Green Options » market http://greenoptions.com/tag/market Posts tagged 'market' Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Egg-ish Nissan Electric Land Glider May be Built With Infinti Badge http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/egg-ish-nissan-electric-land-glider-may-be-built-with-infinti-badge/ http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/egg-ish-nissan-electric-land-glider-may-be-built-with-infinti-badge/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:32:43 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/egg-ish-nissan-electric-land-glider-may-be-built-with-infinti-badge/

Here’s one for the strange book: according to Automotive News (subs. req’d), the egg-shaped, tilt-wheel, 2-seat, Nissan electric car concept set to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show this week known as the Land Glider is apparently under serious consideration for actually being built. Not only that, reportedly the company also thinks it would work well as a luxury Infiniti.

I don’t really know what to say, except… maybe Nissan knows something about rich people that I don’t?

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/egg-ish-nissan-electric-land-glider-may-be-built-with-infinti-badge/feed/ GM to Sell Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car By 2012 http://gas2.org/2009/08/18/gm-to-sell-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-by-2012/ http://gas2.org/2009/08/18/gm-to-sell-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-by-2012/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:22:32 +0000 Andrew Williams http://gas2.org/2009/08/18/gm-to-sell-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-by-2012/

General Motors has revealed that it is still on-track to bring a hydrogen fuel-cell car to market, within the next three years.

Industry insiders had speculated that the imminent retirement of existing boss Larry Burns would lead to the fuel-cell program being mothballed, but according to new R&D chief Alan Taub, GM will continue with its development of the technology.

“Technology leadership is one of the pillars of the company,” said Taub. “That is going to remain, and it will probably be emphasised as part of the brand of GM.”

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/08/18/gm-to-sell-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car-by-2012/feed/ Car-Free Market Street Is Closer to Reality http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/28/car-free-market-street-is-closer-to-reality/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/28/car-free-market-street-is-closer-to-reality/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:12:55 +0000 Rhonda Winter http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/28/car-free-market-street-is-closer-to-reality/ My long held fantasy of a car-free Market Street became just a little closer to reality today. A transit improvement report was just approved by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority that encourages travel by bus, foot and bicycle along this busy thoroughfare. District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly, who requested the report, expressed his support for the positive changes being implemented that will limit car traffic on Market. “It will feel pretty good to see some progress, albeit incremental progress on Market Street,” he said.

car-free Market StreetA glorious car-free Market Street in June of 2008 after the queer pride parade.

I could not agree more, and am eagerly anticipating the upcoming changes; they can’t come quickly enough. Cars make us fat. The more we can increase walking, biking and mass transit use, the healthier our citizens will be, and the more livable and sustainable both our city and world will become.

]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/28/car-free-market-street-is-closer-to-reality/feed/ Would You Buy Your Groceries Here? http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/03/would-you-buy-your-groceries-here/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/03/would-you-buy-your-groceries-here/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:41:28 +0000 Rhonda Winter http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/03/would-you-buy-your-groceries-here/ Where can you buy healthy fresh food in your neighborhood? Where are the grocery stores and farmer’s markets, how is the quality of food that is there, and which food options do you actually have access to? Are there nearby food banks or community gardens? Can you grow your own food? What local food choices are available to you in your community?

Moldy Meat ShelvesI took this photo in the meat section of my neighborhood grocery store earlier this week.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/03/would-you-buy-your-groceries-here/feed/ Solving Crocodile Shortage in Nigeria With Crocodile Farming http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/18/crocodile-farming/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/18/crocodile-farming/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 17:00:40 +0000 Dave Harcourt http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/18/crocodile-farming/ Recent reports that the international demand for crocodile skin is leading to the Nile crocodile being in danger of extinction in Nigeria need some evaluation and would in any case be easily solved through the farming of crocodiles.

Nile crocodile

There have been a number of news stories (Agence France Presse, Red Orbit) about Ismail Dauda, the crocodile and python skin tanner of Kano in northern Nigeria. He is reportedly processing up to 20,000 skins (crocodile & python) a month. His comment that crocodiles are now harder to source than ten years ago and discussions with conservationists lead to the conclusion that crocodiles “might soon face extinction in Nigeria” if the authorities do start to control this mainly illegal trade.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/18/crocodile-farming/feed/ An Organic Box Scheme (A British Take on Community Supported Agriculture) http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/18/an-organic-box-scheme-how-the-british-do-community-supported-agriculture/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/18/an-organic-box-scheme-how-the-british-do-community-supported-agriculture/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 16:30:45 +0000 Mei Li http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/18/an-organic-box-scheme-how-the-british-do-community-supported-agriculture/

I feel like I’ve finally settled a little here in London now that I am the proud recipient of an organic fruit and vegetable box scheme from a local company called Growing Communities. These box schemes are the equivalent of what we call Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes in the States. As other writers have mentioned on Eat.Drink.Better, it’s a great way to support local farmers and have good produce around to eat!

