The Global Green USA Blog

“Like any environmentalist, I’m a big fan of just having more by wasting less. That’s akin to picking the low-hanging fruit. Great. But, we can’t just do less. The key to our future is instead to find ways to do more with less.” — Bill Nye, the Science Guy during his speech to graduates at [...]

Walker Wells and Hagu Solomon from our Green Urbanism Planning (GUP) department were in Lafayette, IN, this week for our neighborhood assessment. The team is using the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) standard to help Lafayette make environmentally sound improvements for the community. La

The quote shared at today’s weekly staff meeting is from Bill Maher: ”You know what happens when windmills collapse into the sea? A splash.”

Green news we’re still talking about from last week. Citizen Entrepreneur Contenders: We picked finalists for our contest to honor local green heroes — and opened up the voting to the public. (Finalists voting page) Equality Wins: President Obama publicly declared his support of same-sex marriage, a

International movers and shakers in Geneva from Green Cross International: After a marvelous dinner in Geneva, Switzerland, Finn and I joined the GCI general Council meeting to discuss reports and future planning for the Green Cross Family.

Our monthly Sustainability Series workshop in New Orleans, presented with AIA and USGBC-Louisiana, was held Thursday night. This presentation offered an in-depth explanation of solar technology, the best practices for designing and installing solar, and the current state of solar globally and in Lou

Having a beachside office in Santa Monica makes biking to work especially sweet for Global Green staffers Walker Wells and Stef McDonald.

To mark Mother’s Day, we asked Global Green staff to reflect on the work we do for mothers — and Mother Earth. Personally, I am proud and honored to work alongside the amazing people of Global Green — not to mention our partners, donors, and volunteers — who give their all every day to help create a

Earlier this week, Manette brought in lemons from the lemon trees in her yard (Meyer lemons — yum!). Today, Mary made us a lemon tart.

The quote from today’s staff meeting comes from Jacques Barzun: ”If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.”