Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Category Archives: Environmental Policy & Law
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Sequester Costs; BP Wants UK-US Talks
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. BP plans to ask British prime minister David Cameron to intervene with the US government over the rising cost of compensation related … Continue reading
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Tagged BP, Chevron, Executive Briefings, grand canyon, Keystone XL, sequester, texaco
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Conn. Passes First-in-Nation Mattress Recycling Law
Connecticut has passed the nation’s first-ever extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill for mattresses that supporters say will save local governments about $1.3 million and increase recycling opportunities for businesses. The law will require mattress manufacturers to finance and manage a … Continue reading
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Regs, EPA ‘Bias’, Cabinet Votes
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. The Department of the Interior yesterday released an updated draft proposal that it says establishes safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public … Continue reading
BP, Shell, Statoil Offices Raided in Oil Price Fixing Probe
European Commission investigators raided the offices of oil companies BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Statoil as well as data collector Platts as part of a larger inquiry into price manipulation of the global crude market. The unannounced inspections were carried … Continue reading
Conn. Energy Rules Spark Clash With Green Groups
Energy policies in Connecticut that are designed to promote multiple, competing sources of energy in a bid to drive down energy costs have set the Democratic administration and environmentalists – a traditionally Democratic support bloc – at loggerheads, reports the Associated Press. … Continue reading
Airline Industry Favors Global Carbon Offsets
The International Air Transport Association yesterday said the industry prefers a global carbon offsetting system that involves buying carbon credits rather than an industry-wide cap-and-trade system, Reuters reports. A group of high-level aviation industry representatives from 17 countries is working … Continue reading
Posted in air, carbon footprint, Environmental Policy & Law, European Union, Green Fleets & Transportation
Tagged Air Transport Group, aviation, Carbon Finance, Carbon Finance & Offsets, carbon offsets, Carbon Offsets/RECs, connie hedegaard, Emissions, EU, Feature, Global, International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization, Paul Steele, UN
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: EcoLogo for Printing, BASF Water Stewardship
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. UL Environment has launched UL 2803, its revised EcoLogo third-party environmental standard for printing services. The revised standard combines two former EcoLogo … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, clean energy, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy & Law, ISO 14001, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Tagged BASF, Ceram, EcoLogo, European Water Stewardship, Executive Briefings, Green Building, iWave, LEED, printing, Products & Planning, Proposition 65, Sprint Circuits, UL 2803, UL Environment, Underwriters Laboratories, Water Management, Yale University
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EU Adopts Green Infrastructure Strategy
The European Commission has adopted a strategy to promote green infrastructure by enhancing biodiversity in urban areas that it says will create new jobs, provide economic benefits and be a key step in implementing the European Union’s 2020 goals to … Continue reading
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: GMO Crop Delay, Arctic Strategy, McCarthy and Moniz Votes
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 11 items. Democrats will attempt another vote on Gina McCarthy’s nomination for EPA administrator on Thursday, the Hill said. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who is … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Enforcement, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy & Law, Environmental Reporting
Tagged American Petroleum Institute, Arctic, Asia, batteries, Blount Boats, Chevron, China National Petroleum Corp, Dow Chemical, Environmental Compliance, Ernest Moniz, Executive Briefings, Genetically modified organisms, Gina McCarthy, grid reliability, Hefei Guoxuan High-tech Power Energy Co, Monsanto, Oil & Natural Gas, sustainable agriculture, Urban Waters Federal Partnership, Water Management
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