Globe and Mail
Published on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 4:58PM EST Last updated on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 4:10AM EST

Bean-counting trumps carbon counting: Belt-tightening puts the squeeze on companies’ eco-efforts, By: Bert Archer

A survey of Canadian corporate travel managers released last week found that the business community may not be quite as behind the green revolution as some of their PR campaigns would imply. For those who worry about air travel’s significant contribution to pollution and climate change, this is not great news.

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Globe and Mail
Published on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 5:15PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 8:51AM EST

Save cash, enhance your brand – what’s not to like?
by: RASHA MOURTADA

It was the exhibition of affluence that prompted Ron Dembo to start a charity to help the environment.

The Huffington Post
Posted: January 15, 2010 12:24 PM

Re-Skinning Competition—Environmentally Smart Buildings and Cities
By: Ron Dembo, Leading authority in risk management

Ask anyone about the big causes of global warming and odds are that gas-guzzling SUVs will be a common reply. What those respondents do not understand is that SUVs are responsible for a percent or two of North America’s carbon footprint. The big carbon culprits are our cities or, more precisely, the buildings in them.

Many of us already know that our cities are environmental troublemakers. Few, though, comprehend just how bad the problem is. That is because cities are so ubiquitous they are almost invisible. It is a case of not seeing the forest for the trees.

UN Habitat: urban world, Volume 1, Issue 5

Smart Cities Start with Smart Buildings
By: Ron Dembo

Buildings are underplayed in terms of their contribution to emissions with nearly 40 percent of US emissions attributable to buildings compared to just 3 percent for four-wheel drive vehicles. Ron Dembo outlines how we must clad buildings to reduce emissions and why changing the occupants’ behaviour is key to tackling climate change.

whatworks - buildingitgreen.com
December 30, 2009

TALKINGplug™ automatically tracks energy use of appliances and machines, by: whatworks

Ever wonder how much energy your microwave uses? Or your hair dryer? You can stop wondering, because now your electrical outlet can give you that information thanks to the TALKINGplug™.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
01/04/2010

Innovators convene on financing sustainability in cities

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (January 4, 2010) – More than 120 innovative thinkers will gather at the New York Academy of Sciences January 7, 2010 to explore how fiscal policy can support sustainability.

Sustainable City Finance, organized by Urban Age Institute and co-sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, features discussion and debate among more than 120 innovators in financing sustainability, greening city infrastructure, and encouraging economic development in cities. The topics will span energy, water, transport, and the built environment.