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Basics of Spreading Social Sustainability

September 10, 2008 By 3 Comments

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: Sustainable Life Media has a great article about Tesco’s (UK’s largest supermarket chain) CEO Sir Terry Leahy wanting to “create a mass movement in green consumption” by making it easier and the basics more affordable for customers to buy green products. A few years ago I would … [Read more...]

How To Have It All Now

May 15, 2008 By 1 Comment

“I want it all and I want it now,” written by Queen and released in the late 1980’s, sums up where we are today in the US. We relate everything to self. “What does it mean to me?” “What can I get out of it?” We apply this mantra to our lives with gusto. This same philosophy applies to our approach to the environment and sustainability. “Yes, I want to be green, but it must not … [Read more...]

Basic Random Acts of Environmental Kindness

May 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Written by Ned Clarke So I was sitting on a rocky cliff above the breaking waves near San Francisco’s Cliff House the other day, with nothing but a rich orange sunset, a 40 ounce and the overall splendor of the natural landscape to keep me company - definitely the recommended way to unwind after a long workday. The foamy bottom of the 40 hit my lips, indicating I had taken my final swig. … [Read more...]

tcg: Green Prepare: The best things in life are free.

April 24, 2008 By 1 Comment

So what is tcg: Green Prepare, exactly? Well, first of all it’s offered free of charge to companies seeking to change their environmental footprint. It enables businesses, agencies and individuals to be environmentally responsible prior to becoming officially green certified. We use SF certification as an example. Itis a preliminary 12-step system towards green certification, introducing … [Read more...]