sustainable development

green jobs in EU

The 27 EU Member States should focus on and develop more specific policies and strategies related to three core themes, such as “resource efficiency“, “green markets” and “environmental jobs.”[read more]

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, is on the horizon. The event taking place this June, twenty years after the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, can serve as a reminder for lawmakers in Washington, DC of the impact of their work beyond the beltway and throughout the increasingly globalized planet. As...[read more]

This week I spent a very worthwhile 4 hours in the above titled workshop.  It was hosted by Heidi Spinella, a sustainability consultant, and Bert Cohen, an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire, teaching Sustainable Living and Systems Thinking for Sustainable Living.  Heidi is also a PMP so naturally, excuse the...[read more]

Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo spoke at the opening plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative. Unintentionally, her remarks illustrated the challenge of sustainable development.First the good news — green power:We are endowed with geothermal power and it fits very well with our Green Philippines program. We want to use...[read more]

A new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development found that the costs of green building are often misunderstood, and even overestimated by as much as 300%.  HGTV announces the Green Home Giveaway - they will build a home somewhere using eco-friendly materials and give it away in 2008.Sun Microsystems completes...[read more]

Let's talk about zero energy architecture and the Truro Residence.  It's an amazing residence, currently under construction on one of Cape Cod's beaches in Massachusetts.  Designed by Independence Energy Homes (IEH) and being constructed by Silvia and Silvia, the Truro Residence is meant to accommodate a large family and...[read more]

So you want some do-it-yourself climate solutions. Popular Science is the place to go.The magazine details how, for $300, you can build a vertical wind turbine (pictured below) for your home in about 3 days. It will generate 50 kilowatt-hours per month, which might be about 10% of your electricity use, depending on the size of your...[read more]

The theme of next June’s World Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain is (of course) sustainable development, and the Digital Water Pavilion is one of the more interesting green design concepts that you’ll see. The Pavilion will use a computer to control water down to the level of individual drops, which in turn can create patterns of images,...[read more]