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by Brian Baughan – Over the past several months, Philadelphia has witnessed the design and construction of modern homes pointing the way toward sustainable living. Through the convenient medium of the blog, readers have watched two buildings take shape from their own homes and offices. Building Green on Montrose and the 100K House are blogs…
I am a huge fan of Van Jones and his “Green for All” message . The man’s a modern day Prometheus. The message he developed, the connection he made between a community in need in his base of Oakland, CA, and the call to slow global warming, an ailing planet, is brilliant. The man deserves…
by Jerry Silberman – As the drama of the bursting bubble of Wall St. gives way to a slower, but steady and painful, economic decline, the first and most important question we should ask is “Should we try to blow another bubble, or should we reject bubble culture values for something entirely different?” If we…
Check out this great coverage from Hallwatch.org. Jeff Benedict led the fight in Connecticut to stop the expansion of gambling in that state. He offered great insight into what it takes to win as well as arguments that refute the casinos claims that they will bring great revenues and jobs. Watch video clips of his…
Since facing An Inconvenient Truth about the perils of carbon emissions, many people are more interested to find ways they can help the effort to reduce global warming, foster greater energy efficiencies and promote cleaner air. Energy conservation is still the most effective first step people can take- purchasing Energy Star products and compact fluorescent lightbulbs,…
True success cannot always be measured, even in business. For over a decade the Buy Local movement has been gaining ground, promoting a view that supports economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable business practices that strengthen communities. The sustainable business model advocates profitability through such unorthodox practices as collaboration, even with competitors, profit sharing with employees,…
Oregon natives Mike and Brian McMenamin have redefined the chain operation. In fact, they’ve stood it on its ear. As the Northwest’s fourth largest brewer of boutique beers, operating over fifty establishments in Oregon and Washington, and with sales estimated by CNN at $70-80 million last year, the McMenamin brothers seem to have developed a…
by Nathaniel Popkin In six to ten years, in a minor but important step in the response to Global Warming (air travel is the fastest growing emitter of carbon dioxide), a substantial portion of express air travel is likely to be outlawed or heavily taxed. To the delight of many of us, the federal government,…
