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Tag: Business
How the Sharing Economy Can Save the World
Why own when you can rent whatever you need, whenever you need it? The benefit of this approach is that each micro-transaction boosts the local economy, while the same goods are circulated again and again. This is called the sharing economy, and our friends at Triplepudit are planning to write a series on it… with your help.
When Marketing Slogans and Reality Aren't Aligned: Ikea and the Case of the 600-Year-Old Russian Forests
Ikea has prided itself on being sensitive to global concern on deforestation and pollution, but recent allegations allege the company has been logging in a 600 year old Russian forest.
Could the Kitchen of the Future Run on Kitchen Waste Alone?
Ideas are where all innovation begins. The environment is not only becoming a big part of the public dialogue, it is also fueling research, education, and business. The green job sector is amongst the fastest growing in a fairly unstable and stagnant economy.
High-tech, Efficient Home Combines Beauty and Environmental Friendliness
High tech, environmentally friendly space cabin home, designed by Windfarm. Sourced from local materials so as to fit within the natural environment.
Biomimicry Ideas: Natural Models for Sustainable Business Relationships and Interactions
As a design concept, biomimicry has been applied to everything from solar cells to air conditioning to the efficiency of web servers. Given those examples, as well as others you [ … ]
Bicycling in Detroit: Community Efforts Caught on Film
Think of the city of Detroit and burned out and deserted… where it’s not crime-infested? Yes, the city’s had its ups and downs, but that hasn’t stopped residents from trying to [ … ]
Biodiversity: a Metaguide
Of all the environmental challenges currently facing us, biodiversity loss probably gets the least amount of broad attention… likely because its also one of the toughest to wrap our heads [ … ]
Growing Goat Herds Signal Global Grassland Decline
After the earth was created, soil formed slowly over geological time from the weathering of rocks. It began to support early plant life, which protected and enriched it until it [ … ]
British Columbia Students Launch Bicycle Delivery Service in Vancouver
The notion of bike delivery isn’t particularly new: courier and messenger services have been around in urban areas for decades, even developing their own culture. Hauling larger loads by bike, [ … ]
sustainablog Approved: Teagan and Mack Organic Cotton Baby Clothes
If you’ve followed our occasional sustainablog Approved series on green businesses, you may realize that Teagan and Mack isn’t the first organic line of baby clothes we’ve featured… last Summer, we [ … ]
Out of Work Chef + Cargo Bike= New Green Business
Losing his job in one of the worst job markets in recent memory just meant Ian Richie had to think outside of the (lunch) box. He began by delivering homemade [ … ]
sustainablog Approved: Solar Sphere
Regular readers of sustainablog will probably recognize the name Kriss Bergethon, as he’s contributed a number of guest posts over the last few months on topics ranging from off-grid living [ … ]