From the category archives:

sustainability (general)

Green Business: Key trends, websites, books, companies, and organizations

January 29, 2010

While the majority of businesses still have a long way to go to be environmentally sustainable, it’s clear that interest in greening the business world is on the rise. One of the many signs of this is the growing number of Sustainable MBA programs cropping up around the country (e.g., the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA [...]

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Haiti: Sustainable recovery, community development, and rebuilding initiatives

January 16, 2010

The Lambi Fund of Haiti has an established track record of implementing successful programs for sustainable development and agriculture, community economic development, and economic justice in Haiti. Their local empowerment initiatives have helped to improve food security, water safety, resource conservation, and community self-sufficiency, particularly in rural areas. The Lambi Fund will be actively engaged [...]

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Lighter Fare: Ecorazzi’s Green Gossip

January 8, 2010

If you need a brief escape from heavy news and feel like reading something a little more fun and frivolous (but not totally frivolous), check out the green gossip and celebrity news on Ecorazzi. The weblog covers limelight news and celeb activism on environmental, social/humanitarian, and animal rights issues. It’s sort of like an online [...]

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Upcoming Green Events in the San Francisco Bay Area

September 7, 2009

If you’ll be in the San Francisco Bay Area during the first week of October, consider attending one or both of these entertaining and edifying events, which will be taking place in San Francisco and in West Marin County respectively:
West Coast Green, San Francisco
Expo + conference on green innovation for the built environment
Fort Mason Center
October [...]

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Sustainable Ag: Marin and Sonoma County Resources

August 6, 2009

This is an addendum to the previous post for those of you who live in (or near) Marin or Sonoma County, California.
We are fortunate to have a plethora of amazing farms and sustainable agriculture resources in this area. One very cool new addition to our local scene is the “Seed Bank” store, located in a [...]

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Sustainable Agriculture in the Spotlight: Fresh films, books, etc.

August 5, 2009

Building on what Super Size Me and Fast Food Nation did to expose the health problems associated with eating fast food, a veritable cornucopia of new documentary films have recently come out, bringing attention to a broader array of issues related to factory farms and feedlots and to the benefits of sustainable farming and ranching. [...]

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Wise Words: On simplicity vs. over-simplification

July 12, 2009

Quotation of the Month:
“Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” – Albert Einstein

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Welcome

January 25, 2009

The Green Spotlight (TGS) presents concise information and useful links related to green living, green building and design, and green business. Its brief blurbs highlight noteworthy ideas, products, services, events, websites, publications, organizations, and other resources that support the transition to an environmentally sustainable lifestyle, economy, and society.
:: good NEWS, great LINKS :: [...]

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