http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress a communications hub & social network for green solutions Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:59:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en News from Environmental Leader: Safeway has become a founding member of the Sustainability Consortium, the group launched in support of Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Index. The goal of the consortium is to develop guidelines and promote innovations as the supply chain seeks to reduce its energy use, emissions and packaging. The consortium made headlines ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/03/safeway-joins-sustainability-consortium/ From the Governor's Energy Office: Colorado Carbon Fund Advisory Committee Meeting The Colorado Carbon Fund's Advisory Committee meets Monday, March 1 from 2-4 pm at the GEO office. The Agenda includes: An update on Colorado Carbon Fund marketing and plans for 2010. An introduction to Ben Vitale, the new president of The Climate Trust, our ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/02/advisory-committee-meeting-set-for-co-carbon-fund/ The following story was posted by the Environmental News Service: "SAN DIEGO, California, February 20, 2010 (ENS) - A panel of eminent U.S. and European scientists has confirmed the widespread scientific consensus that the Earth's climate is warming due to human activities, but said they and their colleagues should have responded ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/02/evidence-points-to-global-warming-say-top-scientists/ Counting and measuring carbon, although a daunting and remarkably puzzling undertaking, is a fundamental skill an increasing number of people will need to garner in the effort to understand and mitigate the effect of greenhouse gases and global warming. Especially so, since the world population continues growing by quantum measures ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/02/corralling-carbons-long-term-solutions/ For those wanting to understand and know more about greenouse gases and their effects on people and climate, learn about The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol). CHG Protocol is "the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. The GHG ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/01/information-update-greenhouse-gas-protocol/ On March 17 in Greensboro, NC, the American Wind Energy Association is bringing  representatives from a diverse range of industries, international and U.S.-based wind turbine manufacturers, component suppliers, service providers to the wind energy industry, and hear first hand the wind energy industry’s needs, challenges, and opportunities for growth. Don’t miss ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/01/american-wind-energy-workshop-scheduled-march-27/ I have not met Barry Cohen, executive director of the National Algae Association, based in Woodlands, Texas, nor discussed with him any of the challenges facing his nascent industry. But the challenge he made to his membership caught my attention: "I am issuing a challenge for the year 2010: Build out ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/01/algae-association-director-issues-2010-challenge/ Not too surprising for those who made it through last year, Environmental Leader & The New York Times report  clean tech investing fell by 33 percent in 2009. [caption id="attachment_851" align="alignleft" width="458" caption="Source: Cleantech Group"][/caption] "Venture capital investments in green technology companies declined by 33 percent from $8.5 billion in 2008 to ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/01/clean-tech-investments-drop-sharply-in-2009/ [caption id="attachment_846" align="alignleft" width="96" caption="Mark Edwards, PhD"][/caption] For those wanting more information on algae and its low-carbon potential as an alternative fuel source, take a visit to Oilgae , a blog focused on this subject. Some might even want information on how to grow their own. Below are clips from today's post: "Cultivation ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2010/01/make-a-visit-to-oilgae/ Note: This opinion on sustainability is submitted by guest writer, Bevan Suits, founder of Access to Aquaponics (http://accesstoaquaponics.com/). Sustainability is a state of balance. We see it in nature every day but we don’t notice it until something goes haywire. Take the Dust Bowl for example. In the early 1900s, cattle ... http://ourgreenstreetsblog.com/wordpress/2009/12/lessons-on-sustainability/