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Bush or Obama: Who is the real climate hero?

Posted on: August 15, 2010

Many of us have been following the unfortunate turn of events that have befallen climate change legislation in the US Senate this summer. The Senate energy bill has been delayed to a fall vote and will be a shell of the original cap and trade bills passed by the House and tabled by Kerry/Lieberman. Even renewable energy standards have been axed. It seems like a good time to pose a question about the influence of the current and former presidential administrations in dealing with the issue of curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

President Obama and tele-commuting

Posted on: August 4, 2010

Last month President Obama signed an order requiring the US government to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from indirect sources by 13% over the next ten years. Indirect sources of the government’s carbon footprint include employee commuting, business travel, and GHG emissions from waste that is sent to landfills. To help achieve this goal, both the House and Senate recently approved bills that would greatly expand the use of tele-working in the federal civil service. 

Enjoy a green potato chip

Posted on: July 28, 2010

I bought a bag of Sun Chips a couple of weeks ago to keep the kids happy on a road trip. To my surprise, Sun Chips’ new packaging is 100% compostable! Just throw it into the compost bin with all of your organic waste and let nature take care of it.

Empire State Building to Save $4 Million a Year by Reducing its Carbon Footprint

Posted on: June 25, 2010

My dad clipped a really interesting newspaper article for me this week that highlights the greening of the Empire State Building. Besides the fact that I love to write about examples of energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprints, this article also gives me a chance to gloat about a bit of Boles family history that I am quite proud of.