Archive for January, 2010

Upcoming Event: Earth Hour, March 27, 2010

If the Earth Hour is on March 27, 2010, isn’t it a tad bit early for a blog post? Not if you want to read the post and plan ahead .
Last year’s Earth Hour was seen as a success indeed.В  It was more successful than the one the year before, which was more successful [...]

January 22, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sustainable Events  One Comment

January is National Radon Action Month

Did you know that January is National Radon Action Month?
What is Radon?
Radon is an element, occuring as a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that occurs mostly through decaying uranium found in soils. Radon does not cause short term effects, but has been predicted to cause lung cancer in the long term.
Here is a good source [...]

January 17, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Causes  2 Comments

350, 450, 550 – What’s in a number?

Today, I joined the Brighter Planet’s 350 Challenge.You can see the badge on the left column over here.
When a blogger simply signs up, Brighter Planet will offset 350 pounds of Carbon.
So, I signed up, and without spending a dime, I was able to have someone offset 350 pounds of Carbon on my behalf. What does [...]

January 9, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Causes, Clean Technology Funding, Sustainability and Media  No Comments

Warm, fuzzy manatees and PR – coming soon to a powerplant near you!

Alright, so this is not exactly the post that will get you your million dollar investment in cleantech, greentech, sustainability and so on.
It is just a warm, fuzzy story, a story that can also be a good PR exercise and bring some free advertising – just the kind that Tampa Electric is now enjoying. They [...]

January 9, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Causes, Science and the Environment, Sustainable Businesses  One Comment