ICLEI USA Executive Director Martin Chávez Joins Renowned Polar Explorer and Environmentalist, Sir Robert Swan, Global CEOs on Important Climate Change Expedition to Antarctic

ICLEI USA Executive Director Martin Chávez Joins Renowned Polar Explorer and Environmentalist, Sir Robert Swan, Global CEOs on Important Climate Change Expedition to Antarctica. Exceptional Voyage to Last Great Wilderness on Earth Will Explore the Preservation of Antarctica; Promote Recycling, Renewable Energy and Sustainability Efforts to Combat Climate Change Washington, D.C. [March 22, 2011] –… Read More

Enterprise Makes Major Investment in Green Initiatives

Enterprise will improve their long-term bottom line by investing $150M in environmental initiatives. Savings could reach as much as 35% by the end of the five year project.

Saving Green Magazine

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Saving Green Magazine is full of extremely useful information for those working to improve their environmental impact while making sure it is done in a cost-saving way. Tips, resources and case studies fill the magazine’s pages with things you can do today or in the near future with success and ease. This issue includes 25… Read More

3 Ways Your Business Can Be More Profitable While Going Green

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Nearly any kind of business can profit by adopting some very basic practices that also happen to be good for the environment. As companies are working hard to improve the bottom line, becoming more green may not come to mind as a simple solution, but now more than ever, it should be. So what are… Read More

Organic vs. Conventional

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This is a very concise post by the Organic Trade Association which debunks many of the myths surrounding the benefits of organic foods. For those who have doubts, this can help clarify. The Organic Trade Association (OTA) would like to bring readers’ attention to important information that is not presented in this blog. Several studies… Read More

Saving Green Magazine July-August 2010

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I am thrilled that we are able to share with you what I know will become a staple for individuals and companies striving to be environmentally while fiscally wise. We look forward to sharing this with you all as there is extremely beneficial information here. Editor and founder Cindy Ragan is providing a great service… Read More

Obama budget calls for market plan on climate

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House called for implementing a “comprehensive market-based policy” that includes offsets to fight climate change, but omitted a projection in the new budget that a cap-and-trade market would raise $646 billion in revenues by 2019. The Obama administration has pledged to cut U.S. emissions about 17 percent by 2020 from… Read More

United States Conference on AIDS goes Green

I want to give a huge round of applause for the United States Conference on AIDS not only for doing some of the most important work on awareness and initiatives on AIDS, but also for leading the way in being green. This outstanding group has always been innovative and lead the way on important matters,… Read More

Carbon Neutral Water

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By Josef Newman Every day billions of people wake up, walk to the sink and open the taps. Most of them never think of the carbon footprint that water has. Carbon footprint? It sounds strange to think of water as having a carbon footprint. However, all drinking water is pumped and treated before it reaches… Read More

Water Drought and Gray Water Recycling

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Water drought is a weather-related natural disaster; it is caused by a decreased precipitation over an extended period and results in shortage of water reserves and supplies. It has its effect on every aspect of our daily life; there is less water available for growing crops, farming animals, industry in droughts. Droughts also affect our… Read More