“Practical sustainability — especially of the Recyclebank variety — has everything a brand could want. Real virtue as a reward, personal selfish gratification, and measurable results that make us feel part of a positive movement.”
About 180,000 people have signed an online petition at Avaaz.org, against the proposed Glacier Discovery Walk at Jasper National Park expressing concerns against privatisation in the national park(s) (Source: The Globe and the Mail).
Bill McKibben, co-founder of Katerva winner 350.org, urges Going on the Offence against fossil fuel corruption as hundreds of activists, dressed as referees, protested in front of The Capitol (Source: EcoWatch.org). Check out 350.org’s Blow the Whistle campaign!
“Over the last 5 years, Ecovative has established itself as a leader in sustainable, cost effective biomaterials. We are thrilled to combine this with Sealed Air’s global sales network, strong packaging design capabilities, and world-class supply chain.” Eben Bayer, CEO of Ecova
Since Architecture 2030′s call to action in 2005, The 2030 Challenge, the EIA Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) building energy consumption estimates (annually published), for the year 2030 have steadily declined, with projections between 2005 and 2011 dropping nearly 70%! “AEO
Mild mannered but pithy Vermont author, environmentalist and educator Bill McKibben was recently featured in The Boston Globe as The Man who crushed the Keystone XL pipeline.
Keen to manage the sustainability lifecycle of their components even beyond their use in a Nissan Car, Nissan has entered into a partnership with leading power company ABB, 4R Energy and Sumitomo Corporation of America to develop a LEAF battery storage prototype with a capacity of at
CarTradeIndia’s Editorial team report on 2012 Auto Expo’s focus on hybrid vehicles: “Automobile manufacturers around the globe have lined-up plethora of hybrid technologies and concepts at the ongoing automotive show. LEAF by Nissan (the largest-selling electric car in the world) and
