Archive for April 2013

Infographic - Sea Level Rise and Global Warming

April 30, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Source: Union of Concerned ScientistsRelated ArticlesUCS Facts Sheet on Global Warming and Sea Level RiseGlobal Warming and Sea Level Rises on the US East CoastInfographic - Sea Level Rise and Global Warmi...

The Dangerous Trajectory of CO2 Growth Since the 1880's

April 30, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Levels carbon dioxide (CO2) have grown steadily since the dawn of the industrial revolution and the trend is accelerating. While CO2 levels have grown steadily since the dawn of the industrial revolution, 2012 saw the second largest increase since record keeping began in 1959. In 2012, CO2 levels jumped...

C02 Concentrations are the Highest in 3 Million Years

April 30, 2013 Add Comment Edit

For the first time in 3 million years, carbon dioxide (C02) concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere hit 400 parts per million (PPM). In April 2013, levels of atmospheric CO2 at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit more than 400 PPM. Levels of 400 PPM have also been recorded in the Arctic. Many...

The Green Market Oracle Surpasses a Million Page Views

April 29, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Green Market Oracle is proud to announce that we have surpassed one million page views! When we published the first article in The Green Market Oracle (then called The Green Market) five years ago, one milestone we never considered reaching was the magical one million page-views marker. In the...

April 29, 2013 Add Comment Edit

There is an increasing demand for Lithium that is putting upward pressure on the cost of this rare earth mineral, but the discovery of new deposits will help address this growing demand. Lithium is an element that powers the modern world. A vast and growing number of portable devices including electronics...

Event - Accelerate: Collaborating for Sustainability Conference

April 28, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Accelerate: Collaborating for Sustainability Conference, will take place on June 10 - 11 2013, in Guelph, Ontario. This conference focuses on the prescient topic of collaboration as it applies to sustainability. Change-makers throughout society are increasingly calling for greater collaboration to...

April 28, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Climate Ride California will take place on May 19 - 23, 2013. Rider will go from Fortuna, CA to San Francisco, CA. Climate Ride California begins near Eureka in the midst of Northern California's majestic redwoods. From there they travel along the coast, soaking in expansive ocean views and coastal...

Event - Business 4 Better Conference: Saving the Planet Through B Power

April 28, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Mightybytes’ Tim Frick presents “By Pixel and Pedal: Saving the Planet through B Power” at the Business 4 Better conference in Anaheim, CA, May 1st-2nd, 2013. Business 4 Better (B4B) is a two-day conference designed for people from mid-sized businesses who work in the areas of social responsibility,...

Video - A Debate about the 350.org Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign

April 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

DemocracyNow.org hosted a conversation about how to confront global warming it with 350.org founder Bill McKibben and journalist Christian Parenti. Some have called 2013 "year zero" in the battle over climate change. This comes as 2012 was a year of extreme weather, from the melting of the Arctic,...

Video - Bill McKibben on Faith & Fossil Fuel Divestment

April 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

350.org founder and author Bill McKibben talks about the need for churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious institutions to divest from the fossil fuel industry. To learn more and join the campaign visit: http://gofossilfree.orgRelated ArticlesVideo - A Debate about the 350.org Fossil Fuel...

Video - Bill McKibben Makes the Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment at Middlebury College

April 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

350.org and Middlebury Schumann Distinguished Scholar Bill McKibben makes the case for fossil fuel divestment at a Middlebury panel about the endowment and socially responsible investing. The Go Fossil Free divestment campaign has spread to over 200 campuses across the country.More info, visit: http://www.gofossilfree.orgRelated...

April 27, 2013 Add Comment Edit

In just 42 minutes, Do The Math: The Movie, tells the story of the growing climate movement, from the new fossil fuel divestment campaign to the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline. Thousands of people screened the movie for Earth Day 2013. As we have yet to agree on global solutions to climate...

Report - Corporate Sustainability Reporting Budgets And Priorities

April 26, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Sustainability reporting is an important pillar of corporate sustainability programmes and firms seek to communicate progress and meet stakeholders’ demands for sustainability disclosure. This report helps executives in sustainability, marketing and communications roles and firms selling into these...

April 26, 2013 Add Comment Edit

This webinar will take place on Tuesday, May 7th 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT. It is designed for those who are tired of creating charts in Excel and attaching them to reports to share with colleagues and clients. The Noesis Pro Energy Reporting Portal (ERP) makes it easy for users to create, customize, schedule...

Whitepaper - Top 5 Energy Reporting Mistakes

April 26, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Energy reporting is a crucial process for energy managers. There is no standard procedure for energy reporting and yet there are common mistakes which can lead to bad decisions and missed opportunities. Solid energy reporting can shed light on real performance leading to intelligent and measurable...

Canadian Minister Attacks Leading Climate Scientist

April 25, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Canada's natural resources minister Joe Oliver is stepping up personal attacks against climate scientists. Oliver may be feeling insecure about the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline in the wake of the release of a recent EPA report that clearly outlines many concerns with the pipeline project which...

Video - Homage to Environmental Pioneer Rachel Carson

April 25, 2013 Add Comment Edit

To celebrate Earth Day 2013 Open Road Media honored Rachel Carson. "Miss Carson, you are the lady who started all this." said Senator Abraham Ribicoff, to Rachel Carson as she testified before congress in 1963 Indeed she did. Carson's message that we must hold a sense of responsibility to...

Video - It's all in our heads: The psychology of sustainability

April 24, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The psychology of sustainability is an increasingly important subject. In this video Simran Sethi explores how our psychology and geography shape the ways we engage and share with each other, and how the stories we tell can catalyze sustainability.To see the video at GreenBiz click here.Related ArticlesA...

The World's Most Sustainable Companies: The Global 100 (2013)

April 24, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Global 100 is an annual project initiated by Corporate Knights Inc. The Global 100 is the most extensive data-driven corporate sustainability assessment in existence, and inclusion is limited to a select group of the top 100 large-cap companies in the world. Launched in 2005, the annual Global...

EPA Slams State Department on the Keystone XL

April 23, 2013 Add Comment Edit

In a letter to the State Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised serious objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. A State Department's draft report in March said the project would not create significant environmental impacts. Describing the State Department's analysis of...

Powerful New Tool Analyzes Website Sustainability

April 23, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Mightybytes is a Chicago-based company that is working to help green the digital space. They are pioneers in the often overlooked area of digital sustainability. They have launched a free innovative web-based app called EcoGrader that helps companies to assess and improve the carbon footprints of their...

April 22, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Toshiba is a great example of a company that is vulnerable to accusations of Greenwash. While they produce highly efficient LED lights and have committed to reducing their carbon footprint, there are other aspects of the company's operations that are questionable.In 2007, Toshiba Corporation established...

April 22, 2013 Add Comment Edit

Just because you paint an oil rig green does not make it environmentally friendly. Businesses have cashed in on the popularity of Earth Day with an avalanche of what can only be described as greenwashing. However, businesses are increasingly understanding that sustainability is about far more than...