Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Ship GHGs, Solar Panel Duties, McCarthy Vote Scrapped
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. Republicans boycotted a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Gina McCarthy’s nomination for EPA administrator, leaving Democrats unable to get … Continue reading
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Prop.65 Reforms, ISO 14001 Revision, LEED-CI
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. Governor Jerry Brown (pictured) has proposed reforms to California’s Proposition 65 chemical disclosure law, saying it has been “abused by unscrupulous lawyers.” … Continue reading
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Tagged American Apparel & Footwear Association, aviation, bioenergy, Environmental Compliance, Executive Briefings, Green Building, Heating & Cooling, jerry brown, LEED, Products & Planning, Proposition 65
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Whole Foods Sued; Apple, Dell Lobby on E-Waste
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes six items. California attorney general Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target and dozens of smaller manufacturers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, … Continue reading
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Bonn Climate Talks, Water Act, Dam Protest
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. Delegates from 160 nations agreed in Bonn that a successor to the Kyoto Protocol should allow emissions targets to be tightened without … Continue reading
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Bee Report, Post-Sandy Aid, Energy Contracts Urged
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 11 items. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR, pictured) has urged President Obama’s administration to contract for the remaining $1.5 billion … Continue reading
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Tagged Better Buildings Challenge, ceres, Chevron, colony collapse, D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises, energy savings performance contract, Environmental Compliance, EU, Executive Briefings, Exelon, general motors, Gina McCarthy, honeybees, Hurricane Sandy, Kyoto Protocol, Nuclear Energy, People, Pesticides, Solar Panels, South America, sustainable agriculture, The Moore Company, Three Mile Island, Water Management
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Building Products, Sediment Control, LEED, RoHS II
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. The International Living Future Institute and the Health Product Declaration Collaborative will align their building products standards to simplify disclosure requirements for … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, Contracts & Installations, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Tagged Assurity Life, ASTM, Blackiron Data, Crescent Real Estate Holdings, Energy Management, Executive Briefings, Green Building, Health Product Declaration Collaborative, international living future institute, Underwriters Laboratories, Viana Hotel and Spa, Viridor
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Slammed on Chemicals, Printers Demand Waste Regs
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. At its current rate, the EPA will take over a decade to judge the toxicity of 83 chemicals prioritized for review, according … Continue reading
Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED for Healthcare, ISO 14001, Vapor Intrusion
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. Group Health Cooperative’s medical office building in Puyallup, Wash., has become the first building in the nation to win LEED for Healthcare … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantageous Systems, ASTM, e-waste, Enviro Technology Services, Executive Briefings, Green Building, Group Health Cooperative, Healthcare, ISO, Jim Beam, LEED, Stroud Water Research Center, USGBC, Volkswagen, Water Management
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Pesticide Ban, Pebble Mine, Solar Glass Claims
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. The European Union has voted to impose a two-year ban on neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides linked to bee decline. The decision is … Continue reading