http://www.treehugger.com/.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:30:06 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/compostmodern_2.php<img class="left" alt="Compostmodern_logo.jpg" src="http://www.treehugger.com/compostmodern_logo.jpg" />The rains ceased just in time for <a href="http://www.compostmodern.org/index.html">Compostmodern</a> in San Francisco last Saturday. No, it's not an event about the latest in composting innovations--let's get that straight. It's all about design, and the amazing stories told by leaders who have forged sustainable pathways for industry to follow. Compostmodern is a one-day, interdisciplinary conference dedicated to sustainable design solutions. <a href="http://www.aigasf.org/">AIGA</a> San Francisco, the professional association for design, hosted the biennial event at the California College of the Arts. This year's lineup was stellar. <a href="http://www.greenbiz.com/">Joel Makower</a> emceed the event, and had the following to say in his opening speech: <blockquote>"Sustainability is like teenage sex...everybody says they're doing it, but nobody's doing it well." </blockquote>... <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/compostmodern_2.php">Read the full story on TreeHugger</a>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/compostmodern_2.phpFri, 25 Jan 2008 15:40:37 GMThttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/global_green_go.php<img alt="G_G_inside%20Bently%20reserve.jpg" src="http://www.treehugger.com/G_G_inside%20Bently%20reserve.jpg" width="450" height="300" /><br><em>Photo credit: <a href="http://allimacc.com/">Allison MacCullough</a></em> The 3rd annual premier green soiree popped off earlier this week at San Francisco's LEED certified Bently Reserve. The event focused on green design solutions to combat climate change. Proceeds from the evening benefited <a href="http://www.globalgreen.org/">Global Green</a> projects, including their Green Schools Initiative and the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/brad_pitts_holy.php">Holy Cross project</a>, the first sustainable low-income housing community in <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/pitt_orleans.php">New Orleans's Lower 9th Ward</a>. ... <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/global_green_go.php">Read the full story on TreeHugger</a>http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/global_green_go.phpFri, 21 Dec 2007 13:52:04 GMT