Home » Archive

Articles in the Global Sustainability Category

Carbon Offset Credits, Featured, Global Sustainability, Global Warming, Pollution »

[16 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 1,349 views]
Carbon Tax for Businesses and Families in the Near Future?

According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), the new debt ceiling deal may just lead to an imposed carbon tax in the near future. The reasoning behind the group’s presumption is mainly due to the fact that…

Deforestation, Eco Packaging, Eco-Friendly Products, Featured, Global Sustainability, Global Warming, Green Companies, Sustainable Development, Waste Management, Waste Program »

[10 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 1,408 views]
Office Depot Makes Switch to Save Millions of Trees

Office Depot now allows its delivery customers to choose paper bags over cardboard boxes when shipping their orders – a move that the company hopes will prevent…

Economic Sustainability, Featured, Global Sustainability, Global Warming, green living, Green Program »

[2 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 1,856 views]
Global Warming or Global Population Control?

While its commendable and, I believe, the job of every person living on planet earth to take care of the common ground we all share; sadly, it appears that environmental conservation has become more of a radical religion than anything else. In reading posts on blogs and news organization sites, its obvious that folks are worried about literally every last ounce of…

Featured, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Global Sustainability, Global Warming, Green Manufacturing, Green Vehicles, Pollution, Sustainable Transport »

[1 Aug 2011 | No Comment | 1,538 views]
Car Fuel Efficiency Standards to Nearly Double by 2025

President Obama recently announced an agreement that will boost the fuel efficiency of cars and light duty trucks by almost double! The United Auto Workers (UAW), along with 13 major automakers and the State of California have joined forces and set the new standard of 54.5 miles per gallon, which will take…

Featured, Global Sustainability, Global Warming, Green Home Design, Renewable Energy Technologies, Rooftop Solar, Solar Power »

[28 Jul 2011 | No Comment | 1,927 views]
Rooftop Mounted Solar Panels Keep Buildings Cooler

Not only are solar panels perfect for cutting down the cost of electricity, but, according to a new report, they also apparently provide a sufficient amount of cooling to the building on which they are attached. The discovery was made by Jan Kleissal and his research team at the UC San…