Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
It definitely makes for an interesting headline, but you read that correctly. The State of Wyoming is calling for more CO2.
However (and maybe obviously) it’s not what you might think.
Midwest, Wyoming is home to 100 year old Salt Creek oil field near the Rocky Mountains. It was once one of the riches and lightest oil [...]
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
It’s getting close to our favorite time of year when everything begins to turn Green! But it also means the days are getting longer, the sun is shining more, and the temperature is getting warmer. It’s only a matter of time before the first summer Green Getaway to the lake!
Now we know that may be [...]
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
As some of you may know, U.K. billionaire Richard Branson started his own Green Non-Government Organization (NGO) called the Carbon War Room in Washington D.C.
Branson’s company the Virgin Group has invested in several green companies before such as biofuels, but, the billionaire still believes climate change is the biggest issues of our lifetime and develop [...]
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
After a little too much time off, our section on Sustainable Styles is back again and with some new featured designers.
Sustainable Styles is back with more of your favorite designs and styles to keep you eco-chic and eco-fabulous. As always, all the styles and the designs highlighted are made from reclaimed, recycled, fair-trade, and/or organic [...]
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
It has been a few months since Copenhagen and many are upset that the global climate meeting was not what was expected. Some blame the leaders of the developed nations, but two of largest developed nations have finally announced a decision regarding Copenhagen.
China and India, two of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, have finally [...]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
As the U.S. federal government continues to drag its feet and gets stuck in partisan politics, state and local governments pick up the slack and keep the Green Initiative moving forward.
The latest climate and environmental policy to emerge from a state government in an increase in required renewable energy generation in the State of Colorado.
The [...]
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Recently there was a lot of news about new U.S. nuclear power standards and loan guarantees that seem to be a curve ball from the current administration, but the U.S. announced a new loan guarantee for a new solar thermal power facility.
It appears the American Investment and Recovery Act is still doing good and has [...]
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
Sometimes it’s the smallest and easiest changes have the greatest impact as global sea shipping company Maersk discovered.
The Danish shipping company Maersk was able to reduce carbon emissions created by their ocean-going vessels by 30% by just slowing down.
That’s right, the shipping company was able to reduce their emissions by just slowing down and taking [...]
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
With “experts” stating that the recession is over or that we are due for another drop, it is tough to say how our current economy is actually doing. But, the State of Arizona has stated the down economy is causing them to pull out of a regional cap-and-trade agreement set to begin in 2012.
The interesting [...]
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
In the most recent publication of a trade journal called Advanced Materials, International Business Machines (IBM) has announced a breakthrough in solar cell technology.
IBM has managed to develop and more efficient and more cost effective solar cell made from more abundant minerals.
The IBM solar cells use Copper, Tin, Zinc, Sulfur, and Selenium instead of Copper, [...]
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