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Indian Women and Energy

Why the two are inextricably connected Hinsi Hazda, rushes to finish her daily chores as the sun sets in Tentala, Odisha, India. Like many rural hamlets in India, Hinsi’s village of Tentala is off the power grid, and the only way to see well enough to complete her daily chores is by the light of [...]
Martin Luther King and The Call to Direct Action On Climate

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 09:31 AM PDT from the Center for American Progress Van Jones and I have published the following op-ed in “The Miami Herald” and many other McClatchy newspapers. It will be the first in a series on the moral dimensions of climate change. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,”wrote Martin Luther [...]
Top Ten Takeaways on Innovation From TEDx Women

TEDx Women DC 2012, produced by The Paley Center for Media and its CEO Pat Mitchell and held at the U.S. Institute for Peace, was an inspiring and thought-provoking conference filled with remarkable women (and a few men) doing TEDTalks and musical or dance performances around the theme of “the space between.” Their stories and [...]
Be a Macabee with Hadassah: This Hanukkah, Take Action for the Environment!

from Hadassah.org – courtesy of Thelma Michelson In the story of Hanukkah, a small amount of oil, which should have lasted for only one day, miraculously sustained a flame for eight days. When it comes to the consumption of the world’s natural resources we are, unfortunately, unable to make them stretch as far as the [...]
Give New Parking App a Drive-By

For those of us who are interested in saving gas, money and the planet, those new smartphone parking apps seem like a great idea. After all, who wouldn’t want to be able to zero in on available parking and avoid burning up extra fuel in the hunt for a spot? So when a friend suggested [...]
Ushering in a New Century: The Groundbreaking for the George Washington University Museum

Kelsey Desmond Green Connections Radio Intern A blue robe adorned with ornate design and snarling dragons stands illuminated behind a glass case. As beautiful and intricate as this robe is, a curator informs me that it was, in fact, an under robe for a member of the court during the Qing dynasty. However, this robe, [...]
Chocolate Industry Giant Joins Eco-Friendly Trend

Chocolate is often thought of as a “guilty pleasure,” but for those who are concerned about the environment, ethical labor practices and sustainable production, a leading chocolate maker is offering some new reasons to feel good about the decision to indulge. The Hershey Company announced earlier this month that it will transition to the use [...]
Amazon Attempts to Woo the Green Crowd

By Amy Sorter, EcoSavvyMoms.com Amazon’s latest launch, Vine.com is focused on the environmentally-minded crowd that is now shopping online. Vine is positioned to be a one-stop shop for everything green, from paraben-free skincare and natural cleaners to organic snacks, décor, and sustainably-made and natural pet products. The website also contains items that help improve the [...]
The secret weapon in the large-company toolbox

Intrigued by new energy management software, the Utility Accountant by Load IQ, Siemens decided to underwrite a small-scale beta test of it in Germany. Liking what they saw, they opted for another beta test, at 10 times the size of the first one. What’s so appealing? Load IQ’s Utility Accountant enables property or facility managers [...]
These Students Remind Us What We Can Do — and Rio+20 Reminds Us What We Must Do

While the environmentalists and the Olympic planners in London argue over which shade of green is more valuable — environmental green or greenbacks, that is, whether to accept or reject Dow and BP’s sponsorships — the finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Business Plan Competition showed us where we really need to focus: [...]