- The Job-Creating Answer to Global Warming Grist, 11/30
- Could the Carbon Market Save the Amazon Rainforest? Mongabay.com, 11/30
- Creativity Buoys Outlook For Hydrogen Economy CS Monitor, 11/30
- U.S. Wildlife Refuges Generate 4x Return on Investment Mongabay.com, 11/30
- Rising Energy Concerns Buoy Green Building Industry LOHAS Weekly, 11/30
- Nature As a Medicine Chest: Garlic & Your Health LOHAS Weekly, 11/30
- Climate Change a Market Failure The Guardian, 11/30
Friday, November 30, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/30/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/29/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Googling Over Renewables: Web Giant Pledges to Help End Reliance on Coal LA Times, 11/29
- Discovery Sees Planet Green in 70 Million Homes ENN, 11/29
- We Can Be Garbage Free The Tyee, 11/29
- Food Conscious: Is Organic Better? It Depends SF Chronicle, 11/29
- Greener Buildings: One Step At a Time Greener Buildings, 11/29
- Northwest's Dams Endanger Salmon and Orcas CS Monitor, 11/29
- Climate Change May Cost Florida $345 Billion Per Year ENN, 11/29
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/28/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Jolly & Green, With An Agenda NY Times, 11/28
- Examining the State of Science on Climate Change Scientific American, 11/28
- Can Wildlife Conservation Banking Generate Investment Returns? Mongabay.com, 11/28
- Seeing Little Help From Car Companies, Some Convert Cars to Electric Register Guard, 11/28
- Canada Sets Aside Vast Northern Wilderness For Conservation Science Daily, 11/28
- Weekly Clean Energy Roundup Sustainable Business, 11/28
- Why the Public Shrugs at Global Warming Wall Street Journal, 11/28
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
More Posts Coming Soon
Just as a note, November has been quite the hectic month of moving, meetings, and travel - thus the lower number of non-news posts that I've been able to get up.
Stay tuned, as I have at least 4 on the way (including one about an encounter with a couple of Global Warming deniers in Virginia). After a packed Wednesday and Thursday, I hope to be able to get at least one up by Friday.
Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season and a reminder to get outside, refresh your connection to the natural world, and empty your cup.
- Jon
Stay tuned, as I have at least 4 on the way (including one about an encounter with a couple of Global Warming deniers in Virginia). After a packed Wednesday and Thursday, I hope to be able to get at least one up by Friday.
Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season and a reminder to get outside, refresh your connection to the natural world, and empty your cup.
- Jon
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/27/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- As the Price of Oil Soars, Many Turn to Renewables Washington Post, 11/27
- Why Electric Cars Look Set to Accelerate The Independent, 11/27
- Small Steps, Big Energy Savings LA Times, 11/27
- Ecuador Joins Indonesia in Seeking Compensation for Protecting Rainforests International Herald Tribune, 11/27
- Nokia Siemens Sees Profit in Energy Savings GreenBiz, 11/27
- Survey: Consumers Don't Understand Green Terms GreenBiz, 11/27
- Three Gorges: China's Own Dam Problem Treehugger, 11/27
Monday, November 26, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/26/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- We Need Political Will to Fight Climate Change Financial Times, 11/26
- Carbon Offset Returns Beat Forest Conversion for Agriculture In Indonesia Mongabay.com, 11/26
- Change of (Political) Climate Time, 11/26
- Fuels Gold: Termites Point Way to New Dawn of Bioenergy AFP, 11/26
- All About: Food and the Environment CNN, 11/26
- Some 'Green' Options Could Create More Problems icWales, 11/26
- Peak Possibilities Time, 11/26
Friday, November 23, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/23/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- How $100 Oil Could Help Solve Global Warming Business
