Good Cooking: Green Kitchen Renovation Pays Dividends
When lifelong environmentalists Kim Wells and Bob Scheulen set out to renovate their kitchen in Seattle, they wanted to be both “green and sensible”…
Roddy Scheer
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Has the Bald Eagle Landed?
While no one questions that conservation efforts have made the bald eagle’s recovery possible, even the environmental community is split on whether delisting the bird is a good idea…
Having Faith
With the recent surge in faith-based environmentalism, it’s no wonder that religious entities are using their financial clout to push for green changes…
Countdown for Cod
Once thought of as a resource without end, fishermen are finally bumping up against limits in the world’s cod stocks (see "A Run on the Banks," feature, March/April 2001). In North America, the catch has declined by 90 percent since the early 1980s, forcing the closing of once-thriving fisheries. Now under threat is the stock in the Barents Sea, which is fished by Russia and Norway.
Money-Back Guarantee
Consumers and the environment will both lose if Congress doesn’t pass new tax breaks for investing in renewable forms of energy…
Parks as Lungs
Frederick Law Olmsted had little idea how prescient he was when he said in 1827 that the midtown Manhattan park he was creating be the “lungs of the city.”
Just a Click Away
Web surfers can take a stand for the environment without leaving their desks or opening their wallets. A new crop of websites — such as EcologyFund and Care2 — allows visitors to help a wide range of worthy green causes merely by clicking the mouse button. By Roddy Scheer"> <META NAME=
The Green Tax Rebellion
Several forward-thinking states are stimulating consumer demand for alternative energy by offering cash back on photovoltaics, small wind turbines, fuel cells and solar thermal systems installed in homes. Likewise, a wide range of regional conservation incentive programs is taking root as utility deregulation continues to drive energy prices higher from coast to coast. By Roddy Scheer"> <META NAME=
Joining the Club
Greening Corporations With Socially Responsible Investment Groups
Credit Where It’s Due
Green Credit Unions Do Well by Doing Good While many of us may feel we don’t have the extra money, let alone the spare time, to take the plunge into the vortex of socially responsible investing (SRI), just about everyone has a bank account. A developing trend in banking allows customers" deposits to be used […]