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: U.S.
Power Plants Cut CO2 Emissions 7% in Three Years
US power plants cut emissions from nitrous oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and CO2 in 2011 even as overall electricity generation increased, according to data from the Energy Information Administration and the EPA. In 2011, power plant NOx and SO2 … Continue reading
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Tagged American Electric power, Bank of America, ceres, CO2, Conventional Energy, duke energy, Emissions, Entergy, Environmental Data, Exelon, Feature, FirstEnergy, M.J. Bradley & Associates, NOx, NRDC, Oil & Natural Gas, Pacific Gas & Electric, PG&E, power plants, PSE&G, SO2, Southern Company, Tenaska, Tennessee Valley Authority, US Energy Information Administration
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Dairy Industry Launches Sustainability Reporting Guide
The Innovation Center for US Dairy has published a guide to help dairy companies and farms measure and report on sustainability. The Stewardship and Sustainability Guide for US Dairy identifies indicators for assessing dairy sustainability and communicating results. The indicators … Continue reading
Climate-Change Related Weather Pounds Insurers
The US insurance industry expects climate-change related storms and weather occurrences to worsen — but isn’t doing much to combat global warming, the New York Times reports. Peter Höppe, who heads Geo Risks Research at the reinsurance giant Munich Re, … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Climate Change, U.S.
Tagged drought, Financial, GM, Hurricane Sandy, Insurance, Munich Re, Nike, Products & Planning, Starbucks, Swiss RE
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Logos Technologies Closer to Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Biofuel
Biofuel company Logos Technologies and partner Edeniq have completed more than 1,000 hours of continuous operation at their corn-to-cellulosic migration (CCM) pilot plant in Visalia, Calif., the companies say. Employing Edeniq’s proprietary technology, the plant converts 1 metric ton per … Continue reading
Aquatech Acquisition Creates Shale Gas Water Management Network
Water treatment technology company Aquatech has acquired Fluid Recovery Services, thus creating a water management network for the Marcellus and Utica shale region, Aquatech says. Based in Creekside, Pa., FRS operates a network of central, satellite and mobile facilities that … Continue reading
Bridgestone, Yulex Launch Separate Biorubber Projects
Bridgestone Americas and agricultural-based biomaterials company Yulex have both announced projects to investigate the use of the shrub guayule as an alternative natural rubber source. Bridgestone will hold a groundbreaking ceremony next week for its Biorubber Process Research Center in … Continue reading
EPA Won’t Regulate Coal Mine Emissions
The EPA will not set methane emissions rules for coal mines, according to a document published in the Federal Register today. EarthJustice had petitioned the EPA to add coal mines to the Clean Air Act list of stationary sources and … Continue reading
Posted in air, coal, Environmental Policy & Law, epa, Government, U.S.
Tagged American Petroleum Institute, Bob Perciasepe, center for biological diversity, Clean Air Act, coal mining, Conventional Energy, earthjustice, Emissions, Feature, Henry Waxman, Jay Timmons, Methane, National Association of Manufacturers, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sierra Club, World Resources Institute
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BASF, DuPont, Other Chemical Manufacturers Pledge Product Safety
BASF, Dow, DuPont, Honeywell and the rest of the American Chemistry Council’s member companies have pledged to implement 11 industry best practices to evaluate and improve their product safety performance. The pledge is part of the ACC’s new Responsible Care … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, Environmental Reporting, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, U.S.
Tagged ACC, American Chemistry Council, American Petroleum Institute, BASF, Dow, DuPont, EHS, Environment, Health & Safety, Feature, Honeywell, National Association of Manufacturers, Responsible Care Product Safety Code, Sustainable Manufacturing
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Rise of Cooperatives and Credit Unions is Revolutionizing the US Economy
Share This: Recently I was listening to an engrossing radio interview with the visionary economist and author, Gar Alperovitz, as he was discussing his new book, What Then Must We Do?, which highlights the rise of cooperatives, worker ownership and … Continue reading
Posted in activism, economics, empower, In the U.S., Interview, Society, sustainable, U.S., united states, video
Tagged Alperovitz, American, Business, Co-Op, collective, cooperative, credit union, distribution, economist, Economy, gap, Gar Alperovitz, income inequality, Laura Flanders, Matthew Rothschild, progressive, Revolution, Tolstoy, Wealth, What Then Must We Do?, worker, worker-owned
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