Are we eating ourselves out of a healthy planet?

By on February 10, 2011 in Books, New Perspectives

Experts estimate that close to half of the human impact on the environment is directly or indirectly related to food production and consumption. This I pulled from the back cover of a book called “System Innovation for Sustainability 3“, case studies in sustainable consumption and production – food and agriculture. At first glance the book [...]

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EPA Names Bloomberg as Top 50 Green Power Organization

By on August 7, 2010 in Newslines, Renewable Energy

Bloomberg Recognized for Industry-Leading Use of Green Electricity NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bloomberg L.P., a leader in sustainability efforts among global corporations, has been named by the Environmental Protection Agency as number 30 on its list of the 50 green power partners using the most renewable electricity and the only media company in the top 50. Green [...]

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Green Businesses Sprouting at Closed Former California Air Force Bases

By on March 19, 2010 in Corporate Acts, Newslines, Recycling, Renewable Energy

It may be counterintuitive to think of EPA Superfund sites as hotbeds of green technology. But as the Air Force Real Property Agency — responsible for buying, selling and managing Air Force property worldwide — continues cleaning, restoring and transferring property to the community, the former bases are attracting more clean, green businesses by the [...]

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Two Renewable Projects Get Go-Ahead In Northwestern Ontario

By on March 15, 2010 in Renewable Energy

The future will be brighter for many businesses in Ontario as more than 500 new green energy projects, most of them solar power installations, were recently approved. Of those projects, two are solar projects in Thunder Bay-Superior North, one in Dorion Township and the other Terrace Bay. These 510 projects are the first larger power [...]

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AT&T Adds Couple Electric Ford Transit Connect Vechiles To Fleet

By on March 11, 2010 in Corporate Acts, Driving Toward Green

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans, the latest addition to AT&T’s growing fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles. The Ford Transit Connect Electric — the all-electric version of the 2010 Ford Transit Connect, the North American Truck of the Year — will be powered by [...]

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