{"id":8613,"date":"2010-09-03T12:15:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T17:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=8613"},"modified":"2010-09-03T12:15:27","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T17:15:27","slug":"green-business-blog-carnival-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/green-business-blog-carnival-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Business Blog Carnival #13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7358\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2010\/06\/gbbclogo.jpg\" alt=\"gbbclogo\" width=\"450\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/gbbclogo.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/gbbclogo-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up&#8230; it&#8217;s Carnival time! Welcome to the greatest show in the green business blogosphere&#8230; the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/green-business-blog-carnival-introduction\/\">Green Business Blog Carnival<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, you made the trip to <a href=\"http:\/\/greenbuildingelements.com\/2010\/08\/27\/green-business-blog-carnival-series-12\/\">Green Building Elements<\/a> last week for edition #12 of the Carnival (and, of course, you still can)&#8230; and now&#8217;s the time to mark your calendars for next week&#8217;s stop at <a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\">Planetsave<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Got a great round-up of posts this week for ecopreneurs and green corporate titans alike&#8230; so sit back, click around, and get into that long weekend groove. Let&#8217;s get started (and, as always, some <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080121053127\/http:\/\/home.sunlitsurf.com\/~woodman\/ent-glad.mid\">appropriate music<\/a> to complete the experience&#8230;).<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>This week&#8217;s Green Business Blog Carnival<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Even &#8220;fast fashion&#8221; getting greener:<\/strong> Susanna Schick at <a href=\"http:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\">Feelgood Style<\/a> reports on the biannua<a href=\"http:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2010\/08\/30\/where-fast-fashion-is-born\/\">l Magic apparel industry trade show<\/a> in Vegas&#8230; and finds that sustainable practices are (slowly) making their way into an industry based on rampant consumption.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One-stop info on social enterprise conferences: <\/strong>Looking for opportunities to network with other folks in the social enterprise space? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmarketing.tv\">Green Marketing TV<\/a> published an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmarketing.tv\/2010\/08\/27\/ultimate-guide-social-enterprise-conferences\/\">ultimate guide to social enterprise conferences<\/a> this week&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The solar light bulb hits the market<\/strong>: Here at <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\">sustainablog<\/a>, we featured <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/solar-powered-light-bulb\/\">Nokero&#8217;s new solar light bulb<\/a>, which is aimed at bringing artificial lighting to areas of the world without reliable electric power.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ten states setting the bar for energy efficiency<\/strong>: Elisa Wood at <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleantechies.com\">Cleantechies<\/a> takes note of the US states making the greatest strides on <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleantechies.com\/2010\/09\/03\/best-states-energy-efficiency\/\">energy efficiency<\/a>&#8230; and shows why these efforts are critical to increasing employment numbers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Web collaboration on the cheap:<\/strong> We ecopreneurs need our collaboration tools&#8230; and often need them at reasonable prices. So, another great one from Green Marketing TV &#8212; a list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenmarketing.tv\/2010\/08\/26\/online-collaboration-for-green-business\/\">collaboration apps<\/a> that provide a wide range of functions, and won&#8217;t break a small green business person&#8217;s bank&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green the office, cut the costs: <\/strong>No reason to spend money to waste energy and materials, so <a href=\"http:\/\/solar.calfinder.com\/blog\">Calfinder&#8217;s Residential Solar Blog<\/a> has a full list of suggestions for <a href=\"http:\/\/solar.calfinder.com\/blog\/going\/green-office\/\">greening the office<\/a> that will also save the company money.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate change killing plant productivity: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/verydifferentearth.blogspot.com\">A Very Different Earth<\/a>&#8216;s post on <a href=\"http:\/\/verydifferentearth.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/plants-unhappy-about-global-warming.html\">global warming&#8217;s effects on plant productivity<\/a> shows that this isn&#8217;t just a biological issue, but also a threat to economies largely dependent on agriculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that&#8217;s our Carnival for the week&#8230; hopefully you&#8217;re not feeling too dizzy! Keep in mind that we&#8217;re always looking for great posts on green business every week&#8230; so if you&#8217;ve got one on your blog, send it to us via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.triplepundit.com\/green-business-blog-carnival\/\">the submission form at Triplepundit<\/a>. And if you&#8217;re interested in hosting the Carnival on your blog, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/green-business-blog-carnival\/\">the schedule<\/a>, and let us know an open date that works for you.<\/p>\n<p><em>No fast fashion here&#8230; just <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/clothing\/eco-clothing-brands\"><em>organic and sustainable clothes<\/em><\/a><em> from some of the most recognized brands in the space. Ready to add to the wardrobe? Check out our current listings from <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/clothing\/eco-clothing-brands\/project-green-label\"><em>Project Green Label<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/clothing\/eco-clothing-brands\/humanwear\"><em>Human Wear<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/clothing\/eco-clothing-brands\/tees-for-change\"><em>Tees for Change<\/em><\/a><em>, and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/categories\/clothing\/eco-clothing-brands\/prairie-underground\"><em>Prairie Underground<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, step right up&#8230; it&#8217;s Carnival time! Welcome to the greatest show in the green business blogosphere&#8230; the Green Business Blog Carnival! 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