: make yourself green. Believe it or not, customers are flocking to those restaurants that take specific strides to consider the environment. If your restaurant is struggling, consider minor green changes…
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    Our Take on Green

  • How Much E-Waste Do You Produce Each Year?

    everlightschicago
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:22 pm
    The answer is 11.5 pounds per person each year, which comes out to 80 billion pounds total. This week’s top green news stories include mind-blowing facts about e-waste disposal, mercury’s effect on wildlife, and a college spending over $9 million on its sustainability efforts. Click any of the headlines to read the entire story. 1. Mercury’s Harmful Reach Has Grown In a recent article published by The New York Times, the author discusses the less-publicized benefits of the new mercury standards put in place by the EPA. The dangers of mercury to human health are widely known,…

  • Where Do Electronics Go When They Die?

    everlightschicago
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pm
    It’s no secret that the fastest growing type of waste is electronic equipment (e-waste), growing by nearly 5 percent every year. Technology is constantly improving, and people want the latest and greatest that these companies have to offer. As a result, more e-waste is being disposed of, most of which ends up in the wrong places. We thought it would be a great idea to share some statistics about how much e-waste is generated, thrown away and recycled to give you a better idea of how important recycling is. How Often is Electronic Equipment Replaced? The rate at which we go through…

  • What is a Mail-In Recycling Program?

    everlightschicago
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am
    A lot of businesses don’t go through lamps very quickly. Smaller locations use less, so naturally they have less to recycle. The easiest thing to do would be toss the lamps in the garbage with everything else, right? Wrong. There are better solutions than putting yourself (you can be charged up to $25,000) and others at risk. The best option for businesses that don’t use a lot of lamps is a recycling pak program. What is that, you ask? Simply put, a recycling pak program is an easy, convenient way for businesses to recycle their lamps, ballast, batteries and even mercury. A lot of…

  • President Obama’s Speech to EPA Employees, and Other Top Green News Stories

    everlightschicago
    12 Jan 2012 | 2:20 pm
    Picking the five best “green” news stories every week is no easy task. It seems like each week the news becomes more important and the stories are told in better ways. After a lot of deliberation, here are the five stories that we thought you should have read this past week. 1. President Obama’s Speech to EPA Employees It’s clear the President understands the importance of keeping our earth clean, and he supports the efforts taken by the EPA to do so. Earlier this week, he took time out of his busy schedule to personally thank EPA employees. If you’re looking to…

  • Create a Lamp Recycling Program in 7 Easy Steps

    everlightschicago
    10 Jan 2012 | 12:27 pm
    Due to the mercury used to create them, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added fluorescent lamps to its Universal Waste Rule in 1999. This regulation requires all businesses to recycle used lamps, preventing the mercury from entering into the ground, water and air. Although a good amount of businesses already recycle fluorescent lamps properly, there are still a lot that don’t. We put together this easy to follow list to help you get your business on the fast track to lamp recycling. 1. Assess Your Facility  At the beginning of the process, it is in your best interest to bring…
 
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