Editor's Note: the following is an excerpt from the introduction to Van Jones' new book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, published by HarperOne and available starting today. Van Jones is a environemental and social justice activist, and founder of Green ... keep reading
Written by Van Jones yesterday, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Energy Saving, Green energy, Philosophy & Religion, Politics (1 comment)
Things are bad. Even organized religion says so. Although some not-so-organized spiritual traditions like Paganism and aboriginal spirituality have been preaching the green gospel for centuries, now Christians want to get in on the act. Pope Benedict XVI wants Catholics to change their wasteful ways. At least, that's the ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood yesterday, about Climate Change, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Philosophy & Religion
It seems the height of irony that the original size of the Wall Street bail out, $700 billion (ballooned to a mere $840 billion before it passed Congress) is about the same dollar amount as what we spend on oil in the United States in a year - 20 million barrels ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant this week, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Finance, Green energy, Politics
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins The Millennium Seed Bank is facing a funding shortfall that could force it to halt operations. Scientists at the seed bank need to raise more than £100 million in little more than a year to safeguard the facility’s future. Failure to secure ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts this month, about Agriculture & Food, Economics, Finance
Editor's Note: From our friends at Green Student U, a site offering information on topics related to the environment and the green movement. Kermit the Frog had it right when he said "It's not easy being green." And it's not just because he's a frog. Today ... keep reading
Written by Green Student U this month, about Economics, Education, Energy Saving
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins The birds of the world are in serious trouble, and common species are in now decline all over the globe, a comprehensive new review suggests today. From the turtle doves of Europe to the vultures of India, from the bobwhite quails of the ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts this month, about Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Finance
Can anyone really own water? And more importantly, should they? This is the central question of the documentary film Flow (For Love of Water). The film begins with a quote from W.H. Auden, "Thousands have lived without love, not one without water". It sets up a central tenant of ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant this month, about Consumerism, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry, Politics, Pollution, Water
International aid agency Oxfam says rich countries' excessive greenhouse gas emissions are violating the rights of millions of the world's poorest people to life, security, food, health, and shelter, and is calling for rich countries to start basing their climate change policies on existing human rights principles. In submitting ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance, Politics
Editor's Note: From our friends at SolveClimate, an article by David Sassoon on nuclear safety and costs. See the original article here. Cost and safety are the two big dark clouds that hang over a nuclear revival. Now, news out of Finland concerning construction of the world's first ... keep reading
Written by SolveClimate last month, about Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance, Nuclear
By Jonathan G. Dorn, Earth Policy Institute With attention turning to the second round of the energy debate in the U.S. Senate, the Earth Policy Institute thought you might find useful a brief summary of the facts behind drilling, gasoline prices and America’s energy future. Geological and economic ... keep reading
Written by Jonathan G. Dorn last month, about Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Economics, Energy Saving, Green energy, Politics, Transport (1 comment)
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