Source: Mother Jones Mark Schapiro reports on “the byzantine politics of paying countries to save trees.” Amid the blizzard of acronyms you’re likely to hear a lot as global climate talks heat up is REDD, which is United Nations lingo for Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Forest Degradation. In other words, finding ways to...
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If cap and trade passes it will cost you $.77 a gallon? Really? Based on what? Cap and Trade is not exactly the hot topic being chatted up around the water cooler these days. But there is probably good reason for that: Iraq, Afghanistan, Wall Street, Health Care. That is as more than enough...
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It’s hard not dwell on the importance of Walmart’s announcement this week. I have not previously devoted three straight posts to the same topic, but I do feel that it is potentially the most significant approach to sustainable business practices we have seen to date. Walmart’s global reach and purchasing clout are unparallelled in...
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The battle to produce a less polluting and cheaper Tuk Tuk (mini Taxi used in India by the millions) was spearheaded by Enviu in The Netherlands. The event is proof that it is possible to provide incentives for reducing pollution in developing countries. Enviu is working with an Indian entrepreneur, Ramesh Prabhu, to make...
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