A rash of recently released reports highlight the rapid growth in the US wind industry. In 2009, “the U.S. wind industry broke all previous records by installing close to 10,000 megawatts of new generating capacity”. This new juice can serve close to 3 million households. It brings our total U.S. wind generating capacity to more than 35,000 megawatts and serving close to 10 million households.
In terms of jobs, “in 2009, 38 manufacturing facilities were brought online, announced or expanded.” This translates into around 80,000 workers (up from 50,000 in 2007). …
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It’s been a little over 8 months since A Clean Life was brought into the world. It was quite an odd birth.
I had this idea. That’s it just an idea.
I began telling friends, family, and coworkers about it. To my amazement it ignited their passions. They enthusiastically encouraged me to keep developing the idea. Some began researching on their own and reporting back to me. Nearly all started telling me about anything environmentally friendly they were doing.
It was like standing up in a large room and having everyone look at …
Starting January 1 of this year (2010) everybody in the district will be coughing up 5 cents to get a plastic or paper bag from every place that sells food or alcohol. That’s right we’ve reached the point where American laziness is preventing progress and we are switching to forceful laws (aka progressive taxation).
It’s really a test of environmental will which I’m calling the ‘great DC bag experiment‘. The revenue from the bag tax will go towards cleaning up the Anacostia River. A laudable cause. Even a progressive one. In …
Hello Everyone. As the weather cools down the shopping season is heating up. This weekend my family and I began the “what do you want” questioneering process, only to find that we weren’t that into it.
Something has changed for us and, thanks to the brilliant and kind heart of my brother Spencer, we are foregoing all but the mightiest of gifts in favor of our favorite charities.
So, without further ado, I let him explain in his own words. The email I just received:
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Hey Everyone, Greetings and Happily Holidays to …
If you remember back to the stories we learned in school then Thanksgiving is about giving thanks. This is in two specific areas thanks for the fall harvest and gratitude to others (thanks in general).
This Thanksgiving I ask you, the reader, to honor this tradition by getting into the fall harvest. Head to your local farmers market for fall harvest potatoes, vegetables, etc. Stop by your local whole foods for a free range, cage free heritage turkey.
Potatoes at the farmers market should be abundant and cheap (comment if you can’t …
**This is cross posted on the Navstar blog, where I am the new Director of Green IT**
You may have recently read that Navstar introduced our Green IT program. We are very excited about this business line and the opportunity it provides for us to make a difference and help our community.
With that in mind we are happy to provide some green tips in our blog to help our local community.
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Did you know that most of us recycle less than we can?
In some communities we recycle up to 50% less than …
A Clean Life recommends this for your indoor composting. Click to buy on Amazon and part of the proceeds will come back to us (the white one is cheaper!).
