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• Best year-end green news reviews of 2008

  As a farewell to the year 2008, here is a list of the best this year’s green news year-end reviews. Posted Dec 31 2008, 02:56 PM by tim_barsness with | with no comments Filed under: emissions, green business, alternative energy, sustainability, climate change, green building, green trends, green products, hybrid cars, renewable energy, environment, green design, cars, green tech

• Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance

  Focus on Gender in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction The Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UN/ISDR) are pleased to invite you to the Third Global Congress... Posted May 30 2008, 07:40 AM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: ipcc, climate, alternative energy, ecological design, sustainability, climate change, green building, Live Green Live Smart, green baby, grandparent, environmental, women and climate issues

• Ethanol's Failed Promise ?

  Washington Post online Food-to-fuel mandates were created for the right reasons. The hope of using American-grown crops to fuel our cars seemed like a win-win-win scenario: Our farmers would enjoy the benefit of crop-price stability. Our national security... Posted Apr 22 2008, 07:44 AM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: emissions, global warming, business, sustainable, green business, alternative energy, ecological design, sustainability, green chemistry, climate change, green lifestyle, water and fuel, ethanol, green fuel, grandparent, green living, air quality, flex fuel

• Living Green Expo in Saint Paul May 3-4 Do It Green!

  The Living Green Expo is a free, annual event that provides information and products to help Minnesotans and their neighbors improve the environmental and social impacts of their day-to-day living. The Expo features over 200 exhibitors of products, services... Posted Apr 16 2008, 08:50 AM by liz with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: carbon, USGBC, emissions, ipcc, forestry, climate, urban forest, urban garden, sustainable, reforest, green business, alternative energy, solar, ecological design, sustainability, green chemistry, permaculture, threatened species, climate change, sustainable house, green building, Live Green Live Smart, Alliance for Environmental Sustainability, green merchandise, live green living, green lifestyle, green gifts, water quality, water and fuel, groundwater, ethanol, green baby, grandparent, reuse, recycle, organic dairy fair trade, green dairy, climate proofing, water, building green, green living, green event

• Save Money, Save Energy, Save the Planet

  NOW with Bill Moyers on PBS Week of March 28, 2008 Could a new effort to fight global warming save money and create jobs at the same time? NOW looks at a city-wide plan in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to make all its buildings more energy efficient. Up to... Posted Apr 11 2008, 09:57 PM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, building, emissions, global warming, climate, sustainable, green business, alternative energy, solar, ecological design, sustainability, permaculture, threatened species, climate change, sustainable house, green building, live green living, Minnesota E85, green baby, reuse, recycle, building green

• Dutch Prepare for Global Climate Change's Rising Seas

  Nearly 60% of the Netherlands' population lives below sea level. This makes this densely populated coutry one of those most threatened by the effects of global warming and rising water levels. Already, sea levels are rising and dikes and pumps being... Posted Jan 30 2008, 03:50 PM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: sustainability, climate change, netherlands, dikes, climate proofing, sea levels, flooding

• Ethanol and Water May Not Mix

  A Minnesota community may be just the first place to present one of ethanol's inconvenient truths: In Granite Falls, an ethanol plant in its first year of operations depleted the groundwater so much that it had to begin pumping water from the Minnesota... Posted Jan 28 2008, 01:23 PM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, USGBC, global warming, climate, Alaska, sustainable, Casey Trees, green business, alternative energy, solar, ecological design, sustainability, green chemistry, climate change, Alliance for Environmental Sustainability, Minnesota E85, water quality, water and fuel, groundwater, ethanol, green fuel, sea levels, water, air quality

• First Platinum LEED Remodeled House in America

  Live Green, Live Smart announced today that the US Green Building Council has awarded their project home, The Sustainable House, the highest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for a residential remodel. The Sustainable House,... Posted Jan 03 2008, 06:13 PM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, USGBC, emissions, global warming, forests, lumber, urban garden, sustainable, green business, recycling, alternative energy, solar, ecological design, sustainability, permaculture, climate change, sustainable house, LEED, green building

• Tips for Green Yards and Homes

  Natural Home Magazine offers several easy-to-follow articles about practical ways to design your own green home and yard. Including: Designing Your Sustainable Dream Home: 10 Things Every Eco-Home Should Have Sustainable Landscaping and Chemical-free... Posted Aug 13 2007, 10:56 AM by jack with | with no comments Filed under: USGBC, ipcc, allergy, sustainable, reforest, green business, alternative energy, sustainability, biomimicry, green chemistry, climate change, sustainable house, green building, Alliance for Environmental Sustainability, green merchandise, green lifestyle, green gifts, water quality, water and fuel, green baby, grandparent, green event, air quality, green wedding, grants