Green Leaf Report

Doing an internet search on ‘global warming hoax’ brings in over a million results. I thought I’d add this post to those future search results. Arctic ice is melting- no, I haven’t actually gone out myself and measured the ice every year to see how much smaller the glaciers have become. I guess the NASA […]

I’m happy to see HP’s announcement this week: “HP to Reduce its Global Energy Use 20 Percent by 2010.” I get excited anytime a large, established corporation sounds even remotely green. Of course, if HP achieves this goal by pushing more energy-using products onto the planet instead of by retrofitting older products, the cumulative effect […]

Here’s my new favorite quote from Al Gore’s trip Wednesday to speak in front of Congress:
“The planet has a fever,” Gore said. “If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say, ‘Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it’s not […]

That’s the direct quote from Shelley Dahlburg, an attorney for the state of Texas, during the arguments over the governor’s right to fast track the 11 proposed new coal plants.  I’m not clear which side Dahlburg is arguing; but if it’s for the coal plants, well, it’s good to know that the lack of future clean air […]

Yesterday I saw a commercial for one of those scented plug-ins - it’s a small plastic device which plugs into an electrical socket and makes the living room or bathroom smell like flowers. I wonder if I’m the only person in America who watched that commercial and thought of the coal or natural gas being […]

After three years of home ownership, we finally broke down and bought a lawn mower yesterday. Our lawn service uses such large, gas-powered equipment on our half-dead lawn- we were long-overdue for a change.  I’ve been trying to replace our grass with native plantings, but I’m moving slower than I had hoped.
I’m really surprised my husband agreed to get […]

This article about GE’s CEO Jeffrey Immelt demonstrates how economically viable the environmental energy processes are becoming. Note that Mr. Immelt thinks the CO2/greenhouse gas policy will change, but GE is also putting pressure on the government to change the policy. And they’re positioned to benefit financially by a changed policy. Ah, smart business. Here’s […]

Recently we had an earthquake in Texas, or so I read in the news.  TXU received an offer they couldn’t refuse (or at least voted to accept, barring any better offers), and agreed to cancel eight of their proposed eleven coal plants.  It would be one of the largest corporate buyouts- so exciting to see such fast […]