Al Gore hasn’t been resting on his laurels since An Inconvenient Truth. His substantial new book Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis has grown out of the more than 30 lengthy and intensive “Solution Summits” he has organised to enable leading experts from round the world ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Celebrities, Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government
I recently wrote a story on the growing popularity of so-called smart appliances that link into utility's smart grid programs, allowing consumers to manage and cut down on their own power use. By the end of this year, energy customers in much of Texas can expect the installation of ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this week, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Education, Emissions, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Smart Growth
In Sayerville, NJ, the doors of the Center for Lifelong Learning recently opened. It's a school that can serve up to 175 students with autism and related disorders, providing education and training for many life skills which are taken for granted by neurotypicals. Here's the kicker. The facility ... keep reading
Written by D. Snodgrass this week, about Education, Green energy, Recycling
The Biennial Solar Decathlon, which pits some of the world’s best engineering students against one another, has culminated with Team Germany’s “Cube House” being declared the winner, says an October 16 press release from the U.S. Department of Energy. “This competition to build zero carbon homes has ... keep reading
Written by Rob Fierro this month, about Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Education, Events, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Solar
In the Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, an Emperor goes out among his subjects in his underwear. Two swindlers posing as tailors have convinced him he’s wearing a suit made from cloth that’s invisible to anyone who is stupid. Not wanting to accept that he’s ... keep reading
Written by Bill Becker last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Emissions, Events, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Smart Growth
For years now, many members of Congress have insisted that cutting carbon emissions was difficult, if not impossible. It is not. During the two years since 2007, carbon emissions have dropped 9 percent. While part of this drop is from the recession, part of it is also from efficiency gains ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown last month, about Air Quality, Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Events, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Smart Growth
Our mismanaged world economy today has many of the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme takes payments from a broad base of investors and uses these to pay off returns. It creates the illusion that it is providing a highly attractive rate of return on investment as a ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
President Obama has just signed an Executive Order that compels the largest consumer of energy in the US economy to invest in energy efficiency improvements to get to huge reductions in energy use by 2020. Every Federal agency must measure, manage, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet specific targets ... keep reading
Written by Susan Kraemer last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Events, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Smart Growth
When America wakes up in the morning to plan its day, does saving money make the list? What about reducing carbon emissions for the day? The unenlightened consumer might not realize that these tasks are as simple as switching on a different kind of light. The U.S. Department of ... keep reading
Written by Pete Musser last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Events, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
A new Consumer Reports survey of American households has shown that many people are starting to take steps to improve energy efficiency in their home. The report shows that home-owners are excelling in certain areas, for example: 83% of people always run a full load in the dishwasher and 77 ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. in September, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
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