Kona’s Organic Coffee at its Finest

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on April 7, 2010 · 2 Comments 

The Kona Coffee Bean If you are anything like me, most mornings can be neatly split into two categories: before, and after, coffee. College put me on this path and graduate school cemented... Read More

Category Business & Tech, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Featured · Tags

A Look at Green Consumer Electronics and E-Waste

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on March 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Green products are on the rise, but what does that necessarily look like? This quick video from Scientific American offers a brief glimpse at some of the electronics products that were... Read More

Category Business & Tech · Tags ,

The Bloom Box: The Holy Grail of Energy?

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

The other night on “60 Minutes”, Leslie Stahl profiled Bloom Energy, a silicon valley energy firm that is today unveiled the Bloom Box. In the 60 Minutes segment, the Bloom... Read More

Category Business & Tech, Energy · Tags , , , ,

Weekly gRound-Up: 2/21/2010

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on February 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

World’s Largest Corporations Caused $2.2 Trillion in Environmental Damages, UN Report Finds A new UN report shows that if the environmental degradation caused by the world’s... Read More

Category Business & Tech, Climate Change, Energy · Tags ,

Weekly gRound-Up: 2/6/10

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on February 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Brazil Approves Huge Dam in the Amazon The Brazilian government has given approval for the construction of a massive dam in the Amazon state of Para. This controversial project would... Read More

Category Business & Tech, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Energy · Tags

Enter the Green Dragon: China Moves to Dominate Clean Energy Economy

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on February 2, 2010 · 2 Comments 

China has been rapidly building up its renewable energy production and investing in sustainable energy while the U.S. continues to stall and take small incremental steps. Failing to... Read More

Category Business & Tech, Energy · Tags , , ,

Recap of Obama’s State of the Union Address: Environment and Energy Roundup

Posted by S. Neil Larsen on January 30, 2010 · 2 Comments 

President Obama discussing clean energy during the state of the union. Source: whitehouse.gov Going into his first State of the Union address to Congress, I was curious to see if Obama... Read More

Category Business & Tech, Climate Change, Energy, People · Tags , , , ,

Climate Solutions: The Story of Cap-and-Trade

Posted by Scott MacKenzie on January 21, 2010 · 2 Comments 

Interested in understanding more about what climate solutions are out there? Need a quick primer on Cap-and-Trade? This short video from Clean Energy Works offers an overview of some... Read More

Category Business & Tech, Climate Change, Energy · Tags , , , ,

Our Mission

To provide a cool and fresh platform for ideas, media, analysis, and insights related to the natural environment and the countless areas with which it intersects: sustainable development, business, technology, science, culture, and so forth...