Bold Urban Visions
Re:Vision has launched a series of urban design competitions that will change the way you think about a city block.
Posts by Brita Belli :
Welcome to Green-Collar America Does the Future of the American Middle Class Lie in Sustainable Business?
Welcome to the New Green Economy. The best hope for the American middle class may lie with sustainable business.
10 Great Green Opportunities
Everything’s coming up green. New employment possibilities are emerging in almost every field.
On-the-Ground Training Where Students and Graduates Go to Get Their Hands Dirty
Organizations are providing students and recent graduates with the experience needed to become environmental leaders.
Counting Carbs
"A market for low-carbon fuels can produce a rare convergence of business, agricultural, and environmental interests that, if pursued wisely, could represent a "win-win-win" opportunity," promises the report Biofuels: An Important Part of a Low-Carbon Diet, released this month by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
COMMENTARY: Climate Change: The Next Generation
It was with some sense of detachment that I approached the Powershift 2007 conference at the University of Maryland two weeks ago (November 2 to 5). Honestly? I would have expected a lot of students to attend simply to party somewhere new for the weekend; to make friends, escape embarrassing hook-ups, or find new connections for pot. Not, I guessed, to actually learn. But I met student after student who cared passionately about climate change.
COMMENTARY: Climate Change: The Next Generation
It was with some sense of detachment that I approached the Powershift 2007 conference at the University of Maryland two weeks ago (November 2 to 5). Honestly? I would have expected a lot of students to attend simply to party somewhere new for the weekend; to make friends, escape embarrassing hook-ups, or find new connections for pot. Not, I guessed, to actually learn. But I met student after student who cared passionately about climate change.
This Place on Earth
This Place on Earth: From Connecticut to California, land trusts are growing, keeping precious resources out of developers" hands, and profiting land owners.
COMMENTARY: Behind the Greens:
At age 33, activist Julia Butterfly Hill is already an icon of the environmental movement. In 1997, she lived in a 180-foot tall, 600-year-old redwood named Luna for 738 days.
COMMENTARY: Behind the Greens:
At age 33, activist Julia Butterfly Hill is already an icon of the environmental movement. In 1997, she lived in a 180-foot tall, 600-year-old redwood named Luna for 738 days.