It was a serious two hour talk on climate change realities. And, what did we eat for lunch: steak. A large chunk of medium rare cow meat in tepid gravy. Sauce and solemn speech aside, I found the plat du jour ironic. Here we were, serious business people (some even part of the “sustainability task force”), earnest as heck about doing our part to learn about the adapt prong of the two-pronged “mitigate and adapt” prong to tackle climate change.
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Office Hypocrisies: Eating steak at climate change conferences

The "Story of Stuff": too Mulch Design?

I caught the "story of stuff": a 20-minute, fast-paced look at the dark underbelly of our consumption patterns. The clip exposes the links between a host of environmental and social issues while showing you the real cost of that $5 radio (metals from South Africa, 14 years olds from the Congo dropping out of school to work in factories...).

Green Your Ad Material: easy trends for 2008
1. Less is more. If you’re smart, you can say a lot with very little. 2. Green goes black. For website design, the “opposite is the ruleâ€: black is the new green. 3. More really is more.There is one place in the world of greening your business where more really is more.

Cut out “greenwashing†in 2008: a short guide to creating a real campaign

Think jumping on the “environmental-Armageddon-is-upon-us-we-are-doing something-about-it-hear-me-roar†business bandwagon will be easy? Think again.![]()

Global warming deniers denounce Congress’ move to CFLs and LEDs
Conservative bloggers denounce US Congresses' move to replace CFLs as a mercury health hazard and a "High Priest Al Gore of the Church of Global Warming of Modern Day Idiots (MDI)" falsity while of course, sourcing the "science" behind their claim as, what else, another conservative blogger's opinion.
LATEST in CFL Debate: No Actual Data on CFL migraine scare in The Daily Green

The business supply chain: 8 easier ways to be eco-friendly

If you do just one thing...
Engage your suppliers to minimize the environmental impacts of the products they supply to you.
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Green your retail business today with 5 easy tips

If your post-holiday cheer and spending has put you in a slump about how to jumpstart your New Year's resolution to make your business run more efficient and tree-friendly for less (and who doesn't?), Ilana DeBare from the San Francisco Chronicle has the solution.