Tackling Climate Change Begins with US
Over the last 20 years, the west coast has cultivated an image of itself as a vigilant steward of the environment and has some of the most progressive environmental state legislation in the country to back it up. Anyone living in Portland is well aware of how keen Portlanders are about making sure this planet […]
Is “Clean Coal” Clean?
When President Obama recently gave his State of the Union Address, he indicated that one of his goals in the future is to eliminate tax breaks for oil companies, and to use those tax dollars to invest in green energy to have our country deriving 80% of our electricity from clean energy sources. Well, […]
Plastic Bags Heading for Extinction?
Hooray for Italy. Italy is the latest country to have banned plastic shopping bags, and the ban went into effect on January 1st of this year. The bag ban gained steam after a grass-roots movement submitted petitions from over 100,000 Italians to their government. Several large Italian cities had already imposed a ban on the […]
Please Allow me to Introduce Myself
Hello, ecoShuttle blog readers! For this week’s blog, I thought it prudent to introduce myself as the recently appointed blog author. My name is Mark Klosterman (though if Microsoft Word’s spellcheck had its way, my name would be Mark Lobsterman!), and I am a transplant from the great state of Ohio. I am a graduate […]
US Dept. of Defense is making an effort to Go Green(finally!)
The organization known as the world’s largest consumer of diesel and emitter of carbon is trying to make an about face in its relationship with the environment. The United States Department of Defense is one of few organizations in the developed world that adheres to no environmental standards for vehicle emissions, waste management, or how […]