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Five Fast, Colorful and Clean Products at SEMA 2011
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsFive companies at SEMA 2011 with products that bring efficiency and environmental responsibility to automotive design. -
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... -
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 -
Four Products at GLOBE 2010 Innovating Ways to Build Greener
Posted on March 31, 2010 | 2 CommentsAs an owner/builder, I'm always on the lookout for new products that make a difference in how we build or use materials. Walking the tradeshow floor at Globe 2010, I found four products that caught my eye as we look toward the future of the built environment. -
Overhead and Underfoot: Building a green roof upside down.
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsIt is so large at six acres that you never feel as if you are on an actual roof, and therein is the real beauty of it. Now in its second year of growth, the illusion is so surreal in an urban environment that it’s easy to disregard what lies beneath the top layer. -
Transforming the Global Footprint of American Business
Posted on January 27, 2010 | No CommentsLast Thursday, a panel of business leaders spoke at Antioch University to a full room of entrepreneurs, students, faculty and members of the business community. Each gave a great presentation on how their company is working to create social and environmental benefits through innovative practices. -
Green Dreams: Coveting Sustainable Glass Art
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsAs someone in the early stages of building my own home, (at this point, a bare earth foundation pad), when... -
When will Philips lamposts bloom?
Posted on June 25, 2009 | No Commentsby Jen Pennington I can’t help but remark on a concept Philips is promoting for an outdoor lighting structure that... -
A Different Picture of Sustainability
Posted on November 29, 2008 | No CommentsWhat does it mean to be sustainable as artist or photographer in an uncertain economy? Rare is the artistic occupation in life that leads to becoming the next Richard Avedon or Ansel Adams. Things have not changed much to alter the cliché of the struggling artist. But passion doesn’t write a check to pay the bills. The commercial and stock photography world is highly competitive, and to compete you need more than talent.