I’m taking a break from the typical focus of my posts to address an article that just makes me crazy. Forbes has come out with its annual "Most Miserable City List." Last year Forbes ranked Cleveland No.1 and this year it dropped to No.10. This is how Forbes described this year’s Cleveland ranking:
Last year’s most miserable
The Sustainable Cleveland 2019 summit was unlike any other conference or summit I had attended. I have been to plenty where the goal was simply to raise awareness- Typically a parade of talking heads followed up by urgent pleas to do something in the future.
The Cleveland Summit was much different. It took some 700 attendees
Cleveland has is trying to increase momentum toward become a hub of green industry. As a recent Clevelander I appreciate the efforts to promote sustainability, renewable power, and other green industry as a means of attracting jobs and improving the economy. (photo:flickr:heidigoseek)
I have had the luxury of working with many of the
June 22nd will mark the 40 year anniversary of the famous 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River. A picture of the fire in Time magazine was credited with bringing national focus to water pollution in the United States. Here is a quote from a recent Cleveland Plain Dealer Article on the notorious fire:
"The fire did contribute
Kudos to those in Cleveland responsible for launching the country’s first community based carbon offset fund- the Cleveland Carbon Fund. It is an innovative approach to offsetting your personal or business carbon footprint. Richard Steubi’s Cleantech blog describes the difference between the Cleveland Fund and other offsetting options:
"There are already several options in the marketplace
There is good news for area businesses. Additional compliance costs and restrictions on economic growth will be avoided that were deemed all but certain a few years ago. The compliance costs were associated with new air pollution controls needed to achieve U.S. EPA’s 1997 8-hour ozone standard (0.85 ppm). The deadline to meet this
In yesterday’s post, I discussed the possibility of E-check expanding in Ohio as a result of U.S. EPA’s proposed revisions to implementation of the 1997 8-hour ozone standard (.08 ppm). Today I want to discuss the larger
The gloom and doom of today’s economy, especially in Cleveland, is covered almost daily. Job’s have been disappearing from the area at a rapid clip. The front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has almost been dedicated to breaking the bad news. See, Plain Dealer Article "Northeast Ohio Job Loses Spread."
The Article includes the
As reported by the Associated Press last week, U.S. EPA has adopted a new airborne lead standard. U.S. EPA selected a standard at the lower range of those being considered. The new standard is ten times more stringent than the old standard. As was reported:
The new limit – 0.15 micrograms per cubic
A report released today by the U.S. Conference of Mayors estimates that job growth associated with green industries could be the fastest growing job market over the next few decades. As reported in Time Magazine:
A major shift to renewable energy and efficiency is expected to produce 4.2 million new environmentally friendly "green" jobs over