Archive for March 2013

Event - Fuel-Efficient Car Show at the Silver Diner

March 31, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Fuel-Efficient Car Show at the Silver Diner will take place on May 19, 2013 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Cherry Hill, NJ. Have high gas prices got you down? Come check out dozens of car models that get at least 35 MPG highway, including hybrids, electric cars, and high-mileage cars that run on gasoline...

Event - New England Independent Schools Sustainability Conference: GSAx Northeast

March 31, 2013 Add Comment Edit

GSAx Northeast will take place on April 15, 2013, between 9am and 3pm, in Windsor, Connecticut. This event is Hosted by Loomis Chaffee and Co-Sponsored by Suffield Academy and the Green Schools Alliance. Educators and students will be present at this conference which focuses on what really works in...

March 31, 2013 Add Comment Edit

EcoLinks2013 - Environmental Educators Conference will take place on May 3 - 4, 2013 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. EcoLinks is a professional conference for all educators who want to incorporate environmental content into any subject and at any grade. The event is focused on practical, hands-on...

Event - IAIA13 Impact Assessment: The Next Generation

March 31, 2013 Add Comment Edit

IAIA13 Impact Assessment: The Next Generation is the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment, it will take place on May 13-16, 2013 at the Calgary Stampede BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The IAIA13 theme focuses on how impact assessment (IA) itself will...

Event - UNCCD Scientific Conference on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought

March 31, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Third Special Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-3) with the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought and the Eleventh Session of the Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 11) will take place from 9-19 April...

The Symbolism of Easter in an Ecological Context

March 31, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Easter is associated with new life, rebirth, and renewal. From an ecological perspective this is precisely what is required as we engage the serious work of being better environmental stewards. A number of symbols have become part of the Easter tradition. Some are directly related to the life of Jesus...

Video - World Water Day: What Individuals Can Do

March 30, 2013 Add Comment Edit

United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) - Video in English created by United Kingdom based students at the University of Creative Arts in Farnham, for World Water Day. The contribution is part of UNRIC's partnership with Fabrica. To help promote a series of UN International Days, prestigious...

Video: World Water Day: Problems and Solutions Animated Short

March 30, 2013 Add Comment Edit

This animated short video offers a condensed review of water related issues in the developing world and what we can do to address it. Related PostsThe International Day for Biological Diversity 2013Video - World Water Day: What Individuals Can DoVideo - The Big Thirst the Business of WaterVideo -...

Video - The Big Thirst the Business of Water

March 30, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The golden age of water—where water is unlimited, safe, and free—is over. Award-winning investigative journalist Charles Fishman reports on his three-year odyssey to uncover how the world of water is changing and the enormous implications for each of us, no matter where we live. This video briefly...

Video - World Water Day 2013: Message from UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon

March 30, 2013 Add Comment Edit

World Water Day (22nd March 2013): Video Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the importance of Water Cooperation, the theme of World Water Day 2013. Related PostsThe International Day for Biological Diversity 2013Video - World Water Day: What Individuals Can DoVideo: World Water Day:...

The EPA's New Tier 3 Standards Offer Environmental, Economic and Employment Benefits

March 29, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Obama administration has unveiled a proposal that will benefit the environment and the economy. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) historic new rules, known as the Tier 3 standards, will reduce sulfur in gasoline and tighten car and truck emission standards. The rule is still undergoing...

Canada Withdraws from UN Efforts to Combat Desertification

March 29, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has opted to withdraw from the UN's global desertification convention which is known by the acronym CCD. Of the 193 countries involved, Canada is the only country to pull out.Due to over-farming and over-grazing in the prairie provinces...

Republicans Oppose the PTC but Support Oil Subsidies

March 28, 2013 Add Comment Edit

It is not surprising that many Republicans who oppose the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for renewable energy, support fossil fuel subsidies. Although the PTC was extended through 2013, some Republicans have vowed to continue their push to kill it. Conservatives are well known for their love of free markets...

US Wind Energy Doubles and Eclipses Natural Gas in 2012

March 28, 2013 Add Comment Edit

In 2012 the US added 13.1 gigawatts (GW) of wind power, which for the first time is better than natural gas. New US gas capacity in 2012 was around 8,7GW. In total, 40.5 percent of new US electricity generation capacity came from wind power installations as compared to 33.1 percent for natural...

A Condensed History of the Production Tax Credit (PTC)

March 28, 2013 Add Comment Edit

After 20 years and many extensions, the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) expired at the end of 2012, but then miraculously it was once again resurrected in an eleventh hour addendum to the fiscal cliff deal. On Jan. 1, 2013, the final vote of the 112th Congress secured the extension of the PTC....

US Government Support for Renewable Energy Projects

March 27, 2013 1 Comment Edit

The US federal government has shown that it can collaborate effectively to support the growth of renewable energy across the country. The Department of the Interior has worked with industry, state, tribal, and local partners to approve 34 renewable energy projects on public lands in western states...

RGGI is Increasing Renewables while Reducing GHGs and Spurring Economic Growth

March 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

According to a report released on March 26th, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has spurred the growth of renewable energy, reduced greenhouse gases (GHGs) and helped to grow the economy in the US Northeast. Between 2000 and 2010, the economies of the ten Northeast states grew twice as...

The US Transportation Sector can Reduce Petroleum Use and GHG emissions by 80% over the Next Few Decades

March 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

According to a new government study an 80 percent reduction in petroleum use and GHG emissions is possible in the transportation sector by 2050. This is the finding of research by the Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) project, a nine-part study undertaken by the Department of Energy Office of Energy...

March 26, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Here is Triple Pundit's list of 25 for-profit businesses who are using Twitter to support their advocacy of people, planet and profits.1. @SCJgreenchoices: Daily tweets from SC Johnson’s Global Corporate Affairs, Communication & Sustainability team on environmental topics, tips & green choices.2....

Comprehensive Summary of US Green Legislation

March 26, 2013 Add Comment Edit

It is essential for businesses to keep abreast of the legal imperatives that impinge on their operations. Keeping up with green legislation in the US is no easy task. To help make this effort easier, Greenful has put together a comprehensive summary of environmental legislation...

Webinar - NWF Emerging Leaders Professional Development

March 25, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The NWF Emerging Leaders Professional Development Webinar Series: Finding Meaning, Money and Community in a Changing Word - A Discussion with Billy Parish, co-author of "MAKING GOOD" will take place on March 26, 2013 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST. The National Wildlife Federation’s Emerging Leaders Initiative...

March 25, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The course Environmental Law and Regulation takes place on March 27, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m (Check-in time: 8 a.m.)in New Brunswick, NJ. Redesigned and updated for 2013, this interactive course is "TEAM" taught by NJ's top environmental attorneys, regulators and consultants. Case studies...