Changents.com – Exposure to like minded professionals

Are you looking for a new tool to increase your exposure to people with the same values you hold for saving the environment? Look no further, Changents.com is here! This social networking website helps publicize ideas from forward thinkers like you. The site allows social entrepreneurs or environmental innovators (“change agents”) to get their stories [...]

Creating Green Teams

In a 2007 Adecco survey of employed adults found that 52 percent felt their companies should do more to be environmentally friendly. How can a company introduce sustainable practices into the work week? Start a Green Team.

Green Teams are run by employees that are interested in improving the efficiency of the building, reducing waste and [...]

They planted a tree for me!

As a traveling road warrior and a green consultant, the two worlds are often difficult to reconcile. As much as I love teach others how to be “green”, my carbon foot-print continues to grow.
This week, I flew to Phoenix to speak at the National Apartment Association at their Green Communities Conference. They were a great [...]

Cap and Trade

The Union of Concerned Scientists, a national science-based nonprofit organization, has completed a major study on the energy and economic implications of a comprehensive suite of energy, transportation and climate policies that they call the Climate 2030 Blueprint. Using a modified version of the National Energy Modeling System (a system created by the U.S. Department [...]

Super Cool Hybrid

Half the cars sold by Lamborghini in 2010 could be hybrids!!!

The company who a year ago claimed they could never reach the efficiency standards of the European Union has turned a new leaf. Lamborghini has realized that the world is changing and is looking into the possibility of releasing a hybrid. At the Paris Motor [...]

Sneaking in Green

I spent the beginning of the week in Houston Texas and discovered some green along the way in unexpected ways.
Outside of my hotel and throughout the streets I came across these great solar parking meters. Now, I don’t like to pay for parking, and didn’t because I didn’t rent a car. But if you have to pay, [...]

EPA takes stand on greenhouse gas

Bloomberg is reporting this morning that the EPA is taking position against greenhouse gasses, quote “greenhouse gasses pose a health danger”. See the story  at: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aeIMm4IAEsMI&refer=us.
It is amazing how greenhouse gasses tend to focus on the political feelings of global warming. We need to stopped arguing with each other about global warming and take a hard [...]

REI’s World

REI is known for putting environmental stewardship as a top priority for the company. They encourage active conservation of nature, responsible use and enjoyment of the outdoors, responsible business practices and they foster opportunities to increase participation in human-powered outdoor recreation. Take a look at how they define stewardship:

Stewardship is our commitment to get people [...]