Nov 10, 2008

Submitted by Rendt from Google Reader: When I started research on The Geography of Hope, my global survey of solutions to the climate crisis, back in 2005, it was a kind of dare. I told myself (and my publisher) I was on the hunt for “the state of the art in sustainable living,” that I was assembling “a patchwork map of a world that works,” but what I was re (Read More)

Nov 06, 2008

The Guardian The election of Barack Obama has put the wind back into the sails of the renewable energy sector, where investor confidence had been badly punctured by the credit crisis. Clean technology and green energy stocks have soared as City analysts predict a major boost from the incoming president.Solar Integrated Technologies rose (Read More)

Sep 22, 2008

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Nov 01, 2008

Submitted by Rendt: It is important to be aware that the idea of merely ‘greening’ consumption will not achieve the necessary absolute reductions in use of resources and creation of waste. (Read More)

Oct 31, 2008

www.guardian.co.uk Stately homes and ancient barns may creak and leak, but their locally sourced, sustainable technology is praised in a report published yesterday as a model for tackling climate change.Traditional coppicing and a device to supply power to the entire Yorkshire Dales village of Grassington are leading a return to green values (Read More)

Oct 29, 2008

Submitted by Rendt from Google Reader: The task at hand -- to create a new reality; a new way of living with fewer resources while providing a prosperous life for every member of our growing population -- is going to require more than even the best technology that money can buy. It's going to require imagination, open-mindedness, a willingness to live and to (Read More)

Oct 29, 2008

The Guardian The world is heading for an "ecological credit crunch" far worse than the current financial crisis because humans are over-using the natural resources of the planet, an international study warns today.The Living Planet report calculates that humans are using 30% more resources than the Earth can replenish each year, which i (Read More)

Oct 24, 2008

TreeHugger Photo via MakeLessNoiseWhile gadgets that claim to be greener seem to be flying at us from left and right, how can we be sure exactly where companies stand in their overall switch to better practices?The Consumer Electronics Association has put out a new report to help us out on that front. The Environmental Sustainability (Read More)

Oct 24, 2008

Submitted by Rendt: Another small step to a global green economy and a more sustainable future.. (Read More)

Oct 24, 2008

Submitted by Rendt: Representatives of more than 150 corporations, civil society organizations, governments and UN agencies from around the world are gathering in Geneva to review new business solutions to the climate challenge. (Read More)

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