Blogging a Greener World

Visit Sustainablog

Raising Appliance Efficiency: A Big Win for Consumers and the C...

07.29.2010 | 09:07:43 am | Posted by Sustainablog

By Lester R. BrownThere are enormous opportunities to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency is often far cheaper than expanding the energy supply to meet growing demand. Efficiency investments typically yield a high rate of retu... [more]

 


10 Ways Geolocation is Changing the World

07.27.2010 | 07:07:33 am | Posted by Sustainablog

This post was written by Rob Reed. He is the founder of MomentFeed, a location-based marketing, strategy, and technology firm. Location technologies are transforming how we experience, navigate, and ultimately better our world. From the global to ... [more]

 


Five for Friday: Great Green Blog Posts for the Week (7/23/10)

07.23.2010 | 09:07:56 am | Posted by Sustainablog

The Save the Beach Hotel in RomeWhile the oil spill continues to dominate the green blogosphere, one of the most interesting things I'm seeing this week is the relative quiet about tropical storm Bonnie heading right towards the central Gulf Coast.... [more]

 


5 Easy and Affordable Ways to Start Using Solar Power

07.23.2010 | 07:07:47 am | Posted by Sustainablog

There is so much talk of green and clean energy these days, most people have at least thought about how they can use solar in their lives. The problem is that with a tough economy and bleak jobs market, most people just don't have the money to ... [more]

 


Deck Tiles: A Study in Green and Ethical Materials

07.22.2010 | 12:07:35 pm | Posted by Sustainablog

Here is a guest post from Rob Jones, chief blogger at flooring and building materials firm BuildDirect. Today, Rob talks about how the building materials industry is changing in the light of sustainable practices. To illustrate, he mentions a specif... [more]

 


Can Recycled Paper for Magazines Ever Compete on Costs? Yes

07.21.2010 | 11:07:51 am | Posted by Sustainablog

Lots of magazines... but not much recycled paperMuch has made about environmental impact of switching from paper books to electronic reading devices: a recent lifecycle assessment by environmental journalist Daniel Goleman shows that you have to re... [more]

 


Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall in 2009 Past Decade St...

07.21.2010 | 09:07:18 am | Posted by Sustainablog

By Amy HeinzerlingIn 2009, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in China the world's leading emitter grew by nearly 9 percent. At the same time, emissions in most industrial countries dropped, bringing global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use down fro... [more]

 


Book Review: Twelve by Twelve A One-Room Cabin Off the Grid...

07.20.2010 | 14:07:49 pm | Posted by Sustainablog

Author's Note: A free review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher, New World Library, which is part of the Green Press Initiative. Like most of their titles, the book was printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper.The modern age ha... [more]

 


President Obama: Lead America to Clean Energy Now

07.20.2010 | 08:07:04 am | Posted by Sustainablog

As far back as Richard Nixon, every American president has called for energy reform and action to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. And for 40 years, not a single one followed through to create real change.President Obama has expressed ... [more]

 


   
Home| Blog Feed| News Feed| Directory| Login