How to Build a Sustainable Economy (And Not Another Bubble)   I know this may not be popular, but the housing bubble is not an isolated incident, foisted on the unsuspecting public by a group of law-breaking criminals who took down our economy based on their own greed and avarice.   It is, however, the latest example (albeit a massive one) of asset...

Everyone – Even Climate Change Deniers – Actually Know that Climate Change is Real   Climate change advocates have allowed themselves to be distracted from the core issue. While we debate and discuss whether or not we should be reducing environmental pollution because of the threat of rising global temperatures, this is, in fact, playing right...

If you’re listening to EcoPlanetRadio and reading this site, I know you live your values and like to find things – like this ‘station’ that allow you to live your values while enjoying excellent service. Research from the Shelton Group (www.sheltongrp.com) over the last few years has looked at the gap between consumers articulated values and their...

—by John Friedman— Environmental Neighbors Perhaps the most easily relatable example of how ‘Your Backyard is my Front Yard’ environmental impacts cross borders, continents, oceans and even time (as the cumulative effects of environmental impacts become recognized) and yet the cause and effect relationship is clear and undeniable. In junior high...

—by John Friedman— Often green washing is not an outright attempt to be deceptive, but rather stems from failing to consider environmental impact measures with the same robust attention as is usually given to more established and familiar measures of business performance. Companies that make exaggerated environmental claims in order to curry consumer favor...

—by John Friedman— In the wake of the most recent presidential election campaign people are questioning whether or not America, much less Washington, can bridge the ideological and political differences that resulted in President Obama being elected with a massive electoral victory but a slim margin in the popular vote (which only matters in that it shows...