By now, you’ve probably heard of Freecycle, the group that allows you to follow the second precept of the Energy/Environmental Three Rs by ‘reusing it’ by passing ‘it’ along to others. This can range from leaves for mulch to that baby grand piano that just can’t fit in your new home. Freecycle enables you to […]
From GHG Footprint to SocialWay Rootprint?
April 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
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Pelosi: Paint the People’s House a Brighter GREEN!
April 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
As discussed in Pelosi is painting the House GREEN, in the beginning of March, Nancy Pelosi directed the House Chief Administrative Officer to come up with a plan to ‘Green the House’. This is moving forward. As per Democrats Painting the House GREEN …, the preliminary report (summary: pdf) of the Green the Capitol Initiative […]
Tags: conservation · Energy · energy efficiency · General · Global Warming · Nancy Pelosi
Riding the Rails into the Future …
April 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off on Riding the Rails into the Future …
While America’s leaders fiddle around and our rail seems to go down in flames, Europe is strengthening its rail system. Two interrelated items to consider: High-Speed Trains are expanding in Europe and are cutting travel times. European train systems are combining in an alliance program to be better positioned to fight discount airlines. Well, in […]
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