- Note: The CVI staff is taking a short break to pay tribute to New Orleans at the city's legendary Jazz and Heritage Festival. The news will be updated again next Tuesday.
Solar Thermal Power: How Much Land to Power the World? Treehugger, 4/30- Sweden's Carbon Tax Solution to Climate Change Puts It At Top of Green List The Guardian, 4/30
- Biodiversity Key to Fighting Climate Change Mongabay.com, 4/30
- European Commission Plans New Sustainability Policy Measures ENN, 4/30
- Today's Cars No More Efficient Than 1963 Models Treehugger, 4/30
- No Sacrifices to Ending Amazon Deforestation, Only Gains Mongabay.com, 4/30
- Climate Change Could Force 1 Billion People From Their Homes By 2050 The Independent, 4/30
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/30/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/29/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Environmental Costs of Shipping Groceries Around the World (and benefits of buying local) NY Times, 4/29
- Conscious Consumers in a Nutshell Greenbiz, 4/29
- Solar Payback Reasonably Profitable, Even in UK Treehugger, 4/29
- James Hansen on Peak CO2 and Big Carbon WorldChanging, 4/29
- The Slow Car Movement - People Driving Slower to Cut Gas Costs Sightline, 4/29
- Warming-Induced Bark Beetle Infestations Turn Forests From Carbon Sinks to Sources National Geographic, 4/29
- Peak Everything: Why is Everything Running Out at the Same Time? Planet Green, 4/29
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/28/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Oil Tycoon Says Wind Power May Be the Future LOHAS Weekly, 4/28
- Charging for Carbon Living On Earth, 4/28
- Green Schools at Top of Nation's Agenda LOHAS Weekly, 4/28
- Is 450 ppm Politically Feasible? Grist, 4/28
- Building the Future of Sustainable Design Grist, 4/28
- Odd Couple of the Jungle NY Times, 4/28
- Fueling the Food Crisis Living On Earth, 4/28
Friday, April 25, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/25/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Earth Day, Green Marketing, and the Polling of America 2008 Two Steps Forward, 4/25
- Wal-Mart Says Demand For Green Products Up in 2007 Sustainable Business, 4/25
- Weekly Clean Energy Roundup Sustainable Business, 4/25
- Rising Number of Green Collar Jobs For Inner City Residents The American Prospect, 4/25
- Ambitious Tree Planting Programs Sprouting Up Nationwide Washington Post, 4/25
- Carbon Dioxide, Methane Levels Rise Sharply in 2007 Mongabay.com, 4/25
- Food Shortages Driving Prices to Record Highs Treehugger, 4/25
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/24/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- As Gas Prices Soar, People Are Driving Less Kansas City Star, 4/24
- UN: Business Should Seek Climate Solutions, Spur Governments To Act, Amid Economic Downturn International Herald Tribune, 4/24
- Growing Green During Downturn ENN, 4/24
- Telecommuting's Green Benefits SF Chronicle, 4/24
- 10 Musical Acts That Have Gone Green MSNBC, 4/24
- The Benefits of Energy and Water Audits Greener Buildings, 4/24
- Biodiversity Loss Hurts Drug Discovery The Guardian, 4/24
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/23/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- The Green Issue: Why Bother? NY Times, 4/23
- Green Goes to the Boardroom Living On Earth, 4/23
- Making Recycling Really Pay Time, 4/23
- Earth Day Tips on How to Compost to Reduce Your Organic Waste Stream Treehugger, 4/23
- Hardy Plant May Ease Biofuels Burden on Food Costs National Geographic, 4/23
- Biofuel Farming Looks to Be An Environmental Disaster Discover, 4/23
- Can Climate Change Make Us Sicker? Time, 4/23
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/22/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Earth Day for Everyone Living On Earth, 4/22
- Business Finds Its Place On Earth Day GreenBiz, 4/22
- Reducing Deforestation 'Lucrative' For Forest Nations ENN, 4/22
- Checking Your Water Footprint The Independent, 4/22
- Nascient Trend Toward Home Gardening..? Grist, 4/22
