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Extreme Weather Connected to Global Warming 5 Oct 2011 | 08:15 am
A report by the Climate Communication scientific group ties global warming to the extreme weather patterns experienced this past year. As mentioned in an article by USA Today, specifically, it is the ...
Rating System to Help Businesses Invest in Sustainability 23 Sep 2011 | 08:23 am
While personal habits like using energy efficient light bulbs and taking the bus instead of driving help the environment, more often than not, major companies and manufacturers have the greatest impac...
New System Promises Better Traffic and Cleaner Skies 23 Sep 2011 | 05:37 am
Combine Los Angeles’ geography, climate, car culture, and enormous population and you get the perfect recipe for smog. Despite being a national leader in green initiatives and standards, our dependenc...
The Electree, Not Your Typical Bonsai Tree… 21 Sep 2011 | 10:25 am
New “green” inventions are sprouting up everywhere. Energy efficient light bulbs preserve bulb life, better insulation leads to lower energy bills, and solar panels use renewable resources to harness ...
Tax Initiative to Turn Old Buildings “Green” 21 Sep 2011 | 08:17 am
With more and more people becoming increasingly concerned about climate change and energy efficiency, companies worldwide are brainstorming ideas for “greener” methods of doing just about everything. ...
New Technology Helps Cell Phones and Solar Panels Merge 21 Sep 2011 | 07:55 am
A UCLA professor of materials science and engineering is researching a new technology that could make cell phone display screens act as solar panels. As reported in the Daily Bruin, energy wasted in ...
2011 Carbon Disclosure Project Sees Biggest Increase In Activity 21 Sep 2011 | 06:12 am
Finally after years of urging major corporations in the United States, the Carbon Disclosure Project is beginning to see vast improvements in climate change policy. The 2011 S&P 500 reports how effici...
California Schools Splurge For Solar Panels To Save Money 20 Sep 2011 | 11:09 am
It’s no surprise to hear that the California public school system is strapped for cash. Budget cuts in the millions have caused some schools to lay off their staff and increase the number of students...
Burning Man Festival Promotes Sustainable Living 18 Sep 2011 | 08:52 am
Burning Man is an annual festival unlike any other. For one week every year, tens of thousands of people from all over the globe gather in Nevada to create the temporary Black Rock City. Once it is ...
Greenpeace Celebrates 40 Years Of Action 16 Sep 2011 | 06:32 am
Forty years ago today, a small group of activists originally named the Don’t Make A Wave Committee set sail on an old fishing boat called “The Greenpeace,” with hopes that they could stop a US nuclear...
