Archive for June, 2008

Marlins and Rays Play Carbon Neutral Baseball Game

Regular readers will know that I’m a huge baseball fan. Like every public event, baseball games consume a lot of resources, which makes it slightly less easy to enjoy.
Oil/energy consumption in the form of transportation and facility management is very costly for the environment.
So, the 2 Florida pro baseball teams put their money where their [...]

simple + green update

It has been a pretty topsy-turvy last couple of weeks for me. All good: most having to do with my job. In the end, I’m in a very good place and ready to rededicate to simple + green.
For anything I’ve missed, I’ll revisit if it makes sense.
One important story in the interim has been this: [...]

Girls Go For Eco-Geeks?

This kind of article cracks me up!
According to a recent study, eco-geeks get more attention for their vehicles than sportscar drivers do.
And they’re including female attention within that.
According to a study conducted by GM as part of this year’s Challenge X competition:
* Nearly 9 in 10 women (88 percent) say they’d rather chat up someone [...]

Climate-Change Bill Hits Senate

Get ready for some upcoming controversy: a climate-change bill has hit the Senate.
Sounds great, right? Not to everyone:
The Senate will decide this week whether to follow in California’s footsteps and pass legislation requiring cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.
Lawmakers are to vote today to begin debate on a bill that could [...]