Pleasant surprise in Utah
You may recall that Utah went to a 4-day workweek a few months ago during the height of the gas price hikes. NPR has a follow-up story that suggests that while they haven’t seen the expected decreases...
View ArticleEnvironment left cold in economic climate?
Image credit: adamsofen, via flickr Can you be an environmental idealist in this tough economic climate and still be profitable? That’s the essence of the question posed over at the Greenbang...
View ArticleGreen Business Roundup: (Skipping) Earth Day
photo credit: pfala A quick glance at the business-oriented coverage of Earth Day would suggest that the theme of Earth Day 2009 is that a single day for this concept makes no sense anymore. Grist,...
View ArticleMonday Afternoon Reading
Looking for some motivating and thought-provoking reads this afternoon? Here’s some good stuff to chew on. Building Out the Green Infrastructure [The EcoInnovator] Today, the fundamental underpinnings...
View ArticleBe happier: ride your bike to work!
photo credit: Marco Gomes This is, depending on what your source is, Bike to Work Month, and we’re in the midst of Bike to Work Week, and again depending on your source, either today or tomorrow is...
View ArticleYou Say You Want an Evolution
photo credit: kevindooley It’s not often that I do a double-take when I’m shopping for routine household goods, but last week I was actually on my tiptoes with excitement over a new version of an old...
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