Two pieces on sustainability for your consideration: 1) I don’t know anyone who doesn’t admire the insight — not to mention the popularity — of best-selling business author and NY Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman. Here’s a good article he …
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World History, Energy Policy, and Sustainability
I hope everyone will take five minutes and watch the incredible video linked here, in which the genius Hans Rosling summarizes 200 years of world history. When you get finished picking your chin up off the floor in utter amazement …
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Sustainability — Good Followership Is As Important As Good Leadership
I notice that the Marriott hotel chain has instituted a sustainable seafood program called “Future Fish,” making it the first large player in the industry to make a move like this. Brad Nelson, Marriott’s culinary vice president, notes “The guest …
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Want to Aim a Holiday Contribution at Sustainability? Consider the Turimiquire Foundation
At this holiday season, while we’re all in such a festive and generous mood, it would be wrong of me not to mention The Turimiquire Foundation, by my wits the best bang for the buck you’ll ever find in terms of …
Whatever You Believe, May the Spirit of Love Burn Brightly Inside You This Christmas Season
Maybe this little sweetheart is asking Santa for peace and harmony in the human community. Well, perhaps not. In any case, the season really is a time for reflection, and pondering the things we truly want. I’m always shocked when …
Old Friends Are Often Young At Heart; Check Out the Apollo Alliance
For those of you wishing to reconnect from old friends from highschool and college, I most certainly recommend setting up a website like 2GreenEnergy. It brings long-lost, but much loved old friends out of the woodwork. Perhaps the best aspect …
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Concepts in Sustainability: Paper Made from Sugarcane Waste
When I mentioned 2GreenEnergy’s client Canefields USA in the past, I think I neglected to point out the video on the company’s website, detailing how paper from sugarcane waste is actually made. The world now has access to paper made …
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From Guest Blogger Jack Lundee: CGI on Sustainable Transportation
Municipal fleets, including buses and other forms of city transportation, use a heavy amount of energy every year. Much like the military, we’ve seen a steady decline in the rate at which they consume. Factors include: Manufacturing (technology) People living …
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Marketing's Job Sometimes: Do the Obvious
As a marketing consultant, sometimes my job is to avoid making a stupid mistake. As I mentioned the other day, we’re doing a project for an importer of natural and sustainable silk bedding, and discussing the enagement of a celebrity …
The BusinessClimate 2010 Show, Hosted by The Carbon War Room
I wish I could attend the BusinessClimate 2010 show hosted by the Carbon War Room in NY City, but I just don’t think I can fit it into my schedule. The ideas are so intriguing: essentially, use of free-market capitalism …
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