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Rating System to Help Businesses Invest in Sustainability

September 22, 2011

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 impact on our planet. But just as companies can do things that are detrimental, they also have an enormous potential to promote sustainability by adopting [...]

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2011 Carbon Disclosure Project Sees Biggest Increase In Activity

September 20, 2011

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 efficiently the top 500 companies in the United States improve their “green” performance by reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, making their business more eco-friendly, [...]

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California Schools Splurge For Solar Panels To Save Money

September 19, 2011

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 in each classroom.  Some schools however have chosen to spend millions of extra dollars to pay for solar panels instead.  [...]

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Burning Man Festival Promotes Sustainable Living

September 17, 2011

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 over, the crowd scatters without leaving any trace whatsoever of its existence.  In the past four years, the festival [...]

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Greenpeace Celebrates 40 Years Of Action

September 15, 2011

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 weapons test on the Amchitka island off the shores of Alaska.  The boat was stopped by the US Navy [...]

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Green Tech High School Academy Debated In California

September 15, 2011

As California experiences overarching budget cuts for education, one school district in Lodi wants to build an expensive alternative to traditional public education.  The proposed plan is for an academy-style high school centered on green technology.  Features to the school will include an on-site water treatment plant, solar panels, wind power turbines, green roofs, garden [...]

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Recycled Bottles Make A Recyclable Counter Top

September 7, 2011

Traditional counter tops are made from harvested stone, which are certainly natural, but deplete the Earth’s natural resources.  A more eco friendly alternative, counter tops made from recycled glass and concrete, are growing in popularity.  Not only are they made from recycled content, but also they are recyclable if the counter top is replaced.  The [...]

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