Climate & Nature
T. Boone Pickens: Building Wind Power in America July 16th, 2008
Old-School Oilman Moving into Alternative Energy
When T. Boone Pickens founded Mesa Petroleum in the 1950s, he took $2500 and turned it into a three billion dollar oil empire. This guy is about as old-school oil man as you can get....more
EPA Web Site Provides Importing, Exporting Environmental Rules July 3rd, 2008
Importers and exporters can now visit a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website for information on laws governing the import and export of materials that may pose a risk to human health and the environment. The...more
High gas prices + greenhouse gases = time for an electric mower July 1st, 2008
Five options to green your lawn-mowing
With summer in full swing, your lawn growing longer by the minute, and gas prices going sky-high, it might be time to get finally rid of your old, gas-guzzling mowers. Still not convinced? A recent...more
Trash Crisis Brings Out the Garbage Police June 30th, 2008
Europe Will Have to Recycle More, Dump Less
In the city of Whitehaven in northern England (almost at the Scotland border), Britons are balking at a government crackdown on trash. Earlier this year, for example, local bus driver Gareth Corkhill was fined $215...more
50/50 Bet North Pole Melts Away This Summer June 27th, 2008
According to the informal betting pool among scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado there's a 50/50 bet that the geographic North Pole will melt away completely this summer. The...more
5 Green Reasons to Telecommute June 24th, 2008
Reduce Emissions and Protect Employees' Sanity
Back when I worked in an office, I often used to spend an hour every day driving to work, after which I would sit alone in my cubicle for eight hours before turning around and...more
Deforestation data is avialable now on Google Earth June 24th, 2008
Google Earth is pretty cool. I have to admit I don't use it much, but when I do I enjoy it so much - navigating all over the world with my mouse. I can do...more
Bad weather is bad news for food and fuel June 19th, 2008
Two months ago, EWG Founder Ken Cook quipped that the Bush administration's food policy amounted to "hope for good weather." By then, EWG analysts were already hard at work on a report examining the possible affects...more
Climate Change And Water Supply June 12th, 2008
Green Canary Sustainability CEO Kevin Tuerff interviews Water District 17 General Manager Debbie Gernes, and EPA Advisory Council Chair John Howard about the repercussions climate change has on our water supply. ...more
Print greener with Green Print June 10th, 2008
Taking action to protect the planet is often looked at as a trade-off. If it's better for the environment, it probably requires extra time, effort, or money, right? Not this time. Green Print is a software...more
