Is the U.S. consumption binge over? NYT reports “Sales of vegetable plants swelled fivefold in March over past years.”
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffI noted a while back that the U.S. savings rate was on the rise, that it looks like U.S. carbon dioxide emissions peaked in 2007, that President Obama was making a big push toward making America ...
Money (And Jobs) On The Table
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments Offby Roger Valdez Millions for energy efficiencies available for Northwest states and local governments. When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus bill) passed in April it included $3.2 billion in bonding authority for states in Qualified ...
The GSBI Video Blog, Part 3: Yugandhar Mandavkar from the State of Gujarat, India
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments Offby Francisco Noguera Through his organization, GRASP, Yugandhar Mandavkar is providing an alternative and sustainable solution for environmentally degraded areas where wood logs are the main fuel used for cooking purposes.Learn more about his model in this ...
Even With Economic Headwind, U.S. Still Adds 4,000 MW Of New Wind & And A Dozen New Factories
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffThe U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,210 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the second quarter, bringing the total added this year to just over 4,000 MW – an amount larger than the ...
IPCC Chief: Benefits of Tackling Climate Change Will Balance Cost of Action
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments Offby Damian Carrington The cost of tackling climate change will be paid for by benefits that would come from better energy security, employment and health, Rajendra Pachauri says ahead of major announcement on 2013 reports.Measures needed to ...
IPCC Chief: Benefits of Tackling Climate Change Will Balance Cost of Action
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments Offby Damian Carrington The cost of tackling climate change will be paid for by benefits that would come from better energy security, employment and health, Rajendra Pachauri says ahead of major announcement on 2013 reports.Measures needed to ...
Community Post Stations, Robot Sailboats, and the Future of Product Delivery
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffToday's delivery system is sub par, at best. Each link in the system uses more energy and resources than it should and results in a oversupply of cheap goods that, in the end, only benefits a ...
British Gas To Create 2,600 Green Jobs
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffBy Terry Macalister Recruits will be needed to help introduce 'smart meters' to help people see exactly how much energy they are using in their homes. British Gas today promised to create 2,600 green jobs over the next ...
250,000 Jobs And £70bn Revenue – The Forecast For A Thriving UK Renewables Sector
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffBy Alok Jha Study from the Carbon Trust warns that potential of renewables sector will only be realised if government invests in research and removes regulatory barriers. The UK could benefit from 250,000 jobs and up to £70bn ...
Green Jobs Sector “Poised for Explosive Growth,” Study Says
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffThe green jobs sector, buoyed by private investment and an infusion of federal stimulus dollars, is among the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. economy and is poised for increased growth, according to a study published by ...
Clean-Energy Stimulus
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments Offby Alan Durning A whole lot of money . . . or not? “It’s about to be raining money.” That’s how Terry Oliver of the Bonneville Power Administration described the federal economic stimulus’ clean-energy provisions. He was speaking earlier ...
The Clean Energy Bank: Financing the transition to a low-carbon economy
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffLast week House Energy and Commerce members approved by 51-6 an amendment to the Waxman-Markey bill offered by Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) to create a clean energy bank . As Greenwire explained, the amendment would “create ...
Obama Praises Climate Deal, Sierra Club Vows To “Strengthen This Bill,” House GOP Vows To Kill It
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffPresident Obama praised House Democrats today for "extraordinary progress" in their negotiations on global warming and energy legislation at the center of his domestic agenda. So reports Greenwire (subs. req'd) today: "I want to take a moment, before ...
Obama Praises Climate Deal, Sierra Club Vows To “Strengthen This Bill,” House GOP Vows To Kill It
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffPresident Obama praised House Democrats today for "extraordinary progress" in their negotiations on global warming and energy legislation at the center of his domestic agenda. So reports Greenwire (subs. req'd) today: "I want to take a moment, before ...
I Predict U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Peaked In 2007!
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffI am predicting that U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will never exceed 2007 levels. We have peaked. The United States appears to be in the process of breaking its long-standing link between economic growth and global warming ...
Cool Companies, Part 1: How the best businesses boost profits and productivity by reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments Off[Please send me any case studies of companies, buildings, and factories in the last 10 years that have cost-effectively reduced and carbon emissions. I am, as always, looking for well-documented cases where a systems approach to ...
Greener Companies “More Crunch-Proof”
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffBy Claire Baylis New report tracks value of sustainability commitment during recession Businesses with a ‘true commitment’ to sustainability are weathering the downturn better than their rivals, according to a new report. Green Winners: The Performance of Sustainability-Focused ...
Is Managed-Price Cap And Trade Different From A Carbon Tax?
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffEvaluating a hybrid approach to carbon pricing. When I examined the managed-price approach to cap and trade I asked: “if managed-price cap and trade is basically just a carbon tax, why go to all the trouble of ...
Green Jobs: Door-To-Door Energy Savings
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffBy Jennifer Langston How green-collar jobs can save you money. For anyone wondering how a green jobs revolution might look in their neighborhood, here’s a new video that explains the Switch Project already up and running in Seattle. ...
Forbes: “The Best Country For Business In The World” Is One With A Very Strong Carbon Cap And A 20% Renewable Standard For 2011
Friday, April 17th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffWell, Forbes magazine has given progressive advocates of climate action a terrific talking point: The "best country for business in the world" -- for two years running -- is uber-green Denmark (photo below courtesy of ...