Climate & Nature
What Will McCain and Obama Do About Plug-In Hybrids? October 10th, 2008
With four weeks to go until the presidential election, it's time to start thinking about the potential impact that Barak Obama and John McCain will have on the environment over the next four years. One...more
Toshiba Offers Free Electronics Recycling October 9th, 2008
Trade-Ins and Cash Offered for Some Devices
Looking for a way to get rid of your old electronics in an environmentally responsible way? Toshiba has a solution for you. Toshiba's Digital Products Division this week expanded its free recycling program, which previously only...more
Inconvenient Youth: Teens Taking On Global Warming September 29th, 2008
Photo courtesy of Inconvenient Youth The Inconvenient Youth are taking the nation by storm. And no, they’re not an eyeliner wearing rock band (though they’ve got one of those in tow) or a Warriors-esque street...more
Justin Rudd Keeps Long Beach Trash-Free September 25th, 2008
30-Minute Beach Cleanups Prove Effective, Fun
For the past nine years, Justin Rudd has organized a monthly beach cleanup of the beach around Granada Avenue in Long Beach, California. On the third Saturday of every month, volunteers show up at 10...more
Starbucks Stores Distribute "CO2 World" GOOD Sheet September 25th, 2008
If you're at the local Starbucks and find some knowledge dropped on you about atmospheric CO2, look no further than the good folks at the GOOD integrated media platform. ...more
Gisele Bündchen's new Campaign for Ipanema Supports Atlantic Forests September 24th, 2008
(Photo credit: W Brasil agency.) Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen has showed her interest in the environment before, first with a campaign that showed her wearing a water dress inviting to conserve this resource, and later...more
More Than Pretty Heirloom Tomatoes: Saving Seeds Critical to Combatting Climate Change September 23rd, 2008
The photographer's grandfather had saved these seeds in the 1920s. They were discovered last year and planted in a greenhouse. Photo: Stefan Jansson Local food, local varieties of plants and the entire locavore movement are...more
Chicago Unveils New Climate Change Plan September 22nd, 2008
Image source: Chicago Climate Action Plan Mayor Richard M. Daly laid out a plan to cut Chicago's emissions to 3/4 of 1990 levels by 2020, announced yesterday in an ambitious and comprehensive Chicago Climate Change...more
Greenpeace Ranks Nokia as Most Eco-Friendly Electronics Maker September 18th, 2008
Samsung, Fujitsu Round Out Top Three
Greenpeace has once again updated its list of the electronics makers with the best (and worst) records of producing eco-friendly goods. Greenpeace not only ranks companies by the materials they use in their devices, but also...more
Green Benefits More than Environment, Profitable Too September 16th, 2008
Companies are also seeing healthy returns on their green investments, Zachary Karabell, president of RiverTwice Research and senior adviser to Business for Social Responsibility, writes in Newsweek. Two realities point to a new seriousness about...more
