Tag: sustainability

Here’s an ad for a seminar on sustainability. Waste. It’s more than an environmental taboo; it’s a total disregard of valuable resources. And that affects everyone’s bottom line. Brand reputations, market share and valuation depend on meeting objectives. How do …

How Would Business Function in the Absence of Environmental Regulation? Read More »

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Soon we’ll publish another in our continuing series of free reports in which we aspire to provide an understanding of the most important trends that face civilization today. Based on a survey conducted in January 2012, we attempt to answer …

Free Report: How Sustainable Is Our Way of Life? Read More »

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I’m up at the CleanTech Forum today, meeting people, making new friends, and checking out the latest ideas in renewable energy, electric transportation, and sustainability more generally. There are quite a few concepts in water purification, including a system to …

CleanTech Forum Offers Ideas in Renewable Energy and Sustainability More Generally Read More »

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I’m wondering if I could ask your help in another of our surveys. There is not too much doubt that the last 150 years have brought ever-accelerating damage to our environment. There IS, however, a great deal of controversy about …

Survey: Is Our Way of Life Sustainable? Read More »

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I’m in the process of becoming a partner in an aeroponics company called Tower Harvest; I’ll have a video up on this shortly. I’m thrilled for the association with these people, in particular with CEO Rafael Quezada; he’s incredibly knowledgeable …

Small Aeroponics Company Faces Big Marketing Challenge Read More »

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Frequent commenter John F. Robbins writes a post  on the 2GreenEnergy Facebook page re: my announcement that I’ll soon be interviewing sustainable design guru Sim Van der Ryn: When I led a group called Alternate Energy Assn (AEA) in SW Ohio in the late 1990s, we …

A Zeitgeist of Eco-friendliness: The New Living Large Is Living Small Read More »

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I was delighted when Sim Van der Ryn returned my call yesterday and  generously consented to grant me an interview when I’m up north at the end of the month. Four decades before the word “sustainability” had become a buzzword, …

Sim Van der Ryn: Legend in Sustainable Design Read More »

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While I’m in the television studio next week, I plan to shoot a video on what may be the single most interesting investment concept in sustainability I’ve come across this year: teak reforestation. Consider a few basics: Hardwoods, especially teak, …

Green Investment: Teak Reforestation Read More »

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Listening to The Writer’s Almanac just now, as I try to do every morning, I learned that it’s Arthur Schopenhauer’s birthday – a man best known, I believe, for having taken pessimism out of the hands of the amateurs and …

Perhaps Schopenhauer Never Met An Advocate for Sustainability, Peace and Justice Read More »

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This year, more car companies have released eco-friendly cars, which means more options for eco-friendly consumers. From electric cars to vehicles that use alternative fuel, here are the best green cars coming out for next year. 1. Honda Civic Natural …

From Guest Blogger Jesse Harwell: Best Green Cars for 2012 Read More »

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