Starting out with an oldie, but a goody:

How Green Is My City: Women take the lead in building “sustainable” places to live and work, by Ms. Magazine

The newer sustainability movement, though, has been more populated by women, despite the fact that women are still in a distinct minority in the fields of construction, architecture and engineering.

Aside from environmental and economic benefits, much of what’s driving the growth of the green-building movement is a concern for public health. Modern pre-green buildings are known for having poor ventilation and indoor pollution, arising from toxic construction materials that emit cancer-causing formaldehyde and asthma triggering chemicals. The women green builders, like earlier social activists, are at the forefront of concern for clean water, clean air and more environmentally appropriate sewage disposal.

White Roofs Can Cool Homes, Businesses and the Planet, by Sundance Channel

California scientists have devised a formula to calculate how much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide can be offset by increasing the reflectivity of urban surfaces like rooftops. They say that by making roofs reflective, homeowners will save money on cooling and white roofs installed on a global scale could cool the planet.

From Sports Drinks to Tractors, Reusable Packaging Nets Numerous Savings, by GreenBiz

But to make the case for reusables, companies must recognize what they are losing or missing out on by producing waste that gets thrown away. “You can’t just prop up the landfill as some demonic icon and expect people and businesses to throw themselves into the cause,” said Margo Reid Brown, chair of the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

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