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Sustainability Archive
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Occupy a Board Seat
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsThrough the fall and winter as I read of the various occupy demonstrations across the country and weekly drove past the Seattle encampment, I challenged the unrest, envisioning in the trenches action. Action through volunteerism. -
Fall Colors in Zion
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsBut it's the colors in fall that are real stars of the trip. The green water in the Virgin River runs sweetly between canyon walls and through trees of crimson and gold. -
How ChE Prepared Me for Business (and How It Didn’t)
Posted on August 30, 2011 | No CommentsIntro By Arkan Kayihan. This entry is part of a series called, How ChE Prepared Me for Business (and How... -
GiveBIG! Helps NBIS advance its mission
Posted on June 21, 2011 | No CommentsBy Arkan Kayihan, As a non-profit board president, I often get asked if non-profit management is different from for-profit management.... -
A sad farewell to a sustainability leader in the NW
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No Commentsby Mary Rose We were all shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the shutdown of Grays Harbor Paper Company... -
Motivating Change through Green Teams
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No Commentsby Arkan Kayihan It’s all about motivation. As a management consultant, I often enact change without having any resources to... -
By-Product Synergy Players Are Stars On The Sustainability Team!
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsWritten by NBIS Co-Director, Karl Ostrom’s opening remarks to “Fourth Annual Puget Sound Region Materials Exchange Workshop and Networking Event”... -
Saving the Trillium Forest – Racing down to the finish
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsWhile it does comes down to money, it's about so much more than that. It's about watching people from all over Island County and beyond, work together to save this giant piece of land. You cannot walk into a local store, cafe, or lumberyard without seeing donation jars with "Save the Forest Now" buttons and postcards on them. Hikers, joggers, birders, photographers, horseback riders, and other groups lead talks and rides through the property. Even small schoolchildren are not spared, helping raise funds and teaching people about why we need to Save the Forest Now -
Graphics Plus brings bright lights to a White Center neighborhood
Posted on April 15, 2010 | 1 CommentDavid had standard eight-foot fluorescent tubing in an old T-12 format with magnetic ballasts (the connections at the end of each fixture). They took out the old bulbs and recycled those at Eco-Lights in South Seattle; then installed two four-foot efficient bulbs and new ballasts by Phillips GE. The new bulbs are brighter and cleaner. That helped reduce the electric bill by about 50 percent. The building skylights also bring in natural light. -
Paper Matters: An interview with master printer David Hell.
Posted on August 17, 2007 | No CommentsInterview by Emily Corey Paper and print sustainability issues have been part of the recycling dialogue since the tree-hugging sixties...