From the monthly archives: March 2010

Living in Community to Help the World — 7 Observations from Living in an Ecovillage

By On March 26, 2010

This post is our contribution to sustainablog’s Pedal-a-Watt Powered Blogathon this weekend. The long-running green blog (and new green shopping site) is publishing for 24 hours straight to raise funds for the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Northeastern Missouri. Go join the fun: read post contributions from around the green [...]

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Unsafe Water Kills More People than War: Study

By On March 24, 2010

A new study commissioned by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) demonstrates that unclean water for drinking as well as for sanitation services is responsible for more deaths than all forms of violence, including war.

“These deaths are an affront to our common humanity, and undermine the efforts of many countries to [...]

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Earth Hour Getting Large Corporate Support

By On March 22, 2010

We know that it is actually a positive thing these days to care about the environment. It is not a fringe, weirdo concern. For this reason, we now even have the problem of corporate greenwashing — companies (or politicians, people, etc.) trying to convince people they are green when they are not.

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Paper or Plastic? Neither

By On March 8, 2010

Green Cities California (GCC) announced today the release of its Master Environmental Assessment (MEA) on Single Use and Reusable Bags. The MEA, commissioned by GCC and developed by ICF International’s Sacramento office, summarizes existing studies on the environmental impacts of single use plastic, paper, compostable and reusable bags, as well as the impacts [...]

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