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In Focus: Earth Day Greenwashing
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 trying to benefit from media attention one day [...]
Top 10 U.S Eco Cities
With Earth Day just around the corner, Redfin, a technology-powered real estate broker, today announced a ranking of the country’s top 10 cities with the greenest homes. The Redfin analysis looked at each city’s overall carbon dioxide emissions, as well as the number of homes currently for sale that have “green” features or eco-friendly ratings. [...]
The Earth Day Solar Car Race
At Solar Energy World, we focus on bettering the planet. Usually, and most obviously, this is through the installation of solar power systems. In addition, under the umbrella of creating a better, greener planet, falls community outreach. This year, for Earth Day, Solar Energy World partnered with two Maryland schools for events that focused on [...]
The Dark Side of Earth Day
I know, Earth Day is supposed to be a day for optimism, a day to express hope that humankind will see the green light and transform its unsustainable ways. But me being me – I have a tendency to find the dark lining in just about every silver cloud, I’m just not in the mood [...]
As Earth Day Arrives, Solar Slide Continues
As Earth Day (Sunday, April 22) approaches yet again in the US, it often leads to additional exposure and support for green energy sources such as solar power. This clean form of energy frequently carries the banner of the clean energy movement on Earth Day and other times, but it has taken a serious hit [...]
Earth Day and Business
Earth Day is about sharing an awareness that results in lasting change and nowhere is this more important than in the business community. Everyone needs to be involved and invested to enact the scope of the changes required. But as a leading contributor of climate change causing emissions business has a unique responsibility. As part [...]
Earth Hour 2012
March 31st is Earth Hour, the day when between 8:30 and 9:30 pm people all over the world switch off the lights to make a symbolic gesture representing the need to be frugal with electricity and, we hasten to add, to switch to alternative energy. Symbolic actions are great, but they should lead to real [...]
Macro Musings on Earth Day and Green Energy
I love Earth Day. I have celebrated itfor decades, by planting my garden or going for a hike or attending anevent. (This year I’ll be spending it as I have spent the last 10 days,staying put and nursing a nice case of poison oak I picked up whilegetting up close and personal with nature the [...]
Announcing Today: Solar Energy is FREE!
The second in our “SolarInnovation Series” is a creative financial innovation that couldsweep the nation and literally make SOLAR ENERGY for all practical purposesFREE to the average homeowner. It does NOT need a string of technicalbreakthroughs or new scientific discoveries all it needed is a littlebit of financial innovation – simple as that. If making [...]