The concept of algal biofuel has been discussed for decades but we may finally be seeing scalable solutions. CNet writer Michael Kanellos offers some insights in Algae: Another way to grow edible oils. Cnet also offers up a video on LiveFuels a national alliance of labs and scientists dedicated to transforming algae into biocrude by […]
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Trains vs Planes in Spain
The Guardian and Treehugger report on a new high-speed link between Madrid and Barcelona. The Ave covers the 410 miles between Madrid and Barcelona in just 2 hours and 35 minutes. From The Guardian: The aim is to have 10,000km (6,200 miles) of high-speed track in Spain by 2020, meaning that 90% of the population […]
For Your Calendar: Slow Food Nation
As a kid I tended a sizable vegetable garden. I don’t know what inspired me (a suburban kid) to till the backyard soil at age 10. But I loved the work and the joy of fresh, local food stuck with me. It was also the beginning of my entrepreneurial life as I sold produce to […]
More on Saatchi S
Some more on Saatchi’s acquisition of Act Now: PUBLICIS GROUPE ACQUIRES ACT NOW, TOP SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANCY • Act Now to Become Saatchi & Saatchi S, part of Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide • Move Strengthens Publicis Groupe in Sustainability Communications Adam Werbach, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S said in a release yesterday: “Saatchi & Saatchi […]
How Should Congress Invest OUR $150 billion?
The Apollo Alliance offers some insight: President Bush and Congress are deciding how to spend up to $150 billion of our hard-earned tax dollars to stimulate the economy. The question is: will they spend the money to jump-start our clean energy industries, create good jobs, and build a cleaner, brighter future for our children, or […]