May 2, 2013 in Recycling
Many people who try to live an eco-friendly life struggle to find clothes that actually look good and are made from greener materials. Enter a young entrepreneur from the Bay
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May 2, 2013 in CSR
Last month, 33 major U.S. companies signed a Climate Declaration which urges the Congress to take action on climate change by promoting clean energy, limiting carbon emissions and boosting efficiency.
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April 17, 2013 in CSR
In January, I wrote about slave labor used in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry. Uzbekistan is the sixth largest producer of cotton and the third largest exporter, so chances are great some
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January 17, 2013 in CSR
Chances are great that at least some of the cotton in the clothes you wear is from Uzbekistan. A Central Asian country, Uzbekistan is the sixth largest producer of cotton,
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January 12, 2013 in Environment
The state of New York has had a moratorium on the controversial method of gas extraction called hydraulic fracturing or fracking for two years. In a few months, New York
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January 11, 2013 in Food
Up to half of the food produced globally ends up being wasted, according to a new report by the London-based Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Currently, the world produces about four
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January 7, 2013 in Renewable energy
Georgia Power, the largest utility in Georgia, announced plans to phase out 15 old coal and oil burning plants. Retiring old coal plants is a trend. Reuters recently reported that
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January 6, 2013 in Environment
The Natural Resources Defense Council and The Wilderness Society are demanding that Obama stop all current and future approvals for offshore oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean. The environmental groups
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January 3, 2013 in Renewable energy
Congress extended wind energy tax credits for another year by including the tax credits in the bill to avoid going over the so called fiscal cliff. The tax credits apply
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November 12, 2012 in Food
California’s ballot initiative to require GMO foods to be labeled suffered a narrow defeat of 53 to 47 percent. Called Prop 37, corporations like Monsanto and Dow poured almost $50
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