Archive for the ‘Business & Politics’ Category

• Al Gore urges civil disobedience in the fight against climate change

  DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 30JAN05 – Al Gore at the Annual Meeting 2005 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2005. Photo by Severin Nowacki. Last week, during the Clinton Global Initiative, Al Gore encouraged young people to use civil …

• Earth Overshoot Day Happens Earlier Every Year

  As of September 23 we humans have used all the resources our earth can produce this year. That means we are borrowing resources from 2009 and that we are literally consuming our children’s resources. And as each year passes Earth …

• Green Quote of the Week: UK Met Office

  The Guardian quotes a statement from the UK Met Office, one of the world’s leading providers of environmental and weather-related services: “Anyone who thinks global warming has stopped has their head in the sand. The evidence is clear, the long-term …

• Al Gore Fights Big Oil with New TV Ad

  Al Gore and the We Campaign is fighting big oil and their “drill, drill” message with a new TV ad. The new TV ad will be aired on national cable TV, and if they raise enough money they will also …

• The Plenty 20: 20 businesses, 20 people, and 10 ideas that will change our world

  In this months issue of the environment magazine Plenty they have listed the top 20 people, 20 businesses, and 10 ideas that will “change our world”. “There are game-changers and then there are world-changers. From Internet giants working to make …

• How are the Candidates Going to Clean America?

  The method in which America creates energy has been a hot topic during the 2008 presidential election. For most, a primary concern deals with how we can keep prices down at the pump while eliminating our need for foreign oil. …

• Green Quote of the Week: Rajendra Pachauri

  Rajendra Pachauri, who currently chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002 and who recently won the Nobel Peace Price along with Al Gore, said at a speech in London on Monday evening that “meat production puts more …

• More on Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  Jacob from the blog Force Change tells us that Sarah Palin supports mining in Bristol Bay, which could threaten salmon, bears, and caribou. He lists three other major anti-green policies from Sarah Palin and comes to the conclusion that her …

• 2450 Green Tech Jobs Created in Colorado by Danish Wind Company Vestas

  The sign says “Welcome to colorful Colorado”. Photo: Paraflyer. It seems that as for every day that passes more and more jobs in USA gets outsourced and shipped overseas to countries with cheaper labour. That’s why it must be great …

• Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  The photo shows Sarah Palin and John McCain during a political rally. Photo: Buddhakiwi. Last week the Republican presidential contender John McCain announced his choice for running mate and Vice President. John McCain selected a rather unknown 44 year-old women …