Category Archives: Volume 33

Green Building Red-Lighted by Homeowners’ Associations

By admin | May 20, 2009

Energy costs have been flirting with all-time highs and many homeowners are looking for ways to cut costs. With environmentalism en vogue, many homeowners are finding economic solutions within the green building movement. However, restrictive covenants established by homeowners’ associations (HOA) have made it extremely difficult for many Americans to make their homes more energy [...]

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The Black-Green-White Divide

By admin | March 22, 2009

The second issue of ELPR Volume 33 was recently published full of fantastic articles. Check out our journal archives!
In her article, Bridging the Black-Green-White Divide: The Impact of Diversity in Environmental Nonprofit Organizations, Faith R. Rivers explores how the racial divide effects environmental groups.
Rivers delves into the subject by discussing how nonprofit environmental groups have [...]

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Ethanol’s Roots

By admin | January 30, 2009

With alternative energy taking center-stage during the recent U.S. presidential election, an article published in Volume 33 of ELPR’s journal gave some insight on the Ethanol boom in another country– Brazil.
Vanessa M. Cordonnier’s article, titled “Ethanol’s Roots: How Brazilian Legislation Created the International Ethanol Boom” offers a detailed look at the partnerships Brazil formed to [...]