I live in California, and about the time each fall when we turn our clocks back to standard time many of us are hunting around our closets or car trunks looking for umbrellas we last saw in April. It’s the start of the rainy season out West. Of course, for much of the nation, rain…
A spate of recent research offers new insight into how global warming is changing or could change California, from the mountains to the seashore, in both predictable and unusual ways. The studies show that common trees are fading from their current ranges, premium wine grape varieties are under siege, marine creatures are shifting locales, the…
How many eco actions does it take for them to count? According to the post, Does Size Matter for Ideas?, “the basic logic we use is the bigger the idea, the bigger the value, but often that’s not true. There’s a myth at work here: the assumption that big results only come from radical changes.” When embarking…
Keller Williams Realty East Valley in Tempe, Arizona is a great example of a company that focuses on the Triple Bottom Line; People, Profits, and Planet. One example of their sustainable practices is when they made a commitment to going paperless with their transaction. The Arizona Department of Real Estate requires that companies keep a…
It was a cold rainy day in San Diego, but not letting that get the better of us we headed to the Museum of Photographic Arts in the Balboa Park Museum district. In what was a welcome coincidence, the Infinite Balance exhibition was being held and is the first U.S. presentation of artists shortlisted for…
NBCUniversal is making a commitment to sustainability across the entire company. As one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies, NBC wants to participate in and help lead one of the most important dialogues as they build a stronger business and a more sustainable world in the process. From identifying opportunities for energy savings and…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have signed an agreement to work together on a project that analyzes energy use in commerical buildings. The goal is to harmonize both countries approach to measuring and assessing the amount of energy being used with a common platform. The EPA’s current Energy Star…
Tuesday November 8 2011 will go down in history as a significant milestone in the international climate change debate, for this was the day the Australian Federal Parliament passed its Clean Energy Future Package and put a price on carbon pollution. With the passing of this legislation, Australia has also ushered in a new era…
The L.A. Times reported a new partnership with Clean the World, a Flordia-based non-profit organization, and the hotels of Laguna Beach. Clean the World is dedicated to redistributing recycled soap and shampoo products that are thrown away by hotels. Anyone who has stayed a night in a hotel has been a culprit of contributing to…
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