See Why This Man’s Being Called “America’s Bike-Friendliest Mayor”

(EnviroNews Utah) – In light of mounting concern over air pollution and a distressed climate as we soared past 400 parts per million Co2 in the atmosphere last month, people are asking more and more just what they can do to take the climate bull by the horns…

Excerpts of Five Courageous Delegates From Fukushima Prefecture Addressing Bay Area Journalists Regarding Sustainability and Rebuilding Their Community

(EnviroNews California) – In a public meeting held in the the Hospitality Room of the San Francisco Japan Town Branch of Union Bank of California, five brave delegates from Fukushima Japan addressed a panel of citizens and journalists regarding the current situation in Fukushima, Japan. The delegation includes…

Saving the World One Organic Cotton Shopping Bag at a Time

(EnviroNews California) – Lorin Trodderman of the Santa Cruz, California-based company Blue Lotus takes us through a tale of plastic pandemonium as he explains the devastation of plastic bags in our eco system, while simultaneously offering a simple and empowering solution. In this educational interview, Trodderman eloquently explains…

The Environmental Good of Green Burials and Green Coffins

(EnviroNews California) — San Francisco, California — In this episode from the 2011 New Living Expo in San Francisco California, Jane Hillhouse of Final Footprint casket company explains the dangers and harms of conventional burials and caskets. She goes on to demonstrate the beautiful green caskets distributed by…

Amazing Hand-Crafted Elephant Poop Paper From Sri Lanka

(EnviroNews California) — San Francisco, California — The ingenuity of the human spirit can be truly amazing, but this story takes that ingenuity to a whole new level. Tackling a wildlife quagmire in Sri Lanka, Dr. Karl Wald set out to find a solution that would create jobs,…

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon Expresses His Views on Air Pollution at the ‘Clear Air Challenge’ Press Conference

(EnviroNews Utah) – On Capitol Hill at what has been deemed as the ‘Clean Air Challenge’ press conference, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon made a strong address to the press on behalf of Utah’s lingering air pollution problem. At EnviroNews Utah, we have scarcely heard the word…