One Cheer for the Sequester
The U.S. federal budget sequester may be moving us toward a more sustainable society, at least in one limited aspect.
The U.S. federal budget sequester may be moving us toward a more sustainable society, at least in one limited aspect.
It would be nice to be able to rank companies, to know exactly which are good stewards of the environment and have beneficial social policies.
Sandy broke an absurd silence, an absence of the words “global warming” or “climate change,” that had hung over the entire election campaign.
To jumpstart efficiency projects, the Sustainable Endowments Institute launched the Billion Dollar Green Challenge in October 2011, specifically aimed at colleges. This vigorous investment strategy has a whopping average annual return-on-investment of 32%…
If Better Safeguards Were in Place, Could Fracking Provide at Least a Temporary Solution? Natural gas is good for the environment! Greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S. have fallen to their lowest level in 20 years, while natural gas generation increased 40% this March compared to a year ago. Increased use of natural gas has enabled […]
How Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable FutureEdward Glaeser is an economist with a true love for urban living and a deep concern for the environment. His new book, Triumph of the City (Penguin Press), is stuffed with anecdotes, examples, unexpected outcomes and elegant solutions to conundrums of city living in locations ranging from […]
According to Tea Party activists, smart growth and urban planning are part of a covert plot to undermine America
Making Solar Affordable: Solar Leasing Is Taking Off—But Does It Make Financial Sense?
It Might Be Closer than You ThinkIf every American family improved their household energy performance and installed solar panels, we’d go a long way toward zero carbon emissions. Solar panels on a majority of houses at one time seemed unattainable—it was simply too great an investment, with too long a payback time. But with new […]
More Work and More Production Is Being Demanded of Fewer Workers, Taking a Toll on the Environment and Our Collective HappinessMuch of the history of civilization is the story of efficiency, of squeezing more out of an hour of work, largely through the application of technology. Barry Schwartz, in a recent op-ed in The New […]