Six Ways to Reduce Unwanted Mail, Recycling and Waste

January 7, 2013

Want more room in your mailbox?   Tired of all that recycling?  Contact these companies, give them your name and address, sign the request and tell them “Please remove my name and address from your mailing list.” Federal Trade Commission Information:  http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/protect.shtm Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service P.O. Box 9008 Farmingdale, NY 11735 www.dmachoice.org. Harte-Hanks […]

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Water Conservation = Recognized Need + Individual Actions + Government Regulation

December 28, 2012

Last week, Priva Chellani posted an excellent essay (see below) on the Jones Lang LaSalle Green Blog about water usage in the Middle East.  Her points ring true for all of us throughout the world.  Without conscious conservation it doesn’t matter what lengths we go to obtain clean drinkable water it is still a scarce […]

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16+ Ways to Recycle Your Holiday

December 26, 2012

The one-bag-a holiday waste plan.  The waste generated at the holidays can be substantial.  You can recycle, reuse and re-purpose the amount down to one-bag-a-week if you are clever, resourceful and mindful. Oh Christmas Tree.  If you have a real cut tree there are lots of things you can do with it instead of putting […]

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Eight Ideas For A More Sustainable Holiday

December 17, 2012

Gift giving is a tradition all over the world.  This year, give gifts that give back to the receiver or to others. Get yourself and all of your friends a Rainwater HOG or two or three and start capturing rainwater and saving potable water for drinking.  Tucked under a deck, along a fence or even […]

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H&M Rolls Out U.S. I:CO Partnership in February 2013

December 14, 2012

H&M will roll-out its partnership with I:CO in February of 2013.  Bring in your old clothes and shoes and deposit them in the I:CO collection box.  You get a voucher for in-store discounts for new H&M products.  I:CO closes the loop by recycling the collected clothes and shoes into raw material for new products.   I:CO […]

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Two Approaches to Labeling Home Energy Efficiency – France and the US

November 16, 2012

During this political season we have heard a lot about government mandates versus market forces to bring about change, growth and economic health.  I argue that one role of government is to set standards and goals for the country – and that a major role of industry is to develop and market tools and products […]

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Environmental Mandates and Government Labels – The Next Great Marketing Tool For Industry

November 13, 2012

Ah, Paris. Ah, France for that matter.  I have just returned from a time away exploring Paris and the Luberon – walking, eating, laughing, looking, listening and learning.  It was wonderful.  So what does that have to do with green living? An awful lot. On the whole, the French face the same life and environmental […]

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6 Criteria for Evaluating Hot Water Heaters

October 17, 2012

All of us use a lot of power and spend a lot of money to heat and store hot water.  As promised so long ago we have sub-metered our 50 gallon tank style hot water heater to see just how much power it uses.  Frankly – it uses an obscene percentage of our total electricity […]

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