Manage Waste, Conserve Energy, Save Money – Go Green Today!
January 13th, 2010 by My Efficient Planet Earlier in the week I was at our local health food store waiting for my turn at the check-out counter when I noticed the lady in front of me had bought her own re-usable carry bags which suddenly made a lot more sense to me than choosing “paper […]
Baltimore launches eco-friendly shuttle service
January 12, 2010 The City of Baltimore’s free shuttle service features a 21-vehicle fleet of EcoSaver IV hybrid buses supplied by Charlotte, N.C.-based manufacturer, DesignLine. On Monday, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) launched its free shuttle bus service, the Charm City Circulator, featuring a fleet of 21 eco-friendly buses that will travel along […]
The 5 Best Cities For Green Jobs
January 11th, 2010 Guest Post From Dan Shapley From The Daily Green “In a generally bleak employment picture, the green jobs sector is growing faster than any other.” So writes Jim Motavalli in The Daily Green’s report about the best U.S. cities to find a green job. Growth in the sector was a robust 9.1% […]
So You’re Getting Hitched and You Want an Eco-Friendly Wedding
Posted by: Kenda | January 7, 2010 Well, first off, congratulations! Whether this is the first, second or third go around, you can make this one count not just for yourself and your soon-to-be-lifelong partner but also for the earth. You can turn an event that is typically blissfully unaware into a blissfully aware affair. […]
Green Investing: A Top Ten List For 2010
by editor on January 6, 2010 in Indian Press Release, Web News Wire The investment management team at Portfolio 21 has put together the following 10 guidelines for investing in 2010. 1. Ecological limits matter. The inevitability of our planet’s ecological limits means that the choices before companies are not about whether they care for […]
A sustainable region; a visionary Regional Transportation Plan
A personal message from Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder Last week, the Portland metropolitan region’s transportation leaders put their stamp of approval on a transportation and livability blueprint for this region – a proposed list of projects and innovative policies collectively known as the Regional Transportation Plan. And today the Metro Council – in its federally recognized […]
Giving livability goals a going-over
By Abby Haight, The Oregonian December 17, 2009, 6:15PM View full sizeMotoya Nakamura, The OregonianRon Carley and Jill Fuglister of the Coalition for a Livable Future, which comprises about 50 nonprofit organizations working for sustainable communities. Recently, the coalition derided the I-5 Columbia River Crossing project as well as a $20 billion plan by Metro […]
Oregon biofuel refinery wins $25 million federal grant
By Scott Learn, The Oregonian December 04, 2009, 10:57AM ZeaChem has won a $25 million federal grant to build an advanced biofuel plant in Boardman that converts poplar trees to motor vehicle fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy grant, announced today, will help Colorado-based ZeaChem build a $73.4 million demonstration plant. The company says the […]
White House greens the holidays with recycled ornaments, LED lights
The White House is celebrating Christmas this year with recycled ornaments, energy-saving LED tree lights and natural materials, including dried hydrangeas that were previously used in floral arrangements. The official White House Christmas Tree, a Douglas Fir, stands 18 1/2 feet high and nearly 13 feet wide, in the Blue Room. CAPTION By Alex Wong, Getty Images […]
‘Road Rage’ Case Highlights Cyclist Vs. Driver Tension
by Mandalit del Barco December 2, 2009 Bicycling magazine called it “the road rage incident heard ’round the cycling world.” A driver in Los Angeles was recently convicted of using his car as a weapon against two cyclists. And the case is focusing attention on the often uneasy relationship between motorists and bicyclists who have […]