I feel blessed to live in the same area as Growing Communities, because it means I get access to their boxes of local and organic fruits and veg (the nickname everyone gives to vegetables here). You have to live or work in the neighborhood of Hackney in order to be a part of the scheme, which I’ll explain below. Their box scheme is particularly cool for a couple of reasons:

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/18/an-organic-box-scheme-how-the-british-do-community-supported-agriculture/feed/ EPA Ruling on Global Warming — Big Changes Are Comming in the Economy http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/17/epa-ruling-on-global-warming-big-changes-are-comming-in-the-economy/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/17/epa-ruling-on-global-warming-big-changes-are-comming-in-the-economy/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:30:35 +0000 Alan Smith http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/17/epa-ruling-on-global-warming-big-changes-are-comming-in-the-economy/ As Tim Hurst is already reporting elsewhere on Red Green and Blue, the EPA has now declaratively, authoritatively stated that

Global Warming is a health hazard.

One of the nicer Friday News Dumps, this decision comes as a welcome and long overdue shift in government activity on carbon and other global warming gasses.  The timing of the announcement, especially under the cover of Obama releasing torture memos from the Bush administration, is interesting — it’s already becoming a regular thing for this administration to give it’s opponents a few things to chew on in a very short period, and I would bet that many people are more fired up about the torture thing then this EPA ruling.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/04/17/epa-ruling-on-global-warming-big-changes-are-comming-in-the-economy/feed/ New Farming Options Make Caviar Eco-Friendly and Affordable http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/17/new-farming-options-make-caviar-eco-friendly-and-affordable/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/17/new-farming-options-make-caviar-eco-friendly-and-affordable/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:00:31 +0000 Mike Gagnon http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/17/new-farming-options-make-caviar-eco-friendly-and-affordable/ The White Sturgeon, from which most American farm caviar is harvested.Thanks to new and developing harvesting approaches U.S. fish farmers and distributors are making caviar not only sustainable, but affordable.

Although you may or may not be a part of the cultural elite who consider themselves caviar connoisseurs, if you have interest in the environment and economy you may be able to appreciate the developments occurring in in the world Caviar market thanks to a number of U.S. based fisheries.

For hundreds of years caviar was harvested for the wealthy and affluent of the world in much the same way. Large fishing boats would hall in nets full of sturgeon during spawning season. For most vessels the operation was for deck hands to sort the fish, males would be deposited into a holding tank for market. Females would be cut open for their eggs to be harvested for caviar and the rest would be discarded or kept in another holding tank for the fish markets. It was this approach, yielding only one harvest per female fish, which helped contribute to caviar becoming such a high priced luxury for the affluent.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/12/17/new-farming-options-make-caviar-eco-friendly-and-affordable/feed/ Review: World Resources Institute Report: The Next Four Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy At the Base of the Pyramid http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/14/review-world-resources-institute-report-the-next-four-billion-market-size-and-business-strategy-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/14/review-world-resources-institute-report-the-next-four-billion-market-size-and-business-strategy-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:16:36 +0000 Amiel Blajchman http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/14/review-world-resources-institute-report-the-next-four-billion-market-size-and-business-strategy-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid/ The World Resources Institute’s new(ish) report: The Next Four Billion, draws on household income and consumption surveys of the Base of the Pyramid (see a series of posts on this topic) from over a hundred countries.

Rather than provide case study success story descriptions and results, this report provides an assessment (including easy to read graphs and charts) of various Base of the Pyramid markets. Analysis includes:

  • A fairly detailed portrait of the BoP including characteristics besides poverty:
    • Significant unmet needs; and
    • Dependence on informal/subsistence livelihoods
  • Country and regional overviews of the size and income of the BoP market;
  • Total market size, including ability to pay; and
  • A review of the “penalty” faced by BOP consumers in the form of higher prices, poorer quality goods and services, or lack of access to services.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/14/review-world-resources-institute-report-the-next-four-billion-market-size-and-business-strategy-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid/feed/ Leafy Greens in the City Scene http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/10/leafy-greens-in-the-city-scene/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/10/leafy-greens-in-the-city-scene/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:39:37 +0000 Jake Kulju http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/10/leafy-greens-in-the-city-scene/ fruits_market1.jpgProvidence, Rhode Island— The Ocean State might be the size of some counties in other parts of the country, but it’s big on going green. A local food co-op in Providence has been bringing fresh, local produce to its capital city dwellers for nigh on ten years now.

Urban greens is a food cooperative on Providence’s West Side with a mission to provide simple, direct access to affordable, local, natural products and to offer a community-based alternative to corporate supermarkets. The cooperative is guided by its values of equal access, local agriculture, local economy, co-operative principles, community partnerships and social entrepreneurship.

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