Green Business Solutions

Articles on conservation

• Sustainable Communities Require Organic Change We're facing a new challenge -- rebuilding our cities from the subsoil to the sky. Sustainable cities are about the entire urban system that includes food, water, shelter, transportation, jobs, and education...and more, of course.
  
• Veterans Conservation Corps in Washington State...Therapeutic Transition, Green Job Training and Valuable Conservation Veterans Conservation Corps is sprouting in Washington state and being developed for expansion to additional states. This decompression time provides vets with new skills, stress management and new stateside friends. And their generous donation of volunteer time improves our homeland environment at the same time. Win-win-win-win...!
  
• Compelling Results for Youth ... so cancel the CCC program? Your voice matters. Our youth matter. The CCC is a way to address both those priorities, plus youthpower for fighting wildfires, floods and local community services. Please check this out.
  
• Negabarrels vs. Drilling for Oil Saves Money and Natural Resources Not only is drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge expensive and problematic, but it is a major security risk. Read Lovins' article for his research justification for that judgment.
  
• Conservation Cuts in the Farm Bill have a $10,000:$1 ratio Conservation funding has been cut and corn subsidies held. Congress is slashing conservation for the sake of commodities subsidies for 2009.
  
• The Rebound Effect in Green Marketing & Conservation Who really benefits from individual efforts to conserve limited resources like water or energy?
  
• Environmental Benefits of Conservation on Cropland Cropland conservation practices include soil management, water management, nutrient management, pest management, and landscape management practices
  
• California Resources Agency for Natural Resources Management California's natural resources of water, wildlife and habitat are coordinated through the Resources Agency
  
• Computer Data Center Locator & Energy Efficiency Nearly half of data centers worldwide will lack the power and cooling capacity required to support high-density server and storage gear
  
• EcoConsumer Waste Calculator EcoConsumer Waste Calculator helps people measure waste impact
  
• Lady Bird Looked Beyond Beautification to Preservation Ladybird Johnson was an innovator in designing environmentally sustainable landscapes.
  
• Green for the Rest of Us! Green for the rest of us -- the new phase of green business that will lead people to the goal of sane expectations.
  
• EPA Launches New Environmental Stewardship website. Comprehensive directory of tips and programs offered by EPA to encourage good stewardship of environmental and natural resources.
  
• Buildings have the greatest impact on climate change California buildings rank among AIA's Top Ten Green Projects.