Sustain-a-Links #5
September 1st, 2006 by Vihar ShethPosted in Recent Readings
A holiday weekend approaches. Man do I need a vacation. I don’t actually do any labor but I’ll tip my cap to people who work on their feet and relax with them Monday.
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Building | Bressi Ranch getting Carlsbad’s first LEED building | “The 21-acre development within Bressi Ranch Corporate Center will total 280,000 square feet of industrial/flex condos and stand-alone office condos ranging in size from 1,800 square feet to 5,000 square feet.” | San Diego Source
China | Chinese watchdog calls for new powers to protect the environment | China has long been on the list of worst environmental offenders. When they were awarded the 2008 Olympics, one condition was that Beijing had to be cleaned up. I’ve been there, it’s bad. Hopefully the efforts discussed in this article will help stop such blatant pollution. | Edie
Energy Savings | Builders getting the green as more are going green | One of the biggest obstacles to people building green is the imagined imbalance between the (perceived) increase in building costs and potential future energy savings. People just don’t want to risk spending more upfront - though building green isn’t always more expensive - when they can’t measure what they’ll get back in the future. This article is further proof that the energy savings associated with green building are real. | Henry Holcomb, Philadelphia Inquirer
Global Environment | $3.13 billion pledged to Global Environment Facility | Awesome. A global fund that gives grants to stop environmental degradation in the developing world. The key negative in this article is, “China and Korea, but not the US, are among the nations who have said they will give more, alongside a roll call mainly made up of European countries.” We suck. | Environmental Finance
Investing | Introduction to Socially Responsible Investing | “Integrating personal values and societal concerns with investment decisions is called Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). SRI considers both the investor’s financial needs and an investment’s impact on society. With SRI, you can put your money to work to build a better tomorrow while earning competitive returns today.” | The Social Investment Forum
Organization | Office of Sustainable Development | The City of Portland has an office with 40 employees dedicated solely providing leadership and contributing practical solutions “to ensure a prosperous community where people and nature thrive, now and in the future.” Wow. We should all be so lucky to live in cities with similar departments. Now if only they could get it to rain less.
Planting Seeds | Unions, environment groups form alliance | “A new coalition of unions, businesses, and environmental and healthy schools groups is urging New York leaders to invest in clean energy and create more jobs.” I really like this story. It’s about doing things from the ground up and we don’t have nearly enough of that going on. Power to the people! | New York State United Teachers
Rebuilding New Orleans | Pitt picks winner | “Brad Pitt has announced the winners of his design competition to rebuild areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.” Pitt “co-sponsored the design contest with environmental organization Global Green USA and served as the chairman of the contest jury.” | Life Style Extra
Solar Power | Contentious Solar Licensing Issues Still at Play in California | This kills me. A $3.2 billion bill, know as the “Million Solar Roofs” bill, was passed in California in 2006. One of the reasons it passed was because “licensing requirements saying who can and cannot install solar photovoltaic (PV) projects were left out.” Now they’re fighting about who can and cannot install the roofs and nothing is actually getting done. What the hell? | Renewable Energy Access
Style | Ailin Unveils Sustainable Clothing Collection | New Zealand in the house! The house of fashion! “Taking the dedication to being an environmentally conscious business to the next level, not only is the collection sustainable, but the booth the collection is housed in at the show is also completely sustainable – a space that includes a sales counter made from coffee beans, furniture designed with downcycled cork, and bamboo furnished floors.” | Transworld Business
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Happy Labor Day. That sounds weird. Merry Labor Day? Much worse. Have a good weekend.
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