Green

Ahhh, less stuff to the landfill. Anyone have any good ideas for community composting?

What’s in your trash receptacles? Palo Alto is in the process of crafting a new Recycling and Composting ordinance to restrict recyclables and compostables from the garbage.

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When big corporations do the right thing, they deserve some credit. Even if it took some pressure to make them do it.

I posted this on Facebook after see how Nestle has stopped buying palm oil from Sinar Mas, an Indonesian producer, with a bad track record of rainforest destruction.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G3PM20100317?rpc=60

This is good news on one hand, as it underscores both the nature of corporate engagement in rainforest loss and the pressure that can be brought to bear by consumers. But there is a back story, as Shae Gunther from Mother Nature Network has reported, as Nestle has pushed a social media campaign on Facebook that may continue to backfire for them.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nestle/24287259392#!/pages/Nestle/24287259392 

This link takes you to Nestle’s Facebook page – filter for Nestle only on their wall and see how the Facebook community is responding.

Its an interesting time we live in. The opportunities for us to increase our awareness and to make a difference are expanding rapidly……Take Advantage of Them!!

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Walmart – Our Green Planet’s Friend

March 2, 2010

I’ve just finished Ray Anderson’s book “Confessions of a Radical Industrialist”. Ray is the rock-star of green capitalists. His company, Interface, has experienced astounding growth in carpet manufacturing by radical greening of its manufacturing. Ray talks about Walmart and its leadership. Walmart set 3 goals – to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy; to create zero waste; and to […]

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Denver – the largest emitter of GHG?!?!

October 9, 2009

Denver is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Yikes!! I guess we have some work to do. Denver To Barcelona

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Community Seeds sustainable news you can thrive by

October 9, 2009

Hey, I just visited DeAnna Weber Holman’s site Community Seeds Eco Magazine (see her on Facebook). The Summer 09 issue has some great information about water. http://communityseeds.homestead.com/index.html

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