Data from NASA has been used to create the first map that shows the height of forests around the world. This article from NASA’s earth science team lays out the implications for measuring the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and for studying carbon uptake by trees. Scientific interest in the new map goes far beyond [...]
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Global Forest Heights Depicted in First-of-Its-Kind Map; Implications for Measuring Carbon
July 27th, 2010 
Justin Manger Governor Ritter Launches Colorado Industrial Energy Challenge
July 26th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last week, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced the Colorado Industrial Energy Challenge. Beginning with 13 participants, the challenge is “a voluntary program open to industrial facilities with more than $200,000 in annual energy costs.” In order to take part, “companies agree to set a five-year goal of reducing energy use, reporting total energy consumption for [...]
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Tags: Colorado, Energy Conservation, New Belgium Brewery 
No Comments »Five Friday Facts: The Greenness of Direct Deposit
July 23rd, 2010 Justin Manger A company with 300 employees issuing paychecks every other week only via direct deposit would: save 121 pounds of paper, 1,159 gallons of wastewater and 45 gallons of gas annually. Getting rid of paper paychecks would translate to a $57,000 annual savings for a company employing 300 people. PayItGreen shows that 72% of employees in [...]
Film Award for Response to Devastating Environmental Event Unveiled Just As Gulf of Mexico Well is Capped
July 22nd, 2010 Justin Manger It looks like the oil that has been gushing unabated into the Gulf of Mexico for three months is finally coming to a halt. BP’s latest of many attempts to cap the well with a huge metal box seems to have succeeded. The disaster has been unprecedented and so has the response. Let’s hope the flow [...]
Posted in Conservation, Education, Justin Manger, Policy, Sustainability Tags: Regenerative Economy, Waste No Comments »World’s Greenest Home? Even Kubla Khan Would be Jealous
July 21st, 2010 Justin Manger From the Atlantic comes a story about a stately pleasure dome of the greenest kind. A venture capitalist and a management consultant in Silicon Valley have decided to see how far they could push the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings by building a home that should earn the most LEED points ever [...]