- EU To Scrap Biofuels Target Amid Fears of Food Crisis The Guardian, 4/22
- New Report Offers Tips for Truthful, Successful Eco-Labeling GreenBiz, 4/22
- Toxic Chemicals Found in Pets, Study Finds San Jose Mercury News, 4/22
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/18/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- The Climate Tipping Point and Timeline...Accelerated GreenBiz, 4/18
- Water Trading: The Basics Ecosystem Marketplace, 4/18
- Green Innovator: William McDonough ENN, 4/18
- Weekly Clean Energy Roundup Sustainable Business, 4/18
- Where Are the Salmon? LA Times, 4/18
- Stern Warns that Climate Change's Economic Impacts Are Far Worse Than 2006 Estimate The Independent, 4/18
- U.S. Cites Fear on Chemical in Plastics Washington Post, 4/18
Friday, April 18, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/17/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- How Earth Day Became So...Everyday CS Monitor, 4/17
- Good Reasons to Support Local Farmers SeattlePi, 4/17
- Why Did Warren Buffet Cancel 6 Coal Plants and What Does It Foreshadow? Grist, 4/17
- SF Mayor Proposes Carbon Tax, Reduces Payroll Tax The Triple Pundit, 4/17
- Change in Farming Can Feed World The Guardian, 4/17
- Eco-Fashion - Are We Making a Difference? ENN, 4/17
- Canada First to Label Bispenol-A - Common in Plastic Products - As Officially Dangerous Toronto Globe and Mail, 4/17
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/16/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- How to Create Change Sustainable Business, 4/16
- Making a Game of Getting Great Gas Mileage Daily Green, 4/16
- New Standards Launched for Carbon Market Sustainable Business, 4/16
- New Ways to Store Solar Energy For Nighttime adn Cloudy Days NY Times, 4/16
- Can We Solve It Like This? Why the We Campaign Needs to Change WorldChanging, 4/16
- Fuel Choices, Food Prices, and Finger Pointing NY Times, 4/16
- Is Industrial Pollution Making America Fat? Portland Tribune, 4/16
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/15/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Gandhi, King and Climate Change Treehugger, 4/15
- Addressing Concerns About Climate Change Euractiv, 4/15
- James Hansen - Yankee Ticket Prices and Fossil Fuels Grist, 4/15
- Decertification Puts REC Self-Regulation to Test Ecosystem Marketplace, 4/15
- Shaping the Future of the Energy Efficiency Business GreenBiz, 4/15
- The Potential of Home and Community Gardens Grist, 4/15
- Food Inflation, Riots Spark Worries for World Leaders Wall Street Journal, 4/15
Monday, April 14, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/14/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Generating Off Grid Power - The 4 Best Ways Treehugger, 4/14
- How Barefaced Capitalism Can Help Save the Amazon The Economist, 4/14
- The Miracle in Madagascar - A Blueprint for Saving Species The Independent, 4/14
- Portland Home Goes Ultra Green The Oregonian, 4/14
- Solar City Pushes Plan to Slash Up Front Costs of Going Solar Grist, 4/14
- Salmon Fishing Season Cancelled for California, Oregon SF Chronicle, 4/14
- Allergic Reaction to Climate Change Living On Earth, 4/14
Friday, April 11, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/11/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Forests As Flood Insurance - Study Finds Forests Reduce Flooding in 56 Countries Conservation Magazine, 4/11
- Going Green - The Social, Legal and Financial Impacts New Jersey Lawyers Online, 4/11
- Green Building Solutions to Climate Change Save Billions ENN, 4/11
- Cars Should Plug Into a New Future ENN, 4/11
- A "Seismic Shift in Consumer Preferences" for the Auto Industry The Triple Pundit, 4/11
- 10 Ways to Make Going Green Fun For Your Family Article Explosion, 4/11
- The Impacts of Climate Change on (Noooooo!) Beer MSNBC, 4/11
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/10/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Neighborliness, Innovation, and Sustainability WorldChanging, 4/10
- Green Roofs' Benefits Detailed At Construction Industry Gathering Greener Buildings, 4/10
