Courtesy of Solveclimate.com Sustainability seems to be the buzz word of 2009: sustainable homes, sustainable living, sustainable products, sustainable companies. But when it comes to corporations, what does it mean to be sustainable? Do companies have a responsibility to minimize environmental impacts and help solve the climate crisis? And ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in July 2009, about Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
A. Siegel introduced me to Steven Kimball, the author of Johnny Rook's Climaticide Chronicles, when I was the editor at Celsias. He suggested that I might want to post Steve's work on the site. As soon as I read my first Climaticide Chronicle, I knew that Steve was ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in March 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Celebrities, Climate Change, Education, Events, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media
Its motto is "Believe Realize Succeed Sustain". Its associations include a Sultan, General Electric Rolls-Royce and MIT. Its name means ‘the source'. It purports to be the world's first zero carbon, zero waste city and it's located in the United Arab Emirates, 11 miles from Abu Dhabi. It ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in February 2009, about Clean Technologies, Energy Saving, Industry & Business (2 comments)
"The threat of nuclear weapons and man's ability to destroy the environment are really alarming. And yet there are other almost imperceptible changes - I am thinking of the exhaustion of our natural resources, and especially of soil erosion - and these are perhaps more dangerous still, because once we begin ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in February 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Organic (1 comment)
What a difference an election makes. Since Barack Obama took office, a full 10 days ago, he has done something unusual in American politics; he has followed through on campaign promises. In particular, he has followed through on campaign promises to address the climate crisis and undo some of the ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in January 2009, about Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The Clean Air Act, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has given us so much; catalytic converters, smog reduction in Los Angeles, factory scrubbers that reduce smokestack pollution and now, 5 more months. According to the findings of researchers from Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in January 2009, about Air Quality, Health, Pollution
A former Missile Officer in the East German National People's Army, Peter Meuser, has designed a hydraulic drive for wind power plants. The 64 year old former Lieutenant Colonel once designed an air defense system while serving in the East German military. It was so successful that it is ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in December 2008, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Energy Saving, Green energy
What a difference an election makes. In a return to belief in the importance of science, President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Steven Chu, currently the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as his Energy Secretary, according to CNN. Chu, who shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics and is ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in December 2008, about Clean Technologies, Green energy, Politics & Government
The Reality Coalition, a joint effort by the Alliance for Climate Protection, League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club, kicked off a campaign last week called "Reality" to help America get real about "clean coal" technology, or the lack thereof. Their tagline, "there ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in December 2008, about Coal & Oil, Industry & Business
Will Rogers once famously said "I belong to no organized party. I'm a Democrat." The same might be said of the environmental movement which has so much diversity of thought within its ranks and organizations, that it can hardly be called a single movement at all. And I am ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in December 2008, about Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Emissions, Politics & Government, Pollution
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