Posted by Editor on Wednesday, May 16, 2012,
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Do you want to develop a healthier lifestyle?
Do you want to embrace green living?
Do you want to help save the planet?
Do you want to lose weight?
Try the city sponsored "prescription" being followed by Parisians, Londoners, Berliners, Brazilians, the Dutch, and very soon... New Yorkers!
Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and a group of elected officials announced the big plan for public bikes around NYC. Some key facts are: Within the service area, which will stretch fro... Continue reading ...
Posted by Guest Editor on Tuesday, April 17, 2012,
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It's one of our favorite times of the year—when hundreds of concerned citizens from across New York State travel to Albany to call on lawmakers to vote green! Please join us for the 22nd annual Earth Day Lobby Day! | | When: | Wednesday, April 25, 2012
9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. | | | Where: | New York State Capitol
Albany, NY | | | RSVP: | Click here to register |
At Earth Day Lobby Day, you'll hear from state government and environmental leaders, learn about environmental bills that are pending in Albany, and lob... Continue reading ...
Posted by Guest Editor on Friday, April 13, 2012,
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The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio +20, will be held from 13 to 22 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known as Rio +20 because it marks the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio-92), and should help define the sustainable development agenda for the coming decades.
Brazil's petition to host Rio +20 was approved in the 6th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in 2009.
The objective of the... Continue reading ...
Posted by Editor on Wednesday, April 11, 2012,
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To repair the planet, business must go further than simply doing less harm. In the second of a series of posts examining investment models that help restore the resiliency of business, society and the earth, Capital Institute's Susan Arterian highlights the efforts of Cleveland's Evergreen Cooperatives.
Inspired by the Mondragon group of cooperatives in Spain, the Evergreen Cooperative members are attempting to "build resiliency and redefine wealth through hands-on ownership of capital, a mo... Continue reading ...
Posted by Editor, via CNET on Sunday, October 9, 2011,
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What do you think of sustainable houses?
The technology used for building is improving every day, but if it's a super energy-efficient dwelling you're after, the tools are already well at hand. Once a year, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association organizes a green buildings open house where energy nerds like us can see the latest in home efficiency.
 
Source: CNET
On the other hand, if you want to built a different house, to be in harmony with nature. You might want to consider these inexpen... Continue reading ...
Posted by Editor on Monday, December 20, 2010,
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By Maryann Jones Thompson (via CEF)
The Cancun international climate negotiations defied low expectations by producing a set of modest “Cancun Agreements,” which delegates argue provide a strong base for a comprehensive agreement
next year. Key outcomes included:
- Creation of a new “Green Climate Fund” (with the The World Bank as “Trustee”) that aims to disburse $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poor countries adapt to climate change impacts and assist with low-carbon developme...
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Posted by Editor C on Wednesday, November 17, 2010,
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Via Guest Blogger - with excerpts from Bloomberg Businessweek article
Speaking after Republicans won control of the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama has backed away from a cap-and-trade program saying he will work with Republicans on other ways to cut carbon emissions, reports Bloomberg Businessweek.
A cap-and-trade program was included in the climate bill passed by the House last year, but stalled in this year’s Senate. Peter Shattuck, a carbon-markets policy analyst at ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Editor on Monday, June 21, 2010,
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by Timothy Curran
Perhaps surprisingly, the Greendex study which surveys
17,000 people, 1000 in 17 different countries, on their habits and attitudes in
relation to consumer choices finds that the residents of developing nations of
Brazil, India and China are the most sustainable consumers. France, Canada and
the USA rank the lowest.
While these results may be encouraging to those concerned
with how economic growth will affect the environment, they do not sit well with
the environmental real... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ana M on Friday, February 5, 2010,
There is a new energy efficiency program from NYSREDA, where you can swap your old appliances and receive a cash rebate by purchasing a new ENERGY STAR® qualified
refrigerator, freezer or washer. The purchase must replace an existing appliance.
Plus recycling your old, existing appliances of the same type, makes
you eligible for the maximum rebate.
for more information, or visit the program website: www.nyapplianceswapout.com Continue reading ...
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