Members of the Community Energy Green Team, Team Verde, recently visited a local recycling center.  Our office has collections for the standard glass, cans, paper as well as #1 and #2 plastic bottles.  Unfortunately, that still leaves plastic types 3-7 not being recycled, as well as odd items like Styrofoam and batteries.  We packed two cars with these miscellaneous recyclables and drove to the recycling center.  It is...

I like things that make sense.  In fact, that’s why I like the concept of sustainability.  When we think, plan and act sustainably we enjoy all of what life has to offer today without compromising the future.

Sounds pretty simple.

I’m sure if you asked, most people would opt for a sustainable planet over one that is in a tailspin of decay. So why then is there such a disconnect in the way we choose to live?  Why do we...

A group of employees from Community Energy and Iberdrola Renewables gather once a month to tackle green initiatives in the Radnor, Pennsylvania office.  We are a volunteer-based group made up of smaller self-appointed sub-committees that approach sustainability from various angles.  For instance, we have subcommittees that focus on volunteering, staff education, sustainability issues at home, and tone that measures the impact of the...

A  recent New York Times Magazine article, Why Isn’t the Brain Green? seeks to answer one of my unanswerable questions:  Why do people resist making simple lifestyle changes that have the potential to reduce climate change and ensure a clean environment for future generations?

“CRED (The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions) researchers consider global warming a singular opportunity to study how we react to long-term...

This Earth Day, and every day, find a way to connect with the world around you.