Renewable Choice Blog Archives
Sustainable Business
- Ceres Conference Offers Something for Everyone (05/13/2013)
- A Little Energy to Save a Lot: Why Your Company Should Become Energy Star Certified (04/03/2013)
- Sustainability in Supply Chain Remains Top Priority for Major Brands (03/13/2013)
- Using Technology to Drive Supply Chain Sustainability (03/05/2013)
- Getting On Board with Supply Chain Sustainability (02/20/2013)
LEED Green Building
- 7th annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Sustainability Summit (04/29/2013)
- Greening the Green Building Industry (03/26/2013)
- Earth Rangers Journey to LEED® Platinum (02/21/2013)
- Energy Boost: How RECs Support LEED® Certification and Renewable Energy Development (02/14/2013)
- Making the Most of LEED® (01/31/2013)
Industry News
Lifestyle
Showing: February 2009
Beer and Driving Don’t Mix—Unless It’s in the Tank
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/06/2009
Tags: beer yeast, biofuel, ethanol, waste
A home ethanol machine will turn a brewer’s yeast into ethanol for use in vehicles.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company makes excellent (in this blogger's opinion) beer, and they will soon be making something else excellent: ethanol. Using a portable ethanol refinery, the brewery will turn... [more]
Responsible Investing Gets Recognized
by Megan Brown on 02/05/2009
Tags: Environmentally responsible property investing, Kennedy Associates, Responsible property investing, RPI awards, Sustainable Cities Award, Urban Land Institute
Do you know what RPI stands for?
RPI is a relatively new term that stands for Responsible Property Investing and considers both environmental and social consequences in addition to fiduciary responsibilities in real estate... [more]
@IdealBite - In Deep(er) Water: Guilty Pleasures Week
by Jen Biederman on 02/05/2009
Tags: February, Green Living, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Sustainablility, Water, Water Conservation
Using Less Water- Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite
Coming off of a stressful week? The Bite Go deeper - underwater that is. If you're looking for all-out relaxation and a shower just won't cut it, treat yourself to a bath. Just do a few... [more]
@IdealBite - Pandora's Chocolate Box: Guilty Pleasures Week
by Jen Biederman on 02/04/2009
Tags: Chocolate, Fair-Trade, February, Green Living, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Organic, Sustainablility
Organic Chocolate - Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite
Who wishes you'd never opened this tip? The Bite Your waistline. But with so many organic and fair-trade options, you can at least feel a little better about lifting the lid on that box... [more]
@IdealBite - Chinchilla Envy: Guilty Pleasures Week
by Jen Biederman on 02/03/2009
Tags: Animals, February, Fur, Green Living, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Sustainablility
Faux Fur - Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite
Is imitation the best form of flattery? The Bite When it comes to fur, it is. Since the chinchilla sports his coat better than you would anyway, faux is the way to go. Now there are... [more]
The NFL Steps up Environmental Program at Super Bowl
by Megan Brown on 02/03/2009
Tags: NFL, NFL environmental program, NFL's green commitments, Renewable energy for Super Bowl, Super Bowl 43
The NFL wants to minimize the impact of the Super Bowl on the host community.
This is the second year that the NFL has purchased renewable energy to offset the electricity needed for the five-day Super Bowl experience. The NFL has stepped up efforts to offset the... [more]
@IdealBite - (S)UV Ray of Sunshine : Guilty Pleasures Week
by Jen Biederman on 02/02/2009
Tags: February, Green Living, Hybrid, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Sustainablility, Vehicles
Green(er?) SUVs - Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite
Are there slightly less-gloomy SUV options? The Bite It's sunny you ask... Our maybe-not-so-bright idea for this week's tips: Bring you the greenest of the nongreen. And what better... [more]
Wind Power Experiences Record Growth in 2008
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/02/2009
Tags: capacity, energy policy, record growth, wind power
The amount of wind power installed in the US last year exceeded even the highest expectations.
2008 saw the largest amount of wind power capacity ever installed in the United States in one year: 8,358 megawatts (MW). According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the... [more]
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