Image via: UK Independent/Getty Images It’s been speculated and even demanded that emissions have to peak by 2020 if we are going to avoid irreversible damage. Well, Ed Miliband , UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary, took the leap at the Major Economies Forum this week to say it can and will be done, reports the
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Peak Emissions by 2020? The UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Think So
photo: Ishikawa Ken via flick With the American Clean Energy and Security Act set to go before a vote in the House later today, and expected to pass, many in the environmental community have taken the position represented by the NRDC , that we need to pass the bill and that it’s a (small) step forward. Only a few voices, such as Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace , are saying what I think many …
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Is the Climate Bill a Really Step Forward or Merely Marching in Place?
Waste-to-energy facility in Broward County, Florida, situated at the Central landfill that also has a landfill gas to energy facility. Image credit:Waste Management Last week mayors from across the United States gathered in Providence, Rhode Island for the annual meeting (pdf) of the U.S. Conference of Mayors . From the many resolutions heard proposed at this year’s Conference, it’s clear that waste and energy issues are generating increased interest. Though probably not front and center on thei…
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Discovering The True Power Of Your Trash
Photo credit: Fairtrade Foundation The Fairtrade Foundation has announced the first beauty products to bear the fair-trade seal of approval in the United Kingdom. Beauty buffs across the pond will now be able to bag lip balms, face masks, body butters, and shower gels from five companies: Boots , Bubble & Balm , Essential Care ,
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U.K. Sees Launch of First Fair Trade and Organic Beauty Products
Photo via Dip Dive The Democrat’s climate bill is heading for a vote in the House of Representatives today . A lot has been staked on its passage: Obama’s political capital. Pelosi’s prestige, and, oh yeah, the future security of the world’s climate. There are plenty of representatives who are undecided on how they’ll vote, and the chances of the bill passing are still uncertain even in the 11th hour. Here’s a quick rundown of where the bill stands now, an…
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Climate Bill Vote is Today: Everything You Need to Know
Video via Russ Roca @ BikeCommuters.com . You would think that car drivers would be happy that cyclists reduce the number of vehicles they have to grapple with, but it just ain’t so. The more bikes on the road, the…
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Bike Backlash from Boulder to Long Beach But a Big Day at SF City Hall
Photo via Infranetlab Coal and oil state politicians are worried that the climate bill will be too hard on industry. Republicans (misleadingly) accuse the bill of raising taxes. Democrats from rural areas say it’ll be too much of a burden to big agriculture. Words have been flying, tensions rising, and allegiances shifting–it’s been a loud, chaotic conversation over on Capitol Hill. But there’s been one thing sorely missing from the debate–a sense of ethics. The fact that inaction on climate change will have disastrous consequences rema…
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Why Passing the Climate Bill is an Ethical Necessity
Photo via Hotel Occidental San Diego. More and more, urban biking has become one of the best ways to see a lot of a city in a short span of time, so it’s a no-brainer that more hotels are offering free bikes along with the price of the room. In Copenhagen, tourist biking is easy – just put a 10 Danish kroner coin into the lock and you’re off, on a low-slung cruiser bike. Bike sharing is also an option in some cities. But if biking is high on your priority list for inner-city transport, check out these five hotels that offer free loaner bikes as amenities. If you know of others, please, add them in the…
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Four Boutique City Hotels That Let You Use the Bikes for Free
Photo via stock.xchng by ortonesque Let’s clear up one issue: There is no such thing as local vs. organic . When it comes to consumer choice, we should be buying local and organic, though for mostly different reasons….
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There’s No Such Thing as Local vs. Organic Food
Image via: Thoreau’s Legacy Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories on Global Warming is the new, interactive ebook available now, which chronicles stories from 67 Americans across the United States and their personal reflections, in word and image, of how climate change is affecting the landscape they love. The best part is that it’s free and available to anyone….
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Thoreau’s Legacy Lives On in Interactive Anthology on Climate Change