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August 2009 Archives

Schwarzenegger launches nation's largest state-sponsored green-job training program - 2009-08-31
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday announced the creation of the Clean Energy Workforce Training Program, the nations largest state-sponsored green jobs training program.

Back To School With Green Courses - 2009-08-28
Green Chip Living Editor Brigid Darragh discusses sustainability and green building as a growing focus in higher education curriculum.

KFC's new 'Double Down' sandwich swaps bun for two deep-fried chicken breasts, extra calories - 2009-08-26
This is just ridiculous!

Worlds First Green Hotels Directory Launched - 2009-08-24
The GreenHotels Directory, the first online reservation system designed for travelers seeking environmentally-friendly hotel accommodations, was launched today by a partnership between Environment News Service and ARES Travel Network. Now, for the first time, business and vacation travelers are able to instantly locate and make online reservations at hotels offering responsible conservation features.

PHEV Development - 2009-08-23
The latest updates on PHEV development

Big Picture Video - 2009-08-21
This is the bigger picture. . .

Green Chip Living - 2009-08-21
Big picture videos, 100 mpg cars and green buildings in Kauai.

Kauai Green Building - 2009-08-19
A recent visit to the first LEED-certified building in Kauai.

Automotive X Prize - 2009-08-18
More than 100 vehicles - all getting 100 mpg or more will be on display next month, thanks to the Automotive X PRIZE.

The top 10 U.S. states for cleantech in 2009 - 2009-08-18
The beautiful thing about the U.S. is that we have abundant renewable resourcesboth in our environment and in our brain power.

Oil Group's 'Citizen' Rally Memo Stirs Debate - 2009-08-17
A petroleum industry trade group is asking oil companies to recruit employees and retirees to attend rallies attacking climate-change legislation, an approach to grass-roots politics that resembles strategies used recently by some opponents of health-care reform.

Tropical Botanical Gardens - 2009-08-14
Why plant species conservation programs, like those operated by the National Tropical Botanical Gardens, are so important.

Preventing Greenwashing, One Company at a Time - 2009-08-13
With the rise of environmental awareness among businesses and shoppers alike comes a rise of greenwashing -- intentional or not. In the U.K., complaints about greenwashing have been rapidly climbing for some time, and one study found that almost all companies had committed at least one of the seven sins of greenwashing.

Electric Car Transition - 2009-08-11
Are we stuck with our oil addiction? Not a chance!

Singapore's Bustling Buddhist Green Building: The Po Ern Shih Temple - 2009-08-10
The temple is trialing several different PV systems on their building. So far, theyve found the Amorphous Cell system is the best at producing energy under the hot Singapore sun as it is often shaded by some cloud cover.

Possible Coal Industry Link to Forged Letters - 2009-08-07
A total of 12 forged letters, sent to three House Democrats, have thus far been uncovered.

Court ends Bush-era road-building in forests - 2009-08-06
The Bush administration acted illegally when it opened millions of acres (hectares) of U.S. national forests to road-building and logging, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

Workplace Yoga And Meditation Can Lower Feelings Of Stress - 2009-08-05
Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests.

Electric Vehicle Manufacturing - 2009-08-05
Here's the latest on President Obama's $2.4 Billion electric vehicle investment.

US scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific - 2009-08-04
Marine scientists from California are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch."

The REAL Reason to Eat Organic Food - 2009-08-03
What's the first reason? The REAL reason we should eat organic foods?