The involvement of businesses and NGOs in tackling our dwindling resources is essential, says Stuart Orr, but there’s trust to be built first. Billions still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation and energy, but we need businesses and NGOs to be part of the solution. Photograph: Lm Otero/AP This month started with the news…
Simple ideas that make a big difference in your budget and help save resources too “Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without” is a favorite adage in both frugal and green circles, and it is something I strive to live by. One of the best ways to “use it up” is…
As a term, ‘Green’ has been a hard one to truly define in broad strokes. It seems more appropriate to judge what is green based on a setof criteria, and to match products to that set of criteria on a spectrum, rather than as one hard-coded definition. The best way to approach the business of…
NRDC: Continued tax relief would come at the expense of our health, environment WASHINGTON (December 13, 2011) — Upon House approval of a payroll tax-cut extension today, Scott Slesinger, legislative director of the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued the following statement: “Leaders of both parties say Americans need this tax cut. What we don’t need…
Come January, progressive California companies need no longer fear that pursuit of environmental responsibility means a risk to fiduciary responsibility under a new law that sanctions formation of benefit corporations. The measure creates a class of corporation that enables companies to make positive impacts on the society and the environment, and not just profit-making, priorities…
The following is a guest post by Ezra Drissman of GreenCareersGuide If you thought 2009 was a year that green took over, then think again. Over the next 10 years, the green industry is predicted to experience growth in the neighborhood of 1.5 trillion dollars. Green will continue to shape the foods we eat, the…
According to the National Association of Home Builders, the average U.S. home size has nearly doubled since the 1970’s increasing from 1,400 square feet to 2,700 square feet. This is an alarming trend for the environment and its limited resource but it’s not the only option for future homeowners. Coinciding with the minimalist and simple living mentality,…
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More electricity is consumed daily in the US than in any other nation worldwide. And with all the issues Earth is confronting right now with pollution and ozone layer depletion, we should help save power, which in turn will assist Earth. I made a trip to California recently and stayed at one of the top…
The budget projections for the California high-speed rail seem like a runaway train in and of themselves. Neglecting the initial connection to San Diego, the project is only financed to stretch from San Francisco to Anaheim in its first phase. Originally the project was estimated to cost $45 billion in 2008 but has recently been…