Green Options

According to reports, the first ever carbon auction of greenhouse gases in the United States exceeded all expectations. All, except for the expectation that a ton of carbon would fetch $4.

Africa has so far gone relatively unnoticed in climate change debates, perhaps because it’s seen as a place involved in too many civil wars and too much poverty to be a player in international agreements.

As the largest consumer and small business bank, BofA (NYSE: BAC) can have a major positive or negative impact on the environment. Since March, 2007, the bank has taken on a $20 billion initiative to “encourage environmentally friendly business activity” over the next decade. Applauded by some and criticized by others, just how green is this bank?

Crystalline Tower Office Building in Manhattan

BofA’s new 2.1 million square foot, 54 story tower is being heralded as the world’s greenest skyscraper. This $1 billion glass, steel, and aluminum skyscraper will use significantly less water and energy, while providing a healthy indoor environment.

It features a passive solar design, the use of recycled and renewable materials, and work stations with individual climate controls. Natural elements include the use of rain water and a green roof reduces energy use for heating and cooling. A graywater system will reuse waste water from sinks to flush toilets. A 4.6 megawatt cogeneration plant will generate heat and electricity.

How Do You Go Green With Web TV?

While I know that living a green lifestyle is the best for our family and the environment, I have always wondered about the co-relation between TV and green living choices? I am not one for watching TV as a pastime, especially considering the increase in my internet time in the recent years. However even with the expanding world of web entertainment, I have struggled with how to go green in this area. That [...]

In going about our daily routines we all add to the carbon pollution in the atmosphere that contributes to global warming. We produce carbon dioxide emissions directly by driving or flying, and indirectly through goods we purchase and the energy we use. This all adds up to what’s called a carbon footprint.

By calculating your own carbon footprint you’ll be able to roughly find out how

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If you're flying or driving to your vacation destination offset those CO2 emissions your trip generates by purchasing carbon credits.

First you'll need to calculate how much you'll need to buy. There are a number of carbon calculators out there, but if you're looking to figure out your emissions for a single trip check out TerraPass or Carbonfund.org. Unlike other carbon calculators that help you find your yearly carbon footprint,

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Associated PressFor those of us who delve simultaneously into the world of green and the world of politics, finding reasons to heap praise on politicians (let alone their policy positions) is an unusual occurrence. We ridicule them for their voting records, we deride the "environmentalists" among them who own fleets of Hummers, and we groan in agony at their latest attempts at green legislation.