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New Senate Bill Addresses Climate Change

Orinna — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:43:23 +0000

“Unless we take bold action to reverse climate, our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are going to look back on this period in history and ask a very simple question: Where were they? Why didn’t the United States of America, the most powerful nation on earth, lead the international community in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and [...]

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Small Businesses Learn from Big Businesses’ Sustainability

Orinna — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:13:06 +0000

Big-box retail and sustainability might sound like mutually exclusive business endeavors, but some major players are going to great lengths to change that perception. In 2009, Walmart set aside initial funding for The Sustainability Consortium, an organization tasked with creating a comprehensive resource for credible information about the sustainability (both environmental and social) of everyday [...]

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Combat Climate Change with Rooftop Farms

Orinna — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:43:21 +0000

President Obama brought the issue of climate change out of exile during his State of the Union by issuing a demand for Congress: if they don’t act swiftly, he will. But as Congress continues to lightly mull a plan of action, urban visionaries John Stoddard and Courtney Hennessey of Higher Ground Farm are cultivating their own [...]

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Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

Orinna — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:52:29 +0000

Many people believe that Hurricane Sandy made the consequences of climate change painfully clear, so it might be tempting to think that stricter emissions standards and renewable-energy investments could lead to a less stormy future. However, while these high-level policy initiatives are very important, changes on the home front matter, too. “Residential housing accounts for [...]

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Sustainable Companies are More Profitable than Ever

Orinna — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:57:32 +0000

Good news for corporate social responsibility leaders: there’s a growing body of evidence that sustainability often goes hand in hand with profits. A new report from MIT Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group adds even more data to the pile: according to a survey of 2,600 executives and managers around the world, the number [...]

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