Going Green in the Workplace
Why 7? Because that’s about as perfect as perfect gets, right? Actually, let’s consider 7 to be a starting point — a jumping off point — to lead to some simplicity that will make a big difference in “Greening” your workplace. Straight talk says that “seven” will offer change without freaking out your colleagues and superiors.
Or if you own the business yourself, it will create an environment for environmental change without offering your employees much “Boss has gone crazy” dialogue. Here you go: 7 great tips to go green in the workplace. Continue reading
This is by far one of the coolest and most useful sites I’ve found in a long time. There’s nothing like a functional website for the environmentally conscious, especially when you’ve got questions about how exactly some things should be recycled.
Waste and the Media Ecosystem
Waste and the Media Ecosystem:
An introduction to a New Column on Easy Ways to Go Green
It has become a well-accepted fact that most things we know will change in our lifetime. Those of us who are unhappy with the state of the world today try to promote and further that change, hopefully harnessing it in a more positive direction. Change or the expectation of change has lost its surprise.
Thinking green might be understood as an effort to rationalize the natural world in terms of sustainability. The green movement pushes to conceptually re-introduce humans in the global ecosystem and remove the dichotomy of Man vs. Nature.
One way that this is done is by describing our vision of the world with green vocabulary. The goal is to systemically inject our dialogues with terms that better reflect the world we want to live in, a greener world. And fortunately, this is working.
Think of how widespread and how easily people generally recognize terms such as “green economy” or “organic” or “sustainable development.” These are not just jargon but words in the mouths of mass consumers. My point is that the word “green” is gaining in appeal and perception. Most people today equate green with a positive, healthy and desirable trait. Continue reading →
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