Little things like switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs and turning the heating down in our homes sounds so easy, but how many of us do make those small changes, and others like them, that together can make a much bigger difference to avoid climate change and protect the environment?
The Bush administration has proposed a new rule that will require railroads to ship hazardous materials on their safest and most secure routes, but critics immediately attacked the measure as an anemic regulation that will not result in any changes to existing routes.
As a concept, recycling has lived and died many times throughout its 4,000-year old history. But it always re-emerges as an idea when humans need it most, such as during the Great Depression, and later during World War II, when American companies recycled or reused around 25 percent of the waste stream.
"As a business owner, I feel good coming to work every day," says Sara Kubersky, 32. She and her sister, Erica, 27, co-own Mooshoes on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Started in 2001, the company sells shoes and accessories that she refers to as "vegan." But their office is also entirely green. Kubersky says this fosters a sense of solidarity and loyalty in her staff. "They actually care," she notes.
When business travelers book a flight, their main thought is usually the fare, the convenience of the schedule and the seat size and quality of service. But what of the environment?
Little things like switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs and turning the heating down in our homes sounds so easy, but how many of us do make those small changes, and others like them, that together can make a much bigger difference to avoid climate change and protect the environment?
The Bush administration has proposed a new rule that will require railroads to ship hazardous materials on their safest and most secure routes, but critics immediately attacked the measure as an anemic regulation that will not result in any changes to existing routes.
As a concept, recycling has lived and died many times throughout its 4,000-year old history. But it always re-emerges as an idea when humans need it most, such as during the Great Depression, and later during World War II, when American companies recycled or reused around 25 percent of the waste stream.
"As a business owner, I feel good coming to work every day," says Sara Kubersky, 32. She and her sister, Erica, 27, co-own Mooshoes on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Started in 2001, the company sells shoes and accessories that she refers to as "vegan." But their office is also entirely green. Kubersky says this fosters a sense of solidarity and loyalty in her staff. "They actually care," she notes.
When business travelers book a flight, their main thought is usually the fare, the convenience of the schedule and the seat size and quality of service. But what of the environment?
EBay may be king when it comes to online trading, but another Web site, which has an environmentally friendly ethos, is also making a big impact on the business of auctioning in cyberspace.
Hurrying through a Washington, D.C., hotel, Amory Lovins, a balding, mustachioed man resembling a hyperkinetic Hercule Poirot, suddenly veers over to a wall sconce and hops up to check the light in...
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