- Labor, Environmentalists Join Up to Launch New Green Jobs for America Campaign Earth Times, 4/10
- Figuring Out Food Miles, Benefits of Going Local Sightline, 4/10
- The Electric Bill That (Thanks to Solar) Makes You Smile Treehugger, 4/10
- A Collecte Ignorance of How Agriculture Interacts With Natural Systems IPS, 4/10
- Vicious Cycle: As Biofuels, Oil Rise Rive Food Prices Higher, Farmers Spurn Conservation NY Times, 4/10
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/8/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Oil-Free Transportation On the Horizon? Sustainable Business, 4/8
- The FSC Responds to Its Critics Mongabay.com, 4/8
- The Next Generation in Fueling Our Future The Oregonian, 4/8
- Young, Green Entrepreneurs Flock to Carbon Market NPR, 4/8
- Carbon Credits Could Help Save Amazon, Blunt Warning: Study AFP, 4/8
- Building a Brand and Reaching the Conscious Consumer The Triple Pundit, 4/8
- Ocean Dead Zones Have Nearly Quadrupled Since 1994 Mongabay.com, 4/8
- Editor's Pick - Monkeying With the Message to Motivate Climate Action
Monday, April 07, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/7/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Stewart Udall - A Message To Our Grandchildren High Country News, 4/7
- Go Green, Live Rich Treehugger, 4/7
- Farm Bill Debate: Treacherous Road for Ecosystem Services Ecosystem Marketplace, 4/7
- A Deeper Dive Into the Business of Water Two Steps Forward, 4/7
- Why Ethanol Production Will Drive Food Prices Higher in 2008 Treehugger , 4/7
- U.S. Songbirds Being Wiped Out By Latin America's Use of Banned Pesticides The Independent, 4/7
- Sudden 'Ecosystem Flips' Imperil World's Poorest Regions ENN, 4/7
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/4/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Americans Prefer Energy Fix to Cancer Cure ENN, 4/4
- Greener Buildings Most Effective Option For Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Edie, 4/4
- Recycling Industry Offers Recession Proof Investing LOHAS Weekly, 4/4
- Weekly Clean Energy Roundup Sustainable Business, 4/4
- Has the IPCC Underestimated the Challenge of Cutting Emissions Grist , 4/4
- Dust Plays a Huge Role in Climate Change CS Monitor, 4/4
- Melting Ice Caps May Trigger More Volcanic Eruptions New Scientist, 4/4
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/3/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Sustainable Solutions - The Impact of the Green Building Movement Greener Buildings, 4/3
- A Wall Street Approach to Energy Efficiency and Carbon Management Fox , 4/3
- Fuel or Folly? Ethanol and the Law of Unintended Consequences SF Chronicle, 4/3
- Cars Should Plug Into a New Future ENN, 4/3
- The Forgotten Solution - Mass Transit Investment Grist, 4/3
- Gore to Spend $300 Million on Global Warming Ads Mongabay.com, 4/3
- Plastic-Trash Vortex Could Signify Future Of Our Oceans Treehugger, 4/3
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/2/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- The Politics of Optimism WorldChanging, 4/2
- CFO's View Sustainability As a Business Opportunity - Survey GreenBiz, 4/2
- Deforestation-Carbon Markets Research The Triple Pundit, 4/2
- Putting a Value On Rainforests London Telegraph, 4/2
- 4 Things to Consider Before Going Solar Thermal The Triple Pundit, 4/2
- What's the Green Buzz About Bamboo? ENN, 4/2
- World Cooling On Biofuel Solution to Climate Change AFP, 4/2
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Sustainability News Headlines - 4/1/2008
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Solving the Climate Problem Will Solve the Peak Oil Problem, Too Grist, 4/1
- When Organic Pays Treehugger, 4/1
- Making Biodiversity Conservation Pay Off ENS, 4/1
- Private Equity Firm Buys Rights to Ecosystem Services of Guyana Rainforest Mongabay.com, 4/1
- The Zero Waste Office - Is It Possible? Greenbiz, 4/1
- Farm Subsidies: Beyond Simplistic Outrage Grist, 4/1
- Time Runs Out for Islanders on Global Warming's Front Lines The Guardian, 4/1