sustainability

Dell has already pioneered a few green initiatives, such as the Plant a Tree Program and a 100% renewable energy headquarters i

GREEN MY RIDE! Important: You must have facebook to see the application! But if you don't, as a greenie it'll be worth getting it. The application helps to educate the MASSIVE facebook audience about sustainable products through a fun game and by showing people what products real eco-minded consumers are using. I for one am all about it!

The SUSTAINABLE CIRCUS is a benefit party for NYC's Green theatre company: The Combustibles. 

May 29th, at Gallery MC (549 West 52nd St NYC) 

www.TheCombustibles.com for more info and tickets 

Set in a sparkling trash heap of a circus ring, jugglers toss water bottles in the air, trash bag balloons fly high, crooners sing songs made from “recycled” lyrics, and hobo clowns appear from the rubble to create treasure from yesterday’s trash.

A high performance and sustainable home is being built in Burlington Ontario by Branthaven Homes. Imber Akse House, currently under construction, is the dream of Barry Imber and Leslie Akse and should be completed late in 2008. Imberaksehouse.ca is a support website/blog that is designed to assist and encourage consumers to make informed decisions toward change.

Hello again everybody, today’s post is for all you Southern Ontario/Torontonians. Deep within Canada’s largest urban center lays the most wild river known to man. The Don River! If you don’t know the river I am talking about then google map it, the river is right beside the 404/DVP in Toronto.

From Green Options - a book review of 'Off the Grid Homes' by Lori Ryker, a new book that presents the new look of off the grid homes, or in other words: appealing architecture is meeting high sustainability.

Norway, a country known for oil and natural gas exports and certainly not concerned about foreign oil, is making the switch to wind power.

Experts of all stripes are predicting that green innovations are the last best hope for us to solve our environmental crises. In order to make the innovations a reality, we will have to train our business leaders to think sustainably and act strategically, and business schools are rising to this challenge.

A court ruling has recommended that permits for new coal-fired power plant Big Stone II be denied based on environmental issues and lack of justification for the polluting coal plant when alternatives are available.

A brief description of several wind and solar power systems that may be appropriate for your home or business.

Okay so there are lots of companies that are making strides to become eco-friendly. Very often it is a thin line between “greenwashing” and actual improvements but that is a different story all together. So I’m doing my usual perusing around the web today and I come across a story that almost knocks me off my feet, Nike is the most eco-friendly practicing business!

Despite the massive amounts of scientific evidence showing humans are to blame for climate change, a new poll finds that only about half of Americans (47%) say the earth is warming because of human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels.

So guess what? Mothers Day is this Sunday, May 11th! Yup, but don’t worry if you forgot and haven’t got your adoring mother a gift yet. I have you covered. Now clearly some of the best gifts you can give your mother will not cost you a dime. However if you are willing to purchase something, why not purchase something she is going to love and its not going to have a negative impact on the environment either?

The most energy-efficient businesses in the U.S. can consume a third less energy than a more conventional company. By arming themselves with knowledge about the financial benefits of sustainability upgrades, facility managers can make these efficiency programs an easy sell.

Today I saw this article reporting on a study clearly linking declining fish stocks to algal blooms (so-called 'toxic tides'). For me this situation drives home three things about sustainability.