Consumers, don’t care if products are 100% ethically produced or 5% ethically produced…they’ll still pay the same premium for ethically produced goods.
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The Ethical Consumer And The Blue Light Special
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Submitted by mcmilker on Thu, 2008-05-15 12:47. | Tags: business | consumer behavior | consumer study | ethical buying | ethical coffee | Fair Trade | Wall Street Journal study | Western Ontario Univeristy
Good-Bye To Traffic Jams – New Project Uses Taxis To Reducing Gas Guzzling Slowdowns
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New traffic system fills the gap between the expensive induction loops and the journey time measurements using sensors in taxis.
Submitted by mcmilker on Thu, 2008-05-15 12:42. | Tags: transportation | fuel | gas guzzlers | Nuremberg | Orinoko project | taxi | traffic jams | traffic patterns
Who’s The Greenest of Them All? Greendex Survey Finds Developing World Tops The List
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New survey finds US consumers rank last in environmentally friendly behavior
Submitted by mcmilker on Mon, 2008-05-12 13:13. | Tags: culture | conference; energy; environment; accountability; sustainability; internet; un-conference | green consumers | Greenest consumers | National Geographic survey
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Renovating Safely With Young Children – Study Finds Lead Exposure Risk in Renovation
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Unfortunately, a new study, found fixing up ‘This Old House’ may increase exposure to lead in young children.
Submitted by mcmilker on Thu, 2008-05-08 12:57. | Tags: health | children lead | lead exposure | lead paint dust | lead paint hazard | lead paint particle | renovation lead
Greening Your Restaurant - Buying Local Isn’t Easy
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Food service scored the lowest in industries tracked by Climate Counts.org. It's no wonder...buying local can be a challenge for green food service operators.
Submitted by mcmilker on Wed, 2008-05-07 20:02. | Tags: business | buying local | eco restaurant | green restaurant | local produce | organic food service | organic restaurant
Targeting Green Grocers – How Ecopreneurs Can Profit From The Greening of Supermarkets
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….the mother lode in green marketing for retailers may be found in the phenomenon of local production. Consumers are convinced that it’s better for the environment, and that it tastes better, too. True or not, it’s nonetheless a golden formula.
Submitted by mcmilker on Mon, 2008-05-05 16:39. | Tags: business | chain grocery | eco grocery | ecopreneur | green grocery | green retailing
Microsoft’s Green Initiatives – When Technology’s Top Players Go Green What Does it Mean?
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Opportunities for green tech entrepreneurs bloom with Microsoft initiatives
Submitted by mcmilker on Thu, 2008-05-01 16:56. | Tags: business | code green | green business | green tech | Microsoft | vista | vista green
Environmental Mercury and Autism – Are Vaccines Still a Culprit?
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New study finds link between mercury and autism...at last!
Submitted by mcmilker on Wed, 2008-04-30 19:42. | Tags: health | mercury | mercury perservative | study mercury | Texas mercury study | vaccines
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Olympic Torch Generates Protests AND Pollution
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Olympic torch leaves trail of carbon
Submitted by mcmilker on Mon, 2008-04-28 20:10. | Tags: travel | carbon emissions | olympic environment | olympic torch | torch emissions
How Green Is Your E-mail? New Study Tries to Quantify Carbon Footprint of E-Mail.
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We all know that e-mail is far superior to faxing or snail mail! But, how much greener is it?
Submitted by mcmilker on Mon, 2008-04-28 19:23. | Tags: technology | e-mail carbon footprint | e-mail green | email carbon footprint | email energy efficient | email environment
Want an Eco Trademark? Stand in Line
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New report from US Patent Office shows hyper growth in registrations for green and eco trademarks. Now green business need to go to the next step to differentiate their products.
Submitted by mcmilker on Sun, 2008-04-27 12:26. | Tags: business | culture | eco business | eco marketing | eco products | eco trademarks | eco trends | green trademarks | green trends | trademarks | trends
Wal-Mart Tracks Green Product Adoption
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An unlikely source of green information - Wal-Mart
Submitted by mcmilker on Thu, 2008-04-24 20:08. | Tags: business | eco-entrepreneur | green entrepreneur | inventory control | live better index | Retailing | wal-mart
TV Turn off Week - A Green Opportunity
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Turning off the TV has green benefits to!
Submitted by mcmilker on Thu, 2008-04-24 19:22. | Tags: architecture | Earth Day | kids environment | Screen time | TV Turn Off Week
Survey Says: Consumers Will Pay More For Green Products
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New survey finds consumer will pay almost 20% more for green products
Submitted by mcmilker on Tue, 2008-04-22 18:04. | Tags: architecture | business | food | health | green business | green marketing | Harris poll | organic | SCA
Smelly Big Rigs Power Port – San Francisco Bay Tests New Technology
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Port tests new eco energy generating technology
Submitted by mcmilker on Tue, 2008-04-22 12:58. | Tags: technology | Dragon Power Station.Alternative energy