Week, 11/23
- Crude Crunch Coming Houston Chronicle, 11/23
- U.S. Should Lead on Conservation Baltimore Sun, 11/23
- Companies Cash in On Green, Eco-Friendly Consumerism LOHAS Weekly, 11/23
- The Benefits of Going Green In Your Manufacturing LOHAS Weekly, 11/23
- Eco Gap Between Consumers and Companies Regarding Communication LOHAS Weekly, 11/23
- Threat of $100 Oil Raises Global Alarm London Financial Times, 11/23
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/21/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Plug-In Hybrid Gets Over 300 Miles Per Gallon Treehugger, 11/21
- Greens, GOP Not Natural Enemies SeattlePi, 11/21
- Group Launches Global Standard for Carbon Credits Marketwatch, 11/21
- Energy Efficiency Makes the Difference Sustainable Business, 11/21
- Clean Energy's Best Kept Secret: Waste Heat Recovery ENN, 11/21
- Making the Federal Fire Safety Budget Work For Communities NRDC, 11/21
- EU Economies Living Beyond Ecological Means ENN, 11/21
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/20/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- IPCC Says Climate Change Debate Over, Further Delay Fatal, Action Not Costly Grist, 11/20
- Going Local Getting Hot: 'Locavore' Is 2007 Word of the Year Chicago Tribune, 11/20
- Biodiesel Craze Turns Fryer Grease Into Gold Salem Statesman Journal, 11/20
- Most Green Marketing Claims Are Not True, Says New Report, GreenBiz, 11/20
- The State of Forests and Ecotourism in Belize Mongabay.com, 11/20
- EU Study to Explore Economics of Biodiversity Loss EurActiv.com, 11/20
- Climate Change Will Destroy Asia's Economic Gains The Guardian, 11/20
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/19/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- The Six Sins of Greenwashing Two Steps Forward, 11/19
- Conservative Voters Want Renewable Energy Sustainable Business, 11/19
- Californians' Serious & Sunny Climate Outlook Sightline, 11/19
- Gore, Joy See Green Economy Powered by Silicon Valley Wired, 11/19
- BC Working Towards Tax Rebates for Green Houses Georgia Straight, 11/19
- Acidification of Oceans Starting to Cause Problems With Marine Ecosystems Living On Earth, 11/19
- Bottom Line Obsessed, Big Oil Is Forsaking the Future Newsweek, 11/19
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/16/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Climate Politics: Beyond Bush Nature, 11/16
- Green Schools Save Money and Energy Seattle Times, 11/16
- Sustainable Design Heats Up LOHAS Weekly, 11/16
- Paying Farmers to Protect the Planet is Future ENN, 11/16
- Understanding the Climate Ostrich BBC, 11/16
- Healthy Body, Healthy Planet: Cutting Calories Can Help Cut CO2 The Missoulan, 11/16
- Humanity is the Greatest Challenge BBC, 11/16
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/15/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- U.S. Must Lead Fight Against Climate Change, Americans Say AFP, 11/15
- Indonesia May Get Paid to Save Trees CS Monitor, 11/15
- California Fights Global Warming With Technology, Greenbacks SF Chronicle, 11/15
- The Gap Between Theory and Practice in Conservation Nature, 11/15
- All About Concentrated Solar Power CNN, 11/15
- The Price of Wilderness - Less Than 2 Hours of War Seattle Times, 11/15
- Millions of Jobs At Risk From Climate Change Reuters, 11/15
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Cost of New 109,000 Acre Wilderness Area: 1 Hour and 44 Minutes of the Iraq War
The title says it all. In an outstandingly concrete and appropriately shocking op-ed piece in the Seattle Times, freelance writer Cameron Castle describes his calculation comparing the cost of a new wilderness area in Washington state to the Iraq war...The 109,000 acre wilderness area would cost taxpayers the same amount of money currently being spent in Iraq in 1 hour and 44 minutes!
Given our increasing body of knowledge on the value of wilderness for the ecosystem services it provides, the wilderness bill is an unbelievable bargain that will benefit America's ecosystems and people alike.
