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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Resurgent Environmentalism = More Movies
Read the full story at Green, Inc. This fall, a raft of environmentally-themed films, from all perspectives, are premiering, and several are tying their launch to Climate Week N.Y.C., which is holding events around New York City this week.
Posted in Art, Entertainment industry
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Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia
Via Docuticker. Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia Source: RAND Corporation From press release: The United States can become more energy efficient and create more “green” jobs by adopting some of the strategies … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Green Building, Publications
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Pew Center Launches Online Portal to Energy Efficiency Resources
Read the full story at GreenBiz. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has launched a new online portal for companies looking for help in developing energy efficiency strategies. The Corporate Energy Efficiency website is part of a larger Pew … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Green Business
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Responsible E-Waste Recycling Practices
Via GreenBiz. This report outlines the U.S. EPA’s list of best practices for companies that dispose of unwanted electronics; these guidelines can also be used as a procurement tool for companies seeking environmentally friendly electronics recyclers. From the introduction to … Continue reading
Posted in E-Waste, Recycling
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IT Pros Must Measure More to Increase Efficiencies, Research Finds
Read the full story at GreenerComputing. Green IT may be on the rise, but most IT professionals are not yet looking at the best ways of reducing computing’s impact: According to Gartner‘s survey of IT managers, only 52 percent are … Continue reading
Posted in Data Centers, Energy
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EPA Administrator Jackson Unveils New Administration Framework for Chemical Management Reform in the United States
In a speech today at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced core principles that outline the Obama Administration’s goals for legislative reform of this country’s chemical management law, the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, … Continue reading
Posted in Chemical Industry, Regulation
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Google Earth launches climate layer
Read the full story from Mother Nature Network. Last week Google launched a first — a method to visualize the projected impacts of climate change on series of Google Earth layers. Climate Change on Google Earth currently provides two data … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Statistics, Web Resources
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Left in the Flat-Screen Dust
Read the full story in the Washington Post. In no segment of the electronics industry is the new supplanting the old faster than for boob tubes. Last year, 91 percent of the 37 million TVs sold in the United States … Continue reading
Posted in Computing/Consumer electronics, E-Waste
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New Scorecard Shows Path to Greener Plastics
Read the full story at GreenBiz. A new scorecard slated for release this month rates different types of plastics based on their lifecycle impacts and hazards in an effort to advance sustainable raw material choices, greener chemistry and closed loop … Continue reading
Posted in Plastics, Sustainable Design
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Better Materials Could Build a Green Construction Industry
Read the full story in Scientific American. Construction material entrepreneurs discussed efforts to create more environmentally friendly cement and other building products at a conference in California.