Green Gadgets: People-Powered Playthings
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Kinetic-powered gadgets are proliferating in the age of green.
author By Joe Hutsko, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Facing New European CO2 Rules, Airlines Promise Higher Fares
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Becoming impatient with international bodies, the European Union passes its own rules on aviation and CO2 emissions. Airlines, needless to say, are not happy.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Saving Enough Computer Energy to “Toast 188 Slices of Bread”
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Green Gadgets: Downloadable widgets aimed at conserving energy.
author By Joe Hutsko, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
iPhone App Gives Drivers Efficiency Feedback
Thursday, October 30th, 2008An application for the iPhone or iPod Touch gives drivers the ability to track their fuel efficiency.
author By Joe Hutsko, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Wal-Mart’s New Sustainability Push
Friday, October 24th, 2008Wal-Mart plans to cut environmental and social harms from the operations of the thousands of companies that supply its products. The announcement was made at a huge “sustainability summit” hosted by the world’s biggest retailer in China.
author By Andrew C. Revkin, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Growth Economics on a Finite Planet
Thursday, October 16th, 2008What financial bubbles and climate policy may have in common.
author By Andrew C. Revkin, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
What’s Fresh Is Not the Only Factor
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Three environmental groups have issued pocket guides to sushi, listing seafood according to sustainability. But with each of them, a little study before sitting down at a sushi bar is a good idea.
author By Florence Fabricant, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
1,000 Words
Thursday, October 16th, 2008A slide show with links to recent articles in the news …
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
The Failing Business of Conservation
Sunday, October 12th, 2008This week at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, James Kanter takes note of a singular sentiment running through the participants: Conservation is failing because it has not embraced the fundamental tenets of business management.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Palin on Oil and Gas: ‘Once They’re Gone, They’re Gone’
Sunday, October 12th, 2008“We do have conserve and we have to start looking at the alternative sources,” the Alaska governor said on Fox News.
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Will the Momentum for Renewables Wither?
Sunday, October 12th, 2008The world has changed in the last few days, and certainly renewables — like a lot of things in the current economy — appear to be hanging in the balance.
author By Clifford Krauss, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Biking on a Brompton: One Reporter’s View
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Folding his bike and taking it into Parliament makes James Kanter a happy fellow…
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Prius Diary, Part IV: Road Trip!
Sunday, October 5th, 2008New Prius owner and Times reporter Micheline Maynard takes her car out for a long ride. “I wondered how it would perform. I had always heard that a Prius did better in city driving than on the highway, so I was prepared to get less than the 40-plus mpg I was averaging in the city.”
author By Micheline Maynard, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Feel-Good Fun for the Super-Rich: A Hybrid Yacht
Sunday, October 5th, 2008While hybrid cars like the Prius already are becoming mass market items, hybrid yachts decidedly are not — though they might offer the super-rich their own “green” bragging rights.
author By James Kanter, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Cheap Green: Saving Energy on Computers
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Some energy saving tips from Dell that you may not know.
author By Kate Galbraith, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com