"Big Name Design With A Green Twist"
The design firm Pentagram got an unusual request from the Nature Conservancy.
Source: Environment Report, 07/10/2009
Economy & Business
Feds Continue Compensation for Lost Local Tax Revenue
The fiscal year 2009 allocation of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) is up about 4% from last year, and is being distributed to about 60% of the nation's counties and other local jurisdictions.
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"Tax Incentives Put Solar Within Reach"
"Buying a solar system for your home still is not as simple or inexpensive as say picking up a new water heater. But solar energy advocates argue that the systems are affordable and obtainable for just about everyone -- right now."
Source: Environment Report, 06/15/2009
Can 'Sustainable' Branding Save the World?
A five-day gathering of 650 marketing pros focuses on whether do-gooder marketing is the key to survival in a cut-throat economy. But are they merely 'greenwashing' the same old products?
Source: Monterey Co. Weekly, 06/12/2009
Green Jobs Sector 'Poised for Explosive Growth,'
A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts says that "green-collar workers" and the "clean-energy economy" have been growing faster than the rest of the U.S. economy and are poised for explosive growth.
Source: NYTimes, 06/11/2009
"What Counts as Green Collar?"
Green collar jobs are at the heart of President Obama's economic program. Some laid-off blue-collar workers are starting to wonder what those green collar jobs will look like.
Source: Environment Report, 06/09/2009
"Companies Not Disclosing Climate Risks: Studies"
"Most global industrial companies that emit a lot of greenhouse gases are not adequately detailing their climate strategies in U.S. financial filings, two studies by environmental and investment groups showed on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 06/04/2009
UL Starts Certifying Green Products
"Underwriters Laboratories, whose ubiquitous product-safety labels have made it household name for more than a century, is pushing hard to make a new name for itself as a global environmental-standards tester."
Source: NYTimes, 06/03/2009
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