The boat ride to Rosina’s home in the Grand Bayou community is short, but beautiful. A wide open blue sky, brushed with thin wisps of clouds and bright spring sunlight shines down on the wide channel of bayou. Abandoned fishing boats rest in the same reeds where Katrina left … [Read more...]
US Will Have to Fight to Keep Up in the Race for Clean Energy
The clean energy sector (think wind, solar, and other technologies that get us away from coal and natural gas) is one of the fastest growing industries in the world right now. In 2009, $162 billion was invested in clean energy globally, and even during the current economic … [Read more...]
Earth Hour: This Saturday, Join the Movement
Tomorrow night at 8:30 pm (local time around the world) millions of people are expected to participate in a powerful action to raise awareness about climate change. The idea is simple: turn off the lights for one hour, "earth hour." For more information about the movement, check … [Read more...]
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
When you take the trash out to the curb each week you probably have an idea about where it's going. A landfill. But what else do you know about the journey that shampoo bottle is going to take? For most of us, as soon as we let go of the handle on the trash can, all those items … [Read more...]
While we’re on the subject of amazing volunteers…
Green Light would like to send out a huge Thank You to a few volunteer groups that really went above and beyond last week. First, there was Erica and her friends from South Texas, who brought all their own energy efficient light bulbs. We also had two groups that each … [Read more...]