Three Houseplants To Clear The Air
Posted by Sonja Ebron
The TED Talks Conference has a reputation for broadcasting the best ideas on the planet. At this year’s conference, Kamal Meattle described a 15-year study in India that showed three common houseplants — the Areca Palm, the Mother-in-law’s Tongue, and the Money Tree — in combination could clean the air in a home or office building better than most electronic devices.
Meattle’s study is good news for indoor air quality but could also reduce the need for air cleaners and ventilation equipment. Who ever thought living plants could be energy-saving devices? Check out Meattle’s four-minute TED talk:
2009 Energy Town Hall Meeting in Atlanta
Posted by Sonja Ebron
With a collapsing economy and stable gasoline prices, you wouldn’t expect Atlanta activists to come out strong for a discussion on energy. But like most places, Atlanta had a rough year energy-wise, and people want to know what happened last year, what’s happening now, and how to avoid the next crisis. On some level, most of us understand the link between energy and the economy, as well as the huge potential of green jobs. So all ears were open for blackEnergy’s first Energy Town Hall Meeting of 2009 on March 9th.
The Genius Of Van Jones
Posted by Sonja Ebron
I like simple yet powerful concepts. “Green the Ghetto First” is the clarion call of Van Jones, a brilliant brother some have called the Martin Luther King of the green jobs movement. At this weekend’s State of the Black Union in Los Angeles, he said, “You can’t green the earth without greening the cities, you can’t green the cities without greening the ghetto, and you can’t green the ghetto without giving Pookie a job!” You cannot beat that logic.
