Gaia Community: ~C4Chaos's Bookmarks tagged 'green'

Ways To Protect Our Environment

~C4Chaos — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:31:06 GMT

"Today Toyota started test driving their Prius plug in hybrid electric car in the United Kingdom. To celebrate I thought I

Tags: green, cars, plugins, hybrids, electric cars

Geoengineering is not the solution to global warming, argues Greenpeace's Doug Parr | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

~C4Chaos — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:18:03 GMT

Geoengineering is not the solution to global warming, argues Greenpeace's Doug Parr | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

It is a testament to the world's catastrophic levels of inertia that when it comes to dealing with climate change, a relatively simple physical phenomenon, "geoengineering solutions" are now being seriously looked at by scientists.

Tags: green, geoengineering

How to Be Green in the Afterlife - About Green Burials - Gaiam Life

~C4Chaos — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:44:41 GMT

How to Be Green in the Afterlife - About Green Burials - Gaiam Life

Learn about more eco-friendly, meaningful, less expensive and natural alternatives to a traditional graveyard burial.

Tags: gaiam life, green, burial, impermanence

Amazing House Designs That Get You Close To Nature | greenUPGRADER.com

~C4Chaos — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:35:52 GMT

Amazing House Designs That Get You Close To Nature | greenUPGRADER.com

Here are 14 amazing house designs that can help you reconnect with your environment

Tags: green, design, homes

10 Green Olympians

~C4Chaos — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:58:46 GMT

10 Green Olympians

Going for Gold

Tags: green, olympics, athletes, sports, olympians

IKEA to sell solar panels? | Green Tech - CNET News.com

~C4Chaos — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:42:18 GMT

IKEA to sell solar panels? | Green Tech - CNET News.com

IKEA plans to pour $77 million into clean-technology start-ups within the next five years and could add "green" goods such as solar panels to its inventory, according to Cleantech Group.

Tags: green, ikea, solar energy

Who Are the "Greenfluencers"? | Sustainable Life Media

~C4Chaos — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:07:48 GMT

Who Are the "Greenfluencers"? | Sustainable Life Media

At the 2007 EG conference, Kevin Kelly shares a fun stat: The World Wide Web, as we know it, is only 5,000 days old. Now, Kelly asks, how can we predict what's coming in the next 5,000 days?

Tags: green, greenfluencers

FORA.tv - Van Jones - Let's Break Up with Oil

~C4Chaos — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:20:04 GMT

FORA.tv - Van Jones - Let's Break Up with Oil

By breaking up with oil, Jones says, we will move forward to alternative sources of energy.

Tags: fora tv, van jones, oil, energy, green, videos

"Major Breakthrough" in Hydrogen Production: Video Interview with Daniel Nocera : TreeHugger

~C4Chaos — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:16:37 GMT

"Major Breakthrough" in Hydrogen Production: Video Interview with Daniel Nocera : TreeHugger

You may have seen yesterday

Tags: treehugger, green, solar energy, daniel nocera, technology

economics of solar power - The McKinsey Quarterly - economics of solar power - Energy, Resources, Materials - Strategy & Analysis

~C4Chaos — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:58:24 GMT

economics of solar power - The McKinsey Quarterly - economics of solar power - Energy, Resources, Materials - Strategy & Analysis

Solar energy is becoming more economically attractive as technologies improve and the cost of electricity generated by fossil fuels rises.

Tags: green, alternative energy, solar energy, mckinsey

KBB Green: KBB's Top 10 Green Cars for 2008 - Official Kelley Blue Book Site

~C4Chaos — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:04:53 GMT

KBB Green: KBB's Top 10 Green Cars for 2008 - Official Kelley Blue Book Site

Skyrocketing gas prices, a weak economy, growing environmental consciousness

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Kelley Blue Book Launches KBBGreen and Names Top 10 Green Cars for 2008 : Gas 2.0

~C4Chaos — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:01:48 GMT

Kelley Blue Book Launches KBBGreen and Names Top 10 Green Cars for 2008 : Gas 2.0

Most of us agree that the Kelley Blue Book is the quintessential guide to new and used vehicle information. Now, they

Tags: gas 2 0, kelley blue book, green, kbbgreen

Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward: Greenwashing (cont.) and the Need to Loosen Up

~C4Chaos — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:41:33 GMT

Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward: Greenwashing (cont.) and the Need to Loosen Up

Jeffrey Hollender, the founder and CEO at Seventh Generation, published a counterpoint to my recent post, How Bad Is Greenwashing, Really? I encourage you to read it here.

Tags: joel makower, green, greenwashing

How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure: Smart Grids, Fast Charging and Universal Access : Gas 2.0

~C4Chaos — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:55:47 GMT

How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure: Smart Grids, Fast Charging and Universal Access : Gas 2.0

Imagine pulling into any old parking spot downtown, plugging your electric car into a box on the curb, running some errands, and coming back ten minutes later to find your car completely charged and your bank account automatically debited for the balance of your electricity use without you having to swipe any cards.

Tags: gas 2 0, plugin hybrids, cars, alternative energy, electricity, electric cars, green

~C4Chaos — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:11:09 GMT

In October 2005, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott started talking about sustainable development. In September 2006, he agreed with Al Gore and stated that a conflict between the environment and the economy is unnecessary. Now, he's even hired green activist Adam Werbach to shepherd the plan. But there are still plenty of skeptics. Is Scott merely greenwashing -- using sustainability to promote his company's interests -- or has Wal-Mart really become a force for environmental good?

Tags: fast company, walmart, green, business, environment

Plug-In 2008: Electric Cars Are Inevitable ... and Essential | Autopia from Wired.com

~C4Chaos — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:56 GMT

Plug-In 2008: Electric Cars Are Inevitable ... and Essential | Autopia from Wired.com

The electrification of the automobile is not only inevitable, advocates and experts say, it is essential because plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles offer our best chance to address global warming, achieve energy security and move us beyond oil.

Tags: wired, ev, electric cars, green

In Green Business, Strange Bedfellows Are Becoming the Norm - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green

~C4Chaos — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:10:20 GMT

In Green Business, Strange Bedfellows Are Becoming the Norm - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green

Who would have ever thought that Greenpeace and McDonald's would be collaborating to protect the Amazon rain forest? Or influential environmental groups would be partnering with private equity firms to prevent new coal-fired power plants from coming online in Texas? Or that investors and activists would be sitting across the table from Citi and other leading banks telling them how to tighten their lending criteria for high carbon-emitting projects?

Tags: greenpeace, mcdonalds, green, environment, sustainability

WorldChanging Seattle

~C4Chaos — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:12:09 GMT

WorldChanging Seattle

worldchanging was founded on the idea that real solutions already exist for building the future we want. it's just a matter of grabbing hold and getting moving.

Tags: worldchanging, seattle, green

PickensPlan: The Plan

~C4Chaos — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:59:45 GMT

PickensPlan: The Plan

The Pickens Plan is a bridge to the future

Tags: t boone pickens, wind, alternative energy, energy, picksplan, green

FORA.tv - How Walkable Communities Relate to Quality of Life

~C4Chaos — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:40:43 GMT

FORA.tv - How Walkable Communities Relate to Quality of Life

Dan Burden explains what makes the walkability of a community so valuable. He ties walkability - and cities that are built for people rather than cars - to quality of life, which has dropped in America over the past several decades.

Tags: fora tv, walking, walkability, green, community, dan burden