Tag: Communities - Page 12
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eBay Says Small, Online Retail Beats Brick-and-Mortar On Carbon Footprint & Calculates By How Much
With a new debate ongoing on whether the touted environmental benefits of telecommuting are true, here's a related tangent to consider: A new white paper done by Cooler at the behest of eBay attempts to quantify the
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John Friend: A Business-Yogi & Brand Guru
It was just another ordinary day, chatting with John Friend, Anusara yoga founder, over tea and lemonade at a café in Union Square, NYC...OK, not really. It was the kind of afternoon a yoga studio
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Big Society Versus Big Government Versus Catastrophic Climate Change
When I wrote about UK Conservatives' Big Society campaign as an alternative to Big Government, commenters were skeptical. Yet there has been a lot of (admittedly guarded) interest from grassroots green
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Can Big Society Save the Planet, and Squash Big Government Too?
I've always found the assertion that all environmentalists are socialist a little hard to swallow. I know plenty of conservatives who love the natural world and abhor waste. And I know plenty of radical greens whose
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Public Mistrusts Nuclear Power, Report Says
Arkansas Nuclear One power plant. Photo by Topato via Flickr.com. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com. Nuclear power is exploding. Right now there are 50 nuclear reactors being built worldwide, and more
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Can We Preach Green Without Being Preachy? (Video)
I asked before why so many people hate environmentalists, and concluded that it might have something to do with green living as passive aggressive preaching, disasterbation, not to mention the ever-familiar but oh-so-annoying pious
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In London, Green Corners Rewarded for Making a City More Pleasant
This such a delightful idea. The Conservation Foundation has launched its Green Corners Awards which celebrate the unusual, unexpected, witty and beautiful corners of London. The corners have to be green, and do their bit for the
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Vegetable Patches at Work are a Nice Perk
Some big companies with land to spare are providing vegetable patches for their employees to work on during their breaks and during lunch. It's a nice perk, though a raise might be nicer, and it certainly is good for
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Message in a Bottle: Fourth Plinth Celebrates British History
The Fourth Plinth is the empty column in London's Trafalgar Square where a different artist is chosen to design a piece of art to occupy the spot for a year. The last one was controversial: Antony Gomley's One & Other featured a
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Prince Charles Gets in Trouble with Architects Again
Prince Charles has a habit of getting in trouble with architects. HRH likes buildings in the traditional style so that they look like they are from a quieter, gentler and more idyllic time. He has railed against modernist
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World Cup: What to Wear When Watching It
Sic transit. We asked this important question in 2006 when the World Cup for football (soccer) was held in Germany and here we are again still pondering the universe, as the championship moves to South Africa. We
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11 Potentially World-changing Projects Tackling Climate Change
Around the world, visionaries have launched potentially world-changing projects to help combat climate change. Germany-based news broadcaster Deutsche Welle shines the spotlight on these innovative climate and sustainability endeavors -- from conserving b
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Hayes Valley Farm- Get Your Hands Dirty or Watch Dirt the Movie
Zooming by Oak and Fell Streets in San Francisco, you may not notice the bustling growth that is taking place behind the fence on the corner of Laguna and Oak. When the City removed the Laguna freeway off-ramp, there remained 2.5
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Zac Goldsmith, Environmentalist, Wins Conservative Seat in UK Election
Everyone is pretty delighted that Caroline Lucas won the first seat in the UK Parliament for the Green Party. But there is another prominent environmentalist who also got in: Zac Goldsmith. He won for the Conservative Party.
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First Green Party Member of Parliament Elected in the UK
Congratulations Caroline Lucas! Leader of the Green Party in the UK for the last 2 years, she has won her seat in Brighton Pavilion and will be the first Green Party Member of Parliament ever elected in the UK. The Green Party
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Green Music Group Challenge Begins With Dave Matthews Band, Could End With You in a New Car
If you don't get over to Planet Green's Instrumental much, then read on. First of all, what the heck is wrong with you? Planet Green Instrumental is where our sister site covers green and socially conscious music. Music that sounds good AND
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How to Live a Slow Life in Slow London
Slow is not a word that one usually associates with London, one of the world's biggest cities. However this new book, slow London, shows readers (or shall we say followers of the idea) how to live a less stressful and more
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"Monkey Police" Officer Plays By His Own Rules
It may sound like a premise to some hotly anticipated buddy-film, but the story of how one pig-tailed macaque got a job working for the Thailand police is no
