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Yves Behar on Integrative Sustainable Design at Opportunity Green (Video)

Image by Matt Grigsby. Now in it's third year, the Opportunity Green conference has really caught a rhythm. Held at the University of California Los Angeles, it was a truly inspirational experience. Staying far away from the stereotypical greenwashing I've encountered at so many events, Opportunity Green got to some of the core tactics for helping businesses and individuals be more environmentally minded. With speakers including Annie Leonard, producer and founder of The Story ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Osram Life-Cycle Analysis Finds Manufacturing of LED Bulbs Not That Energy-Intensive

Image: Osram For Those Who Worried About Embedded Energy We've known for a while that LED is probably the future of lighting (or maybe OLED). Most of the LED bulbs that are on sale these days aren't quite there yet - not quite the right color, not quite bright enough, a bit too directional - but progress is being made and within a few years we should be seeing a faster transition, kind of like what we saw when CFLs reached a certain price/quality point a few years ago. But some LED skeptics were saying that it took a lot of energy to make LEDs, and that this could be their Achilles' heel when compared to incandescents. The Germ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Give Your Utility Light the LED Upgrade it Deserves

Milwaukee, maker of a wide range of (red and black) power tools, has begun selling an LED upgrade kit that fits many of its jobsite lighting products and "most other major power tool work lights." By popping out the old incandescent bulb and replacing it with an LED module, your flashlight now boasts the many advantages of the light emitting diode: 50,000-hour life (that's 250 times longer than an incandescent) and thrice the run time. Into the garbage goes... Read the full story on TreeHugger

World Deaf Information Resource Project Launches

A new initiative enables users to find deaf organizations and schools in 149 countries around the world. Launched by the Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) in October 2009, the World Deaf Information Resource Project provides contact information for hundreds of international-, national-, and local-level organizations and schools globally. http://cips.gallaudet.edu/wdi.xml

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY for Human Rights Projects by Disabled People Organizations (DPOs)

Disability Rights Fund Releases Second 2009 Request for Proposals, Extending Another Year of Grantmaking to Existing Target Countries and Opening Grantmaking to the Pacific July 15, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, MA – The Disability Rights [...]