Today Dell Inc. announced a new free recycling program available online for U.S. customers by Friday and expected to be available for global customers by next month. As the Austin Business Journal reports, "Under its new global recycling policy launching Friday, Dell will provide customers recycling of any Dell-branded product, regardless of whether a replacement […]
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From October 7-8 people from all over the nation will have the opportunity to participate in the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour. Tour attendees will be able to participate in educational workshops and a self-guided tour of homes where participants can meet homeowners, builders, contractors, and installers to ask questions and discuss opportunities.
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Environmental Managerial Accounting (EMA) is defined by EMARIC as "the identification, collection, estimation, analysis, internal reporting, and use of materials and energy flow information, environmental cost information, and other cost information for both conventional and environmental decision-making within an organization." As seen below, it can be used in many different contexts: Environmental Management Accounting (EMA):
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In designing The Cobb as apartments, Unico Properties, Inc sought to "design a building that would provide sustainable benefits to residents, the community and the world around it." Unico began with one of the city’s most beautiful buildings, The Cobb, built in 1910, which they renovated with careful preservation of historic elements including the façade’s
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(Photo: Point-Travel.com) As Hotel Online reports, aloft, a new vision of Starwood Hotels and Resorts’ W Hotels, have announced details about their new "See Green" program. The "See Green" program was created to introduce and promote ecologically friendly products and services. Highlights of the project include: A landscaping plan that redesigns standard parking lots into
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When: October 17-20, 2006 Where: Colorado Convention Center- Denver, CO Click here to Register
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Denver’s planned Justice Center complex , one of the first major successes of Greenprint Denver and the city’s High Performance Building Policy, will be built and certified to LEED® standards. The building will incorporate green building techniques such as using environmentally-friendly refrigerants, minimizing the use of non-renewable resources and waste production, incorporating natural daylighting, and
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Starting in 2008, Wal-Mart will begin a program to reduce packaging, a move that is forcasted to save the company billions and divert millions of pounds away from landfills. According to the BBC News, "The amount saved overall in the supply chain could be $10.98bn, Wal-Mart said. UK supermarket Sainsbury’s said earlier this month 500
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In his State of the City address on July 12, 2006, Mayor Hickenlooper announced a long-term, citywide initiative called Greenprint Denver to promote the importance of sustainable development and ecologically-friendly practices throughout the community. With a comprehensive action plan, the city aims to integrate environmental impact considerations into its programs and policies. Below is a
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President Clinton announced that Global Green USA has been selected to receive a grant from the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund for its novel approach to help rebuild Green Schools in New Orleans. President Clinton was joined by Global Green President Matt Petersen, New Orleans Director Beth Galante, and Program Assistant John Moore for the announcement.
Ecologic 3 is a commercially available software package that allows project teams from across the world to collaborate in the analysis of the LEED-NC rating system and the various levels of certification. The software creates a path through the USGBC’s LEED system credit by credit as if lead by a virtual consultant. The software
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The Denver Post offered an interesting article exploring both sides of Global Warming, providing perspectives from both skeptics and proponents. Click here to read the entire article and decide for yourself. This tip came from Nolan Cella. Thank you Nolan!
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With illustrative and detailed examples drawn from throughout the country, Green Infrastructure advances smart land conservation: large scale thinking and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored lands. From the individual parcel to the multi-state region, Green Infrastructure helps readers look at the landscape in relation to the many uses it could
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"Today’s problems cannot be solved if we still think the way we thought when we created them" Albert Einstein
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The Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute and the Rocky Mountain Cement Council are co-hosting a day-long regional sustainability conference on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Denver at the Four Points by Sheraton. The day-long “Earthblog: a Regional Sustainability Conference” is designed for companies within the industry that focus on using masonry for LEED (Leadership in Energy and
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The Economist recently ran an interesting story on Rhode Island Senator, Lincoln Chafee, calling him "the last of a different kind of Republican." The type of Republican they refer to is the Rockefeller Republican, a faction of Republicans that hold liberal views similar to those of the late Nelson Rockefeller, governor of New York from
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a series of initiatives to move forward the Administration’s plans to create an ambitious environmental agenda for New York City and its municipal government. The key components of the plan include the creation of the Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability; the undertaking of a major greenhouse gas inventory for
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The 2006 Net Impact Conference is designed to help attendees expand their vision of the possible as they set their course through the world of business. It mobilizes students and professionals through an exciting array of keynotes, panels, case studies, simulations, and special events. Attendees will leave with a fresh perspective on the role of
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Net Impact, a nonprofit organization with graduate business students and professional members dedicated to creating a better world through business has just released Business as UNusual: The 2006 Net Impact Student Guide to Graduate Business Programs. The guide, available for download at www.netimpact.org/bizschoolguide, is the first of its kind to focus specifically on student perspectives
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The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software brings to your fingertips a powerful technique for selecting cost-effective, environmentally-preferable building products. The tool is based on consensus standards and designed to be practical, flexible, and transparent. Version 3.0 of the Windows-based decision support software, aimed at designers, builders, and product manufacturers, includes actual environmental
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The Erb Institute MBA/MS Program at the University of Michigan is a graduate level masters program focused on Global Sustainable Enterprise. Students in the three-year program earn two degrees — a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Ross) and a Master of Science (MS) from the School of
As MSNBC reports, SAN FRANCISCO – California filed suit against the world’s largest carmakers on Wednesday, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars. State Attorney General Bill Lockyer said the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California was the first of its kind to seek to
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(Photo from, CliffShade) Good news echoed through the walls of Gunnison’s Black Canyon as federal officials agreed to protect river flows through the park. Natural Energy Resources Co. wanted to build a reservoir near Crested Butte to store up to 1.2 million acre-feet from the headwaters of the Gunnison River to be piped to Arapahoe
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The Beddington Zero Energy Development, or BedZED, is the UK’s largest eco-village. The multi-award winning development is one of the most coherent examples of sustainable living in the world. Initiated by BioRegional, BedZED was developed by the Peabody Trust development in partnership with BioRegional Development Group and designed by Bill Dunster Architects. Located in Wallington,
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