US Green Building Council Launches National Plan to Educate All Students on Sustainability
The goal is for all students to graduate by 2040 literate on sustainability.
Policy/Trends
Is Ukraine Another Red Line on Climate Change?
The US and Europe have a choice: keep the fossil fuels flowing or move more to renewable energy.
Leading Conservatives Seek to Revitalize Environmental Agenda
Conservatives fear they are being left behind and need to join the environmental discussion again.
Environmentalists Caught In NSA Spy Web
Federal agencies and big corporations are actively spying on environmental organizations, and activitsts are in jail in Sochi.
ALEC Attacks Even Before EPA Acts
No need to wait to see what EPA's power plant regs are, ALEC legislation is already introduced in 12 states.
Atlanta's Beltline Among US Smart Growth Awards
This example of sustainable development is converting 22 miles of abandoned rail lines to a network of streetcars, light rail, trails and affordable housing.
WikiLeaks Reveals Environment Chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal
The chapter, which includes trade in green products and services, has no teeth.
North Carolina Hosts Obama’s First Innovation Hub
In the next five years, the goal is for next generation power electronics to be cost-competive, affecting everything from electric cars to a smart grid.
Winning Sustainable Development Blogger Gets to Visit Abu Dhabi
Masdar has launched a blogging competition on sustainable development - the winner gets a free trip to Sustainability Week in Abu Dhabi in January.
Big Money Doesn't Always Win: Fracking Bans, No Coal Exports
Three cities in Colorado voted for a moratorium on fracking, and progressive candidates won in Washington, where they can halt a coal export terminal by denying a permit.