Branson Pledges $3 Billion To Fight Global Warming
British billionaire Richard Branson pledged approximately $3 billion dollars today toward developing renewable energy sources in an effort to combat global warming. The funds are to come from all of the profits from Branson’s hugely successful Virgin airline and train companies. The NY Times reported that Branson was inspired by…
More Green Issues Than You Can Shake a Stick At
After the double-header of the green Elle and Vanity Fair issues, a plethora of mags have shown some planet-consciousness. I’ve been collecting these for the past 2 months or so; all sorts of mags covering green topics from various angles. Here they are, in no particular order: Innovative Home, Fall…
Global Warming Debate in Supreme Court
When I first read that the Supreme Court is debating global warming and whether the U.S. Government should have more stringent emissions regulations on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from automobiles, my heart skipped a beat. The Supreme Court is going to decide whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should treat…
World Environment Day – June 5th, 2006
Algiers is the city hosting events for the United Nations celebration of World Environment Day. The day also commemorates the formation of the United Nations Environment Programme. The focus of this year’s WED is on deserts and desertification. Deserts cover more than 40% of the globe and the drylands are…
How Does Your Horse Finish?
SustainLane.com, a quickly growing repository and multi-media website on sustainability recently released City Sustainabilty Rankings. The well-designed, easily navigable, picturesque city rankings are a great educational tool to see where your city finishes(if it is listed of course!). See who the cinderella sustainable cities are and where some so-called “sustainable”…
"An Inconvenient Truth"
Former VP Al Gore’s inspirational multi-media presentation demythologizing some of the misconceptions surrounding global warming is scientifically grounded and his passionate discussion of the real and true concerns is highly effective. After appearing over 1,000 times around the world to bring attention to the severity of climate change, Gore’s hard…
The Business of Green
The New York Times rocks out a special section on “The Business of Green” today. From climate change to cleantech investing to sustainable design to urban planning, there is 7 pages of articles and approximately 5 pages of eco-advertisments, (including Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth). Turn to the back and…
In Their Own Words
I stumbled upon the site for the Inuit people of Canada, Alaska, and the Arctic while doing some global warming research, and they have put together great book that describes the significant changes they are seeing in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Most of us have heard that the ice…
Greenpeace TV
According to a survey by Salary.com, the average worker admits to wasting 2.09 hours per eight-hour workday (not including lunch and scheduled break times). Participants in the survey sited “personal Internet” use as the biggest distracter from their workday. It is well known that the Internet does have the…
