Climate Counts to Release Updated Company Climate Scores May 7
(CSRwire) April 22, 2008 - Climate Counts (www.climatecounts.org) is urging consumers to consider a company’s climate commitment this Earth Day by checking out company scores and rankings on the Climate Counts Company Scorecard. The Scorecard helps consumers to factor a company’s track record on climate […]
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Almost two years ago, IKEA announced it was going to start charging for plastic bags in the UK; then we heard that IKEA US was following suit by charging five cents per plastic bag. Soon after, that news was followed by a plastic bag ban in their UK stores, so perhaps the latest from […]
MTV Networks recently bowed its new Switch Blog, which is meant to foster an interchange of ideas on how to re-engineer the ways we live and become more sustainable. It hopes to be a lively place where we can learn how to go green and help the planet.
Here’s how they describe the site:
Switch is MTV […]
In the Fall of 2007 Australian singer and songwriter Missy Higgins launched a green mini-tour to introduce herself to American audiences. Traveling the states in a Prius and playing at eco-friendly sites, Missy shared her talents and her concern for the environment.
Missy is back in the US on another tour, and you can learn more […]
January 31, 2008 – 5:12 am
The digital textbooks site iChapters.com has announced a new green campaign. For one month, buyers of eBooks and eChapters will have a tree planted in their name. See below for full program details:
iChapters.com Helps Environmental Activism Take Root
Online College Textbook Store Pledges to “Plant a Tree” for Each eChapter or eBook Purchased Through Partnerships […]
January 30, 2008 – 3:08 am
Ponderosa pines in Caton Lake Roadless on
Payette NF, nine years after prescribed fire –
Photo courtesy of John McCarthy/ TWS
Last week, conservationists gathered in our nation’s capital to toast 10 years of Roadless Forests. They were marking the anniversary of a key piece of legislation that has helped to safeguard our public woodlands. Unfortunately, the Bush […]
December 15, 2007 – 2:29 am
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Well, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced the launch of their new Education Provider Program (EPP). The goal is to ultimately create an extensive “course catalog” of top-tier green building educational programs, peer-reviewed and approved by the USGBC, making it easy for those in the field looking to upgrade their skills to find […]
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What graphic symbolizes “green” to you? The green arrows of the recycling sign? Or some other green certification, like the organic symbol? Yahoo! is looking for a new green icon to help signify and flag greener things you can do all over their network of sites — “everything from making green purchases to finding the […]
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