Seed Media group has offered to host my blog commonground . So I will resume posting under the same name but at a posh a new address. For those of you frequented the blog over the past year thanks for the kind words and encouragement. ( Seed Media)
Giraffe's are the supermodels of the African savannah, pouty- lipped creatures with super-long legs and inordinate amounts of sex appeal. Unfortunately, being easy on the eyes isn't enough to ensure their long-term survival outside of game preserves and animal parks. ( CS Monitor)
The popularity of "values driven" investing has surged in recent years, from a lone fund called Pax World in 1971 to at least 60 funds today -- including some that have consistently posted healthy returns, helping the field to shed its weak reputation. ( On Earth )
Although representing 4.5 percent of the world's population, the United States contributes an estimated 25 percent of its greenhouse gases. Faced with this fact and news reports of spring arriving earlier, winter arriving later, and the Arctic melting, the subject of climate change has gone from an abstract issue debated among scientists to something with apparently measurable effects in daily life. ( CS Monitor)
Americans produce 25 percent more trash during the winter holidays, amounting to 25 million tons of garbage every year. A few simple tips can reduce the number of trips to the landfill.(Daily Camera)
Green Ideas Sierra Club
Boston is expected to become the first major US city to require developers to adhere to a strict set of so-called green-building standards, officials said today, for all projects of 50,000 square feet or more. ( Boston Globe)
Arizona State is one of the many universities putting its intellect and talent to use in the name of ecology. These institutions are devoting more research to solving global climate problems, and they're redesigning their own campuses to be examples of better ways to use and protect Earth's resources. ( CS Monitor)
"Black Gold," now being screened at festivals and art houses, is the
latest in a growing genre of documentary films shaking up the business
world. They are taking critiques of corporate power that would once
have been the province of newspapers and magazines to movie theaters
and DVD shops, where they're finding an increasingly receptive audience. ( Seattle Times)
Black Gold Starbucks Campaign
A dozen or so companions look more ready for the trek to a primitive campsite, with tents and equipment hanging off backpack frames. But most in the group, except for the leaders, are hiking novices who know each other mostly through Internet chats. They are taking a high-tech college course exploring a low-tech subject: the Appalachian Trail. ( Washington Times )
Lit up at night, Dustin Feider's treehouse looked like a moon sitting 40 feet above the ground in a poplar tree. Besides the fact that it looks like he dropped an Ewok village onto a front yard in Pewaukee, Wis., all the materials are either made from recycled products or are themselves recyclable. ( Miami Herald)
