Archive for ‘green’
Oppose state greenhouse gas laws
February 10th, 2008
General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner urged a group of auto dealers Saturday to lobby against individual states trying to set their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Shopping For Homes? Look For These Green Features
February 10th, 2008
The Twin Cities Builder’s Association has agreed on some new “green-conscious” standards called Greenstar
Green eggs, hold the ham
January 31st, 2008
The hen’s owners have said it will stay clear of the stew pot and live a nice long life.
Environmental Captial
January 30th, 2008
WSJ’s Jeffrey Ball and Keith Johnson discuss their new blog, Environmental Capital, which takes a look at the business of the environment.
Toyota beats GM in global production
January 28th, 2008
Toyota may have fallen short of General Motors in global vehicle sales last year, but it’s beaten its U.S. rival in another measure — global vehicle production. In the latest neck-and-neck numbers race between the world’s top two automakers, Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it had made a record 9,497,754 vehicles worldwide in 2007, up 5.3 percent from the …
Green Candidate?
January 24th, 2008
Obama gets voted Smogmaker of ’07 by DeSmogBlog, hot bodies warm building, and three wheeled autos. ZapRoot, helping you go green.
Architect Foster sees future in green desert city
January 22nd, 2008
Imagine a city of 50,000 with no cars, no carbon, no waste, a green city of the future. Now imagine it in the Gulf desert, where summer temperatures can hit 50 degrees and 24-hour air conditioning is a way of life.
Gadgets And Tips To Make Your Vehicle More Green
January 19th, 2008
Becoming more eco-friendly is a popular mission these days both for companies and for consumers and this weekend at the Women’s Expo you’ll find something you might not expect — a car expert
‘Green’ Cars on Display at Brussels Auto Show
January 16th, 2008
Concerns about global warming has prompted many car owners to consider vehicles which run on cleaner energy, forcing the automobile industry to react to keep up with these demands. Inside the Brussels motor show, these changes are obvious.
Are Sports Cars’ Days Numbered?
January 14th, 2008
WSJ’s car critic Jeffrey Sabatini discusses Nissan’s new GTR, a classic sports car that bucks the growing trend among automakers to go green.
Real World Green: Be more Green, move to New York
January 10th, 2008
You’d think living in the country is greener than living in a dirty city. Think again.
Real World Green: Green Gifting for the Holidays
December 14th, 2007
Inspired by a news item on NPR, we talk about Charity Gift Cards. Here are a few places you can get them: Tis Best, Charity Choice.
Japan pledges $1.8 bln for green projects in Asia
November 21st, 2007
apanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged 200 billion yen ($1.83 billion) in loans over the next five years for environmental projects in Asia, officials said on Wednesday. The projects include sewage disposal and sulphur dioxide scrubbing from power plant smoke stacks.
Real World Green: Announcing the Greenhouse
November 20th, 2007
Come check out the The Greenhouse, a site for viewers of Real World Green and Gardenfork.