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 [...]
For awhile now our choices for electric vehicles has been very limited but that is all about to change very soon with 6 new electric cars being debuted.
Now, that doesn’t mean these are your only other 6 new all electric vehicle options, but they are the most recent cars that are still in concept form. [...]
The popularity of “Cash for Clunkers” has certainly died out (with questionable success) but that doesn’t mean that the U.S. Federal government and local state governments aren’t eager to apply this concept to other consumer products.
Many government officials and experts really believe that the quickest and most economical way to reduce our energy and fossil [...]
Very few people may ever think about the importance of the Great Lakes, but for a water system that holds 20% of the World’s freshwater it should be on everybody’s mind.
The Obama Administration is finally taking action on its campaign pledge of $5 billion to help preserve and restore the Great Lakes.
The Obama Administration has [...]
Norway had shocked many with the announcement of their ambitious emission reduction goals leading into Copenhagen, but recently Norwegian officials have finally released the outline to meet Norway’s ambitious reduction goals.
Prior to Copenhagen, Norway announced that they would reduce their carbon emissions by 30% by 2020. This was more ambitious than any other developed nation [...]
It is unclear when the governments of the world will finally come together and tackle the climate issue on a united front, but when the governments seem to fail private sector world leaders step forward.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has decided to add another element to his philanthropic giving and research.
Bill Gates has decided to take [...]
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 [...]
Given the state of the economy many may be worrying whether or not the Green Business sector will take-off and whether or not it will be able to sustain itself and create new jobs.
Well, fear not. According to a study from Pew Charitable Trusts, the Green Business sector is expected to grow to $1.5 trillion [...]
Once again, buyers beware when you are out shopping for your newest Green Fashions. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent a final warning to retailers advertising clothing made of rayon fiber as “Bamboo” and calling it organic.
It is hard to say why so many retailers and manufacturers have apparently mis-labeled and mis-marketed their [...]
Fortune 500 companies continue to listen to their consumers and even reach their environmental impact reduction goals early.
Global food company Kraft Foods has recently announced that the company has reached its reduced packaging materials goal 2 years early.
In 2005 Kraft Foods announced multiple initiatives that would be enacted to reduce the company’s environmental impact. One [...]