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/14/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Cool Housing Market Makes Green Building Shine The Triple Pundit, 11/14
- Green Chemistry's Race to Innovation ZDNet, 11/14
- Waste Water Plus Bacteria Make Hydrogen Fuel Cell ENN, 11/14
- Voter Anger May Free Up (Pathetically Weak) Energy Bills NY Times, 11/14
- Nanosolar: Power to the People ENN, 11/14
- Raising the Bar on Green Business WorldChanging, 11/14
- High Oil Prices Affect Many Products NPR, 11/14
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/13/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Carbon Emissions and Quality of Life Weekend America, 11/13
- How Companies' Climate Plans Affect Financial Performance GreenBiz, 11/13
- Green Buildings: Energy Effiency Makes the Difference Sustainable Business, 11/13
- Diesel & Hybrid-Powered Vehicles Can Provide More Societal Benefits Than Gas-Powered Autos ENN, 11/13
- Toyota's European Manufacturing Facilities Achieve Zero Landfill Waste GreenBiz, 11/13
- New Biofuel Crops Pose Risks to Farms, Ecosystems Reuters, 11/13
- Study: Chemicals From Household Plastics Found in Volunteers' Blood Newsday, 11/13
Monday, November 12, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/12/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- The Roar of Conscious Consumerism & Green Marketing The Triple Pundit, 11/12
- A Green Wave Shall Lift All Boats Sightline Institute, 11/12
- Car of the Future Living On Earth, 11/12
- The Energy Challenge: Fuel Without the Fossil NY Times, 11/12
- Child Creativity Linked With Free Time Outside Treehugger, 11/12
- Peak Oil Meets Climate Change The Irish Times, 11/12
- Rising Demand For Oil Provokes New Energy Crisis NY Times, 11/12
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Program: Sustainable Land Use
CVI’s goal is to champion sustainable land use solutions that make conservation both possible and profitable, protecting the health of our biosphere and human well-being.The Need: The impacts of humanity’s unsustainable land use include devastating levels of habitat destruction, biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution (soil, water and air), and toxin-induced diseases. To protect and restore the health of both humans and the biosphere, we need solutions that dramatically improve the efficiency with which we use land, water and other natural resources.
Top scientific societies emphasize that in order to advance these solutions, experts need to help improve communication of the relevance of our knowledge to citizens and decision-makers.
CVI’s rare combination of scientific and communication expertise makes us uniquely qualified to answer the above call by carrying out this program. Across our research and educational projects, we champion strategies that enable citizens, businesses and government agencies to simultaneously sustain ecosystem services and human well-being.
This program is managed by CVI’s Founding Fellow, Dr. Jonathan Gelbard, whose past projects in environmental problem-solving include over 15 years of academic research, writing and speaking in the fields of conservation biology and management, invasive species biology and management, and conservation communication.
Dr. Gelbard has completed projects with The Nature Conservancy and ranchers in New Mexico and Arizona, with agencies and environmental groups in Colorado, with academics, ranchers, and agencies in California, with consulting firms and environmental groups in Oregon, and has been an instructor at WWF’s first two Climate Camp workshops.
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Program: Advancing the Green Economy
CVI's goal is to educate citizens, businesses and decision-makers about how Green Economy solutions are immediately relevant to their daily lives.The Need: Scientists are doing an outstanding job uncovering the challenges civilization faces due to climate change, unsustainable land use practices, and other threats to both our biosphere and human well-being. Our best experts recommend bold solutions – including a rapid transition to a clean energy economy – that are gradually gaining public support.
However, many citizens and decision-makers still aren’t convinced of the threats posed by climate change, or of the brighter future offered by the Green Economy. Citizens and businesses need a simplified understanding of what’s really in it for them in the Green Economy to make their lives better, and how, specifically, they can get involved.
CVI’s rare combination of scientific and communication expertise makes us uniquely qualified to carry out this program. Through our research and education projects, we closely follow hot topics in sustainability, and serve as a bridge by educating citizens and decision-makers in the ways that Green Economy solutions are immediately relevant to their daily lives.
