Recycling Electronics Responsibly With the U.S. Postal Service
Looking for a place to recycle that cell phone you left in your pocket and accidentally washed in the laundry?
The U.S. Postal Service is now offering a way to get rid of small electronics without flinging them into the wastebasket with the Mail Back program. Read the rest…
Check out this interview with Green For All president Van Jones on how green collar jobs will benefit the economy by providing lower socioeconomic groups with jobs and getting rid of a “pollution industry.”
Van Jones Video on the Colbert Report
Jones has been dealing with green issues, jobs, class and race for over 15 years, while Green For All works is a coalition uniting business, environmentalists and low-income communities towards creating green collar jobs.
First “Green” Stadium in Washington, D.C.
The Washington Nationals kicked off their season in their new eco-friendly baseball park this week. It is the first green professional stadium in the U.S., stated the U.S. Green Building Council.
Zero-Emissions Goals Reduced in California
Automakers will be relieved to hear that California has adjusted its goal to cut the number of zero-emissions vehicles on the road by 2014. Environmentalists are not so happy about the decision.
The new rules reduced the number of cars using electric and hydrogen fuel-cell technology that need to be on the road to 7,500, a 70 percent cut from five years ago.
On March 29, twenty-six major cities globally will turn off the lights on major landmarks in an effort to raise global warming awareness during Earth Hour.
Chicago, Dublin, San Francisco, Manila, Copenhagen, Bangkok and Toronto have all agreed to join in the lights-out campaign. They will shutting down landmarks and are encouraging homeowners and businesses to turn out the lights as well. Read the rest…
Antarctic Ice Shelf About to Break Off
Breaking up is hard to do — unless you are a vast ice shelf suffering from global warming. Around 220 square miles of ice collapsed in Antarctica, leaving a massive ice shelf ready to fall apart.
The ice shelf is 5.282 square miles, which is roughly the size of Connecticut.
Green Corporations: Wal-Mart and General Electric
The last two corporations you would ever think are green are indeed green and sticking to it.
General Electric Co. (GE) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are massive companies that took the initiative by going green a while ago. So was that a marketing scheme, or are they putting their money where their mouths are?
General Electric Equals Green Energy
General Electric manufactures energy efficient lights, wind turbines, energy efficient jet engines and locomotives as well as other eco-friendly products. The company also started its EcoMagination campaign aimed at revamping its image and creating U.S. jobs.
Wal-Mart Greening Up Its Bottom Line
On the other hand, Wal-Mart is trying to reduce its waste through its stores, trucking fleets and greener products while educating customers to Read the rest…
Tiger Population Diminishing Over Last 25 Years
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) stated earlier this week in Stockholm that the world’s tiger population might have halved in the past 25 years. This is compared to an estimated 5,000-7,000 tigers in 1982.
WWF estimated there are around 3,500 left, with the South China Tiger nearing extinction.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Poachers
Part of this is due to the demand for tiger body parts in China for traditional medicine, which leads to illegal poaching. Another huge reason for the declining tiger Read the rest…
Alaskan Drilling in ANWR Back On The Table
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens reintroduced legislation to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge if oil prices increased to $125 per barrel for more than five consecutive days.
The Arctic Refuge contains 10.4 billion barrels of oil, estimated the Energy Department in a recent report. It also has the potential to unveil more oil drilling prospects. Read the rest…
