The USDA, examining a potential national tax on sugar in sweet drinks, recently found that such a tax would make Americans 4% less fat. The tax would reduce caloric intake of adults by 13% according to the study. For an…
New Bike-Sharing Program in Chicago & Washington, DC Bike-Sharing Program Getting 10x Bigger
Chicago is launching its first major bike-sharing program this month and Washington, DC is growing its from 120 bikes to 1,100 bikes. Back when I was the executive director of a non-profit promoting clean transportation (mostly bicycling) and sustainable development,…
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7 Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Alternatives
7 (or more) alternatives to a standard peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Do you love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches too much? Think you need a break from them or need to change it up a bit? Here are 7 (tested)…
GREENCAST: 27,000 Abandoned Wells in Gulf of Mexico, Arsenic in Utah Kids Pee, Climate Change Funding in the FY2011 Budget…
Here is our latest “greencast’ of green news from around the internet. Check out our summary of these 10 green news stories in high-definition via screenr or on YouTube below. Read the rest of this entry »
National Parks (10 Friday Photos)
In this week’s 10 Friday Photos post, enjoy great photos of 10 beautiful national parks. Since this week’s 7 Green Bloggers post was about top nature destinations and some of the bloggers chose national parks, I decided to make sure some of the…
Solar-Powered Plane Completes 1st 24-Hour Flight
We’ve written about the Solar Impulse airplane here on Cleantechnica before. It is a completely solar-powered plane built in Switzerland. Not long after taking its first flight (in December, 2009) the plane has now just set a new record by…
New Sustainability Program for Business Leaders
WWF and Leading Business School IMD Team Up to Offer Innovative Sustainability Program — One Planet Leaders. IMD, a leading business school located in Switzerland, has just teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to offer an innovative training…
War is Hell on the Environment (and Future Generations)
War is harmful for the environment and all those who rely on it (generation after generation in many cases). This is an issue that crossed my mind when I was writing about the Afghanistan War becoming the longest war in US…