Posts Tagged ‘climate change’

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Sustainability and Web Search: Low Interest

This post is not about low interest on the part of our citizens searching on the Web for information about global warming, climate change, and sustainability, but low interest on the part of content producers towards Web search and how it is related to citizens searching, but not finding vital information on these and other sustainability-related issues. Today’s New York Times article on Yahoo’s... [Read more]

 
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Monday, March 29th, 2010

Lloyds of London Weighs in On Unsustainability

Lloyds of London, the global insurance giant, issued something of a warning to businesses on its Web site just last Friday. “Pressure is building on businesses to address the environmental impact of their operations,” the firm wrote. “Moves by intergovernmental bodies and investors suggest that they could soon be made more financially accountable for the pollution they cause… some... [Read more]

 
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Friday, January 1st, 2010

Emissions Reduction Currency System – Austrailian Style

Portland, Oregon, December 30, 2009 A small group of us had the opportunity this past week to meet with Sam Nelson visiting Portland from Australia thanks to the folks at Transition PDX.  Sam is the co-founder of the Maia Maia Project, an innovative community based Emissions Reduction Currency System.  He is also an owner of Greenbase, a business in Australia that provides emissions accounting services... [Read more]

 
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Monday, December 21st, 2009

On Climate Sustainability

From a member of the Responsible Initiative of Pakistan as part of a discussion on the need for “models who have lived or are living their lives in a sustainable manner” at a dialogue organised by the Climate Sustainability Platform at the University of Copenhagen, Centre for Africa Studies. ‘If: Governments become pro-people Mega-companies become ethical Politicians become honest... [Read more]

 
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Environmental Sustainability and Aging Skyscrapers

Often times in a conversation it takes just one example to communicate a meaning of a word or concept. In the case of environmental sustainability such an example is the retrofit of the Sears Tower in Chicago. As detailed in today’s New York Times article, the Tower is “4.5 million square feet of office and retail space, 16,000 windows and 104 elevators.” Environmental sustainability... [Read more]

 
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009

McKinsey weighs in on Battery-powered Age

McKinsey Quarterly article Electrifying cars: How three industries will evolve My friend and alternative energy colleague, Paul Steinbroner of Energy.tv, has been documenting the electric car industry for years, knows EVERYBODY, and is in the process of raising funds for a major alternative energy documentary staring plug-in pioneer, Dr. Andy Frank.  Here’s what McKinsey says about plug-ins: “are... [Read more]

 
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Launching EarthSayers.tv, voices of sustainability.

About to announce launch of Web site dedicated to sustainability movement, earthsayers.tv, the voices of sustainability. Voices are of teachers, experts, students, can citizens from all walks of life. Asking folks to set their browser to EarthSayers.tv for two weeks and listen to a program each day. One can do review email while listening or pay close attention.

Time to pay attention to... [Read more]

 
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