February
- Wind energy surpasses coal in growth, number of jobs
- Some interesting news last week was featured on the CNN/Fortune magazine Green Wombat blog. Wind energy jobs increased 70% in 2008, passing the coal industry in terms of job creation.
- Green until the end
- Take any random person and test for chemicals in their body and you’re bound to find a few persistent, bioaccumulative toxins that will be there...even after death.
- Redefining "waste"
- When one thinks about how to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle, using a composting toilet is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. But maybe it should be.
- What's a 'green collar' job anyway?
- With the passage of the economic stimulus package, the emphasis has been on making investments in ‘shovel ready’ projects. The risk we face now is will we shovel money into projects that will not help us build a sustainable society or green economy.
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act a victory for environmentalists
- 25 of the largest environmental and conservation organizations in the country have just released the Green Budget for fiscal year 2010.
- Separating green-washing from truly green
- As “green” becomes a marketing boon, it’s also harder to sort out the meaningful labels from the green-washing.
- Another reason to avoid plastics made with bisphenol-A
- This week, Canadian researchers have given us another reason to avoid plastics made with bisphenol-A (BPA).
