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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 work project triggered an in-depth exploration of our current small business customer list.  To my great pleasure I discovered that we have loads of customers across a wide spectrum of businesses here in New York City.  I challenged myself to think about living off of only the products and services offered by our green-powered small businesses, and realized how simple it’d be!  Here’s what a week in my life as a...

It’s really nice to work for a company that cares for and gives back to its community.  It might not seem like much, but working for a conscientious company that encourages employee volunteering creates satisfaction that extends far beyond the job itself.  Recently, our company began to officially sanction and support its employees' volunteer efforts by granting two half-days a year to leave work and donate time to a charitable...

As we near the conclusion of March Madness and many going mad over the games (my office is about one mile away from the Villanova campus), I began thinking about the events themselves.  Sure, the games are social and community-oriented with a healthy splash of competition, but, in the spirit of most of my blogs, I ask: What about the environmental impact? 

Depending on how excited the supporters are, thousands of people travel to get...

Don’t go there. Too predictable. Resist the urge. Don’t lead a St. Patrick’s Day blog with the obvious expression that links the color of the holiday to the color often associated with the movement and profession engaged in making the air and water cleaner. Let’s skip it and go straight to the tasty part – the beer. 

Green beer is not about the color; it is often about the people with whom you choose to drink. Over 400 cities have...