Over its life span, a fluorescent tube will save 640 kWh of electricity compared to the 100 watt standard bulb. This reduces the production of carbon dioxide, a green house gas, by half a ton.

President Obama and other world leaders came to Copenhagen at the end of the two week climate conference in the hopes of ironing out the details of a real deal. Or at least appearing so.

For those of you expecting Al Gore’s new book Our Choice to be another cringe and squirm-inducing flurry of facts, and a little bit of despair, you’re in for a surprise.

If you’ve been within earshot of the latest volleys in the climate bill debate, you know things have gotten a bit loud and tense. Those that are resisting the push to address climate change with a real program make the same argument we’ve been hearing for years: Trying to fix the environment will be hard on business. But this is a false argument.

In the contentious world of climate change legislation, we’ve all come to expect the same players generally lining up on the same side of the field. But something strange is going on lately.

A new report from UNEP, the United Nations Environment Program, illustrates revised scenarios for climate change, most specifically the increase in global temperature averages forecast over the remainder of the century. The news is not good. Time to get to work.

Good News: On June 30th, EPA gives California emissions waiver.
Bad News: On July 23rd, Air Resources Board amends landmark rule to reduce toxic emissions from off-road equipment.

Sometime soon we might be able to suck in a huge breath of coastal air and feel refreshed again. Not sick. California regulations and a new push by the EPA are hoping to turn the tide on airborne particulates.

The White House released on Wednesday a global warming report predicting rapid sea-level rise, lost glaciers, more intense hurricanes and a drier Southwest unless we take fast action, and we mean NOW.

The Obama administration is pushing hard for a cap and trade system for regulating carbon emissions in the US, requiring companies to purchase carbon emission credits to offset their output. What would this mean for your business and industry as a whole?…