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Original Technorati articles tagged “sustainability”

• in Business
  Nike Reaps the Benefits of Using 'Lean'
  A new report reveals huge improvements in manufacturing at Nike.
  by cmimanagers / on May 14, 2012
• in Gadgets
  Why LG's Greenest Smartphone Should Be Greener
  Sustainable Progress for Earth Day and Beyond
  by ecoleader / on Apr 21, 2012
• in Green
  World Water Day: Social Media Tour
  Sharing the Best Links
  by ecoleader / on Mar 21, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “sustainability”

 

• The Conservation Alliance Announces 2013 Outstanding Partnership Awards

  
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  Assistant Editor’s Note: The following story is a re-print from SNEWS, and is published here with full permission from Verde Public Relations. Bend, OR – Mountain Equipment Co-Op, Outdoor Gear Exchange, and Patagonia have been selected as the winners of The Conservation Alliance Outstanding Partnership ...
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• More Chandeliers From Recycled Bicycle Parts

  
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  Similar to a post I did back in October 2012 , this could easily belong in my Tweet of the Day , Eyecatchers , or Upcycling series… …AND, both posts involve chandeliers made from recycled bicycle parts… …AND, both posts were sourced from tweets by Christopher Jobson at Colossal . …AND, ...
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• The Design Future of New York as Seen by Urbanist Michael Sorkin

  
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  Detail from the cover of All Over the Map: Writings on Buildings and Cities, 2011. Published by Verso. Copyright Michael Sorkin Studio. Only Michael Sorkin, urban theorist and architect, could write an entire book about his 20-minute walk to work and turn it into an engaging meditation on city life and ...
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• Drought Gobbles Up Texas Turkey Hunt

  
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  Turkey hunting in Texas dried up along with the states water due to the epic drought of 2011. And while the drought has relented, turkey season hasnt been the same. [More]
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• Pesticide Makers Seek Answers as Bee Losses Sting Agriculture

  
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  By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the insects pollinate fruits and vegetables that make up roughly a quarter of the ...
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• Heat Deaths in New York City Predicted to Rise

  
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  Residents of Manhattan will not just sweat harder from rising temperatures in the future, says a new study; many may die. [More]
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• U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants: Update or Close?

  
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  If one were to sketch a family tree of eastern U.S. power plants, the Gallatin Fossil Plant outside Nashville, Tenn., and the Big Sandy Power Plant in eastern Kentucky might be distant cousins. Separated by 300 miles of Cumberland Plateau, the two hulking coal burners share lineage as power plants that helped ...
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• Why LEED Doesn’t Work in Rural Africa and What Will

  
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  Originally published on  Intercon ,  Ohioan and Africa -based architect  Charles Newman , LEED AP  discusses the pitfalls of LEED in rural Africa. Newman, who is currently working  for the International Rescue Committee in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, is dedicated  to the integration ...
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• THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT:

  
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  Written by M.S. in Sustainability Management student Henry Gordon-Smith (’13) Population growth and rapid urbanization have forced cities all over the world to prioritize the physical dimensions of sustainability. As a result, ‘green building’ has moved to the forefront of the sustainability industry. Globally, ...
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• Mulching for Max

  
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  Gardening in the harsh desert climate of Las Vegas really brings to the forefront the necessity of utilizing every drop of moisture as efficiently as possible. The Fruity Chicken orchard/garden utilizes several techniques to help maximize this utilization. My baseline moisture is supplied by a sub-surface irrigation ...
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• Three Draper Products Recognized with ADEX Awards

  
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  (SPICELAND, INDIANA)-Draper, Inc. has received three ADEX Awards—including a top-level Platinum Award—for its products. The ADEX Awards (Awards for Design Excellence) are selected by a panel of independent judges, and are sponsored by Design Journal. Draper received a Platinum Award for the Video Conferencing ...
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• Technomad Expands PowerChiton Series for InfoComm 2013

  
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  Compact outdoor amplifier and “breakout box” series adds new model, more features BOSTON, May 20, 2013 — Technomad comes to InfoComm 2013 with new upgrades to its PowerChiton series of outdoor, weatherproof amplifier modules and breakout box accessories, giving end users and systems integrators more audio ...
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• Smart ForTwo EV to hit US roads

  
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  The smart electric  fortwo  – billed as the least expensive  electric vehicle  on the U.S. market – is making its way to dealership, Mercedes-Benz USA said this week, with an interesting twist: You can buy the car without a battery if you want to. read more
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• Smart ForTwo EV to hit US roads

  
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  The smart electric  fortwo  – billed as the least expensive  electric vehicle  on the U.S. market – is making its way to dealership, Mercedes-Benz USA said this week, with an interesting twist: You can buy the car without a battery if you want to. read more        
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• Consumer Reports hearts the Tesla Model S

  
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  Tesla Motors is riding a bit of a high mark on a wave lately, recently having  very favorable first quarter financial results . read more
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• Consumer Reports hearts the Tesla Model S

  
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  Tesla Motors is riding a bit of a high mark on a wave lately, recently having  very favorable first quarter financial results . read more        
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• Edible Landscapes of Attica, Greece

  
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  In Greece, during the last few years, a demand for transparency around food and a need to eliminate the intermediaries, mainly due to poor quality of products in combination to high prices, has resulted in a boom of collective action concerning the production and distribution of food. On the other hand, the ...
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• Your Voice Matters

  
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  Image courtesy of jeff_golden/Flickr . In a previous post, “Hold the Straw, and Other Tips for a Humane and Sustainable Life,” I wrote about my frustration every time I receive a straw in my glass of water at a restaurant. I just can’t understand why restaurants would choose to use a single-use, ...
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• Development and sustainability can’t be separated

  
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  The Millennium Development Goals run will have run their course by 2015, and there’s a good deal of debate going on about what should replace them. One key aspect of the debate is that the MDGs never integrated sustainability into development goals, and climate change wasn’t even included. There was no recognition ...
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• The Smok-Ink Canvas from TBWA\Italy Uses Old Paintings to Communicate the Damage of Cigarette Smoke

  
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  TBWA\Italy, street artist Ozmo, Fondazione Humanitas and digital publishing house/event venue First Floor Under merged art and anti-smoking health advocacy effort in one project, Smok-Ink. Together they’ve created a one-of-a-kind installation, a 60 square meter diptych that is entirely hand-painted with ink ...
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