The Dirty Secret about Clean Cars

This article is an eye opener, giving an insight into why we don't see "real innovation" from the Big Three automakers when it comes to manufacturing fuel efficient cars here in the US.

President Bush and the Big Three are pushing cars that run on ethanol. But the policy may be doing more harm than good...

The Dirty Secret about Clean Cars

The Mall Goes Green

Chicago's Green Exchange will be the first shopping center in the U.S. for environmentally responsible and socially conscious businesses...

So many new practitioners have emerged, in fact, that the first mall in the U.S. dedicated to green and socially responsible businesses—Green Exchange—will open in Chicago early in 2008. When it does, Consolidated Printing will be one of its original tenants.

Jones is ecstatic that Chicago will soon have a place where "greenies" can help each other expand their businesses—and attract a critical mass of consumers. "A lot of people are unaware of how many things they can actually purchase that are green," Jones explains. "And it's certainly going to give [small green businesses] visibility on a grander scale than they could achieve as an independent."

The Mall Goes Green

One Arts Plaza in downtown Dallas

One of the topics discussed is why Dallas lags so far behind in the green building movement. The show airs on March 30, on KERA Channel 13 at 7:30 PM. A video podcast will be available from KERAs website and an audio download is available here.

Lee Cullum talks with real estate developer Lucy Billingsley of The Billingsley Company about her diverse portfolio and her biggest project yet, One Arts Plaza neighboring the Arts District in downtown Dallas.

CEO, a production of KERA 90.1 and KERA 13

Nation's Capital Requires Developers to Go Green

Washington, D.C., will become the first major city to require that private developers build 'green,' or environmentally friendly, buildings. The new structures will have features such as green roofs, natural light, fume-free carpets and paint, low-flow water fixtures, even no-flush urinals that use a chemical trap instead of water. The new stadium for the Washington Nationals is expected to be the first stadium in the nation certified by the Green Building Council. [Audio link available on this page.]

NPR : Nation's Capital Requires Developers to Go Green

Colorado State Goes Green for Green

A new program in sustainable enterprise will educate future business leaders in producing working solutions to global problems, for a profit...

The program, aimed toward those who want to specialize in global, social, and sustainable enterprises, will give participants an in-depth education in sustainable business, something that goes beyond the usual electives that are available in the second year of many MBA programs.

Participants will focus on ways to fix social problems including poverty, disease, and pollution. The three-semester program includes a summer of field work in a developing country. Students will create projects that they will develop either independently or on behalf of an already established company looking for an entrepreneurial enterprise. At graduation, some students will probably have the option to continue to develop their businesses. "This is a roll-up-your-sleeves business degree," Hudnut says.

Colorado State Goes Green for Green

Which Green Car Is Best?

Though consumers and manufacturers appear ready to embrace vehicles that are friendlier to the environment, there's little consensus on how best to achieve optimum 'greenness.' The term hybrid itself has evolved to describe multiple technologies since the first gas-electric model rolled onto U.S. shores in 1999. A number of alternative fuels are vying for attention, from clean diesels to corn-based E85 ethanol.

Which Green Car Is Best?

The Energy Challenge

The NY Times has a series of article on energy and environmental issues at this link, which is constantly updated.

Articles in this series will periodically examine the ways in which the world is, and is not, moving toward a more energy efficient, environmentally benign future.

The Energy Challenge - New York Times