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Global Urban Sustainability Solutions Exchange (GUSSE) - World Urban Forum 2006
The Global Urban Sustainable Solutions Exchange (GUSSE, www.gusse.org) is an online place where the world will collectively discuss, review and apply the best ideas for sustainable cities.
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http://www.ahva.ubc.ca/WUF/program/gusse.html
When will green businesses find their voice? - BusinessGreen Blog
There is a strong long term business case for measures that increase the costs for carbon intensive firms and incentivise the shift towards alternative technologies - plenty of firms real...
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http://blog.businessgreen.com/2008/07/when-will-green.html
2People
We're a community of concerned citizens, helping each other find ideas and form teams, whether it's for taking political action, greening your lifestyle, or letting others know about what...
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http://www.2people.org
GUSSE: Urban Sustainability Meets Social Networking : TreeHugger
A team of techies and visionaries from the University of British Columbia have created GUSSE, an open-source platform for exchanging sustainability solutions.
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/06/gusse_urban_sus.php
GUSSE launches at WUF3 | Communicopia
Communicopia was part of a product launch for the GUSSE [...] an open source, Amazon.com like global search engine and knowledge community for professionals working on urban issues.
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http://www.communicopia.com/blog/gusse-launches-at-wuf3
Possible To Reduce Emissions By 30 Percent By 2025, Model Shows
[...] and 80 percent by 2050 and possibly exceed those numbers if a combination of strategies are implemented, including reducing fuel consumption, increasing fuel efficiencies and fuel c...
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722072030.htm
Center for Ecoliteracy
The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to education for sustainable living. The Center is a pioneer in providing tools, ideas, and support for combining hands-on experience in the natura...
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http://www.ecoliteracy.org
WorldChanging: Al Gore, Clean Energy and A Better Nation
Existence is the ultimate proof of the possible.
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http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008249.html
Top MBAs: "Want More Values, Will Work for Less" | Sustainable Life Media
The study of 759 graduating MBAs at 11 top business schools, conducted by Stanford Graduate School of Business and UC Santa Barbara, found respondents ranked a company's ethical conduct n...
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http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com/content/story/strategy/top_mbas_want_more_values_will_wo...
Center for Neighborhood Technology
A leader in promoting urban sustainability—the more effective use of existing resources and community assets to improve the health of natural systems and the wealth of people, today and...
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New Interest in Vertical Farms for Urban Areas - NYTimes.com
Despite its potential problems, the idea of bringing food closer to the city is gaining traction among pragmatists and dreamers alike.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/science/15farm.html
USGBC: LEED
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, cons...
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Employees: Your Most Important Stakeholders | Sustainable Life Media
Attracting the best people is only getting tougher and, increasingly, top talent demands that employers demonstrate a solid commitment to corporate responsibility.
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http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com/content/feature/strategy/employees_your_most_important_s...
WorldChanging: The Problem with Big Green
To create lasting change, groups working for environmental change should be targeting the intrinsic set of values that motivates the public, rather than tantalizing their extrinsic desires.
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http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008144.html
A Dialogue on Philanthrocapitalism: "Just Another Emperor" Reviewed | NextBillion.net
While noting the benefits of approaches championed by social entrepreneurs and venture philanthropists, he suggests that these movements complement - rather than replace - non-market-base...
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http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/07/07/a-dialogue-on-philanthrocapitalism-just-another-...
GreenWeaver - Consulting and Education
Through GreenWeaver Inc., the intent is to support the successful creation of environmentally responsible buildings using the most appropriate materials and technologies for individuals, ...
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Smart Solutions for Sustainable Business
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http://www.sustainableproductsblog.com
City Farmer News
For the past 30 years, City Farmer has encouraged urban dwellers to pull up a patch of lawn and plant some vegetables, kitchen herbs and fruit.
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CNN Video: Urban farmers living off land — City Farmer News
June 15, 2008. CNN’s Thelma Gutierrez reports on a family living the ultimate green lifestyle on an urban farm in Pasadena, California.
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LivingHomes
We work with leading architects to create lines of homes that feature modern form and functionality and an unprecedented level of healthy/sustainability materials and energy systems.
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Japan to Cut the Cost of Solar 50% Creating Greater Self-sufficiency
Increased production of solar components can help the cost to decrease by creating an economy of scale. This solar incentive will also assist Japan in becoming more energy independent and...
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http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/japan-to-cut-the-cost-of-solar-003262.php
Welcome to Livable Streets!
We are re-envisioning our cities, reversing decades of automobile-dominated planning and policy to create healthier, more sustainable, people-oriented neighborhoods, better prepared to me...
