Commentary
BEWARE of Greenwashing
Greenwashing is defined as misleading environmental ads which project to the public that the organization is green. In other words, they are the result of a marketing strategy to boost the organization’s image in the eyes of the public. As a result, these ads give the public a false impression of the corporation/politician/government/industry/non-government organization.
Brainwashing with [...]
How About A Vespa?
So I went to a party last Saturday to watch college football–all party goers were graduates of the University of Florida Go Gators!–and my bff John P. showed up on his shiny new Vespa. That’s right, a Vespa. I had no idea he had purchased one, and I busted his balls for a bit about [...]
Bill Clinton Says Energy Is #1 Priority
I had the good fortune to attend a speech by Bill Clinton last week at the University of Central Florida…okay, it was actually a politcal rally for Obama-Biden, and his speech was centered around moving voters to vote blue, but it was still pretty damned cool to see and hear Clinton. Let’s face it, he’s [...]
Trends in Sustainable Cities
A recent report by SustainLane ranked the top sustainable cities in the US. Coming out in the top 5 were:
Portland
San Fransisco
Seattle
Chicago
New York
And coming out in the bottom five were:
Memphis
Las Vegas
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Mesa
Now, at least a couple of the top five greenest cities shouldn’t come as any surprise to those of you who keep up with greener [...]
McCain on the Environment
This is the second post in a series on the Presidential candidates and the environment. Part One on Obama was published earlier today, and tonight we take a look at McCain.
McCain’s Environmental Record
First, as Josh mentioned in his Obama Post, it should be noted that the League of Conservation Voters did give McCain a rating [...]
Obama: The Environmentalist?
So we’re going to do something a little different here on GreenerTrends, as is our way. We’re going to have back-to-back(ish) posts on the environmental positions of Obama and McCain. Obviously we’re not a political website, though occasionally we do swerve into political commentary. However, given that elections actually are important in what happens regarding [...]
Sweet! Interview with Summer Rayne Oakes
After her presentation at UCF, Summer Rayne Oakes was generous enough to give Greener Trends a few minutes of her time for a phone interview.
Before we launch into that, I want to thank Summer for linking us on her blog and for sharing her perspective. She’s passionate about what she’s doing and she’s a good [...]
P. Diddy Bitching About Gas Prices
This is just barely related to greener trends, but it’s hilarious nonetheless. Superstar rapper P. Diddy is bitching about not being about to fly his private jet back and forth from New York to LA because gas prices are too high. Apparently, the cost of jet fuel is $200,000+ for two roundtrips and HE CAN’T [...]
Climate Change and Risk Management
Would you bet your entire life on the assertion that climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and that it will result in global disaster? I mean truly 100% can you discredit the skeptics out there who claim that global warming is bogus?
Major scientists and scientific institutions have claimed that global warming is happening [...]
This is how much Tesla is commited to safety
Following in the footsteps … or skid marks of the Killa Cycle, a Tesla engineer (or soon-to-be-fired parking vallet) managed to smash this baby in live traffic. Whether or not this was an extremely hardcore safety test has not been determined. Nor has there been any word on whether ejected carbon-fiber counts as a carbon [...]
