Otarian Serves Up Carbon Footprints With Its Menu
July 1st, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
Eating is something we all have to do, but as all earth-conscious people know, fast food restaurants are not the [&hellip
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Sweet Travel Company Takes Pride In Giving Back on Vacation
June 25th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
This weekend, LGBT communities and their allies across the country will gather to celebrate Pride with parades, parties and commemorations. [&hellip
World Cup Teams Offset Their Carbon Emissions
June 14th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
The World Cup has kicked off in Johanesburg, South Africa, with 32 teams visiting from around the world to play [&hellip
The UN Urges a Vegan World
June 9th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
What will the projected 9.1 billion people on Earth by 2050 eat? Are animal products a generation or two away [&hellip
5 Ways to Green Your Wedding
June 2nd, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
Summer is here, and that means the beginning of two seasons- barbecue and wedding season. Both my roommate and I [&hellip
EU Mandates Nearly Carbon Neutral Buildings After 2020
May 27th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
This week the European Parliament announced new energy standards that will require all new buildings constructed in Europe after 2020 [&hellip
New EPA Rules for Greenhouse Gases
May 24th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released final versions of their new rules for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from [&hellip
That’s A Lot of Poop
May 14th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
This fall the Liaoning Huishan Cow Farm in northeast China will open the largest manure power project in the world. [&hellip
Smarter Buildings Survey Highlights the Knowledge to Practice Gap
May 10th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
IBM released a Smarter Buildings Survey and whitepaper this week that surveyed 6,486 office workers in 16 U.S. cities about [&hellip
50 Low-Carbon Villages in Taiwan
April 26th, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
This week Taiwan announced their intention to create 50 “low-carbon villages” by the end of 2011. According to Taiwan’s Environmental [&hellip
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