Green Retirement Blog

I’ve been coming across “Secret” followers on various social networking sites.  They seem like really friendly folks, who want to share the message of the “Secret”, with anyone and everyone.  I’ve seen the Secret movie, and I maybe dense as lead, but I have no clue what this “Law of Attraction” is all about?
So, I […]

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It is hard to remain positive with all the negative economic and environmental news, but every once in a while their is a story, that maintains your faith in a greener future.  Coho salmon discovered in creek. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that efforts by The Nature Conservancy, has resulted in the return of the […]

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Gasoline prices have dropped, over $1 a gallon from their recent highs, making this a great opportunity to tax gas to fund Green Investments.  When gasoline prices were highest, Americans adjusted to high pump prices by making lifestyle changes, that greatly benefited the environment and their health.
 
Americans bought high mpg cars, stopped driving […]

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Around 15 years ago, I helped launch the “Conservation Checking Account” at Bank of the West, the brainchild of CEO Don McGrath.  Half the monthly fees from the Conservation Checking Account, went to the Northern California branch of The Nature Conservancy, providing over $3 million dollars to help fund environmental restoration programs.  And, Bank of […]

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Green Retirement introduces paperless retirement planning.  From filling out the online retirement survey, to the preparation and presentation of your completed Green Retirement plan, every part of the process is web based and no trees will die as a result.
You will receive your Green Retirement Plan in .pdf format, which enables anyone using any computer, […]

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Today marks one year for Green Retirement Planning.  Green Retirement’s one year birthday also coincides with the worst economic news and outlook since the Great Depression.  It’s no accident. I knew when I started developing Green Retirement, that it would be needed not only  to save the planet, it was also going to be needed […]

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The Greenest Americans, are not Prius owners, organic shoppers, or Sierra Club members.  The Greenest Americans are Frugal Americans, who probably don’t realize, that they are doing the most to help save the planet.   Frugal Americans, because of their low consumption lifestyle, reduce their carbon footprint greater than almost anyone else.
Frugal is not to be […]

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