I’m headed back to the East Coast next week for seven appointments in two days scattered from Washington DC to New York – and, luckily, all accessible by public transportation. Whenever I can substitute a train for a rental car, …
Category: Sustainability
Lunch with Environmentalist Jen Boulder
I’m on my way out for lunch with a new-found friend, environmentalist Jen Boulder. As I wrote in an email in preface to our meeting: Wow. I love your site. Btw, I’m told I’m a half-decent public speaker; you, in …
From Guest Blogger Thomas Verdone: Five Ways Your Construction Site Can Go More Green
Taking steps to make your construction site more green can have more benefits than expected. Aside from the obvious environmental benefits that accompany going green you can see a substantial reduction in cost through increased efficiency and recycling or reusing …
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From Guest Blogger John McMalcolm: Convincing the Doubters To Go Green
It is great that you are doing your part to save the environment, but you can do more by convincing others to contribute to the cause? There are many people who are still not making a conscious effort to adopt …
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Want Sane, Decent Leaders? Vigilance Is Required
Plato (pictured here with Athena, goddess of wisdom, looking over him) is supposed to have said: The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. This, of course, is why it makes our …
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Tagged with: Climate Change
Emerson: Create New Ideas
According to the Writers Almanac: It was on this day in 1837 that Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a speech entitled “The American Scholar” to the Phi Beta Kappa society at Harvard University. …. (It) was the first time he explained his …
Norfolk Southern: Making a Commitment to Corporate Sustainability
I had the pleasure of speaking with Norfolk Southern’s corporate sustainability officer, Blair Wimbush, just now. One of our interns who documents role models in corporate sustainability had done a nice piece on Norfolk Southern, a large freight railway operating …
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From Guest Blogger Jess: Tips for Natural Tree Care
Trees are a crucial factor in the filtration of our air, and absorb carbon dioxide from the environment, which is a key contributor to air pollution and global warming. Many people are pledging to plant trees to reduce the effects …
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Annie Leonard on Mindful Consumption
Here’s a recent article by one of my true heroes, Annie Leonard, on How To Be a More Mindful Consumer. I met Annie after a talk she gave a few years ago, and congratulated her on the incredible work she’s …
Filmmakers’ Responsibilities to Society
I met a delightful woman at yesterday’s “boot camp” in preparation for the 2013 Clean Business Investment Summit. Barbara Kerr Condon, who has a great deal of experience in this arena, and is in the process of producing a film …
