Denise Stillinger and Isabel Herrera Honored as San Diego’s 2011 Cox Conserves Heroes
Cox Conserves is a national corporate program that includes the company's six major subsidiaries. The program enables and encourages Cox's 80,000 employees and families to engage in eco-friendly practices that reduce energy use and promote sustainability.
Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), announced that Denise Stillinger and teen Isabel Herrera are San Diego‘s 2011 Cox Conserves Heroes. Sponsored locally by Think Blue San Diego, Cox Conserves Heroes honors individuals who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor places for everyone to enjoy.
Stillinger and Herrera were nominated for the program in the adult and youth categories, respectively, selected as two of six finalists by local environmental leaders, and ultimately, named the Heroes after receiving the most votes in an online public poll. (more…)
The California Air Resources Board has renewed its contract with the California Center for Sustainable Energy (
Earth Networks, owner of the popular WeatherBug products,is expanding its focus to include more detailed environmental observations and measurements. In close collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the company will deploy one of the largest global greenhouse gas observation networks.
As San Diego’s only carbon negative private transportation company, Terramoto offers executive-level services utilizing hybrid motor vehicles while at the same time, creating a positive impact on the environment by donating a dollar from every trip to plant a tree. Combining an eco-friendly approach to the transportation business translates into economically advantageous rates for customers and the benefit of enhanced earth-friendly surroundings for the community. The concept for the modern day private transportation company, Terramoto is derived from the combination of terra for “terra firma” (the planet) and moto, which means rapid movement. 
To promote “green” shopping for the holidays and beyond, San Diego County has declared Thursday, Dec. 16, “A Day Without a Bag,” with shoppers encouraged to forgo single-use bags, and retailers and volunteers planning to give away more than 25,000 reusable shopping bags at locations throughout the region.
by Sonya Sparks
San Diego’s first human-powered fitness studio, The Greenasium, opened at 1465 Encinitas Blvd. in Encinitas on September 1, 2010, with the philosophy of reducing, reusing, recycling and giving back. Combining an environmentally balanced personal training fitness studio with community-based volunteerism to support worthy causes takes global change to a new level. Integrating eco-friendly practices with humanitarian objectives helps both the environment and the community the business is based in. According to one of the three owners, David Chaffee, “By balancing what we consume with our business practices paired with our volunteerism, we’re giving back to both the community and the environment — this reduces our impact and enhances customer service.” 
