8:00 am in Business & Politics, california, carbon emissions, carbon footprints, economics, global climate change, united states by TreeHugger
While there was some
uncertainty over the status of cap and trade in California back in May, the largest State in the US is only months away from potentially adopting a hugely comprehensive cap and trade bill. Of course
Tea Partiers will protest the creeping conspiracy to enforce an inhabitable planet on God-fearing patriots, but the fact is that climate science is not going away, and neither are the dire problems that it warns of. Carbon limitatio...
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7:47 am in air travel, aviation, Business & Politics, carbon footprints, economics, united kingdom by TreeHugger
Britain's Foreign Office has already asked
ambassadors and civil servants to fly economy in an effort to cut their carbon emissions. (See Mike's excellent
guide to greener flying on why the demand business class seats creates more emissions per passenger mile.) Now the Guardian reports that British Prime Minister David Cameron will be asking a
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8:15 am in Business & Politics, carbon footprints, carbon offsets, united states by TreeHugger
From
whether barefoot running is green to the thorny conundrum of
plastic versus paper versus reusable bags, our very own Pablo has answered many an environmental dilemma in his time. But he's not alone in dispensing sound, science-driven environmental advice. In fact
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9:23 am in activism, Business & Politics, carbon footprints, ethical, united kingdom by TreeHugger
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From
peer-supported fundraising for solar in Africa to channeling
energy savings into community donations, there are plenty of ways we can all raise money for a good, green cause. But what if we could use these same tactics to create behavior change too? A new website is encouraging an alternative form of sponsorship, allowing people to accept pledges for action in return for their adventur...
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