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Clorox Launches Mobile App That Reveals Ingredients in its Products

Priti Ambani — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:35 +0000

The Clorox Company last week launched its new Ingredients Inside smartphone application and mobile website. Now smartphone users have immediate access to information about Clorox ingredients for their household and commercial disinfecting, cleaning and laundry products in the U.S. and Canada. Next Step? Explain how the ingredients affect planet and human health.

Cleanweb Hackathon NYC: Winning App Helps Shoppers Find Efficient Appliances

Priti Ambani — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:20:31 +0000

The second edition of the Cleanweb Hackathon concluded this past weekend in NYC bringing together scores of innovative minds in information technology who believe "cleantech" can solve the resource constraints of the 21st century.

5 Lessons For Eco-Businesses From Jessica Alba’s Honest Company

Priti Ambani — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:58:04 +0000

Jessica Alba is using her star power to launch a brand new e-commerce business - Honest.com that sells eco-friendly baby products. Through an innovative business model for safe baby stuff, Alba has shown some keen business acumen. She says the idea was born after she learned that toxic chemicals are widely used in everyday products. What shocked her was the fact that only a few hundred of the more than 80,000 chemicals registered for use in US products have been adequately tested for safety.

SOPA Blackout: What It’s About & How to Take Action

Priti Ambani — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:57:15 +0000

Well, I probably don’t need to tell you there’s a SOPA blackout today, and probably don’t need to tell you what it’s about. But if you haven’t run into the news when trying to visit a Wikipedia page or reddit, or when googling, below is a quick summary of what SOPA and PIPA are, what they threaten, why Congress is looking at them, and how to take action: Source: Clean Technica (http://s.tt/15hNj)

Hank D and the Bee: 3 Bees Discuss Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)

Joe Mohr — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:13:53 +0000

Those sound like 2 very american reactions to this horrible news. More on the parasite, Merck, and General Mills From Grist: Zombie bees! (the article that inspired the cartoon) From NaturalSociety: Anthony Gucciardi Speaks on Gardasil Dangers, Merck’s Political Corruption From Cornucopia: The General Mills Cereal Scorecard Follow the rest of the Hank D and [...]

Hank D and the Bee: 3 Bees Discuss Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Tax Bill Throws Obama into a Catch 22 Situation Over Keystone XL and Jobs

Priti Ambani — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:47:40 +0000

President Obama put off a decision on the controversial Keystone pipeline that will carry tar sands oil from Central Canada through the Central U.S. down to refineries in Louisiana. The Administration’s action requires a full environmental review – a move that puts off the pipeline decision until 2013, following the Presidential election. But the pipeline approval has raised its head again in an unlikely scenario - a tax bill to extend payroll taxes for American businesses.

Green Bay Packers Fans Buy Stock To Fund Stadium Renovation: A New Model for Non-Profits?

Priti Ambani — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:57:53 +0000

The Green Bay Packers are selling "stock" to fund stadium renovations and changing the rules to how non-profits can create ownership value. What makes the Packers unique is that they are community-owned and managed, the only team in the NFL that is a non-profit and publicly owned!- yes, you can own stock in the team. This makes them slaves only to their fans and the game. One of the most interesting business stories, the team is kept viable by its unselfish fans. Why unselfish? Because other then the pride that comes from "owning" their most favorite football team, fans don't gain monetarily from owning stock! Can this business model extend to other conventional non-profits?

Government and Financial Services Lag in Sustainability Engagement, Small Businesses Shine: Brighter Planet Survey

Priti Ambani — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:41:35 +0000

Shareholder pressure and greater demands for corporate accountability are the fastest growing catalysts for greener workplaces, according to a new survey released today by Brighter Planet, a provider of carbon and energy calculations. Demands for corporate and social accountability are at an all-time high. Many organizations are floundering in their efforts to promote sustainability. Financial services, government and wholesale sectors are the laggards in sustainability engagement, while environmental, energy, utility, and non-profit organizations get the highest ratings for program effectiveness. Smaller organizations tend to outperform larger ones.

Oregon Residents Fear New Composting Plan

Chris Keenan — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:34:28 +0000

On Halloween, Portland, Oregon is unleashing a new curbside composting plan that has some residents a little scared. The city council had a successful trial period in four neighborhoods and they will expand the pilot to all single-family homes and buildings with no more than four residences. There are a few reasons behind the new composting plan, the first being, of course, that it is more beneficial for the environment than throwing compost into landfills. It reduces carbon emissions, and the compost can ultimately be used as fertilizer instead of just going to waste. There are also the financial reasons - it is cheaper for the city to compost available items instead of driving them out to landfills. However, not everyone is happy with the new initiative.

Got Vacant Land? Chicago Aviation to Install 60 Acre Solar Farm at O’Hare

Priti Ambani — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:00:58 +0000

What do you do with vacant area in and around airports without much utility? The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has some great ideas. How about a massive solar panel installation, and an alternative fueling station for private and commercial vehicles at O'Hare International Airport? A new composting program for some restaurants operating at Midway International Airport can't be too bad either! Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined CDA Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino to announce the new sustainability initiatives that will make Chicago's airports greener than ever during the kickoff of the 2011 Airports Going Green conference in Chicago on October 31st.