“We’ve just seen the first big win in the fight to stabilise the world’s climate”
Green Futures has an interview with Lester Brown and Brown has a neat take on the current state of the human relationship with how we use the environment.
Sound business sense, says Brown. “Unlike the Texan oil fields, there’s no way they’re [...]
Tag Archives: green
Optimistic Take on Economics and Climate Change
July 24, 2008 – 10:35 am
Take a Greener Vacation
April 11, 2008 – 10:39 am
Vacations vary greatly on the impact that they can have on the environment. Backpacking in the woods would cause significantly less carbon to be produced than flying halfway around the world. Here’s five tips to make your vacation more environmentally conscious.
The list is clearly focused on Americans, but this is one that [...]
Paris Airport to be Powered by Water
April 4, 2008 – 10:43 am
Orly Airport, outside of Paris, will be using geothermal energy to lower their carbon footprint. They’ll drive two 1.7km long pipes into hot water that is below the surface of the airport.
“We have the unprecedented luck of having hot water below our feet that can heat a large part of Orly without CO2 [carbon dioxide] [...]
Cars Being Used Less in Toronto
April 3, 2008 – 9:15 am
Some more information form the 2006 Canadian census has been released and it paints a green future for transportation in Toronto. The census asked how people get to work (car, walk, public transit, bike, etc.). In the city the younger one is, the more likely it is that one is taking a more green approach [...]
Swedes Like it Green
April 2, 2008 – 9:57 am
Vaexjoe, a town in Sweden, is looking to be the greenest city in the EU. They’re doing quite well already. It’s great to see that cities are protecting the environment as best they can with such enthusiasm.
While the European Union (EU) aims to raise its share of renewable energy consumption to 20 percent by 2020, [...]
Natural Pesticides and 4th Graders
March 27, 2008 – 8:40 am
In Oregon farmers are working with a class of 4th graders to educate them on natural alternatives to pesticides. For earth day this year the farmers from the Coalition of Environmentally Conscious Growers will release 10,000 ladybugs that will eat the bad things that hurt the farmers’ crops.
Because when you consider the fact that most [...]