Episode 57: Bill Gates bankrolls clean energy; Racial diversity in sustainability

On this week’s podcast: The sustainability perks of city living. Also, the shifting ground of jobs in the transition to a clean energy economy.

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Episode 57: Bill Gates bankrolls clean energy; Racial diversity in sustainability

The 5 emerging themes of renewable energy buying

A macro look at the shifting landscape of corporate green power purchasing.

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The 5 emerging themes of renewable energy buying

NASDAQ’s Sandy Frucher takes stock of corporate reporting

The stock exchange's vice chair discusses what makes sense for companies, investors and the public in the shifting landscape of sustainability reporting.  

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NASDAQ’s Sandy Frucher takes stock of corporate reporting

Companies Shifting to Cloud Computing Save Energy & Cut Waste

New research shows just how much energy companies can save from a migration, even while the same research shows even wider business benefits from cloud computing.

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Allison Arieff on Shifting the Suburban Paradigm

Allison Arieff just kills with her latest article in the New York Times on suburban housing. This is a different world than the modern prefabs she used to write about, or the solar decathlon houses that every blog is talking about; this is where most Americans live. She describes how regional vernacular forms that worked so well have disappeared: Today, it’s essentially the same floor plan, sheetrock and construction that’s used coast to coast. Glossy brochures with stock images of smiling families advertise “Spanish Gothic” or “Tuscan Villa,”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Best of Inhabitots: Top 7 Green DIY Projects For Kids

+ Turn an empty breakfast-cereal box into a series of ramps for dropping and rolling marbles . All you need is some shears and tape! + A wicker basket gathering dust can be repurposed into a pretty bird feeder for hanging on a tree in your backyard. + Capture Mother Nature’s beauty through the shifting seasons by crafting a handmade nature book with …

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Subsidies for Renewables "Dwarfed" by Fossil Fuel Support

Image credit: Ecotricity When I asked whether environmentalism was socialist or not , I argued that legislative and fiscal support for renewables like cap and trade or feed-in tariffs were “little different to the direct and indirect subsidies that were used to get the fossil fuel, automobil…

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Subsidies for Renewables "Dwarfed" by Fossil Fuel Support