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UN Climate Summit: 186 Nations Gridlocked by Global Recession

Anya Kamenetz — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:10:48 -0500

There won’t be too many major decisions made at this week’s UN climate summit,
but observers will be able to hear the conversation shift and watch battle lines being drawn for the new year and beyond.

Is The New MacBook Green? Ask Greenpeace.

Danielle Sacks — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:22:42 -0500

We know the drill by now: every few months Apple rolls out some new iPod model, seducing us to trash our still-shiny-perfectly-brand-new one. We tend to think of this as progressive design. However, these days progressive design must also factor in a product's environmental spillover. Apple--and its exponentially rapid product rollouts--has been one of the worst offenders.

Yesterday Greenpeace unveiled its latest Guide to Greener Electronics.

Greensburg in Metropolis Magazine

Lewis Perkins — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:57:31 -0500

I was pleased to see Metropolis Magazine again discuss the platform of sustainable design in the online article called Whirlwind Tour. This courageous town is Greensburg, Kansas whose citizens have embarked on a forward journey toward renewable energy, green buildings and overall advancement. READ MORE HERE:

Fate of the Tuna

Anya Kamenetz — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:32:43 -0500

Back in the '90s the giant bluefin swimming off Cape Cod were known as "Toyotas" because a lucky fisherman could buy a truck with the proceeds of a single fish.

Live From Greenbuild 2008: Green Collar Jobs-Hype or Reality?

Danielle Sacks — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:31:20 -0500

Now that Obama has been elected, "green collar" evangelist Van Jones has updated his shtick: "It's not that we now have a president who's black. It's that for the first time we have a president who's actually green," Jones hailed from his pulpit last week at Greenbuild to the thousands of architects, designers and engineers in the audience enraptured by his oratory.

The Modular/ Pre-Fab Structure – Sustainable Design for the Future

Lewis Perkins — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:05:34 -0500

This past week, I was in Boston for the GREENBUILD show and had the benefit of joining USGBC President, Rick Fedrizzi and This Old House host Kevin O’Connor for a reception at a current This Old House home in Weston, Massachusetts. This eco-friendly home reminiscent of barn

Telecommuting: Still A Long Distance Away?

Anya Kamenetz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:15 -0500

Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, addressed an audience of business leaders yesterday, promising to seize the crisis. He called the energy crisis of the early 1970s a "missed opportunity" that their administration won't repeat.

Test Ride in a Tesla

Anya Kamenetz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:37:37 -0500

I’m sipping frothy pumpkin soup concocted by four-star chef Gray Kunz in a pristine white triplex at the Candle Building, 11 Spring Street, which used to be a street-art landmark before it was reborn as eight-figure luxury condos. I’ve just been introduced to some kind of envoy from Bahrain.

Bio and Interests: JD Rucker

JD Rucker — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:34:46 -0500

I am an Internet entrepreneur who works with several companies. Currently, I work with TK Carsites, Media Caffeine, and other high-profile clients. My primary service is complete Internet marketing that includes search engine optimization, social media marketing, and reputation management.

Healthy Habits at GE

Anya Kamenetz — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:38:48 -0500

I'm waiting to meet with an exec here. The low, white mid-century modern complex set among wooded hills resembles nothing so much as the campus of a public university--there's a lounge with a grand piano and even a full-sized library across a courtyard from where I sit. The hallways show many signs of a strong, not to say paternalistic, corporate culture--reminders about Internet security, volunteering, fitness, and several donation kiosks for various causes.

Data Center Cost Avoidance

Anthony & Toby Velte — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:24:41 -0500

Last week in the New York Times, Steve Lohr wrote an article, In Tough Times, Build Fewer Data Centers.

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Building A Greenwash Crisis Plan

maryanne conlin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:49:15 -0500
I started writing this post a few weeks ago, inspired by this article, PR Agency Warned Starbucks About Wasteful Water Policy. Like, what were they thinking?

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Marketing Green

maryanne conlin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:04:23 -0500
Marketing and social media in a increasingly green, wired and complicated world.

