Dear EarthTalk: What are some ways environmentalists are using social media to further their causes? —Sam Baskin, Tullahoma, TN Environmental advocates and organizations have embraced the revolution in online networking…
…promote sustainability goes beyond the consumer marketplace with a related blog, etsyearthteam.blogspot.com. The “action” page urges buyers to “pledge a commitment to new habits that can begin to heal our…
Starting a green business can be a daunting task, so we asked eco- entrepreneurs on Etsy, the popular website that’s like a virtual village marketplace for buying and selling handcrafted…
…the sun. In short, the United States and the rest of the world would be a nasty place to live, resulting in shorter life expectancy for humans and a decrease…
…rooftop solar panels. But going green when it comes to power consumption doesn’t have to be out of reach, thanks to new forms of financing. “We created the lease program…
…listing at www.newdream.org/procure/activities.html: Santa Monica, California, which is buying 100 percent renewable electricity for all city facilities, with a net reduction of greenhouse gases totaling 13,672 tons annually Lee County,…
…online services—CompuServe, America Online and Prodigy—have 10 million subscribers. There are 100,000 Internet World Wide Web sites in the U.S., with 17 million users now—one in 11 Americans—and a projected…
Chocolate chip cookies. Buttery popcorn. Chips and dip. Snacking is an American pastime. Indeed, Time.com has called us “a nation of committed Twinkie eaters,” while the Centers for Disease Control…
Forget those “greenest cities” lists: green efforts are sprouting up everywhere. On greentowns.com, 15,000 communities of all sizes log their environmental initiatives in nine categories: building, energy, lifestyle, connections, water,…
…company claims to be concerned about the environment. © Elizabeth Prager That’s why SustainableBusiness.com selects 20 top publicly traded companies each year that have either made substantial progress toward driving…
