Monthly Archives: December 2009
Can cooling down the planet heat up the economy?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US government, the national unemployment rate, last October, rose to 10.2%, the highest one since April 1983. Unemployment means wanting to work and not finding a job. It may mean [...]
What is carbon or emissions trading?
For many people, climate change is already a fact. Scientific studies are all around, showing us over and over again how we humans are so mistakenly managing natural resources that we are bringing on our own destruction. We are altering [...]
Malmo: an example of a green city, in Sweden
Some cities wait for legislation to be passed before starting to evolve to a more sustainable way of functioning. And some others lead the way, and I dare say they will even be an inspiration for those future laws I [...]
A bit of Black comedy on green issues
VIA: The Economist
A green neighborhood, in Boulder, Colorado
A neighborhood of 12 net-zero energy homes (which consume as much energy as they generate) is being built in the north of Boulder, Colorado. They are designed to meet green building standards, specifically LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) [...]
