“It is all too possible that we will fail to achieve sustainability, and that the blind watchmaker will once again...reset the balance of a severely diminished living Earth.” That’s the possibility that Tim Flannery hopes we can yet avoid. He makes the statement early in his essay Now ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
Risky Business: The evidence is irrefutable: Climate change poses enormous risks to economic stability, public health, ecosystem services, and national security, as well as to the environment. How should we manage those risks? The first step is to acknowledge them. The second is to start listening to the experts who ... keep reading
Written by Bill Becker this week, about Carbon Trading, Celebrities, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
In 2006, Keith Collins approached Kaplan Thompson Architects, about tackling sustainable home construction in the form of a studio/workshop for himself and his wife. This led to the development of the BrightBuilt Barn, a beautiful 700-square-foot home constructed on the Collins property in Rockland, Maine, a climate known for ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling (1 comment)
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a critical issue across Asia. From local companies to multi-national conglomerates, how successfully business interacts with its environs and community is of supreme importance. The recent CSR-Asia Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia gave some worthwhile perspectives in a region home to roughly 60% of ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias this week, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling
Unless the sea floods your dining room, or the coal-fired power plant next door belches out dirty smoke for you to inhale, it is difficult to appreciate what all the fuss is about regarding Green House Gases (GHG) and global warming. And, what is a carbon credit anyway? Let’s ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Scott this week, about Air Quality, Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
This weeks CSR-Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur touched on several critical issues for the region. One contentious topic is palm oil. While organizations, like the WWF lauded Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), might have tried to add legitimacy to the notion that palm oil can be cultivated in a ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development (2 comments)
Ideas for a greener Halloween... There’s a whole website you can visit called GreenHalloween.org. And everybody’s favorite green website, Treehugger, has a bunch of ideas (reprinted below). But first, when you see kids out trick-or-treating … please consider these lines from the nation’s top climate scientist: … the ... keep reading
Written by Joe Romm last month, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Education, Events, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling
Have a look at this interview with Rachel Sarnoff- one of Celsias's regular contributors. The interview was posted on the MindBodyGreen website and exposes some of Rachel's inside knowledge on sustainable, stylish fashion. Rachel Sarnoff, the founder of EcoStiletto, is the connoisseur of cool when it comes to ... keep reading
Written by MindBodyGreen last month, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Design, Education, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Recycling
Levi Strauss & Co is taking a small step to help decrease the amount of textiles that are thrown away every year by adding a “donate to Goodwill” icon to their clothing’s care tags. By adding this suggestion, Levi’s is taking responsibility for the lifecycle of their products beyond ... keep reading
Written by Dan Gould last month, about Art & Culture, Children and Families, Consumerism, Design, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling
“This is a story of betrayal, a story of selfishness, greed, and irresponsibility on an epic scale.” That’s how James Hoggan opens his newly published book Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming. Hoggan initially thought there was a fierce scientific controversy about climate change. Sensibly he did ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
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