Good morning fellow keen for greeners and I hope everyone had a great weekend. I certainly did. This Saturday, my wife and I were gifted with a wonderful baby shower. A great deal of gifts for baby, including chlorine free diapers made from recycled plastic and hand made blankets from organic wool. What a fun time! Let's start off your Monday with a cruise across the important green events making headlines in the dailies.
Nonprofit works to restore green canopy to Detroit: The AP is reporting that Greening of Detroit is pushing for an urban reforestation in the auto city. The group is focusing on clearing brush from deserted areas of the city and planting new trees. The effort is much cheaper then if governmental employees did the work.
Despite All the Talk, Tracking Green Jobs Can Be Difficult: The San Fernando Valley Business Journal is reporting on the problem of tracking the "green" economy since no working definitions are in place. California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) is trying to remedy this problem and come up with some hard numbers. It developed a working definition of “Green Economy,” and in May began sending out a first of its kind Green Survey to employers to track regional and statewide numbers.
Gavin's green turned Niners red: Some interesting news for sports fans. Reporters Matier and Ross of the SF Chronicle report that two of the main reasons for the 49ers move from San Francisco dealt with green issues. Specifically, the issue of toxic clean-up at Hunter's Point and Gavin Newsoms demand that the new $900 million dollar stadium be LEED certified. Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists: The AFP is reporting that some 'green' solution for transport could be problematic. The articles reports on a study of public transportation throughout the country that found 'tail pipe' emissions can sometimes be higher than driving. It depends on seat occupancy and the underlying carbon cost of the mode of transport.
Keeping it Green: Lynbrook North Middle School students from Long Island, New York are doing their part to go green, according to Newsday. The group of students worked to monitor traffic at a busy intersection in their home town and then spread awareness of car pollution in a grassroots campaign. The results, a 16% drop in traffic, were proof that even students can make an impact on people's environmental practices.
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