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Walmart shift to green and ethical gold, silver and wood
The US retailer has committed to ‘phasing out illegal and unwanted wood sources from its supply chain.’
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http://www.greenbang.com/3730/walmart-shift-to-green-and-ethical-gold-silver-and-wood
Nordhaus & Shellenberger • The price of carbon
All of the revenues raised from new carbon taxes or auctioning pollution allowances should be dedicated to the research, development and deployment of new technologies that the private en...
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http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/opinion/story.html?id=67e2b881-1c7c-4655-8f8a-a8f6e...
Gore sets 'moon shot' goal on climate change - Yahoo! News
Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next p...
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Orange Hues
Manu Sharma, New Delhi, India. Orange Hues blog is where my current occupation in renewable energy, my former occupation in user experience design, my longtime interest in business innova...
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Al Gore's Fight Against The Climate Crisis : Rolling Stone
When enough people lock into the same narrative and connect the same dots and feel the danger facing their children, then [the objections from special interests] will be set aside. They w...
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http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/15051572/al_gores_fight_against_the_climate_crisis
WorldChanging: Imagine What Comes After Green
Saving the biosphere and spreading sustainable prosperity is going to take a lot more than doing things in a more environmentally-conscious manner; it's going to demand we remake much of ...
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http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008207.html
Al Gore lays down green challenge to America
Gore acknowledged that there are barriers to reaching his goal. The nation's electric grid is still not sufficiently developed to move solar power from sunny states out West or wind power...
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Do Female Business Managers Make Greener Decisions Than Men? | Sustainable Life Media
The study, by market research firm GCR Insight, found that female decision-makers consistently make greener choices on the job.
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Eco Warriors - Young, Green And Influential : Ecopreneurist
Every major manufacturer, it seems has found a way to capitalize on the green movement and while green experts cry, “greenwashing”; consumers just cry, “help”, as they try to sort...
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http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/07/18/eco-warriors-young-green-and-influential
tingilinde: getting around without oil
The most reasonable short term fixes involve conservation. A few simple and available technologies combined with good choices can make a dramatic impact without changing lifestyle. You do...
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http://tingilinde.typepad.com/starstuff/2008/07/getting-around.html
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | EU reveals energy plan of action
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has announced "historic" plans to make Europe "the first economy for the low-carbon age".
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Fighting Eco Fatigue – Green Companies Need to Take The Lead : Ecopreneurist
[Consumers do not like to be put in a position where it’s hard to generate those good feelings. In some ways, that’s where we are today. Years of creating a disposable, feel-good soci...
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http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/07/19/fighting-eco-fatigue-green-companies-need-to-take-the-lead
Trying to Build a Greener Britain, Home by Home - NYTimes.com
In an era when movie stars build $5 million eco-mansions, families here have made their old Victorian houses eco-friendly, too.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/world/europe/20greenhouse.html
Rethink Your Business Model Around Green - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green
in the emerging green economy, many businesses are shifting to distributed models where production is done locally: even on rooftops and in parking lots.
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The Greening of the Hotel Industry
Going ‘green’ is more than a mere fad in the hotel industry.
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Paperfoam
ince its foundation in 1998 as a packaging company, PaperFoam has consistently provided innovative packaging solutions. These are based on the PaperFoam® technology that shapes the foame...
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WorldChanging: Resilient Community
If the crash comes, individuals and local communities are not going to be in any position to weather it through their own actions, no matter what they do.
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Where Do We Start Being Green? - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green
To take advantage of people’s new found desires to be more sustainable, businesses need to create new offerings that connect with people -- be they employees, customers, or other stakeh...
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Demotech, design for self reliance
By re-designing the way we live, Demotech works to improve our lives with techniques and tricks aimed at a single over arching goal: "More Joy Per person"
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Can You Be Green Without Also Being Transparent? - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green
To confront the relentless, Internet-powered scrutiny by outsiders (and blabbing insiders) of their business activities, companies will have to strip away the layers of secrecy surroundin...
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Introducing the NegaWatt! at Greenmonk: the blog
It should be possible to sell these demand side units back to the utilities. They are just as useful to the utilities for meeting demand as actual MegaWatts. More useful when demand for e...
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http://greenmonk.net/introducing-the-negawatt
What is the DNA of the Green Corporation? - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green
The same principles of management are necessary to make companies green as those that we’ve been discussing at the edge: democratization, openness, transparency, love, and a fierce embr...
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http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/leadinggreen/2008/06/the-dna-of-the-green-corporati.html
The Era of Green Noise - NYTimes.com
Some environmentalists fear that the public might begin to ignore their message before any meaningful change can be accomplished. For them, it’s a time to reassess strategies and stream...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/fashion/15green.html