Four Environmental Apps to Download

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Apps were created for two reasons: to entertain you and to make your life easier. There are thousands of different apps for the Droid and iPhone market to make every aspects of your life simpler like travel, shopping, eating and exercising. But there are apps out there that can not only help you but the world we live in. Downloading apps that could potentially help (more…)

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ISO 14000: Framework for Common Environmental Goals

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

It is hard to believe there was a time when we, as a united people on Planet Earth, didn’t really focus on the environment. However, it really wasn’t until 1970 that the collective global eye turned towards the environment and how the global human footprint was making a forever-impact.

In 1972, the United Nations took notice and held the (more…)

Exploring a Flawed Paradigm: Why Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is Not Enough

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is outdated and counterproductive to successful enterprise and the global sustainability imperative.

CSR encourages us to incorporate environmental and social considerations into a business-as-usual scenario. This is the triple bottom line approach and (more…)

Energy and Environmental Provisions of the 2012 Omnibus Spending Bill

Monday, December 19th, 2011

As the last days of the year wind down, Congress scurries around to finish its unfinished business, almost always with "surprises" for the regulated community. 

The House appropriations committee issued a final version of the 2012 Omnibus spending bill last week.  It has, of course, significant implications for energy (more…)

Increasing Population Will Require a lot of Energy

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

There is nothing magic about the number 7 billion, which, according to the United Nations, became the population of planet Earth sometime earlier this week. The resources available to feed, clothe, house and transport the world’s people aren’t stretched far thinner today than they were yesterday. But it’s good (more…)

Cedar Trees Beneficial Uses

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

In many parts of the world, including areas of India, central Asia and the Sahara desert where the climate is arid and the landscape barren, these standing crops can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into oxygen. The new research is soon to be published in the European Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology. (more…)

For the Win: Riding the Green Schoolbus

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

For the Win is a guest blog series featuring the remarkable initiatives that young Americans are advancing to win the future for their communities. Each week we highlight a new young person and learn about their inspiring work through their own words. Submit your story to appear in the For the Win guest blog series. (more…)

Wind Mills, Bans, and Possible Ill Effects

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Wind mills are a clean alternative energy supply but not everyone agrees. The Rhode Island General Assembly’s newly enacted laws facilitating the siting, construction and power-purchase agreements for commercial-grade renewable energy projects took a big hit this week. On September 12th, the town of (more…)

How Obama Could Get His Job Groove Back

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

I wrote back in January about how more private sector jobs had been created in 2010 than in Bush’s entire 8 years in office. I think this was a significant accomplishment. But there were and are a number of things hindering continued growth, some more complicated than others. But knowing how American voters vote (i.e. (more…)

Competition Seeks Best Ideas in Water Conservation Around the World

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Water is one of the big environmental themes and it’s becoming increasingly important in discussions as the issue of scarcity poses a serious threat to sustainability in the 21st century.

With this issue in mind, an organization called travel2change has launched a worldwide innovation (more…)

 
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