Southern Methodist to Launch Sustainable Design Degree Program
Bringing together leaders from industry, government and academia, SMU is working to develop an advanced degree program in sustainable design that combines ideas from engineering, architecture and technology into a forward-looking Master's degree program. Source: GreenBiz.com, Posted February 4th 2008
Toyota to Plant 20,000 Trees Through Arbor Day Foundation Partnership and Extend Commitment for 2008
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), through its partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, today announced that 20,000 trees -- one for every 8-Series lift truck sold in 2007 -- will be planted in national forests damaged by fire or other natural causes. The company also announced an expanded commitment to the Foundation in 2008. Source: GreenBiz.com, Posted February 4th 2008
Wal-Mart Packaging Scorecard Begins Today
Wal-Mart begins using a scorecard today that will rate its suppliers' progress on making product packaging more sustainable. Source: GreenBiz.com, Posted February 4th 2008
Let There be Light
Incandescent Bulbs vs. Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Source: Time.com, Posted February 1st 2008
Is Congress Finally Ready to Go Green?
As concern over global warming became more and more prominent in the U.S. over the past several years - in the media, in opinion polls, in business and in state governments - the one place where the issue seemed all but invisible was the one place that could really do something about it: Congress. Source: Time.com, Posted February 1st 2008
U.S. Stance on climate change shifting, conference delegate say
HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- A meeting on climate change ended without concrete targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, but participants praised what they saw as a new willingness by the United States to discuss possible solutions. Source: CNN.com, Posted February 1st 2008
A Shelter is Built Green
OAKLAND, Calif. - Although he will not be moving from the dilapidated homeless shelter here for another week, Paul McClendon, 55, has his oversized baby-blue garbage bags packed. Sitting on his bed in a winter jacket, he talked Thursday about the new, so-called green shelter with the central heating that he will be moving into. Source: NY Times.com, Posted February 1st 2008
A Preservation Predicament
Conservation organizations that work to preserve biologically rich landscapes are confronting a painful realization: In an era of climate change, many of their efforts may be insufficient or beside the point. Source: NY Times.com, Posted February 1st 2008
