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• US is First in Renewable Energy

  

  Ernst and Young’s most recent quarterly Renewable Attractiveness report reveals that the United States has regained its top spot as the most attractive country... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• MIT Study Details Future of Grid and Renewable Energy

  

  A recent study by the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) looked at what it deemed as “One of the most important emerging challenges facing the grid . ... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Number of Visitors to the Antarctic Over 70,000 Per Year (And That Is Just The...

  

  With nearly every nook and cranny of the earth now accessible to humans, the world’s largest desert, Antarctica, is no exception. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Walmart Fails at Sustainability

  

  The key to sustainability is acknowledging and considering the three legs of sustainability: society, environment, and economic. Walmart fails in at least two... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Washington DC Aims to Be Greenest College Town

  

  When I think of college towns Ann Arbor, Michigan or Eugene, Oregon come to mind. Admittedly, these are enormous state universities, but they arguably serve as... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Chevy Volt

  

  With the positive and negative news surrounding the Chevy Volt this week, we wanted to present five facts about the vehicle. These facts come from the Chevy... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Taking Urban Gardens to the Next Level

  

  In his 2006 book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Michael Pollan looks at the idea of foraging as one of the four meals he considers... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• On Sale This Year: Natural-Gas Powered Pickups

  

  With natural gas prices hovering around $2.44 per MMBtu—less than half of what they were 18 months ago—compressed natural gas (CNG) is now starting to make sens... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Ben and Jerry’s Greener, Cleaner Freezer Gets EPA Approval

  

  If you’re anything like me, when you walk into the market/bodega/corner store/mega-mart/supermarket, you can’t help but how much energy is consumed by... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Chevy Volt and Opel Ampera Named 2012 European Car of the Year

  

  Just after GM announced a production shut down of the Chevy Volt due to poor sales, it received Motor Trend Magazine’s 2012 European Car of the Year honor. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Army Not Messing Around with $7 Billion in Energy Projects

  

  Over the next 30 years, the U.S. army is aiming to buy solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and other alternative fuels to the tune of $7 billion dollars. Here is... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Chevy Volt Loses Its Charge

  

  Despite rising gas prices and a sharp jump in February sales (as compared to January), General Motors has temporarily halted production of the Chevy Volt, its... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, MOTO

• When Big Business Is Not Good for the Environment

  

  A direct contrast to this piece about how big business can use its scale for social and environmental good, this post points out the inherent problems in gettin... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2012 BUSINESS, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Schools National Conference Wrap-Up

  

  I recently attended the 2nd “annual” Green Schools National Conference (in Denver, CO). I say annual in quotation marks since the first one took place in 2010,... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Creative Localization of Solar Power at Japanese Oyster Farms

  

  Big companies that operate worldwide use product localization to cater to the tastes and preferences of the various countries in which they conduct business. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Denver Bike Sharing

  

  Last week’s Five Friday Facts profiled some of the statistics related to Washington D.C.’s bike sharing program. This week we take a look at Denver’s program... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• March 2012 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events

  

  Numerous events are slated for the United Kingdom this month, including a slew in London. With so many great conferences on U.S. soil though, we highlight a... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Chevrolet Introduces “Ecologic” Window Stickers

  

  A little over a month ago, Chevrolet announced it would begin displaying window stickers highlighting the environmental features of its vehicles sold in the U.S... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New Energy Innovation Hub for Batteries and Energy Storage

  

  Earlier this month Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced “plans to launch a new Energy Innovation Hub for advanced research on batteries and energy storage... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Offshore Wind Projects Clear Environmental Review

  

  The Department of the Interior (DOI), home to the National Parks Service, released a statement earlier this month that “the department’s renewable energy... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT