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Is Environmentalism A Luxury Good?
Walt Kelly's Pogo on Earth Day, 1971 The New York Times notes a new study, "Environmental Concern and the Business Cycle: The Chilling Effect of Recession, which concludes that the economy trumps the environment, and that climate skepticism increases
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Your Office is In Your Pants: 6 Trends Shaping The Way We Work
In 1985, in the Harvard Business Review Philip Stone and Robert Luchetti foresaw in 1985 at the birth of the wireless phone that the era of the that you went to and sat at a desk was over; they noted that Your
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Can 'Ecological Exploitation' Save Teghut Forest?
Supporters of protecting the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia from a company's plans to build an open-pit copper mine there have an uphill battle to fight against the perception that mining
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Green Your Workplace and Keep Your Friends
Knowing what should be done to make your office a more environmentally friendly place, it's easy to let your enthusiasm take over—at the expense of your co-workers' patients. To help out, Good has compiled a quick set of tips
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What are the Top 5 Cities for Clean Energy Jobs?
We talk a lot about the growing economic importance of the clean energy sector, the employment opportunities it will provide, etc--hell, so does pretty much everyone these days. But there still seems to be a bit of a perceived disconnect
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The Downsides of the Modern, Flexible Workplace
Yesterday I was rambling about the environmental (and social) benefits of flextime, and we already know that there are many good reasons to telecommute. But I wonder if there might also be some downsides to
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Exquisite Afghan Rugs Woven with Social Entrepreneurship
Images: Arzu Studio HopeWhat could holler good taste and social conscience like a fair trade rug designed by architect Zaha Hadid? Since 2003, a non-profit called Arzu Studio Hope has been working with women weavers in Afghanistan to create high-end
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Flextime: A Win-Win Green Solution?
This week I started working flextime so I can care for my new daughter. Apart from giving Lilia and I ample time to play breakfast on baby—yes, this post was partially an excuse to show off this photo—this new
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Fair Trade Certified Apparel Pilot Program Open for Public Comment
Fair Trade certification has expanded to include apparel and home goods, with the first garments available in retail stores by spring 2010. TransFair USA, the only third party certifier of Fair Trade Certified in the U.S., is calling for
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MIT Sloan Management Review's Michael Hopkins at Opportunity Green on the Future for Workplace Managers (Video)
Michael S. Hopkins is Editor-in-Chief of the MIT Sloan Management Review, "the leading print and web publication that brings ideas from the world of thinkers (scholars, researchers, management theoreticians) to the executives and
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Gloria Reuben on the Dirty Lie of Clean Coal
When people describe their first time seeing mountaintop removal coal mining, the response is invariably the same: dropped jaws and sunken hearts. Along with her prolific work in film and television (ER, Raising the Bar), Gloria Reuben is a tireless
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Jerome Ringo, President of the Apollo Alliance
A healthy and high-tech green collar economy has been a great promise of the Obama administration. On the front lines of the fight to create green jobs and spur the economy is the Apollo Alliance, an amalgam of labor, business, and environmental groups.
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In Just 4 Short Years, Kiva Hits $100 Million In Microloans
Back in 2005, Warren wrote about Kiva, and making history on a one-to-one basis. Kiva was a brand new idea, an easier, more human-centered way for struggling business owners to get the helping hand they need. Now, four years later, Kiva has hit a
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Register for the Symposium on Design and Industry in the Age of Sustainability Today
Including sustainability as a best practice has influenced business, but it has fundamentally changed the technology, design, architecture, and textile industries. These changes are leading the new green
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Best of Infrastructurist: Floating Trains, The World's Sexiest Bus Stop and 15 Hot New Careers In Infrastructure
Look Who's Building Floating Trains... Trains that levitate on magnetic tracks have been the future of transportation for decades--but with one operating successfully in China now
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When it comes to a Climate Bill, it's Time to 'Turn Momentum into Action'
The debate over job creation and a national climate bill has, for most people, been settled. We know that ACES could create 1.7 million jobs and help America regain a competitive edge in the world economy. Now, the
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How the Green Movement, Progressives & the Obama Administration Alike All Failed Van Jones
Saying what I think many of us have been thinking, Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope has just written a really poignant new piece on how, in his words, the environmental community,
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Adam Werbach on the Burst of the Green Bubble (Part Two)
Image via Saatchi and Saatchi S Greenwashing, says Adam Werbach, has run its course and is on the verge of finally dying off. This message comes from the citadel of green marketing, Saatchi & Saatchi S, of which Werbach is now chief. The death of