Call It America

Terry Tamminen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:49:11 -0500

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Sustainable Strategy Goes Mainstream

Lewis Perkins — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:28:53 -0500

During this week after such an historic presidential election, many are commenting, predicting and posting about what the next four years might hold. Let me share mine … A very strong conversation is going to build upon its fledging roots – the conversation of sustainability. Over the past eight years, we have not spoken often about the environment. Today, we have a new leader who will throw down the gauntlet.
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Bio and Interests: maryanne conlin

maryanne conlin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:16:08 -0500
Maryanne Conlin (MC Milker), Lead writer for Ecopreneurist, is a marketing consultant with expertise in social media and targeting the LOHAS consumer; integrating sustainable business practices with marketing messages and branding in the healthy lifestyle/organic food/nutraceutical industries. She spent fifteen years in corporate marketing, including stints in a variety of both start-up and Fortune 500 companies, most recently as Director of Marketing for a division of a several billion dollar multi-national.
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How Can You Pick Green Products That Will Thrive Through The Downturn?

Anya Kamenetz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:19:43 -0500

Slate's The Big Money site takes up the question, noting that the recession might actually be good for the environment on balance. After all, the greenest shopping is not shopping at all. Next best is buying secondhand. Both of these, of course, are thrifty as well as green choices.
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Green Tech Seminar Series 11/20/08- 2/10/09

Karma Martell — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:31:05 -0500

Kaye Scholer LLP and the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel are pleased to present a breakfast seminar series focusing on a broad range of GreenTech issues. Topics include:

"What U.S. Companies Need to Know About the European Carbon Trading System"
Thursday, November 20, 2008

"The Existing Voluntary Market for Trading Carbon Credits in the United States -- What it Is, How it Works, How it Will Continue if Federal Cap and Trade Legislation is Adopted, and How it Affects Your Company"
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Social Responsibility

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Bright, Shiny Future for Green Cleaning

Anya Kamenetz — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:34:59 -0500

Last week I noted Clorox's earnings successes, credited in part to its Greenworks cleaners brand. Today a press release from Earth Friendly Cleaners, a small 15-year-old company dedicated to award-winning, plant-based, cruelty-free products, trumpets similar success:
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Al Gore's Investment Tips

Anya Kamenetz — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:48:57 -0500

Yesterday Al Gore published a mega-op-ed in the New York Times outlining the necessary steps to address the climate crisis, energy independence and the economic crisis all at once. This is a message we've been hearing from many quarters recently--call it the New Green Deal.
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Sustainable Design: Innovative Designer Thinks Outside of the Box....

Lewis Perkins — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:20:39 -0500

Since my last post, I am still thinking a lot about the importance of HOW we design products and develop materials that have a life above and beyond its first. Many expound the virtues of the closed loop design (also known as a cradle to cradle concept), but often the most affordable and sustainable use for a product is in a second life
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IBM's "Smart Planet" Initiative to be Announced Today; You Heard It Here First

Anya Kamenetz — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:20:37 -0500

According to the Times, IBM's CEO Samuel Palisano will give a much-anticipated speech at the Council on Foreign Relations today on how to restart the economy by applying high-tech intelligence to challenges in energy, transportation, food, water, even health care.
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The Election and the Future of Print

Anya Kamenetz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:48:22 -0500

This morning, I was standing in a line of six people outside a newsstand near Wall Street. All of us were waiting to buy a copy of the New York Times, on paper, as a sort of souvenir of the historic election. The woman next to me mentioned that she’d been going around to different newsstands for half an hour trying to fulfill this desire.

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Green is Green for Clorox

Anya Kamenetz — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:04:47 -0500

Back in September I wrote about Clorox Greenworks all-natural cleaning products, and the company's identification of sustainability as one of three major consumer trends to follow toward success in the new century. Last Friday CEO Don Knauss's vision was borne out as the company beat analyst's expectations, recording income up 15 percent--pretty great in this economic climate. And what did he credit for the success?
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The Reputation Green IT Doesn’t Deserve

Anthony & Toby Velte — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:24:05 -0400

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