Kim Kurcab is currently the Program Manager and a Certification Officer at the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce. Kim is involved in blogging and research of all topics under the sun including the development of our new green business certification. Kim shares the Green Chamber’s value that sustainability of the environment and social awareness should not only be a…
Social media can be a powerful tool for social change and an alternative to more traditional methods of communication. Jump on the bandwagon and get social media savvy by following these helpful tips. Be Human and Socially Intriguing – This applies both visually (depict a person in your avatar) and in interactions (demonstrate personality and…
Poway, California: In order to create a cleaner environment for our community, the Kool Climate Kids & SD Children’s Coalition is hosting an electronic waste [e-waste] recycling collection event on Saturday and Sunday, February 25th and 26th, 2012, in the parking lot of (Poway Boys & Girls Club, 12988 Bowron Rd, Poway Ca), from 9:00AM…
Story reported in UT San Diego on Friday February 17, 2012 by UT staff writer Mike Lee Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday issued an international “call to action” on climate and air pollution influenced heavily by research at UC San Diego, launching a new phase in efforts to avoid the worst effects…
Cross-posted from Sightline Daily. On some level, most of us are in the business of behavior change — whether we’re trying to lose a few pounds ourselves or whether we’re promoting energy efficiency. It goes without saying that habits are hard to break, even when someone has gone out of their way to make the…
Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Friday, February 10, 2012 Half a dozen House Republicans yesterday voiced opposition to Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) plan to allow oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to help pay for highway projects. Allowing drilling even in a small portion of the refuge is an environmentally…
San Diego recently hosted the Green Data Center Conference and Exhibition 2012 by GSMI where the U.S Green Chamber of Commerce joined 500 attendees for a three-day informational platform about optimizing facilities with efficiency innovations in storage, design, and operational excellence. It was proclaimed as the largest and most Sr. Level data center event…
Not only are the number of green jobs in San Diego growing, but they are also withstanding the economic downturn according to a report by Next10, a nonpartisan educational organization that empowers Californians on civic issues. Green jobs grew at an average pace of 4% per year since 1995 compared to a 1.8% average…
1) Leave your keys at home and go on ride a bike ride by yourself or with your significant other 2) Reconnect with your surroundings by visiting a nature preserve or national park. 3) Give away free trade chocolate or endangered species chocolate and help out a charity. Check The Huffington Post’s chocolate list.(2) 4) Visit your…
A recent hearing held in San Diego is making waves across the frontier of civil rights. For the first time in U.S. history, a federal judge, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller, is reviewing a case that could determine whether animals can enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings. It all began after…