Since the 1940s, the Green Revolution and the rise of agricultural productivity improved survival and population rates. Although the majority of people have benefited from technological advancement in food production, the introduction of pesticides and food commercialization came with no long-term plans for dealing with the externalities, including cultural, environmental, social and economic instability. Today’s [...]

Apple computers aren’t as eco-friendly as they seem. The Computer TakeBack Coalition (CTBC) is watching how the makers of Apple and PC computers are addressing the electronic industry’s biggest environmental issue: how do we get rid of them once they’re outdated? CTBC uses several tools to evaluate a company’s environmental responsibility. One of them is [...]

On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the organization’s plan to award $6.2 million in workforce development and job training grants to 21 communities across the nation. Organizations eligible for the grants include state environmental agencies, government and community-based groups. The funds, used to train job-seekers in the green industry, [...]

                      On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the addition of 70 new electric vehicles to the city’s official transit fleet. The new additions  include 50 Chevy Volts, 10 Navi-star “E-star” electric utility trucks, and 10 Ford Transit Connect electric cargo vans. At [...]

This Friday, Los Angeles City Mayor Villaraigosa released the 2010 Bicycle Plan, the latest major milestone in putting the city’s Measure R funds to work. By designating over 1600 miles of bicycle lanes throughout Los Angeles, the plan is designed to promote biking as a sustainable means of transit. The new bicycle system, composed of [...]