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Interview with Starbucks Designer Liz Muller, Creator of 15th Avenue E

Piers Fawkes | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks, Green Team, 15th Avenue E, Stealth Store, Seattle, Cafe, Coffee, Store Design, Business News

After publishing the world's first glimpse of the new Starbucks' store design yesterday, we got in touch with Liz Muller who is Director of Global Concept Design over there at the big coffee company.

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Inside Starbucks New Stealth Store: 15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea

Piers Fawkes | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: 15th Avenue E, Cafe, Store Design, Starbucks, Green Team, Stealth Store, Seattle, Coffee, Business News

Last Friday, the Starbucks opened 15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea -- the first of their "stealth stores."

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Starbucks: From Fair-trade Zero to Local Hero?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 08.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Cafe, Corporation, To Go Cup, Starbucks, Starbucks Coffee, Chain, Fair-Trade, Recycled, Coffee, Organic, Shop Local, Green News

Starbucks is already Fair-Trade. Now, they say they're going green -- and supporting local -- by 2010. If they actually do it, I might have to give up my 15-year buycott.

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President Obama On Global Warming: Finally Part Of The Solution

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, Clean Air, Green News, Climate, Environment, Cars, Clean Energy, Obama, Cafe, Global Warming, California, Bush, 100 Days, Oregon, Green News

On his fifth full day in office, the president did what he said he'd do on a central environmental question. Excellent. Now, on to why it matters, and, most important, what's next.

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Inside the Tel Aviv Bubble

Omri Marcus | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

Read More: Tel Aviv, Conspiracy Theory, Cafe, Gaza, Humor, Left Wing, Right Wing, Peace, Politics, Political Satire, Israel Gaza, Israel, Rockets, News, Tel Aviv Bubble, Pm, World News

Here is a short guide to the various characters you will find in the Tel Aviv bubble these days, including Mr. Right Wing, Mr. Left Wing, The Escapist, and The Conspiracy Theory Guy.

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Auto Bailout: Ecological Sustainability Before Economic Viability

Robert Weissman | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, Internal Com, Cafe, Fuel Efficiency, United Auto Workers, Gm, Climate Change, Auto Industry, Sustainability, Business News

Detroit does need to find a way to be economically viable over time, but the preeminent need is to ensure that auto manufacturing is viable for the planet.

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