June 10th, 2008
We’ve just launched our latest assault on the conventional wisdom that green has got to be expensive: Earth Aid Group Buys.
We’re helping folks band together to force prices on helpful green products down to unprecedented lows. We’re calling this new weapon a Group Buy. Here’s how it works:
A series of exclusive offers for select green [...]
May 27th, 2008
That renewable energy is the future is a fairly risk-less prognostication. Why? Well, sunshine and wind are free - not to mention the gush of rivers and oceans and the many other natural forces that can be tapped in any number of increasingly creative ways.
In contrast, fossil fuel and even nuclear-powered plants will be faced [...]
January 28th, 2008
The Washington Post today revisits the Green the Capitol project today, this time taking a more critical look at the initiative’s carbon offset purchases.
Several months ago, we wrote:
Insofar as these funds and credits eventually find their way to supporting somebody’s new energy efficiency or renewable energy projects, all this is a good thing. We [...]
November 5th, 2007
We’re big fans of taking simple steps to improve home energy efficiency, so we were very happy to see the Chief Administrative Officer of the House (of Representative) take a simple step to mitigate the impact of the Capitol’s absurdly environmentally unfriendly coal power plant.
The Washington Post reports today that Daniel Beard, [...]