I recently came across a website with a new tool: Carbon Capture Report™, that I thought my readers would want to learn more about. This service is created by the University of Illinois.

The Carbon Capture Report monitors news services from around the world to offer the latest news on carbon capture, carbon sequestration, and climate change, updated every 24 hours, 7 days a week. Read more…

My home state of Texas seems to be an ecological paradox. According to official statistics, Texas produces more CO2 than any other state –and even countries like Canada. And, according to a recent report by the environmental non-profit organization Environment Texas, the Lone Star state saw its CO2 output decline by 2% between 2004 and 2007, the second-biggest drop in absolute emissions in the U.S. after New York over the period. Read more…

In a recent article on Greener Computing‘s blog titled, E-Waste Pops Back Onto the Nation’s Radar, author Matthew Wheeland notes the recent rise in e-waste news across the globe.

The article mentions recent lawsuits, both in New York and in California designed to stop those cities’ laws requiring manufacturers to set goals for e-waste take-back from taking effect. Read more…

Because I have been working with hundreds of companies that have implemented “go green” campaigns over the past few years, I often wonder how to quantify the effectiveness of these programs.

There are dozens of reasons that an organization will want to run a green initiative—from good corporate stewardship to trying to improve their corporate image in the community or within their industry…and everything in between. Read more…

More and more businesses and organizations are choosing to “go green” these days. Once that decision is made, it is important to get this initiative off on the right foot in order to maximize the participation rate and its effectiveness.

Here are five proven steps to incorporate when deciding to “go green”. Read more…