Cradle to Cradle

Observations This Fine Morning

Scott Poynton | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Airbus, Boeing, Prada, Toyota Prius, Cradle-to-Cradle, Sustainability, Green, Responsible, Tft, Solar Power, Green News
Scott Poynton

Driving to work this morning, I wondered at the morning light, golden in the fields, Mont Blanc poking its head above the clouds, the Jura Mountains a...

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Plastic And The Great Recycling Swindle

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Bpa, Chico Bags, Andy Keller, Recycling Plastic, Plastic Pollution, Stiv Wilson, 5 Gyres, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Plastic, Hilex Poly, Disposable Plastics, Cradle to Cradle, Plastic Bags, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

Disposable plastics are the largest component of ocean pollution. Should we be risking life and limb for single-use bags and plastic bottles that can easily be replaced with sustainable alternatives?

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The Human Stain on "Sustainism"

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thoreau, Eco-System, Mega-Corporations, Egotism, Hedonism, Health Care, Agnosticism, Cubism, Biomimicry, Mother Nature, Graphic Aphorisms, Egalitarianism, Cradle-to-Cradle, Sexism, Urban Planning, Snake Oil Salesmen, Holistic, Mies Van Der Rohe, Rachel Carson, Post-Modernism, Childhood Mortality, Self-Sustaining, Tim Brown, Efficacy, The Silent Spring, Bio-Diversity, Bauhaus School, Greenwashing, Humanitarianism, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Humanism, Post-Impressionism, Impressionism, Egoism, Thudism, Green News
Michael DeJong

In its infancy, our little blue orb was a perfect place serenaded by little more than the swoosh of winds and the ebb of ocean tides. Enter humans.

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Green Architect William McDonough Talks Sustainable Design

Inhabitat | Andrew Michler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Design Movement, Greenbuild, Cradle to Cradle, Green Living, Green Architecture, William McDonough, Green News

Green architect and co-author of the pivotal green design handbook Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough is one of the founders of the green design move...

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God Is Green: Why 'Less Bad' Is Not Good

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: C2c, Cradle-to-Cradle, Green Movement, God Is Green, Sustainable Living, Cradle to Cradle, Green Architecture, William McDonough, Green Religion Movement, Sustainable Architecture, Green Living, Bill McDonough, Religion News
Cathleen Falsani

Using our imagination, intelligence and buying power, we can set the Earth on a path to healing and ensure that future generations of all God's creatures rest -- nourished and cared for -- in its loving, ample, natural embrace.

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Green Products Innovation Institute Formed Establish To Product Safety For California

Wall Street Journal | JIM CARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Google, Consumer Product Safet, Cradle-to-Cradle, Design, Green Products Innovation Institute, Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Francisco, Chad Hurley, Sap, Wal-Mart, Wendy Schmidt, Erick Schmidt, Green News

California's crackdown on harmful materials in consumer products is gaining a new tool: a nonprofit institute that plans to help manufacturers come up...

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Small Business Tool to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Adele Israel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biomimicry, Solutions @ the Speed of Business, Sustainability, Natural Capitalism Principles, Cradle-to-Cradle, Western Colorado, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Instructional Software, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Sustainable Business Practices, Cogbooks, Denver News
Adele Israel

At the 2010 Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Regional Sustainability Roundtable in Rifle last month, I was introduced to a very intriguing new ventur...

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The economy is trash

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Financial Crisis, Marc Kielburger, Craig Kielburger, Economy, Garbage, Cradle-to-Cradle, World News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Those living in the vicinity of China's Asuwei dump may soon find relief. This month, the government is installing high-pressured guns that will spr...

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Schwarzenegger's new "Benign by Design" Platform

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, California, Copenhagen 2009, Reach, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Climate Change Summit, Cradle-to-Cradle, Sustainable Architecture Innovator William McDonough, Safer-Chemicals-Healthy-Families, Tsca, Denmark, Green Chemistry, Healthy Child Healthy World, Green News
Christopher Gavigan

Schwarzenegger announced a partnership between California and Denmark to rotect consumers against chemical exposure. Congress should look to California for an example of proactive action and prioritizing human health.

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American Apparel To Sell Bag-O-Scraps (Waste as Product)

Dan Gould | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Apparel, Craft, Diy, Clothes, Upcycling, Material Flow, Cradle to Cradle, Fabric, Style News
Dan Gould

You've got to hand it to American Apparel -- they're always finding new ways to make tired cotton and spandex duds into something exciting and marketable

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Eco-Extrava-gay-ances

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blood Diamonds, Eco-Values, Fashion Industry, Sustainable Luxury, Clean Diamonds, Economy, Disposable Income, Zeitgeist, Green Living, Labor-Standards, Tree-Hugger, Environmental, Luxury-Brands, Carbon Offsets, Eco-Effectiveness, Greenwashing, Bling, Cradle-to-Cradle, Granola, Global Warming, Gay Marriage, Fair Trade, Socially Responsible, Green News
Michael DeJong

In an industry-wide turn-around, many high-end labels are trying to change their luxury goods businesses by "double air kissing" new environmental and labor standards.

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Water, Water Everywhere

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Footprint, Epa, Efficient Sewage Systems, Natural Spring Water, www.stopnestlewaters.org, Potable Tap Water, 100% Recyclable, Recycled Plastic Bottles, Michael Braungart, Environmental Impact, Nestlé Waters, La Vie, Landfills, US Environmental Protection Agency, H2o, 2008 Corporate Citizenship Report, William McDonough, Nestlé Purelife, Perrier, Carbon Footprint, Speaking Truth to Power, At-Home Water Filtering, Water, Cradle-to-Cradle, Every Brand Has a Story to Tell, Green-Washing, Poland Springs, Good Food-Good Life, San Pellegrino, Bottled Water, Vittel, Panna, Contrex, Green Living, Aquarel, Green News
Michael DeJong

When a company like Nestlé pipes-up about its unfounded environmental credentials with an attempt to address ecological concerns and to self-promote as a green steward, it's "super-greenwashing."

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Today Is Human Rights Day

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Environmental, Human Rights, Mass Consumption, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Cradle-to-Cradle, Freedom, Eleanor Roosevelt, UN General Assembly, Deregulation, Green Living, Sustainability, Healthy Living News
Michael DeJong

Living consciously and mindfully of the potential for cradle-to-cradle living and sustainability is empowering enough to make tiny but impactful different choices in our purchases.

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