Since taking the job as UC San Diego’s first director of strategic energy initiatives in September 2008, Byron Washom has worked to turn the 1,200-acre campus into a model of sustainability, a “living laboratory” he calls it.
This includes renewable energy, greenhouse-gas reduction, energy management, energy storage systems and greening the campus transportation fleet. The [...]
Coca-Cola Co. seems to be saying
Using moisturizers and lotions made from natural plant-based in the stead of petroleum-based ingredients, is not only healthier for you, it also keeps non-renewable resources out of your medicine cabinet. That’s huge!
Many lotions include ingredients which are derived from non-renewable petroleum or natural gas which have a wide assortment of health effects. 12 types to [...]
February 1, 2010 – 8:11 am
Shai Agassi closed a deal, financing his company Better Place, two days before the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. They closed at $350 million, pricing the firm at $1.25 billion.
Agassi became inspired to enter the electric car market at the World Economic Forum meeting three years ago, when he left software [...]
January 24, 2010 – 1:17 pm
Business mastermind and software revolutionary turned full-time philanthropist, Bill Gates gave his two cents on a very hot button issue when he posted on his sort-of-blog “Gates Notes”, about cutting green house emissions. The name of the article is “We Need Productivity and Sustainability.”
He opined that cutting emissions by 30% by 2025 is unrealistic, [...]
December 2, 2009 – 6:16 pm
Keeping it green at home? We certainly hope you are. In case you are stumped about what you can do to get along with the environment in the bathroom, here are some good tips!
Wiping It:
Well I don’t know about you guys, but when I get into the bathroom, and I know I am going to [...]
November 23, 2009 – 5:25 pm
Nature lovers like myself – no this is not to toot my own horn – are some of the most beautiful people in the world. We that dear the extreme, we that have adventurous fun with Mother Earth and not at her expense are a dime a dozen. When I am hitting the single-track trails [...]
November 22, 2009 – 12:12 am
Skiing and snowboarding are fun, beautiful, healthy, exciting and sexy – really all that and a bag of chips. However it is obvious that these hipster pastimes, cause somewhat of an environmental threat – though fret not extreme sports folk, there is a way to be environmentally safe when you hit the slopes this winter. [...]
November 11, 2009 – 4:32 pm
The Scoop
It turns out that eating organic food is a win/win situation. Firstly fruits and vegetables simply taste a whole lot better when they are picked ripe and eaten quickly. Actually buying in season is economical and buying organic products ensures environmentally sound farming practices.
As you read, try to imagine: a tomato which is [...]
November 9, 2009 – 3:43 pm
I need not strain myself by explaining that people and governments are both stubborn when it comes to going green. Global warming is nearly an impossible sell and as for energy, well, “if it ain’t cheap, it won’t compete.” Governments, worldwide apparently do not have the cajones to legislate a significant cut in oil consumption. [...]
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