We convey our message via multiple communication channels: via our blog, Conservation Value Notes, and our Online Sustainability Library; via contributions to the top green business blog, The Triple Pundit; by speaking at, moderating and producing educational events; by publishing book chapters, policy briefs, technical reports, and non-scientific articles and opinion pieces; and via media appearances.
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Program: Entertainment Industry Partnerships
CVI partners with musicians and events to actively involve fans in the Green Economy.
The Need: In spite of the massive and growing green marketplace, most people still need guidance to understand how they can get involved in – and benefit from – the emerging Green Economy.
To make this possible, citizens and businesses need a simplified understanding of what’s really green, what’s really in it for them to make their daily lives better, and how, specifically, they can get involved.
To help meet this need, musicians and events are working to inspire fans to get involved in Green Economy solutions. However, most need help from experts to identify the best solutions to recommend, and lack the time and resources needed to measure whether their messaging is effectively motivating fans to action, a key for assuring their time and resources pay off and make a difference.
If they are to achieve their potential of having a game-changing measurable impact on advancing Green Economy solutions, musicians and promoters need to engage in innovative partnerships with respected science, policy and communication experts, as well as with sponsors and other major funders.
CVI’s rare combination of scientific and communication expertise, which includes a successful track record at producing educational events, uniquely positions us to address this need via our Entertainment Industry Partnerships Program. Since 2006, we have worked with major local and national events and artists to connect their audiences with green solutions, sell green booth space and sponsorships, and produce and participate in educational programming.
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Friday, November 09, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/9/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Will Going Green Save the Real Estate Market? The Triple Pundit, 11/9
- The Joy of Biodiversity Conservation Magazine, 11/9
- Auto Workers, Dealers Break With Industry and Demand Higher Fuel Economy Standards to Save Industry From Perils of Rising Oil Prices Sustainable Business, 11/9
- Fuel Cells Gearing Up to Power Auto Industry ENN, 11/9
- Portland Unveils Carbon Tax Plan The Oregonian, 11/9
- A Tour of An Ultra-Green Home Treehugger, 11/9
- Big Food Companies Damaging Climate Through Deforestation, Says New Report The Guardian, 11/9
Moving Green - Saving Money & Reducing Waste By Freecycling
Over the past week or so, the sub-prime mortgage mess hit Suzanne and I, as our landlord - on the verge of foreclosure - put our rental home on the market. This forced us to quickly scramble to find a new place (no easy task for a dog owner). We are both happy and grateful to report that we not only found a nicer house, but that it is in a much more peaceful, greener location than our previous one. It is within walking and biking distance of the BART, some nice cafe's, an organic grocer, and just about anything we need. Now that we are settled in, I finally have a chance to get back to posting more than just daily news headlines.The thing that felt best about moving is that we freecycled a whole lot of stuff that we really just didn't need anymore. Chairs, Couches, Lighting fixtures, tapes, skis, TV, computer screen - we put it all outside with a "FREE" sign, and it was gone with wonderful rapidity. A lot of other stuff - mainly clothing, some small appliances, and a bunch of books - we dropped off at Goodwill, who was more than happy to take it. It sure feels good to have lightened our load of belongings considerably - and both raised money for charity (for which we will receive a nice tax deduction) and made other people very happy in the process!
The one unfortunate thing about all this was that our landlord thought our freecycle set-up in front of the house was messy-looking and just wanted to just take it to the dump. We objected and asked him to please give us just a little time - that there was no reason to let all this perfectly good stuff take up landfill space for the next fifteen thousand years. In the end, his patience paid off, as our greener approach saved him a good $200 in dumping fees!
It seems that a lot of people just love the dump. Something in the house they don't want? First thought: bring it to the dump. What will it take to get the message ingrained into the public consciousness that people can save themselves money, save landfill space, conserve resources, reduce waste, and make other people happy by freecycling and dropping off unwanted belongings at the thrift shop? The good news - it seems that we are headed in the right direction...
