Sustainable American Cities!
The resource is geared toward everyone that deals with sustainability initiatives, including policy makers, non-profit practitioners, and consultants. ... read more >>
Singapore: A Window On The Future Of Sustainable Cities
Recognizing the need to use resources wisely, the government of Singapore has laid out a plan for “Sustainable Singapore," which covers waste management, land use, water use, energy efficiency, and green building. The goal is to boost both economic development and living conditions even as Singapore deals with the same resource challenges the rest of the world is facing. ... read more >>
Too Far? New Plan to Separate Basins, Stop Asian Carp, Costs Billions (Video)
The Asian carp are coming! We have to separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to stop them! That last line isn't as easy to yell as the first, but it's a common refrain among environmental groups and politicians in the Great Lakes region. Now a binational commission is saying the same thing, minus the exclamation points. ... read more >>
Memo to Democrats: Get Behind Clean Energy. ASAP!
In case you haven't noticed, when it comes to energy, Congressional Republicans spend the vast majority of their time and effort propping up their benefactors in the fossil fuels industry. ... read more >>
President Obama Mentions An Energy Company In His Big Speech And It Goes Bankrupt Instantly!
“In three years, our partnership with the private sector has already positioned America to be the world’s leading manufacturer of high-tech batteries,” Obama said in his speech. ... read more >>
NASA study solves case of Earths missing energy
Two years ago, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., released a study claiming that inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth's heat and measurements of ocean heating amounted to evidence of "missing energy" in the planet's system. ... read more >>
Unprecedented, man-made trends in ocean's acidity
The animation shows how aragonite saturation at the ocean's surface is projected to decrease towards the end of the 21st century as man-made carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere continues to rise. ... read more >>
NASA sees a weakening Cyclone Funsos closed eye
Powerful Cyclone Funso's eye has been clear in NASA satellite imagery over the last several days until NASA's Aqua satellite noticed it had "closed" and become filled with high clouds on January 27. ... read more >>
Tropical Storm Damages May Quadruple by 2100
The combined impact of climate change and expanding human population means that tropical cyclones will cause more than four times the damage in 2100 than they do today, increasing from $26 billion to $109 billion. ... read more >>
Does Sustainability Increase Profits or Not?
A UN-backed survey conducted by Globescan and SustainAbility, of 642 senior executives, campaigners and academics found that the vast majority feel that pressure to deliver short-term financial results is impeding their sustainability efforts. Eight-eight percent of respondents called this pressure a “significant barrier.” ... read more >>



















