Green Options

February was a big month for GO Media — we celebrated our first anniversary in business! Of course, there were also the usual celebrations: Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, and Groundhog Day (hey, that’s celebrated…!).

Here at sustainablog, we were keeping an eye on broad developments related to sustainability (as always).  From business to religion to the presidential primary season, we found many great stories to share… here are a few of them.

February 2008

• Chad Crawford dug into the green evangelical movement.
• Carol McClelland shared an overview of cleantech trends and opportunities presented at Cleantech Forum XVI.
• I took a look at “low hanging fruit” approaches to sustainability, and their potential to oversimplify our environmental impact.

I found this video on YouTube - a Barack Obama campaign ad that highlights how politically useful it is for presidents to tout the need for American energy independence.

Obama says he’ll bring energy leadership… Somebody needs to.

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With all respect (and perhaps some thanks) to Mr. Gore, taking action on climate change is now a major political issue as well as a moral issue. This is particularly true for U.S. voters this year, who are trying to decide on their nation’s next president.

The successful presidential candidate will be responsible for leading his/her nation in reducing its carbon emissions, increasing its fuel efficiency standards, and developing its nascent clean energy industry.

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