Carbon Footprint

Is There a Clean Energy Standard in Our Future?

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.17.2012

Bill Chameides

Americans are behind Obama, in the sense that they support the president's concept of a national clean energy standard. But they're also behind, in the sense that the voting public is unwilling to go as far as the president wants to go because of costs.

America's No. 1 Environmentalist Subversive

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.11.2012

Bill Chameides

Environmentalists took over Hollywood and the media ages ago. And now, with those crazies in the White House, they've taken over our government. Next, they'll take control of corporate America and then you can kiss your big old, made-in-the-USA carbon footprint goodbye.

The Magically Green School Bus

Jonny Cohen | Posted 05.09.2012

Jonny Cohen

One day in seventh grade, I noticed the inefficient design of school buses. Then it hit me! Why not build a shield to retrofit buses by redirecting the airflow to decrease drag and increase gas mileage?

Do You COTAP? Alternative Energy for MBAs in Dismal Times

Bryan Gobin | Posted 04.25.2012

Bryan Gobin

COTAP connects projects to individuals who want to offset their carbon footprint, but have a strong preference that their donations support poor farming communities in developing countries that already experience the brunt of climate change.

Richard Sandor: A Legend in Financial Innovation

Michael Martin | Posted 04.24.2012

Michael Martin

Richard Sandor is not a household name but he should be. He is quite frankly one of the most important people in finance today given his 40 years of innovation.

Making the Earth Our BFF

Patricia Draznin | Posted 04.18.2012

Patricia Draznin

With Earth Day hurtling toward us faster than you can skin a free-range carrot, we consider our nation's progress in cleaning up the ecosystem that we've been trashing for decades. Here at the Oh Zone, we did what any skilled researcher would do to find the answer. We asked Siri.

To Drive or Not to Drive

David Vognar | Posted 04.06.2012

David Vognar

I also thought about how my living arrangements would ameliorate or worsen the most potent threat to our civilization: climate change. As I came to learn, none of the options was as green as I thought it would be.

5 Simple Ways to Live Greener

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.08.2012

Maria Rodale

by guest blogger Julie Kerr Gines, environmental scientist and the author The best way to become greener is to slowly incorporate green habits into y...

Eco-Labeling: The Critical Questions to Ask

Andrew Winston | Posted 04.30.2012

Andrew Winston

Will we see the day when all products carry environmental labels with data on carbon emissions and other impacts? Recent news tells us a definitive... maybe.

The Climate Post: Climate Researcher Lied to Get Documents, Triggering Ethics Debate

Mason Inman | Posted 04.24.2012

Mason Inman

A top climate researcher -- Peter Gleick, head of the Pacific Institute -- admitted he lied to obtain documents from the Heartland Institute, which he then leaked to media.

The Great Carbon Bubble

Bill McKibben | Posted 04.08.2012

Bill McKibben

If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007 look like a lark.

Top Ten Cannabis Science Stories of 2011

Russ Belville | Posted 02.28.2012

Russ Belville

Today we continue our Year-End Retrospective with a look at the biggest news stories of scientific research into cannabis, public opinion polls on legalization, and statistical research on cannabis consumers.

PHOTOS: Incredible Tower Wins Taiwan Competition

Posted 12.06.2011

"21st Century Oasis," a proposal by Sou Fujimoto Architects in collaboration with Taiwanese firm, Fei & Cheng associates has won first prize in the Ta...

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint By Eating Sweeter, More Flavorful Strawberries

Jonathan Kaplan | Posted 02.04.2012

Jonathan Kaplan

NRDC Growing Green Award winner Jim Cochran grows organic strawberries on the California coast. Those who have tasted them will confirm that Jim's berries are among the sweetest, most flavorful strawberries you'll ever try.

To Fly or Drive?

Rebecca Anderson | Posted 01.28.2012

Rebecca Anderson

If you're traveling over the holidays and you can't pack the whole family into the car (or better yet, bus or, my personal favorite, train), here are a few things you can do to lighten your carbon load.

The Nature Of Reality And The Long-Distance Relationship

Wendi L. Adamek | Posted 01.03.2012

Wendi L. Adamek

I'm about to get on a plane to see my partner. We haven't seen each other in four months. Well, OK, we've seen each other virtually every day for four months. On Skype, of course.

Save the Planet: Wash Less

Tamar Haspel | Posted 01.03.2012

Tamar Haspel

As cars are hybridized, homes are downsized, and diets are localized, perhaps we should extend the eco-scorn heaped on Hummers, McMansions, and factory beef to a deeply ingrained American institution: the daily shower.

I Am the Population Problem

Lisa Hymas | Posted 12.30.2011

Lisa Hymas

Population growth tends to get blamed on other people: Africans and Asians who have "more kids than they can feed." But actually the population problem is all about me: white, middle-class, American me.

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Unveils Standards for Corporate Value Chain and Products

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 12.05.2011

Janet Ranganathan

Yesterday, the GHG Protocol launched two new global greenhouse gas accounting standards -- for corporate value chains (scope 3) and product life cycle.

Unraveling the Mystery of 'Green': Things to Consider When Assessing Environmental Rating Systems

Gay Browne | Posted 10.03.2011

Gay Browne

A complicated issue when assessing a company's green performance is choosing the criteria on which to focus: emissions, water, toxicity, waste, energy and/or social concerns. It would be great if they tended to line up, but this is rarely the case.

The Fall and Rise of the Carbon Coalition

Matthew DeBord | Posted 09.26.2011

Matthew DeBord

The idea of the environment as an asset may horrify those who consider the great outdoors and all that's in it to be a collective human trust. But the fact is that most of what counts as an environmental asset is owned by someone.

Lynne Peeples

Beefing Up The Case Against Meat: Environment Group The Latest To Advise Eating Less Meat And Cheese

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 09.17.2011

Gidon Eschel, a professor of climate physics at Bard College in New York, spent much of his youth in Israel with cows — tending to a dairy farm as a...

A Swedish Burger Chain Says "Minimize Me"

Andrew Winston | Posted 09.06.2011

Andrew Winston

What do you do if you want to be a responsible corporate citizen and you sell fast food? Well, I think your company would look a lot like Max Burgers, based in Sweden.

Local Food or Less Meat? Data Tells the Real Story

Andrew Winston | Posted 08.28.2011

Andrew Winston

It would seem logical that the best way to shrink your food-related carbon footprint associated would be to buy from near by. But it turns out that this assumption is wrong.

Lucia Graves

What's The Best Way To Tackle Climate Change At The Local Level?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.31.2011

WASHINGTON -- More than 40 of the world's largest cities have reported their greenhouse gas emissions along with a comprehensive analysis of any clima...