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The Truth About Your Carbon Footprint, and How to Reduce It
If you’re at all familiar with the environmental movement and sustainability, you’ve probably heard the term carbon footprint. Carbon footprints are a way of measuring your impact on the environment, stated in how much carbon your daily activities release into the atmosphere (typically stated on an annual basis). There...
read moreWhat is Environmental Economics?
The idea of profits and capitalism have long appeared at odds with environmental policy. In most cases, the word “economics” conjures up images of supply-demand curves and talks of GDP. But economics is a surprisingly complex topic with multiple sub-fields, including environmental economics, which is primarily concerned with understanding...
read moreA Short Guide to Impact Investing
Anyone who’s ever gotten into investing knows private capital is essential for many companies to thrive, from startups to well-established organizations. It’s a powerful force in business, for sure. And surprisingly, that same capital can also be a major force in bettering the world. It’s called impact investing. In...
read moreGreen Apps to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
There really is an app for everything these days. Some ideas are fun, some are rather inane. Some are incredibly useful. Apps these days can even help you go green more effectively. Check out these green apps for iPhone and Android to reduce your carbon footprint and live more...
read moreCan You Save By Reducing Your Carbon Footprint?
Carbon is said to be the building block of life. In fact, the human body is about 18 percent carbon. From a chemistry standpoint, it’s one of the most versatile elements. But as much as carbon is a good thing, there’s a downside, too. Carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon dioxide...
read moreGo Green With Your Investments
It feels like everyone is going green these days: green cars, green construction, green business. There’s a “green” solution for just about every aspect of life, from the clothing we wear and food we eat to how we consume energy and natural resources. What about financial products? Traditionally there...
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