Celebrating John Denver’s Love of Nature and Life – a Special Tribute Album...
It is hard to believe the world lost John Denver 15 years ago. In celebration of Denver and the 40th anniversary of the song “Rocky Mountain High,” ATO Records will celebrate John Denver’s life and...
View ArticleThe Green Register Columnist Kyle Crider Offering Ecotech Online...
Want to learn about sustainability without having to leave your home or place of work? The Green Register Columnist Kyle Crider will be teaching Ecotech Institute’s first “massive open online course”...
View ArticleWalmart Goes “All In” on Energy Efficiency and Renewables
If Walmart was playing a game of poker with its energy portfolio, it just went “all in” and placed its bet on renewables and energy efficiency. This week, just in time for Earth Day, the retail...
View ArticleInch-by-Inch: Watching Alabama’s Environmental Garden Grow
Huntsville Botanical Garden, Alabama Recently, I visited a new community garden in Montgomery, Alabama. Neighbors and students from the nearby Montesssori School at Hampstead worked together, got...
View ArticleThe Gift of Sunrises – A Father and Daughter Nature Experience
My daughter Whitney and I are morning people. We have a regular routine when we are at home. We wake up just before daylight, and most mornings, my nine-year-old daughter reads, plays and organizes...
View ArticleSolar Power Dream Team – Ted Turner & Southern Company
Here is some welcomed news for advocates of solar energy. Ted Turner, founder of CNN and long-time environmentalist, is partnering with the Southern Company to build and buy big solar plants in the...
View ArticleDo It Yourself Eco-Documentaries “Tiny” and “Truck Farm”
Some of the best environmental documentary films are so-called “DIY” (Do It Yourself) films. For example, recently, I viewed a comical and powerful independent film titled Truck Farm, which is about a...
View Article37 National Parks, 37 Junior Ranger Badges (bling). Fort Fredricka Most Special
National Parks have been called “America’s Best Idea.” My family wholeheartedly agrees. For the last five years, my wife Kathy and our daughter Whitney have visited 37 National Parks and participated...
View ArticleClean Energy Means Jobs – Ask Walmart, Apple and State of Tennessee
And the sign said, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Twinkle. It has been eight months since Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh was elected President of the Alabama Public Service Commission over Lucy Baxley. But last week,...
View ArticleSaving the Environment and Producing Green Jobs is in Maryland’s Blood Stream
The state of Maryland is serious about the environment – especially green jobs. As editor of The Green Register, I am bombarded daily with information about states and their “green” efforts. But of...
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