http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:33:05 -0700 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:22:15 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Seattle-will-get-2500-electtric-car-charging-stations?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner In 2010, Seattle will be one of five cities to get 2,500 electric car charging stations under a $100 million federal grant to the Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec).The auto industry, influenced by the oil and gas mega companies, ... Green business environmentally friendly community involvement grassroots corporate abuse Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:22:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Seattle-will-get-2500-electtric-car-charging-stations?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Should-you-wash-your-recyclables?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner  Should you wash your recyclables? Oddly enough, with all the challenges and and questions we all have about how to manage our Earth's resources and create sustainable practices, this question surfaces often and creates considerable confusion. M... Green business environmentally friendly community involvement sustainability grassroots green standards recycling Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:57:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Should-you-wash-your-recyclables?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Demand-for-ecofriendly-child-care-and-schools-growing?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Children of today are alive during a time of unprecedented potential exposure to toxic substances. The journal "Environmental Health Perspectives" reported 11 years ago in June of 1998 that children are at risk of ex... environmentally friendly community involvement sustainability toxic substances children Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:18:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Demand-for-ecofriendly-child-care-and-schools-growing?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Green-Seattle-Guide-offers-tips-to-all?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner The Seattle city government's Office of Sustainability and Environment offers a "Green Seattle Guide" with many tips for creating a green lifesyle.The Guide provides guidelines for your home, community, transportation, and while shopping. I... Green business community involvement grassroots Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:47:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Green-Seattle-Guide-offers-tips-to-all?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Some-businesses-dont-have-to-be-told-to-be-green?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner With all the attention being given to businesses that are becoming green, it is easy to overlook those that have always been green. An example of not only a business that subscribes to green principles, but humane ones as well is a wonderful family r... Green business cruelty-free community involvement grassroots toxic substances Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:38:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Some-businesses-dont-have-to-be-told-to-be-green?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Who-is-certifying-the-certifyers?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner  Who is watching the watchers? The growing number of businesses that are claiming to be Green have spawned a number of organizations that say they are certifying those claims. The pubic needs a way to separate bogus marketing claims from real co... Green business environmentally friendly community involvement grassroots green standards corporate abuse Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:50:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Who-is-certifying-the-certifyers?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d31-How-can-business-help-to-cure-the-worlds-ailments-faster?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Ever been frustrated that the world's problems aren't being solved very fast? Ever think that the problem is that there is just not enough money in the world to solve them? See a different point of view from the What the World Want's Project, created... Green business community involvement sustainability grassroots Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:37:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d31-How-can-business-help-to-cure-the-worlds-ailments-faster?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d17-This-weeks-Green-Confusion-award?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner This week's new "Green Confusion" award, given to a person, company, or other entity who is contributing to the ongoing confusion about what is green, goes to the State of California. California, in their ongoing efforts to get around their... environmentally friendly community involvement corporate abuse Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:25:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d17-This-weeks-Green-Confusion-award?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d4-Fourth-of-July-fireworks-are-environmental-hazards?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Each year, many of us watch fireworks on the 4th of July, amazed at their beauty and complexity. It is easy to be caught up in the moment. But what of the smoke? Where do the complex chemicals fall? As the old saying goes, you don't get something for... Green business toxic substances Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:24:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m7d4-Fourth-of-July-fireworks-are-environmental-hazards?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d28-Steps-on-becoming-a-green-business?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner What are the steps to take if you want to move your business to becoming a more sustainable or "green" one? More and more, consumers are demanding that businesses take the environment into account in their products, practices, and adve... Green business green restaurants Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:15:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d28-Steps-on-becoming-a-green-business?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Gaia-theory-author-Dr-James-Lovelock-predicts-shift-in-global-priorities?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner (James and Sandy Lovelock (courtesy http://www.ecolo.org/) Dr. James Lovelock invented the microwave, countless devices, and has authored hundreds of papers on the coming apocalypse that he and others say will result from seemingly unstoppable c... Green business community involvement sustainability grassroots renewable energy Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:28:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Gaia-theory-author-Dr-James-Lovelock-predicts-shift-in-global-priorities?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Toxic-soup-of-garbage-in-the-Pacific-is-twice-the-size-of-the-US?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner A "plastic soup" of garbage and rubbish is floating in the Pacific Ocean. It covers an area twice the size of the continental US. This vast expanse of garbage, mostly plastic, is held in place by a unique array of underwater curre... Green business community involvement toxic substances Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:57:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Toxic-soup-of-garbage-in-the-Pacific-is-twice-the-size-of-the-US?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Seattle-now-has-curbside-composting?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Seattle now has curbside composting. Single family homes can now dramatically reduce what goes into landfills since the city began requring that everyone subscribe to the yard waste service and dramatically enhanced that service. New agreements ... Sat, 23 May 2009 09:02:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Seattle-now-has-curbside-composting?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d21-How-green-should-a-product-be-to-be-called-green?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner How green should a product be to be called "green?" The definition of green is evolving and there is no one standard that defines what it means. Consumers have to be extra careful not to assume that a product is doing all they want it to ju... Green business environmentally friendly sustainability grassroots toxic substances green standards Thu, 21 May 2009 21:15:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d21-How-green-should-a-product-be-to-be-called-green?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Supporting-alternative-energy-companies-cuts-carbon-emissions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Supporting companies that generate alternative sources of electricity is a sound way of offsetting the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere. The energy generated in the US is distributed using a "grid" which distributes the electricity&nbsp... environmentally friendly community involvement sustainability grassroots renewable energy renewable energy generation Fri, 15 May 2009 06:47:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Supporting-alternative-energy-companies-cuts-carbon-emissions?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d11-One-million-acts-of-green-website?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Networking giant CISCO has created the One Million Acts of Green website to record "acts of green" by people and businesses all over the world. The site displays the number of acts of green both in the US and globally along with the amount ... Green business environmentally friendly charity community involvement social networking sustainability grassroots Mon, 11 May 2009 10:53:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d11-One-million-acts-of-green-website?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d4-How-can-a-restaruant-be-green?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner How can a restaurant be green? With all the water and resources used, all the waste generated, and all the cooking smoke going up into the atmosphere, how can they be sustainable? It turns out there are many factors that can contribute to a restauran... Green business environmentally friendly cruelty-free organic organic produce community involvement green restaurants Mon, 04 May 2009 12:20:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m5d4-How-can-a-restaruant-be-green?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Green-building-isnt-just-for-big-businesses?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Green building materials and sustainable practices for home improvement are not just for big companies. Any homeowner or even apartment owner can get home improvement and repair materials that don't pollute or cause harm when inhaled, touched, or ing... Green business environmentally friendly ozone cruelty-free organic community involvement Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:15:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Green-building-isnt-just-for-big-businesses?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Earth-Day-2009--a-day-to-reflect?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Earth Day 2009 gives us the opportunity to reflect on the state of our planet and the state of our lives. Not surprisingly, neither is easy to do. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, the Earth’s life support systems continue to be challenged. Hu... Green business environmentally friendly organic organic produce community involvement Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:29:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Earth-Day-2009--a-day-to-reflect?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d18-Green-business-values?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner Businesses who choose to follow a “green” path are finding that consumers want not only recyclable, sustainable products, but that they want sustainable, green business values to be reflected in the company philosophy as well. This can of... Green business environmentally friendly organic charity community involvement Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:15:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7048-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner~y2009m4d18-Green-business-values?cid=exrss-Seattle-Green-Business-Examiner