Showing posts with label The Field Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Field Museum. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Coskata/GM ethanol partner

Hey everyone


There is a company located in Warrenville named Coskata that produces ethanol using biomass. The process holds many benefits including less than one gallon of water used per gallon of ethanol produced, use of multiple biomass materials, and many more. I recommend checking out the website and read more on this company. Vinod Khosla, the venture capitalist, has joined the venture. General Motors has also purchased a stake in the company. http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080115/1194736753103.html?.v=21

A Fresh Squeeze has put out a great article on the green initiatives that Chicago's museums are taking. You can also take a look at the city's Department of Environment web site for information. As always, you can sign up for A Fresh Squeeze through wikipower and in the process help the environment as Wikipower will donate $0.25 to the Field Museum's Carbon Nuetral Program. Email the blog when you sign up and we will make sure the donation is made.

Environmental News Network has some new articles on water conservation and wind power.

Greenmaker, a company featured here at wikipower, has been featured on iVillage. The video is here.







Friday, January 11, 2008

Carbon Carbon Carbon

Hey everyone


There is an article in the NY Times that discusses the carbon offset programs.

I suggest you visit the website for Chicago Climate Exchange. They have opened up a market to buy and sell carbon credits. It is a different way to look at how industry is dealing with the carbon issue. There also will be a new exchange in New York later this year called the Green Exchange.

As a reminder, this blog has pledged to donate $0.25 to The Field Museum Carbon Offset program in Chicago for every person that signs up to receive the weekly updates from A Fresh Squeeze. The updates are chock full of great environmental tips and now you can positively affect the environment by simply asking for information on how to live in an environmentally friendly way! Let the blog know when you sign up as I would like to stay on top of it. Let's make Chicago the most carbon neutral place on earth!