With less than a week until Election Day, the race for Solana Beach City Council is heating up. Solana Beach has special meaning to USGCC, since our organization was founded there in 2009. The City has a history of being environmentally progressive; the City’s mission statement includes a focus on environmental sustainability. However, Solana Beach…
A Recap of last week’s U.S. Green Chamber Event at the University of California, San Diego. Energy 2020: Opportunities in the Green Industrial Revolution was hosted by the U.S. Green Chamber and UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering, with sponsorship by SDG&E. Irene M. Stillings, U.S. Green Chamber President and former California Center of Sustainable Energy…
Clean energy has become a dirty word in presidential politics. In their second debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama each tried to outdo the other’s love of fossil fuels: Obama extolling his record on oil and natural gas production, Romney vowing to take “advantage of the oil and coal we have here.” The Republican candidate…
In this election year there have been ubiquitous declarations about the concerns of America’s “job creators” which is understandable given the high rate of unemployment. But what has been missing from the discussion is that all but one of the top 50 employers in the U.S. is concerned about battling climate change. An analysis of…
Halloween is just one week away! Here are some fast, easy, and green last minute costumes that you can make with recycled products and things you already have around your house. Superhero: Make a superhero cape out of an old T-Shirt Portrait: Wear a large empty frame around your neck…
The 2012 Sustainability Leadership Report, released last week by Brandlogic and CRD Analytics, demonstrates how the actual sustainable practices of top 100 companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Toyota measure up to the public’s perception of their sustainability. The Brandlogic Sustainability IQ Matrix℠ 2012 (below) presents the data in a simple quadrant allowing easy…
When it comes to the future of energy in the United States, the difference between President Obama and Gov. Romney is clear. While the two agree on striving for American “energy independence,” they clashed over the issues of high gas prices and increasing domestic drilling in last night’s town hall Presidential debate. President Obama advocates…
UPDATE (10/17/12): Presidential Energy Debate California’s strict air pollutant regulations (well worth it!) and higher gas taxes are the usual culprits for the state’s more expensive fueling costs in comparison with the rest of the country, but why have prices at the pump hit an all time high this week? Experts say disruptions at…
The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act (Prop. 37) looks to add new labeling requirements to food retailers and producers that sell food products containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). GMOs, or biotechnology foods, are plants and animals that have features scientifically-engineered in order to ensure a higher yield. The main goal of Prop.…
On Monday the Federal Trade Commission updated their Green Marketing Guidelines, known as the Green Guides, to help limit misleading and false claims that products are ‘green’ or ‘environmentally friendly.’ This is the first revision since 1998. The new sections include the use of carbon offsets, “green” certifications and seals, and renewable energy and renewable…