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/8/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- It's Time to Wean America From Oil Newsday, 11/8
D.C.'s Carbon Calculus NY Times, 11/8
- Beyond the Age of Petrolium The Nation, 11/8
- Growing Local, Eating Local PBS, 11/8
- At These Restaurants, Eating Green Doesn't Necessarily Mean Ordering a Salad CS Monitor, 11/8
- Delivering Luxury Without Sacrificing Sustainability GreenBiz, 11/8
- On Cats and Songbirds Grist, 11/8
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/7/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
Hillary Clinton's Bold Climate & Energy Plan - Some Reflections on Its Strengths and Weaknesses Grist, 11/7
- Students Teach Students to Waste Less on Campus USA Today, 11/7
- Linking Wind Turbines Directly to the Gas Tank Treehugger, 11/7
- Northwest Businesses Start to Sense the Gold in Going Green Crosscut, 11/7
- Bloomberg Slams Cap & Trade, Says Carbon Tax Will Save More Money, Reduce More Emissions Sustainable Business, 11/7
- Wiping For the Trees: A Review of Recycled Toilet Paper Brands Grist, 11/7
- The Western Appetite for Biofuels is Causing Starvation in the Poor World The Guardian, 11/7
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/6/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- NBC's 'Green Week': Not Media Business As Usual Two Steps Forward, 11/6
- Seven Easy Steps To Reduce Your Carbon Emissions (& Save $$) Grist, 11/6
- World Carbon Market Seen Doubling This Year ENN, 11/6
- U.S. Mayors Find It's Not Easy Being Green LA Times, 11/6
- Poll: Most Would Pay Higher Bills to Help Fight Climate Change ENN, 11/6
- On Saving Energy and $$ By Using Power Strips Grist, 11/6
- Is Chicken Little Right? Living On Earth, 11/6
Monday, November 05, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/5/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- France and Britain Ready to Lay Out Eco-Friendly Tax Cuts International Herald Tribune, 11/5
- Bill Clinton Seeks to Re-Frame Discussion About Global Warming Crosscut, 11/5
- Diet For a Dying Planet Living On Earth, 11/5
- The Greening of Travel and Tourism - From Asia to Alabama Two Steps Forward, 11/5
- Wal-Mart Lends Buying Power to Cities for Green Technology The Columbian, 11/5
- What I Want In a New Home The Triple Pundit, 11/5
- The Lethal Legacy of Lead Living On Earth, 11/5
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/2/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- Wall Street Journal Inquiry Pushes Forest Stewardship Council to Revoke Certification of Indonesian Logging Project Mongabay.com, 11/2
- U.S. Mayors Meet in Seattle to Push For Green Revolution SeattlePi, 11/2
- 50 Ways to Green Your Business and Boost Profits Fast Company, 11/2
- Green Roofs Start to Sprout on Urban Homes CS Monitor, 11/2
- Avoided Deforestation Beats Timber, Palm Oil in Tax Revenue for Indonesia Mongabay.com, 11/2
- Weekly Clean Energy Roundup Sustainable Business, 11/2
- As Oil Price Hits New High, Stress Hits Developing Nations Wall Street Journal, 11/2
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Sustainability News Headlines - 11/1/2007
News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today
- GE Develops 'Eco-Dashboard' For Homeowners to Control Energy, Water Use GreenerBuildings, 11/1
- Increased Biodiversity Leads to Higher Yield For Farmers Research News, 11/1
- Finding Loopholes Exploited, Forest Stewardship Council Will Improve Sustainability of Its Standards Wall Street Journal, 11/1
- Northern Californians to Get Plug-In Hybrids SF Chronicle, 11/1
- Corporations Are Embracing Green Real Estate Greener Buildings, 11/1
- The Population Clusterbomb NY Times Blog, 11/1
- Changing Climate Haunting Tourism International Herald Tribune, 11/1
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