Bright Green Living Wiki From WorldChanging, news that a listserve has been formed to connect people interested in putting together a wiki on “bright green living.”
Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicles Create Stir Are hybrids here to stay, or simply a fad (perhaps the new SUV)? This story from Planet Ark details the hullabaloo, both positive and negative, [ … ]
The Hydrogen Cart-Before-Horse Problem Glen Reynolds notes on his Earth Blog that the hype of hydrogen misses an important point: where are we getting the hydrogen? As noted before, it [ … ]
A Half-Step in the Right Direction? From the World Wildlife Fund, guarded praise of American Electric Power’s report “recognizing the need to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas [ … ]
Welcome, Treehugger! To the sustainable blogosphere. I found out about this new blog on green lifestyle from WorldChanging.
Carbon Rations? Sounds like a crazy idea, but environmentalist Mayer Hillman thinks it may be the only way to curb global warming. This profile from the Guardian via Commondreams gives [ … ]
Progress in North Korea At least on the environmental front. The BBC reports that while N. Korea has seriously strained its environment, the reclusive country is making strides towards joining [ … ]
Inspiration… from the UK. This article from London’s Guardian describes the challenges faced and successes achieved by Tinker’s Bubble, an intentional community in Somerset. Thanks, Doug, for passing this along…
“Toyota-ization” Been meaning to get this item Doug sent me up for several days, but such is the beginning of the semester. Apparently, those cool SUVs are causing problems beyond [ … ]
Using Technology in Entrepreneurial Business Installment Eleven of Dave Pollard’s Natural Enterprise.
More Business Cases Gil Friend has a couple of interesting items up on his Sustainability blog re: sustainable business and the business case for alternative/renewable energy. I’d certainly like to [ … ]
Dismal Scientists While some may argue that this essay from The American Prospect isn’t strictly on the concept of sustainability, the movement to align economic and environmental interests certainly serves [ … ]
Coloradans Campaigning for Renewable Energy That’s right: renewable energy is on the ballot in Colorado, with the proposed Renewable Energy requiring electrical utilities in the state to generate 10% of [ … ]