selections from this article follow: Oil Giants Loath to Follow Obama’s Green Lead The Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy supplies and cut carbon dioxide emissions in the most ambitious transformation of energy policy in a … Continued
The stuff of life is quickly becoming the stuff of controversy as the fight against commercial bottled water emerges as one of the fiercest environmental campaigns of the moment. On one side is the industry and proponents who see bottled … Continued
I was recently given the opportunity by National Geographic to review their newly published book, True Green Home: 100 Inspirational Ideas for Creating a Green Environment at Home. Written by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, True Green Home is the … Continued
Professor Eberhard Jochem Awarded First Bayer Climate Award in Berlin Bayer has honored the Professor Eberhard Jochem of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) for “pioneering technical and economic contributions to energy efficiency.” Professor Jochem’s commitment to … Continued
We worked a Green Expo yesterday in central Florida and a local Ford dealer had the new Ford Fusion Hybrid in a booth next to the Conserv-A-Store booth.This is our very unscientific review of this new car for the Ford … Continued
In a contemporary retelling of Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare, Pittsburgh is finding recession-era advantages in a slow-growth legacy. The city, which has lost half its population since 1950, had a well-chronicled change of character over the … Continued
Entrepreneurs are finding that creating eco-friendly offices costs a bit more up front but can deliver lasting benefits. (FORTUNE Small Business) — When Chris Barlte moved his real estate firm into a larger office, he worked eco-friendliness into the culture … Continued
While I’m convinced that our current financial crisis is the product of both The Market and Mother Nature hitting the wall at once — telling us we need to grow in more sustainable ways — some might ask this: We … Continued
Reuters online Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:30am EDT By Laura MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) – Airlines will reduce their carbon emissions by nearly 8 percent this year as they slash the number of flights they operate in line with a drop … Continued
Among the handful of people who might actually enjoy seeing gasoline return to $4 a gallon, let’s include marketing managers for the 2010 Honda Insight and 2010 Toyota Prius, a pair of all-new hybrids set to do battle this spring. … Continued
