Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. In anticipation of the day, I offer you the following articles for good reading: Green leader Whole Foods plans to go greener The Company has plans to reduce its energy consumption 25 percent per square foot during the next five years. Save energy and money by retrofitting [...]

In the run-up to Earth Day, Vice President Biden today announced of the selection of 25 communities for up to $452 million in Recovery Act funding to “ramp-up” energy efficiency building retrofits. Under the Department of Energy’s Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative, communities, governments, private sector companies, and non-profit organizations will work together on pioneering and innovative [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced support for energy-saving commercial building projects as part of an ongoing effort by DOE to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. With money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE’s national laboratories will select and fund technical experts to provide technical guidance [...]

Reuters reports that Senators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman may release their long-awaited climate change bill (KGL Bill) next week, after months of trying to find the “sweet spot” for industry and environmentalists, and Democrats, and at least a few Republicans. One critical question is what will become of state programs like the Regional Greenhouse Gas [...]

I like contrarian points of view as much as the next guy (perhaps more my friends would say), but this guy brings contrarian to a whole other level. This CNN/Money video is worth a look. Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video This VC is invested in a company which turns CO2 into building materials.