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Donlen Corporation and Sierra Club Launch "Cool Fleets"

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:35 am, Over one day old

That's good news for both the environment and the future of green car manufacturing: because they're buying in bulk, fleet owners and managers can give car makers an extra push towards developing and producing vehicles with higher fuel efficiency and lower emissions.

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Maria Energia: The Numers are In -- Renewable Energy Standards Work

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:35 am, Over one day old

But has an RES really changed the landscape of Minnesota and the 24 other states with a similar policy? The global warming impacts are huge as well: RES states will cut emissions by a total of 8.4 million metric tons per year? that?s like taking more than 1.5 million cars off the road.

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Ecomoda: Chicago's Green Fashion Show

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:35 am, Over one day old

On Thursday, September 27th, Chicago's sustainability central, the Foresight Design Initiative, will hold it's annual Sustainable Convergence event. While not particularly fashionable myself, I'm planning on attending the event, and, of course, writing about it here, and at Green Options.

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Renewable Energy Can Provide a Solution to Homelessness

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:35 am, Over one day old

Rice, the founder of the New Life Evangelistic Center, and a passionate advocate for the homeless, believes that training people who've fallen on hard times in renewable technologies may provide them with a ticket to gainful employment and self-sufficiency.

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Missouri's First Wind Farm to be Dedicated on Monday

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:35 am, Over one day old

Hopefully, this will lead investors to explore the potential of other renewable resources here in the state: solar and geothermal power, for instance, can both play a role in Missouri's energy mix.

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Lighter Footstep: How to Recycle CFLs

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:35 am, Over one day old

Retailers Unless you bought CFLs from Ikea, one of the first major vendors to offer a free take-back program, you're probably going to get some blank stares when you ask the manager of your local store about CFL recycling.

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Begging Off...

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:36 am, Over one day old

Long couple of days at work, so I'm going to beg off tonight. That doesn't mean I don't have anything to share, though: been hitting StumbleUpon pretty hard the last few days, and there are many interesting and cool stories out there... take a look.I'll be back tomorrow... g'night!

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New Branch of St. Louis Community College Features Green Building Elements

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:36 am, Over one day old

On one hand, they're campuses built for commuters; on the other, they're geared towards local communities -- the P-D article notes that most students to this branch will come from a 30-mile radius (it also notes that's about the driving range for most electric vehicles).

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States Leading the Way on Renewable Energy Standards

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:36 am, Over one day old

As It's Getting Hot in Here pointed out today, though, the Feds are way behind when it comes to implementing requirements for electricity production from renewable sources, as half of the states have already, or will very shortly, enact renewable energy standards.

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Massachusetts Ski Resort Harnesses the Wind to Make Snow

Posted Saturday October 6, 2007, 5:36 am, Over one day old

This is a lot of money to buy green cred, but, ultimately, the decision to make such a large investment came down to the bottom line: electricity prices rose by 50% in the 2005-06 ski season, but 7% less skiers came to Jiminy Peak last winter because of warm weather.

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