Tag: Environmental Certifications - Page 4
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The TH Interview: Fred Pearce--Confessions of An Eco-Sinner (Part Two)
Despite his own confessions, Pearce isn't here to preach. He'd rather people make up their own minds about what to buy and what to snub. In the second part of our interview, the author of Confessions of an Eco-Sinner tells more tales from his
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A Rose Is Not Just A Rose Anymore: Cut Flowers Or Guerilla Gardening
(Image from Roses Fabien Ducher)
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The TH Interview: Fred Pearce--Confessions of An Eco-Sinner (Part One)
Ever get curious? "Where was my computer put together, who picked my coffee beans, what about the gold in my wedding ring?" We recall when Fred Pearce set out to find the answers, a journey that took him around the world seven times. Confessions of An
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New Carbon Footprint Standard Launched in the UK
BBC News reports that the Publicly Available Specification 2050 - PAS 2050 - a newly created audit scheme to help companies measure the carbon footprint of their goods, was launched in the UK by BSI British Standards. The effort aims to provide
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At IIDEX: Shaw Exoworx Cradle-to-Cradle Carpet
"We are working on the design of communities and begin with what we call the Essay of Clues. We look at things like the sun, the wind, the water, the biological history and the culture of the site. Then we imagine that we are birds that evolved for that
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The Better Pizza Box, The Stir Around Energy Star and Australia's Fishing Ban
Has the Energy Star label lost its luster?
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Fuel Subsidies Simply Prop Up Destructive Industrial Fishing, Hurt Small-Scale Fishermen
Most of the time when the issue of fishing comes up on TreeHugger it's in the context of some new government fishing ban, or what consumers can do to make sure the seafood they purchase is from a
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Becoming a LEED Accredited Professional
Passing the LEED Exam Last Thursday I took--and passed--the LEED accreditation exam. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and is a performance-based rating system for green buildings established by the U.S Green Building
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Fish Story: Students Discover Widespread Mislabelling
Here is another of those stories about how technology is changing so fast, and how it can empower us. John Schwartz writes in the New York Times about how high school student Kate Stoeckle was talking
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Ambrose Hotel First Hotel To Earn LEED For Existing Buildings
The Ambrose Hotel, in Santa Monica, CA, was just awarded the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) Certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for a
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San Francisco Puts Green Under One 'Ecothusiasm' Roof
It seems like every day there is a new article on something innovative and GREEN that San Francisco is doing. Well the SF Convention and Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) is grouping all of those ideas together under one roof to
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Green College Rankings Now Available From The Princeton Review
Just in time for the next round of college applications, the Princeton Review announced its latest round of college ranking guides, but this year the guides will include a green ranking of universities, among the other rankings like
