Insurance companies have been on board with the green revolution for a number of years now, and not only is it easier than ever to get major discounts for already owning an eco-friendly home or car, you can also use …
From Guest-Blogger Amy Nielson: Tips for Choosing an Eco-friendly Insurance Company Read More »
I knew the power outage at yesterday’s Super Bowl would not go unnoticed. Sure enough, a reader, Johannes Schmied, comments: Super Bowl XLVII is history – it was a thrilling game worth watching. Yet what will stay best in my …
How Healthy Is Our Electrical Grid? It Depends on How You Measure It Read More »
The move to alternative energy is a crucial one! The news that we will surpass 4 degrees in global temperature is dire news. How do you feel with a 4 degree temperature, that’s 102 degrees? Life cannot sustain that. We …
From Guest Blogger Kathryn Alexander: The Next Wave in Sustainable Business Practices Read More »
When entrepreneurs set out to create businesses, we are for the most part aiming to make a difference. Whether that’s a difference in a small community, an industry, or a market segment, to entrepreneurs it’s all about making that impact. …
From Guest Blogger Lance Trebesch: 3 Conservation Steps Any Small Business Can Take Read More »
Whenever I come across an article like this on microgrids, i.e., “islands” of distributed energy generation, storage, and consumption that are not connected to a power utility, I look at the numbers. If I were a utility exec, how scared …
For readers who may feel a deep-seated feeling of grief associated with the environmental devastation that our society is visiting upon its home planet, this “train wreck in slow motion,” as it’s so often been described, here is a breathtakingly …
The Emotions Connected with Environmentalism Are Sometimes Not Too Positive Read More »
I just got off the phone with long-time environmental activist Rick Barnett, who, in 1974, started off on what was to become a career of public service in the truest sense: working to bring people together to make the world …
Rick Barnett: Nearly 40 Years in Environmental Activism Read More »
Unfortunately, this week’s conference at UCLA — The Financial Implications of Going Green — featured a few “corporate commercials,” i.e., shameless, disingenuous (and dull) promotion of an organization’s work in becoming a better steward of the environment, with little or no value to the …
Here’s a video in which Bill Moyers talks about his friend Bernard Rapoport, business mogul, philanthropist, activist, and human rights advocate, who passed away last March. I have a fond recollection of Rapoport as well; I did a presentation to …
According to a report released last week by the UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers (referred to as IMechE) as much as half of all the food produced worldwide goes uneaten. This already astonishing figure is thrown into even starker relief …
From Guest Blogger Steve Waller: 3 Factors Contributing to Our Colossal Food Waste Read More »
