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As long-time readers might already know, every pair of sneakers I have owned in the last several years has been made by Simple Shoes. My last pair finally bit the dust a few weeks ago so it was time to order another, and this time I bought the TUBA from the “Eco-Sneaks” line and I [...]
Eco-culture stepped into the corporate playing field as soon as business started realizing the money saving and PR benefits of going green. Since then a whole new mindset has been adopted in corporate culture. In a business culture war where brand identity and employee loyalty are key to survival and growth, businesses are now realizing [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What is “vertical farming” and how is it better for the environment?
“Vertical farming” is a term coined by Columbia University professor of environmental health and microbiology Dickson Despommier to describe the concept of growing large amounts of food in urban high-rise building – or so-called “farmscrapers.”
According to the vision first developed in [...]
Hope everyone had a good day yesterday and remembered to be thankful for what they have…
Whatever happened to the days of cross-country landscapes zooming by from a sleeper car? Planet Green spoke with author James McCommons, whose new book Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service asks–quite rightly–why has the [...]
Now that I have moved from a house with radiant floor heat to an apartment with forced air heating, I am really thinking about how much energy I use to heat my place. I have 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and while it hasn’t been that cold here yet, I have had to turn on [...]
Now I truly have seen it all. Until next week, I am sure. But for this week, McDonald’s is showing everyone in Europe what they think the meaning of “green” is by, get this, changing the color of their logo to green. From the Chicago Tribune:
About 100 German McDonald’s restaurants will make the change [...]
