Big corporate and civic fleet buyers push for more EV choices

An airy, brick-walled space, next to a Formula E race track, set the scene for a campaign kickoff Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, intended to promote zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) as a way to fight climate change at a time when the federal government wants to relax rules to limit tailpipe emissions.

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My clean-energy green dream

What would you do if you had the power to do anything you want to fight climate change?

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The biggest crisis is also the greatest opportunity

The Rainforest Alliance wants to fight climate change by taking sustainable agriculture to a global scale.

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Can coal miners become solar technicians?

A deep-dive into the numbers behind labor and renewable energy.

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Hundreds of small firms demand climate action

Frustrated with inaction, nearly 400 small businesses are calling for a coordinated effort to fight climate change.

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How to model an uncertain future

Scenario planning helps companies think creatively about future risks. Here's what we've learned from dozens of sessions around the world.

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Al Gore: Climate Denial Must Go the Way of Racism

Photo credit: World Economic Forum via Flickr/CC BY Every time I watch Al Gore speak, I’m perplexed anew: how is this mild-mannered, Southern-drawling former Vice President still one of the most polarizing figures in politics? How does this man still rile up hordes of haters simply by making uber-innocuous statements? (I found that out the hard way, when I uploaded a YouTube clip of Al Gore discussing how women’s empowerment could help fight climate change, and it sparked a right-wing frenz… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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It’s Official: The GOP Field Will Have No Environmental Defender

Photo via IowaPolitics.com via Flickr/CC BY-SA It’s hard to fathom that just three years ago, the Republican presidential candidate had wholly endorsed cap and trade. As in, John McCain repeatedly pledged to fight climate change by putting a price on carbon emissions. The prospect of seeing such a proposal from a Republican today is absolutely unthinkable:

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Bogota’s Amazing Bikeways! (Video)

A Model for the World This video by our friends at Streetfilms is not only great because it shows us a powerful example of bike infrastructure improving a city, but also because it shows how you can change the perception of riding a bike among citizens by treating bikes as an equally important way to get around and building safe lanes in both poor and rich neighborhoods. “When we build very high quality bicycle infrastructure, besides protecting cyclists, it shows that a citizen on a $30 bicycle is equally as important … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Researchers Developing Coral-Like Living Skin for Buildings

Researchers at the University of Greenwich in the UK are developing a carbon negative building material that would not only help fight climate change but protect the structures it is built upon. The material is made from protocells — super simple cells that have only the basic elements of life, yet are able to grow and multiply — that will capture carbon in their membranes and grow over time to create a hard, coral-like armor around or under buildings . Read the rest of Researchers Developing Coral-Like Living Skin for Buildings http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture” , carbon negative architecture , carbon negative materials , carbon neutral design , coral buildings , green architecture , living buildings , Living Walls , university of greenwich

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