SustainableBusiness.com – News: The Congressional Livable Communities Task Force, chaired by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and consisting of all Democrats, released recommendations which will wean the US off oil, while creating much more livable communities. “Freedom From Oil: Policy Solutions From the Livable Communities Task Force,” says that our only way to control gas prices…
1 out of every 7 people do not have enough food to eat. As populations are on the rise food production rates will need to rise by 70-100% in the next 50 years to sustain global needs. The planning of future developments to insure food security, human health, and nutrition are constantly being considered. Thus raising the…
As the need for renewable energy increases options on energy storage have needed tactics on expansion to better meet the future needs of society. Consequently, wind and solar have not being able to compete with conventional energy sources such as coal, oil, and nuclear with out government subsidies because of the variability and the costly…
SustainableBusiness.com News New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced he is pulling the state out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) at the end of the year. RGGI – the only cap-and-trade system in the US – has been under assault by fossil fuel interests since the midterm elections when Republicans gained more influence…
1. Look for opportunities to generate power efficiency Did you know that electronics in the home and office use energy even when powered down? To save energy check the power management features on devices used, make sure to unplug equipment at the end of the day, and using a power strips for efficiency. Remember…
SustainableBusiness.com News Frogs, Bees, Bats are all in desperate trouble and scientists are scrambling to find out why, so far to little avail. Could there be a connection between the diseases that seem to be rapidly killing off the animals we depend on to pollinate our foods and protect us from insect invasions? Since 2006, the little…
A discerning locavore might have questions about their origins, but a new study suggests those concerns are somewhat misplaced. It is a veritable maxim of the modern environmental movement: To help heal the planet, eat local. If only it were that simple. A growing number of studies, including one recently published in the journal Environmental Science…
CHICAGO, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s restaurateurs have recycling programs as part of their sustainability efforts, according to a new study conducted by the National Restaurant Association in partnership with Georgia-Pacific Professional. The research, which will be released at the 2011 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, also shows that three out…
A new study casts aside the supposition that younger consumers are more eager to buy environmentally friendly products than older ones. Results show shoppers in the 18-to-34 demo are “slower to embrace” behavior where they would pay more for eco-friendly products than in age groups 35 to 44 and 55 to 64. Overall, nearly 25%…
by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA on 05.17.11 Image credit: Chuck Coker, used under Creative Commons license. It’s become common to talk about “kicking the oil habit“. Even the oil-industry friendlyGeorge W. Bush accepted that America was addicted to oil. Given our deep dependence on fossil fuels for our economic well-being and way of life, not to…