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Topic: Sustainability

  
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Sustainable Architecture?

Wikipedia has a great summary of what sustainable design really is. The statement "Sustainable architects design with sustainable living in mind" is very true, and very important! It brings attention to the fact that if ...READ»

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A History of Green Brands 1960s and 1970s – Doing the Groundwork

Written by Landor Associates' Chief Strategy Officer, Russ Meyer, this series explores the evolution of the sustainability movement through the eyes of a marketer interested in the growth of green brandsGreen cars, green cleaners, ...READ»

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200 Green Business Ideas

Just for starters....in virtually every industryREAD»

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What's Even Greener Than LEED? The Omega Center

An educational center in New York might be the world's first building to earn a tough, ultra-green designation.READ»

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City Center Las Vegas: Too Big NOT to Fail?

With a big budget and a big footprint MGM Mirage is crossing it's fingers for positive financial and environmental impact of City Center.READ»

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How Many Green Brands Can You Name?

As the goal of this blog is to talk about Green Brands and the challenges companies big and small have in creating and marketing them, I thought a good place to start is with the latest data from consumers regarding their perceptions ...READ»

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A History of Green Brands: 1980’s – Green Shoots Appear

Written by Landor Associates' Chief Strategy Officer, Russ Meyers looks at the growing consumer awareness, their influence on brands and the emergence of green products.The 1980s—it was the era of big hair, big shoulder pads, and ...READ»

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Report: Clean Tech Investments to Climb Dramatically

Good news on the clean tech front: a report from Datamonitor claims that global investments in the sector will climb this year by an impressive 35% in the face of flailing climate change legislation. According to the report, ...READ»

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The True Inconveniences of Designing Al Gore's Office

For a high-profile environmentalist such as Gore, politics sometimes interfere with making the right decision.READ»

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A History of Green Brands: 2000's Thousands of Flowers Bloom

This decade was a tipping point for the sustainability movement and this piece, written by Landor Associates' Russ Meyers, looks at the promotion and expansion of green brands.With the beginning of a new decade came new interest in ...READ»

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200 Green Business Ideas

Not Just renewable energy this list is for virtually every industry from almost free ideas to those that require million dollar investments there is something here for every entrepreneur!READ»

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Another Inconvenient Truth

The reason why companies greenwash their products.READ»

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Kleiner Perkins & Green Packaging Inc. Leading GreenStream

While there were flickers of the green movement in the 1960s only recently have we seen an explosion in the green sector. Much like plastics in the early 1970s, starry-eyed investors are lining up at the door to invest in...READ»

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Where Are All the Green Jobs?

During the 2008 campaign season, voters heard a lot about green jobs that were going to help reverse slipping employment numbers while reducing American dependence on foreign oil. America, it was said, would lead the world in creating ...READ»

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Connecting the Green Dots - Green B2B

Green B2B Social Networking with Greenergy2030READ»

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Green Advocacy for Small Businesses Through HR Practices

So, you want to run your business in a way that advocates sustainability. You have cut your energy consumption and switched to green products and processes. What else can you do? The answer is simple and straightforward. Get your ...READ»

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Green Jobs and CO2 Emissions Report

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration today released two new reports: one that defines and measures the size and scope of the green economy and another that looks at the ways in which the American ...READ»

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What is Your State’s Green Economy Profile? It Could Be the Key to Your Business and Career Success

As part of an effort to help states continue to grow these industries, the NGA Center has created a series of reports analyzing emerging "green" economies in each state in terms of the scope of green business activity reveals areas of comparative advantage, promising areas for workforce development and opportunities for building partnerships within and across green industry segments. It is intended that this information be used to help states analyze their current efforts and form strategies to grow green economies.READ»

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The Top 5 Cities for Green Jobs

Looking for a green job and have the freedom to relocate? You might want to think strategically about where you move. According to the Center for American Progress, these are the top 5 cities for green jobs:1. San Francisco 2. ...READ»

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Van Jones: "I'm Bad! I'm Slick!"

Oakland activist Van Jones is on a mission to bring green-collar jobs to the urban poor. His mightiest weapon: His mouth.READ»

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Habitat for Humanity Greens Low-Income Homes

Sure, LEED and Energy Star-certified houses are great, but they can never make a difference on a large scale until low-income homes are included in the mix. Habitat for Humanity aims to bring green housing to all income levels with a ...READ»

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What Does the Resignation of Van Jones Mean for the Green Economy?

Van Jones announced his resignation today from the White House Council on Environmental Quality where he has worked in recent months as the "green jobs czar" continuing his efforts to promote green jobs as a solution for many of our ...READ»

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Waiting for Green Energy

Recently I’ve been working on a book about green careers, which will be part of a four-volume set called Progressive Careers, to be published by JIST next fall. As I noted in a previous blog, much of the information about green ...READ»

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The 5 Best Cities for Cleantech Companies

This week's Clean Energy Economy report from Pew Charitable Trusts showed that the cleantech industry is rapidly expanding, and shows no signs of slowing down. Now PhysOrg provides us with a list of the top five cities that ...READ»

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Green Collar Van Jones Officially Joins Obama Team

If Obama had a long lost environmental brother, he'd be Van Jones. Born of the same oratorical cloth, Van "green collar" Jones, who we first profiled last April, today was just named by the Obama administration as the ...READ»